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Name: Stuart Crawford (SCFC Supporters Club)

 
Current home town: Stockport               Birthplace: Stockport
 
How long have you supported your team? 21 years

Overview of your club: We're a friendly club, where you get a chance to get to know everyone involved at the club from the people in the Ticket Office to the Manager and Players of Stockport County. I wouldn't support any other team, why be one of 75,000 supporters when you can be one of 5,000 passionate supporters.

Favourite thing about your home ground: It's not an amazing ground compared to a lot of the modern grounds around, but when the famous Cheadle End is full then the atmosphere can be unbelievable.

Favourite match played by your team & why: Too many to mention, but would probably go for our victory down at the Dell in the Coca Cola Cup Quarter Final Replay(1996/97). It was a midweek game, we'd travelled hundreds of miles and to watch Andy Much scoring the winner late in the game was memorable. To top the evening off, our coach broke down on the way home and we didn't arrive back into Stockport until nearly 7 o'clock and I had to be in work an hour later….

Favourite player of all time who played for your club: The 'Big Man', Kevin Francis a legend within Edgeley Park.

About our forthcoming match against you: Looking forward to our first visit to the Walkers Stadium. County normally excel at large stadiums like this and I just hope a similar performance tonight will see County in the hat for the next round of the competition.

Your favourite current player in your squad and why? Until we lost Ashley Williams and Liam Dickinson, I would have chosen one of them. So on current form and potential I would have to choose Anthony Pilkington.

Player in your squad we should most fear and why? Anthony Pilkington or Tommy Rowe, both young players with 'raw' talent and you just can't predict what they'll do next – Leicester defenders beware!!

Player in our squad you most fear and why? Looking through the Leicester squad, there appears a few to fear. But with a potential strikeforce of Barry Hayles, Steve Howard (both who have scored many against County in the past) and Matt Fryatt – then I hope our defence is on top form on the night. 

Up and coming prospect in your squad? Considering the average age of the squad is in the early twenties, they call all be classed as up and coming prospects. But if I had to choose one, I would opt for Tommy Rowe. He'll make the club some money soon with a big transfer to a big club to match his excellent talent.

Where do you think you'll finish this season? I'm not kidding myself to think that we can compete with the likes of Leeds and Leicester, but a mid-table position on our return back to League One will be fine by me.

How do you think you'll do against us? Tonight? As previously mentioned, we like big games like this and I really think we can cause an upset and win.

Any other comments: Listen to the County chants, we'll out sing the Leicester fans easily – we've some of the best fans in the League. 

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