Stockport supervisor Dave Challinor challenged his facet to turn out to be record-breakers after claiming their twelfth consecutive league victory.
The Hatters’ 2-0 conquer Colchester was hard-fought however noticed them equal the document for many successive wins within the fourth tier set by Luton in 2002.
County narrowly missed out on promotion to League One final season, falling on the final hurdle in a play-off remaining penalty shoot-out defeat to Carlisle, however they give the impression of being decided to go up routinely this time period after establishing a six-point lead on the high of the desk.
And Challinor has his sights set excessive.
“The vital factor is now that we’ve got the chance to interrupt a document in every week,” mentioned the Stockport boss, whose group go to Newport subsequent.
“I look additional by way of the document for many consecutive wins ever within the soccer league. We weren’t at our greatest in the present day however we discovered a manner which is enjoyable.”
Stockport, who noticed their 13-match successful streak in all competitions resulted in midweek after shedding to Bolton within the Bristol Avenue Motors Trophy, needed to wait to make the breakthrough in opposition to Colchester with Kyle Wootton placing them forward on the stroke of half-time.
However they wanted only a minute of the second half to double their benefit via substitute Callum Camps and Colchester may discover no manner again.
Challinor mentioned: “I spoke within the sponsors lounge earlier than the sport and there’s an expectancy to win simply however that’s by no means the case. You’ve obtained to earn the proper.
“I used to be upset with our first-half efficiency, we might be ready in a few methods round what their form can be and the way to take care of it.
“Many individuals performed backwards, didn’t wish to obtain the ball or play forwards and that’s the disappointing factor for me. On the one event we did play ahead we scored.
“Groups are going to make it tough for us due to the place we’re in. That’s all the time been the case. However you need to management what occurs on the grass in any other case edginess units during which it did.
“We try to be according to our messaging to the gamers and the performances we ask of them. However they’re very a lot accountable themselves and take loads of possession within the requirements they set.”
Guests Colchester had come into the got here with 10 factors from their earlier 4 league matches and might take many positives from their efficiency, they annoyed the hosts bodily however in the end couldn’t put away their possibilities.
Supervisor Matthew Etherington was solely positioned in everlasting cost this week following a profitable interim spell with the Essex-based facet.
“The style during which we conceded in the present day might be the most important disappointment however we gave Stockport an actual sport and I used to be happy with plenty of features of the efficiency,” Etherington mentioned.
“When their keeper is getting man of the match on the finish of the sport you clearly know that you’ve threatened their group and there isn’t many groups that come right here and do this.
“That was the pleasing factor. Sure we misplaced 2-0 however there are positives.
“We hit the woodwork within the first half and Jayden (Fevrier) does sensible initially so yeah most likely does deserve a purpose.
“We performed a distinct solution to attempt to fight what they do and it labored nicely for giant durations of the primary half.
“It’s disappointing to concede proper earlier than half-time. It appeared offside but it surely was tight so the attacker will get the good thing about the doubt.
“It’s an actual uphill process after that however credit score to the gamers their want to maintain going. A number of the soccer we performed first and second half was actually good.
“I’m liking what I’m seeing the previous 4 league video games and within the FA Cup.
“There have been some actual positives in the present day, bravery on the ball, aggressive out and in of possession.”
