Darlington defeat leaves Hamann deflated

Stockport County boss Dietmar Hamann could not hide his disappointment at his side’s 4-3 defeat to Darlington on Tuesday evening. The former Liverpool midfielder insists his side must improve upon their poor start to life in the Blue Square bet premier. “I'm sick of saying after games that we should have won or could have won. That's probably the most deflated I've felt after a game. Obviously I need to think about it but it's clear we need to make changes.”

The Hatters have recorded just 2 wins from their opening 15 league matches and find themselves just 3 points above the relegation places. Hamann included, “If people didn't know before that we were in for a tough season, I'm sure they do by now.” These strong words from a notoriously, calm dictator of midfield are sure to send alarm bells ringing round Edgeley Park, as the pre-season, promotion hopefuls continue to find life challenging outside of the Football league. Hamann added, “We’ve got to see how people react to adversity. We're in a tough situation but we've got to roll our sleeves up."

Stockport travel to league leader's Wrexham on Saturday looking for their first away victory of the campaign. With a third of the season almost complete, County must begin to turn around their dismal start if they are to have a say on promotion come April.