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Regardless of the result of today’s matchup against Leyton Orient in the second leg of the League One Playoff semi-finals, Stockport County are a club on the up. We spoke to some fans before the game to try and capture the mood around the club.

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00:00Now Manchester City's massive trophy haul over recent years and the struggles that Manchester United have faced

00:05may very well have captured the attention of the national and international news

00:09but here on a local level in Greater Manchester there's one club that we want to talk about

00:14because they're set to achieve something massive, that is if they win today against Leighton Orient

00:19I'm talking about Stockport County who are going for back-to-back promotions

00:23have been promoted to League One this time last year after a massively successful League Two campaign

00:29now this year in League One they've been incredible, finishing third just behind the money-laden Wrexham

00:35they need a win here today to progress to Wembley, whether they'll face off against one of Charlton or Wickham

00:40but this could be a massive historic day for a club who only six years ago were playing Nuneaton in non-league

00:47I spoke to some of the fans before the game and here's what they had to say

00:50We're nervous if we're not a goal down at half-time we'll win because we just always give everybody a start

00:56All the officials do. Cartway, 3-0 is my prediction, it's going to be great

01:00To go up again would be amazing, especially back-to-back

01:04To do it the hard way, should we say

01:08It's probably the true reflection of County and the spirit that the team chose to get up

01:14It's not so much whether we're good enough to beat Latin Orient, it's whether we're good enough to go up and stay up

01:21If we don't go up

01:23You know, that's sort of...

01:25That's a bit frightening isn't it?

01:26I think we're very much on a part with Orient and Charlton and Wickham

01:30We've supported the team for god knows how many years, I've been coming for 50 odd years

01:36So we've been down and we've been up

01:40You should be asking this question to my daughter who

01:44During the National League North days went to towns which bribed cartographers to get on a map

01:49I mean, so this would be quite something to be playing the really big teams

01:53I'm not nervous as a trip to Wembley, we've been before

01:552008 against Rochdale

01:57It was there, that was a great game

02:00So yeah, I think we're here

02:02We get to Wembley, we've definitely got one

02:05I just personally hope it's not penalties tonight

02:08Yeah

02:08Not good for anyone is it?

02:10No, no

02:10No good, we've been speaking to lots of Orient supporters

02:14Really lovely people

02:15Yes

02:16And they're very much a similar mindset as us

02:20Yes

02:20So yeah, hopefully everything goes well

02:24And we come out of here with smiles on our faces

02:26It's anybody's game

02:28So they have massive excitement before a massive game

02:31And regardless of the result tonight

02:33It's shown that Stockport really is a club on the rise

02:36And the fans are absolutely behind the direction of the club

02:39And manager Dave Challoner too

02:41Whether they're battling out at Wembley this time in a couple of weeks

02:44Or whether they're settling down ready for another till at League One

02:48They know this season has been a success

02:49They know the last few years have been a success

02:51And they really have been one of the best stories in Greater Manchester this year

02:56So thank you very much for watching

02:57This has been Manchester World

02:58We'll see you again soon

The mood at Stockport County - with or without promotion

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