RUSK'S ALREADY A HAPPY HATTER

SIMON RUSK cel-ebrated his first game in charge of Stockport County with a comfortable victory over Woking to enhance the Hatters’ reputation as genuine title contenders.

- Peter Moore

First-half goals from Connor Jennings, John Rooney and Macauley Southam-Hales set County on their way and despite a Moussa Diarra header reducing the arrears early in the second half a further strike from Alex Reid wrapped up victory.

It provided the perfect curtain-raiser for former two-time Conference winner Rusk, overseeing his first senior game in charge since replacing Jim Gannon at the Edgeley Park helm earlier this week.

A match that survived two pitch inspections before getting the go ahead sprung into life as early as the third minute when Stockport took the lead. A low cross from the right from Rooney found Jennings unmarked at the back post for an easy tap-in.