IS IT possible there exists a funnier club in the land than Stockport County?

Those who regard this as mere mischief-making on my part, need only consider the burgeoning evidence to realise I speak the truth.

For example, cast your mind back to Burnley's play-off victory and the dismally low number of County supporters who pitched up. At the time, outlandish claims were made that this was because peace-loving Stockport fans feared violence from the "Turf Moorons."

Supporters of this self-dubbed "family club" then proceeded to rip Wembley's seats out. Well done.

Then of course, there was the hilarious bout of fisticuffs involving the club's wonderfully deranged then-manager, Danny Bergara and it's chairman Brendan Elwood.

And more recently we had the board floating the frankly insane concept of moving to Maine Road after Manchester City's departure and renaming themselves "Manstock County."

Now, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the Hatters could not mine this rich seam of hilarity any longer.

Think again. The appointment of Carlton Palmer is a comedical high watermark in Stockport's history.

What exactly was going through the board's mind when they made the appointment remains unknown. Yet no matter. We doff our cap to them and thank them for the laughs.

Palmer and Stockport were as poor as their league position suggests and seemed more interested in fighting than football.

Indeed, their player-manager spent most of the second half seeing just how hard he had to elbow Steve Davis in order to solicit a reaction.

Our impeccable skipper rose above it, of course, as did the rest of the team.

This 10th away victory was an important one for Burnley, opening up a five-point gap between themselves and seventh placed Preston who just happen to be our next opponents.

Gareth Taylor, deservedly recalled to the Welsh squad, is suspended for the next two games and will be a big miss.

The 15-goal striker has been in fine form this campaign and his boots will take a lot of filling.

One person who will be hoping to make an impact at the expense of Taylor's enforced absence is new-loan signing David Johnson.

Having worked with Ternent in his time at Bury, the gaffer will know all about the pacy forward and with any luck will get the best out of him.

Given our lack of potency up front in recent games, this could be just what the doctor ordered.