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Stockport County's manager Dave Challinor stated there are no complaints about the team's efforts to secure a League One play-off spot. Despite a recent 1-0 loss to Mansfield Town, the team remains fifth in the league with a game in hand.
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Stockport County cannot complain about what they need to do to achieve a League One play-off spot, boss Dave Challinor has said.
The Hatters' 1-0 defeat by Mansfield Town on Tuesday ended a seven-game unbeaten league run and was their first loss at home in 2026.
Challinor's side are fifth in League One with a game in hand on their rivals, however fellow play-off chasers Stevenage and Luton Town both won on Tuesday.
"Three home games, no-one can have any complaints around us knowing what we need to do regardless of what happens elsewhere," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"Play-off-wise, before Tuesday without any games being played 76 was probably the number we had to get to to guarantee [a play-off spot].
"I think with what's happened since, 74 is more likely as a minimum, not including goal difference, but our aim is solely on trying to win on Saturday."
Of Stockport's three games, two are at home, as they face Peterborough on Saturday, then already-relegated Port Vale at Edgeley Park on Tuesday before rounding off the season with a visit to Barnsley.
Stockport missed out on automatic promotion last season having finished third, but were knocked out of the play-offs at the semi-final stage by Leyton Orient.
"The disappointment for us is that the past couple of games, in my opinion, we've dropped points," Challinor added.
"We've got two home games. We can't complain about anything else. We have to make sure we turn up and produce a performance on Saturday.
"Again, it doesn't have to be too dissimilar to what we've done tonight [against Mansfield], but we need to be much better in the final third. And then that hopefully allow us to look at what Tuesday looks like and look at what next Saturday looks like."
Dave Challinor expressed that Stockport County cannot complain about their efforts to achieve a League One play-off spot.
The 1-0 defeat to Mansfield Town ended Stockport's seven-game unbeaten run but they still sit fifth in League One with a game in hand.
Stevenage and Luton Town are among the teams competing with Stockport County for the League One play-off spots, both having won their recent matches.

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