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Mode
of Transport:
The Costa Express was the only way to travel,
and we decided to Mount John for this game, and
a relatively short journey to West London. |
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Team:
A 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers, Reid, Hinshlewood,
Butters, Mayo, Hart, Oatway, Carpenter, Harding,
Virgo, McCammon. |
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Kit:
QPR were in the traditional home jerseys of blue
and white hoops, white shorts and white stockings,
while Brighton wore there all yellow away kit,
and Michel Kuipers chose a festive red number
in goal. |
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Mark
McGhee's Attire:
The usual suit, with what appeared to be a dark
blue shirt underneath. However, due to the bitterness
of the afternoon, he decided to wear an overcoat
of his usual black anorack. |
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Weather:
Chilly weather on this new years day, and light
drizzle also fell during the game. |
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Stadium
Rating:
Loftus Road is a fine footballing arena. The stadium
maybe old and decrypted, but the fact that the
stadium is fully enclosed means there's a great
atmosphere. With the fans being close to the pitch,
it is wonderful as well, especially when Kevin
Gallen went flying over the advertising boards
into the stand. 8/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Burgers outside the ground went down well, although
they weren't quite the ones Wolves offer at a
bargain £1. Inside the ground, pies were
purchased. They were simply foul, and as warm
as an ice cube. 1/10 |
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Entertainment:
Nothing was on offer at all. We had to make-do
with taking random photos of random fans to keep
ourselves entertained. Disappointing, to see the
least. 1/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
This being London, we were looking for some friendly
market traders. Alas, there were none around.
The man in the burger mobile was rather pleasant
though. 4/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
No noticable female QPR fans were wandering around
the ground, which was rather upsetting. 1/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
Tom Stewart did not make today's trip, so the
flag was at home. |
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Match
Report:
Brighton continued their unbeaten run, now stretching
to 3 games with a 0-0 draw. QPR hit the woodwork
3 times, and the ball was cleared off the line
twice, but it was a well-earned point for the
Albion, Charlie Oatway nearly getting a winner
with a glancing header after Paul Furlong was
sent off for the home side. |
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Thought
of the Day:
Building from a previous thought of a circle of
men doing each other from behind, we discussed
the prominence of a figure of 8, and how the joining
part would have to be tightly constructed. |
