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Wigan Athletic
- Saturday 21/08/04
Brighton
have made a disappointing start to love back in Division One.
Sorry, The Championship. With just 1 point out of a possible
9, they traveled to early league leaders Wigan, who were currently
unbeaten. With Tom Stewart working, Witham and McCarthy were
joined by Tom Cutting, son of Nick and brother of Joe and
Sam. Unfortunately the camera was left behind, so its only
a review this week |
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Mode
of Transport:
It was time to mount Liz, as we traveled on the
Costa Express, otherwise known as the Official
Supporters club coach for the 5 hour journey to
Wigan, near Manchester. |
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Team:
A 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers, Virgo, Cullip, Butters,
Currie, Hinshlewood, Nicolas, Mayo, Molango and
Knight. |
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Kit:
The away kit of all yellow with black trim was
used today due to Wigan playing in blue, and Kuipers
decided on a fantastic pearl silver and ruby red
number, complete with black shorts and socks. |
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Mark
McGhee's Attire:
A light blue shirt with black trousers, and he
even went to the extreme of a black blazer midway
through the second half. |
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Weather:
Sunny at Wigan, although a slight breeze meant
it was a cool day. We also encountered spots of
rain throughout the journey. |
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Stadium
Rating:
The JJB Stadium opened in 1999. Designed by McAlpine,
who also built Bolton and Huddersfield, and will
build Brighton's new ground, it is a nice effort.
A fabulous view was achieved from the top of the
away section. 8/10. |
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Food
Rating:
A delightful hotdog was only £2.20, although
it was rather small and tasted distinctly of rubber.
A pint of Fosters was also a disgraceful £2.80.
4/10 |
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Entertainment:
Half time entertainment was provided in the form
of cheerleaders. Scott also received randy text
messages from a mystery admirer wanting to 'rub
ketchup on your thighs', although we discovered
it was infact Witham using Cutting's phone. This
helped pass the time on the journey. |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Seemed a friendly bunch, although this was probably
helped by the fact they were top of the league
and had just won 3-0. |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Didn't really see a lot, although the cheerleaders
were quite attractive, although as Witham pointed
out they had 'probably slept with every man between
the ages of 12-76 in the Wigan area'. |
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Flag
Attention:
None. With Tom Stewart not making the trip, and
Scott forgetting the Sussex by the Sea flag, we
didn't have a flag to take. |
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Match
Report:
Brighton were outclassed by Wigan 3-0. On the
first half performance they maybe deserved something
from the game, but in the second half deserved
nothing. Wigan will do well this season, and unless
Brighton can get Ben Roberts and Richard Carpenter
fit soon, a season of struggle is on the cards |
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Thought
of the Day:
It was Witham again who provided this beauty.
With the Brighton subs warming up, and the cheerleaders
performing at the same time, he came up with:
"Can you imagine if Albert Jarret just took
off his shorts to reveal a 9 inch penis, and mounted
each cheerleader in turn in a mass sexual romping" |
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