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Mode
of Transport:
Neil Kane was in control of the Kane Mobile, as
he drove the Crocs on Tour, plus North Stand Chat's
Fatboy to the foreign land. |
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Team:
A 4-4-2 line up of: Blayney, Dodd, McShane, Butters,
Reid; Carole, Hammond, Oatway, Frutos; Knight,
McPhee. |
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Kit:
Cardiff wore their home colours of all blue with
white trim, while Brighton bargained on the all
maroon away kit. Alan Blayney went for the yellow,
black and white Tour de France goalkeepers kit,
complete with black shorts and stockings. |
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Mark
McGhee's Attire:
Mark took a hands-on approach to the evenings
warm up, and therefore was wearing a white and
ruby training jumper, complete with tracksuit
bottoms. |
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Weather:
Despite the worry of an abandonment due to thick
fog throughout the journey, it was a fine evening,
although a little chilly. |
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Stadium
Rating:
Ninian Park is one of those proper stadiums. With
a large main stand, seating behind one goal, and
a large terrace, which is split between home and
away fans behind the other, it has the nostalgic
feel. Facilities wise it is poor, but for atmosphere
it is superb. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
The hotdog was like a well lubricated penis, and
rather cheap in comparison to other grounds. With
Clarks Pies on offer as well, we were delighted
by the standards. 7/10 |
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Entertainment:
The music before the match all had a homosexual
theme to it, which was splendid. Never has dancing
to "Gay Bar" on a football terrace been
so much fun. Some form of half time shoot out
also took place, which was thrilling and well
done. Only doesn't receive full marks as there
was no form of nudity. 9/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
On past visits, they have been rather hostile,
and we received the usual gay abuse, and abuse
from coming from a civilised country. Unfortunately,
we did not get to mingle or talk to the lovely
Welsh people that much, as we decided it was probably
best to get to the car as quickly as possible
afterwards . 5/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Poor. We had a photo with one programme seller,
who obviously scores high marks for agreeing to
the photo. However, there was very little in and
around Ninian, and the few we saw in the home
terrace could only be described as dogs. Or maybe
that should be sheep. 3/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
They were wonderful. Despite
the police presence that is expected at Ninian
Park, the stewards did a fine job and were some
of the nicest we have encountered. Probably because
they weren't moaning at people standing up, due
to the superb terrace. 8/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag was hung proudly on the crash barrier
in front of us. Many people commented on the pink
seagull, despite the small crowd. The flag was
not worn outside the stadium, as walking around
with an English flag in Cardiff will usually provoke
a reaction. |
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Match
Report:
Play-off chasing Cardiff were given a tough game
from a Brighton side who were obviously still
bitter about their last minute defeat to Crystal
Palace on Sunday. Despite taking the lead through
Alan Lee, after Brighton had lost both Jason Dodd
and Paul McShane to injury, the Bluebirds couldn't
hold on, and substitute Colin Kazim-Richards scored
a scorching 25 yard drive to share the points. |
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Thought
of the Day:
After Neil was flashed by a speed camera on the
M4 for doing 70mph in a restricted 50mph zone,
he came up with this classic: "I'd rather
be raped than have to pay a £60 fine and
get 3 points on my license" |
