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Leicester
City - Tuesday 27/09/05
Another
one of those enjoyable evening away trips, this time saw us
travel to the Walkers Stadium to face Leicester City. Brighton
are fast becoming the draw specialists in the division, so
that was realistically what was expected from the game with
the Foxes - although anything could happen, especially when
you are playing against the England international and legend
that is Dion Dublin |
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Mode
of Transport:
The Kane Mobile was used to transport the Crocs
to the Midlands, and despite getting lost a number
of times and driving the wrong way round a dual
carriageway slip road, we got there in one piece. |
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Team:
A 4-4-2 line up of: Henderson, Reid, Butters,
McShane, Mayo; Carole, Oatway, Hammond, Jarrett;
Kazim-Richards, Knight. |
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Kit:
Leicester wore their traditional kit of blue jerseys,
white shorts and white stockings, while Brighton
plummeted for their away kit of maroon shirts,
shorts and stockings. Wayne Henderson went for
a green goalkeepers jersey with black and white
trim which was complemented superbly by black
shorts and black socks. |
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Mark
McGhee's Attire:
Mark looked almost god-like at the beginning of
the match, as he wore a white shirt, no tie, black
trousers and black shoes. With the floodlights
illuminating him, one could be mistaken for thinking
he was some sort of messiah. With the chilling
Leicestershire air, he then chose to put on a
black blazer for the second innings |
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Weather:
Blustery, but a fine evening. |
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Stadium
Rating:
Your standard new stadium, single tired and lacking
somewhat in character. However, the Gary Lineker
image of the outside of the stadium remains, which
means that on arrival at the stadium fans can
practically ejaculate with excitement. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
We were raped in terms of prices and quality,
McCarthy finding his hotdog to taste more like
a well lubricated penis. However, the pie was
rather hot and made up for the disappointed of
the dog. 5/10 |
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Entertainment:
Poor. There was nothing on offer before the game,
and the live trumpet player of last year was not
present either to deafen the crowd. A parade of
what is believed to be former players took place
at half time, but this too was a let down, as
there was no sign of Robbie Savage, Steve Guppy,
Trevor Benjamin or even Tony Cottee. 2/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
We did not really have the chance to socialise
with the locals, although the parking attendant
was a rather charming chap. The lack of gay abuse
was also slightly upsetting. 6/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
A few females were on offer outside the ground,
but there was few variations to chose from.. 4/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
There were no real problems
that the stewards needed to deal with, although
their ideas with regards to making people sit
at the front first may have appeared sensible
to them, but with the late surge of fans arriving
moments before kick off, it could only be described
as going tits up. 5/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
After stopping at a shopping center to buy an
England flag, we now have a Crocs on Tour flag.
However, there was very little to hang it up on
at the stadium, although outside the ground the
large pink seagull on it did get some attention.
3/10 |
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Match
Report:
It was another draw for Brighton, as they stretched
their unbeaten run to 3 games. The first half
was a rather boring affair, but the game opened
up in the second half, as both sides looked for
goals, However, neither side could break the other
down, and Dean Hammond somehow glanced a header
wide from 4 yards out to spurn the best opportunity
of the match |
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Thought
of the Day:
After discussing how shiny Dion Dublin's head
was, we wondered, when lubricated, what sort of
hole he could fit it into, |
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