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Mode
of Transport:
We took advantage of the fine 4 people for £20
offer on Southern Trains by entering Victoria,
and then it was a tube journey to Shepherds Bush. |
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Team:
Mark decided to play a 4-4-2 system, with a line
up of: Henderson, Hinshlewood, Butters, McShane,
El Abd; Carole, Hammond, Carpenter, Frutos; Kazim-Richards,
Hart. |
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Kit:
Queens Park Rangers chose their famous blue and
white hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Brighton wore their all maroon number, while Wayne
Henderson looked edible in his yellow, black and
white Tour de France jersey, coupled with black
shorts and black socks. |
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Mark
McGhee's Attire:
Mr McGhee went for a somewhat unorthodox look
of grey shirt combined with brown tie, black blazer
and black trousers. |
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Weather:
A sunny day that was made cooler by the chilling
wind that was blowing through our nations capital. |
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Stadium
Rating:
One of the better grounds in the division, the
compactness of the stadium ensures you are close
to the action. With our tickets being for the
upper tier this year, there was some worry that
we may not have been able to see the goal, but
in the end all was good. 7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
After last years disastrous QPR pie, which was
reminiscent of eating a raw hippos penis, McCarthy
opted to go for a hotdog this year, and they were
so pleasant at £2.50 he had two. 7/10 |
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Entertainment:
There was nothing on offer, a real disappointment.
The only thing that could be considered entertaining
was watching one of the ground staff attempt to
maneuver a large hose, which he was unable to
do. 1/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
We didn't really have much chance to meet and
greet the local London people, although the few
we met in a pub were rather pleasant . 5/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Where to begin? There was plenty of talent in
the Bush, and this of course led to many of the
classic innuendos along the lines of "I wouldn't
mind shepherding her bush". 8/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Rather good, the ones on the
turnstile were helpful, and inside the ground
they played a part in aiding the putting up of
the Crocs on Tour flag. 7/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag was draped over the upper tier balcony
for all of the Loft to see. It was therefore in
a prime spot for attention, and the pink seagull
ensured that it got all the attention it deserved.
9/10 |
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Match
Report:
QPR's Kevin Gallen blew 2 points for his side,
as Brighton fought back from 1-0 down to get a
pint away at 10 men Rangers. With Brighton not
managing a shot on goal in the first half, the
game turned when the Rangers forward bizarrely
decided to clothesline Paul McShane. Playing against
10 men, the Seagulls were right back in it, and
a superb own goal from Marcus Bignott gave the
struggling Albion a share of the points. |
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Thought
of the Day:
After the second half kick off, when Richard Carpenter
booted the ball as hard as possible into touch,
McCarthy started singing the circus theme tune
music. This prompted Tom Stewart to pose the though
"If Brighton and Hove Albion were a circus,
I reckon that Guy Butters would be the one driving
the ridiculously small car" |
