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Mode
of Transport:
Tom Witham was at the cockpit of the Witham Mobile
for this journey into Royal Berkshire. |
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Team:
A bizarre 5-4-1 line up of: Blayney, Hart, Butters,
G.Elphick, El-Abd, Reid; Carole, Oatway, Hammond,
Frutos; Knight. |
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Kit:
Reading were in their home colours of blue and
white hooped shirts, blue shorts and blue socks.
In order to avoid a color clash, Brighton wore
their away kit of all maroon, while Alan Blayney
opted for the Tour de France goalkeepers jersey
of yellow, black and white. |
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Mark
McGhee's Attire:
Mr McGhee was obviously feeling the cold at one
of his old clubs, choosing to wear his black anorak
for one of the first times this season, combined
with black suit trousers and shoes. |
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Weather:
A little bit of a December chill could be felt
across Berkshire, but the sun was out and it was
dry. |
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Stadium
Rating:
The Madjeski is a fine arena with good facilities.
Although a new stadium, it is not of the standard
design found at most grounds, and offers something
slightly different. 7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Hotdogs inside the ground were of an extremely
high standard, although this may of been due to
the fact that both McCarthy and Kane were under
the influence of alcohol when testing them |
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Entertainment:
There was nothing on offer before or at half time
from what could be seen. A poor effort in the
end. 1/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
We did not really have much time to socialise
with the people of Reading, although they seemed
good natured and refrained from the usual homophobic
abuse. One man in the BP garage was particularly
kind . 7/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Reading seemed to be devoid of females, and as
such this rating is therefore void for this week.
1/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
We did not really have much
trouble with the stewards, being asked to sit
down once and then giving up was a bonus. 7/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag received a large amount of attention
from its position of being tied at the back of
the stand. The wind blowing through meant that
it was blowing around somewhat, which only heightened
the appeal that a huge pink seagull can have. |
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Match
Report:
Mark McGhee's attempt to defend against Reading
backfired miserably, as the league leaders ran
riot, scoring 5 goals past hapless Brighton. The
rout started with a strange own goal from Charlie
Oatway, and was added to by a Dave Kitson hat-trick
and one for Steve Hunt. A miserable day was completed
for the Albion when 20 year old Gary Elphick was
sent off on his first league start. |
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Thought
of the Day:
After Tom Witham was in the wrong lane at a roundabout
and then decided to blame the driver who was in
the correct lane with a wanker sign, we pondered
about what the point was in having motorway lanes
if people used them correctly all the time. |
