 |
Mode
of Transport:
Scott McCarthy lead this weeks trip from behind
the wheel of the McCarthy Mobile. |
 |
Team:
Mr Wilkins named the same side that defeated Chesterfield
1-0, with a 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers, Hart, Butters,
Lynch, Rents; Fraser, Hammond, El-Abd, Cox; Robinson
Gatting. |
 |
Kit:
Bristol City wore their famous home kit of red
shirts with white trim, white shorts and white
socks. Brighton went for their away kit of white
shirts, blue shorts, and blue socks, while Michel
chose the aqua and gold goalkeepers uniform, rounded
off with navy shorts and stockings. |
 |
Dean
Wilkins Attire:
Another disappointing day at the office for Mr
Wilkins, as he went for the track suited look
complete with standard issue trench coat and white
shoes. |
 |
Weather:
A clear journey, but a freezing day in Bristol
meant that all manner of thermals were required. |
 |
Stadium
Rating:
Ashton Gate is another example of the fine stadia
available in League One, being all-seated with
covers on all sides and decent facilities. The
fact that the away end contains the continental
style of seat that has no back, and the players
tunnel is behind one of the goals means that it
is certainly the flairest, and arguably the best
ground in the league. 9/10 |
 |
Food
Rating:
Rather good, a decent selection of hot food made
for a nice change, even if McCarthys hot dog roll
was a tad stale. Helped in sales no doubt by the
attractive women working behind the kiosk. 6/10 |
 |
Entertainment:
Just as in the previous round, nothing was on
offer, apart from a set of completely over the
top tannoy announcements. 1/10 |
 |
Friendliness
of Locals:
Rather friendly. We were helped towards the ground
by one charming chap, and apart from the chavs
who were loitering around after the game, we found
the yokels to be extremely nice. 7/10 |
 |
Standard
of Local Females:
Having got lost, we did not have much time to
survey the area, but if the ones behind the burger
bar were any example then they were of a good
standard, with a particularly attractive west
country accent. 7/10 |
 |
Steward
Rating:
No problem, despite the fact
one on the gate tried to steal McCarthys money
as he paid for Potter to get in. 7/10 |
 |
Flag
Attention:
More than any other game this season, simply due
to flag bearer Potters incompetence. Despite every
other flag behind raised, and the aid of North
Stand Chats Yorkie, it was only half-erected,
while Potter made a complete flid of himself by
getting stuck under the segregation netting. 7/10 |
 |
Match
Report:
The classic excuse of "We can now concentrate
on the league" could be wielded out by Dean
Wilkins after Brighton limped out of the Johnstone
Paint Trophy in the last 8. City showed why they
are looking likely to win promotion as the best
team in the league with a convincing 2-0 victory,
despite the best efforts of Michel Kuipers. The
visitors did not test Adrian Basso in the Bristol
goal once throughout the game, and a generally
inept performance was disappointing for the large
number of fans who made the journey to the West
Country |
 |
Thought
of the Day:
Would the Crocs have a realistic chance of getting
very far in Pop Idol, covering all manner of Boy
Band classics? |
