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Mode
of Transport:
The Kane Mobile was used as the Crocs Love Wagon
for this journey, and a one-off insurance deal
was reached that allowed Tom Witham to share the
driving with Kane. |
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Team:
Mr Wilkins made one change from Tuesdays defeat
at Southend, with George Santos fit to return.
The side lined up in a 4-3-3 formation consisting
of: Kuipers, El Abd, Santos, Lynch, Mayo; Frutos,
Hammond, Reid; Cox, Revell, Hart. |
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Kit:
Carlisle chose to model their rather dashing home
kit of blue shirts complete with red and white
trim, white shorts and blue socks. Brighton plumbed
for the third choice kit of all maroon, while
Michel Kuipers went for the emerald blue and yellow
jersey, combined with navy shorts and socks. |
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Dean
Wilkins Attire:
Mr Wilkins put forward his case for the managers
job on a permanent basis with a shambolic fashion
statement, choosing to wear a white training top
completed with black trousers. It may be some
time before we ever see fashion the calibre of
Mr McGhee in the Brighton dugout again |
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Weather:
The Friday trip up saw heavy rain, and Manchester
remained rather grim throughout the day. However,
we were blessed with Mediterranean like conditions
in Carlisle, with bright sunshine. |
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Stadium
Rating:
Brunton Park has a decent 'old school' feel to
it, with terracing on offer on 3 sides of the
stadium. Unfortunately one of these wasn't open,
but it did offer decent facilities. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
We were not too impressed with the hotdogs, as
they reminded distinctly of a Durex extra strong
condom. However, the rugby club opposite the ground
offered a superb selection of cheese and tomato
rolls. 4/10 |
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Entertainment:
The Crocs were not in their seats in order to
rank any entertainment on offer |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
After visiting two establishments in the Carlisle
area, we deduced that they were of an extremely
friendly nature, especially one man who at times
was difficult to translate, but who seemed to
have an unhealthy enthusiasm for how far we had
traveled for the big game. 8/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Many decent females were seen around the ground,
particularly one who we believe may have informed
the Crocs they were 'wankers', although it was
difficult to distinguish due to her Scottish accent.
7/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
The stewards were also seemingly
friendly, joking with one fellow fan as he claimed
his bag contained a bomb, and also allowing the
fans to stand throughout the game. 8/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag was hung in the window of our Travelodge
room in central Manchester, so received an unrivaled
amount of attention. It was worn by McCarthy throughout
the game as a biblical style shawl. |
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Match
Report:
Carlisle ensured that their unbeaten home record
remained intact with a 3-1 victory over the Seagulls.
A disappointing first half saw the Cumbrians steam
into a 2-0 lead, before adding a third towards
the end of the second half. Alex Revell pulled
one back late on in the game to take his tally
to 3 for the season, but in the end it was a poor
show from the traveling Albion as Dean Wilkins
lost his unbeaten record in the league since being
placed in temporarily charge. |
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Thought
of the Day:
We questioned what would happen if a mouse had
an elephants penis transplanted onto it, and whether
the mice becoming erect would cause it to die
due to the sheer amount of blood the elephants
penis would require. |
