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Mode
of Transport:
Neil Kane lead today's trip to Gillingham, as
the Kane Mobile was used to transport the Crocs |
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Team:
Mr Wilkins kept with his 4-4-2 system, with only
one change to the side: FLInDers, El-Abd, Butters,
Lynch, Rents; Ward, Bertin, Hammond, Cox; Savage,
Gatting |
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Kit:
Gillingham wore their home kit of all blue with
white trim, while Brighton went for their away
jerseys of white shirts, coupled with the away
combination of white shorts and stockings. On-loan
Palace keeper Scott Flinders returned a bit of
fashion to the goal, choosing the aqua and gold
jersey coupled with navy blue shorts and the return
of the navy blue socks. |
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Dean
Wilkins Attire:
Dean chose to wear his now-famous dark blue tracksuit,
trench coat and white dancing shoes. |
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Weather:
A night full of average temperatures for the time
of year, while fog was also present on the banks
of the River Medway. |
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Stadium
Rating:
The Priestfield has changed significantly since
the days when it was home to Brighton, and this
was largely due to the extortionate rent paid
by the Seagulls throughout their two year tenure.
It is now an all seated stadium, with a large
main stand and one largish seated end behind the
goal. One small stand is all that remains from
the Albion days, while the away end is now a "Withdean"
effort of temporary seating with no roof. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
The rubber penis effort was once again on show,
and McCarthy and Kane were both presently surprised
with what they received. Rumble however was not
due to the lack of vegetarian options on offer,
in particular cheese and onion pasties. 6/10 |
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Entertainment:
Nothing was on offer to entertain the fans, despite
the best efforts of the mascot, a giant horse
called "Tommy True Blue". 2/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Gillingham is renowned for its sheer pikiness,
and this was never any more in evident with the
amount of burbery-hatted people wandering the
streets, and in particular one girl whom we met
in a kebab shop, who at no more than 15 was a
mother to one unruly child and wore enough make-up
to single handedly keep the local Superdrug open.
2/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
See above - if you wanted a women who would get
into bed quicker than you could say "Syphilis"
then this was the place to be. 1/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Generally friendly, and allowed
people to just get on with watching the game.
7/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
Due to Potters ineptness, the flag was left in
the boot of the Kane Mobile. |
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Match
Report:
Bas Savage was booed with every touch of the ball
as he returned to former club Gillingham, but
it was the big striker who had the last laugh
in netting the only goal of the game to give the
Albion their third straight win over their former
land lords. A gritty performance saw them hold
onto the three points, despite Gillingham dominating
the second half and deserving a point out of the
game |
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Thought
of the Day:
The Crocs had no thoughts today. |
