 |
Mode
of Transport:
For the first time ever, a hybrid system was put
in place for the transport, with McCarthy piloting
the Mac Mobile to Redbridge Tube Station, and
then the short journey being taken underground
to Leyton. |
 |
Team:
Mr Wilkins made several changes to his side, but
still deplored the 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers,
El-Abd, Butters, Lynch, Rents; Ward, Bertin, Hammond,
Cox; Savage, Gatting. |
 |
Kit:
Orient went for their all red home kit, while
Brighton chose to wear their away kit of white
shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. Michel once
again went with the aqua jersey with gold trim,
coupled with navy blue shorts and once again the
disastrous white socks. |
 |
Dean
Wilkins Attire:
It was once again the tracksuit and trench coat
look, rounded off with white dancing shoes. |
 |
Weather:
A horrible evening in the East End of London,
with rain chucking down in weather that is bizarely
hardly ever seen around Albert Square. |
 |
Stadium
Rating:
The Matchroom Stadium, Brisbane Road has changed
somewhat since the last visit 6 years ago. Two
smart new stands have been built behind one of
the goals and along one side, while the old main
stand still remains. Flats have been built in
each of the four corners, which means that when
the game gets slightly boring you can enjoy watching
what people get up to in the 'privacy' of their
own homes. One end is yet to be developed, and
as such is a car park. 7/10 |
 |
Food
Rating:
It was once again the rubber penis effort for
a hot dog, but these were still rather nice. On
the plus side, the outlets also offered soup which
is something of a rarity at football. 7/10 |
 |
Entertainment:
When in the pub prior to the game, we met a Brighton
fan who remembered us from Brentford, and introduced
us to his Orient supporting friend called 'Dan'
- who also happened to be the the clubs mascot.
He provided great entertainment to the crowd,
which was not surprising given the fact that 30
minutes before kick off he was in the pub! 8/10 |
 |
Friendliness
of Locals:
Despite the supposed rivalry between the two clubs,
we found the majority of Orient fans in the pub
to be perfectly normal, although this may be more
to do with the fact that it was an away fans pub.
6/10 |
 |
Standard
of Local Females:
There seemed to be very few females in attendance,
but the two who were working in the ticket office
could certainly tear off our stubs anyday. 8/10 |
 |
Steward
Rating:
No trouble, didn't enforce
the crowd to sit down and did their duties with
a distinct note of professionalism. 8/10 |
 |
Flag
Attention:
The flag was draped over a set of seats in an
empty part of the stand, and gained a fair amount
of attention from fellow fans. 6/10 |
 |
Match
Report:
Brighton quadrupled the number of goals they had
scored in 2007 in one game as they destroyed Leyton
Orient 4-1 at Brisbane Road. A much changed team
went out and gave an accomplished performance
against arguably the divisions worst side, as
goals from Dean Hammond, a first for the club
from Bas Savage, Joe Gatting and Dean Cox secured
a morale boasting and valuable 3 points |
 |
Thought
of the Day:
As Kane, Potter and Upton purchased childs tickets
for the tube, McCarthy asked the question "Does
anyone have a razor?" |
