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Yeovil Town - Tuesday 26/09/06

Two long away trips in the space of four days was a show of the Crocs dedication to the cause - Yeovil on a Tuesday night following the visit to Carlisle on Saturday. It was close to the loyalty showed by the Crocs after the infamous Sunderland and Derby away in 5 days incident two season ago - that time we ended up seeing Brighton lose both games, scoring 0 and conceding 5. Hopefully a repeat would not be in order, but Yeovil are a team doing well in the league, while Brighton continued to struggle. A trip to Huish Park would be no easy journey.

 
Mode of Transport:
The Witham Mobile was used for this trip, with a visit to Bournemouth beforehand so Witham could visit Gemma, who attends Uni there. This gave McCarthy and Kane the opportunity to explore Bournemouth.
Team:
Mr Wilkins again employed the 4-3-3 formation that had worked so well in his first few games, with a line-up of: Henderson, El Abd, Santos, Lynch, Mayo; Fraser, Hammond, Carpenter; Cox, Hart, Revell.
Kit:
Yeovil wore their home colours of green and white hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks. Brighton chose to wear their blue and white home shirts, and combine these with the away shorts and stockings, both of a blue persuasion. Wayne Henderson chose what appeared to be a grey jersey on his return to the team.
Dean Wilkins Attire:
Mr Wilkins again went for the training ground look, this time combining a white standard issue Errea training jacket with black trousers.
Weather:
A fine evening in Somerset, cool and good conditions.
Stadium Rating:
Your standard new non-league style stadium. Four identical stands, two with seating and two with terracing, with no roof for the away end. A nice stadium, if slightly basic. 7/10
Food Rating:
Neil Kane summed it up when he announced to the waiting que that his hotdog was like a penis. Despite this, McCarthy found it rather nutritional. 6/10
Entertainment:
The closest thing to entertainment was Jake Robinson breaking the goal during the subs half time warm up, ensuring 'Farmer Giles' had to the fix it. 1/10
Friendliness of Locals:
The ticket office men were particularly friendly in believing McCarthy and Kane were Under 16, and the people we saw around the stadium tended to be of a decent nature. 8/10
Standard of Local Females:
A distinct lack of women around the stadium was a major let down, although we can only presume they would have been inbreds anyway. 2/10
Steward Rating:
No troubles again with the stewards, even allowing McCarthy and Kane to wear Smirnoff Ice boxes on their heads. 8/10
Flag Attention:
Kane wore the flag as a biblical cloak, so minimal attention was received.
Match Report:
Another disappointing day on the road for the Albion, as they were comprehensively beaten 2-0 by Yeovil. Marcus Stewart opened the scoring for the home side, before former Albion loan player Wayne Gray added a second in the second half. The defeat should end Dean Wilkins chances of getting the managers job on a permanent basis, and the new manager will have a major job on his hands if he is to keep the Seagulls from returning to League Two
Thought of the Day:
Do people who have fake limbs attached get the option of having some form of machinery instead of an arm, for example a chainsaw.

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