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Mode
of Transport:
McCarthy and Retter were on a Virgin Cross Country
train heading south to Bristol, while Potter,
Clayton C, Clayton N and Upton were heading west
from Brighton. |
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Team:
Mr Wilkins went for the following starting line
up in a 4-4-2 formation: Kuipers, Whing, Elphick,
Lynch, Richards; Cox, Racon, Thomson, Westlake;
Murray, Forster. |
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Kit:
Bristol Rovers were in their delightfully novel
home uniforms consisting of blue and white quartered
shirts, white shorts and white socks. The visitors
went for their all yellow alternative kit, while
Michel Kuipers once again went for his fine aqua
and gold jersey alongside navy blue shorts and
socks. |
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Dean
Wilkins Attire:
Mr Wilkins obviously harbors super powers, possibly
as one of the X Men or Fantastic Four, as he seemingly
feels no heat being present in full suit and regulation
trench coat. |
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Weather:
The finest day of the season arguably, as a warm
up sun beat down upon Bristol, even resulting
in sun burn for some members of the crowd. |
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Stadium
Rating:
The Memorial Ground was hosting what is scheduled
to be its last competitive game in its current
form, before redevelopment commences this summer.
Originally home to Bristol Rugby, it has a rugby
feel to it, with a large covered terrace occupying
one end behind the goal, a terrace complete with
raised executive boxes on one side, and another
terrace with a seated stand behind it opposite.
A set of Withdean-esque stands behind the other
goal completes this unusual yet pleasant arena.
7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Unfortunately no food was taken, as we got distracted
talking to several fellow fans in what can only
be described as a Peter Crouch penis-esque queue
with regards to length. |
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Entertainment:
A crossbar challenge of description was held at
half time. 6/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
A mixed bag. There were some very friendly chaps
around the city centre, but the ground is obviously
based in the more job centre dominated area of
town. This was indicated when we were stalked
on our walk back to the station by a large mob
of young fans, one of whom even whipped McCarthys
bottom with what appeared to be a tie. Luckily,
he enjoyed it. 2/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
No attractive females were noted in the area of
the stadium, although judging by the ladies we
did see it was hard to come to any other conclusion
than that Bristol most have a large lesbian community.
1/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
No problems were encountered,
and as such this most denote a job well done.
8/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
We were unable to gauge the attention of the flag
as it is currently in Nottingham. Somewhere. |
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Match
Report:
Two goals in the space of four minutes were enough
to see Brighton finish their traveling season
with a second consecutive away victory against
Bristol Rovers. A sun soaked Memorial Stadium
was treated to a typical end of season game, as
both sides played with a lack of urgency in the
first half, but goals from Ian Westlake and Glen
Murray with twenty minutes on the clock sent the
Seagulls fans home happy as they secured 7th place
for the season. |
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Thought
of the Day:
Would it be possible to not excrement for a week,
building up plenty of pressure, before firing
a stream of feaces over a wall or floor that could
spell the word "rape" |
