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Mode
of Transport:
Tom Witham drove to Cheltenham on the Thursday.
Transport to the stadium saw a new first for the
Crocs, as we enjoyed the 10 minute walk to the
game. |
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Team:
Mr Wilkins chose to name a 4-4-2 line up consisting
of: Kuipers, Whing, Butters, Elphick, Richards;
Robinson, Thomson, El Abd, Cox; Murray, Forster. |
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Kit:
Cheltenham appeared in red and white striped jerseys
coupled with white shorts and red socks. The Albion
chose to wear their away kit consisting of all
yellow. Michel Kuipers went with a navy and gold
goalkeepers jersey, coupled with navy shorts and
socks. |
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Dean
Wilkins Attire:
Mr Wilkins was looking his suited and booted best
today, and as per usual combined it with his trench
coat. |
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Weather:
A sunny and warm day over the Cotswolds indicated
that we are exiting winter, and the football season
is beginning to enter its latter stages. |
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Stadium
Rating:
Whaddon Road has undergone a lot of work since
it joined the league in 1999. Two new, all seated
and covered stands are placed along the side and
behind one goal, and these are complimented by
a small covered terrace behind one goal, and a
traditional old-style main stand with terracing
at the front and seating at the back. 7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
The hotdogs were of the lubricated penis variety,
and the addition of being able to add cheese to
them was refreshing. 7/10 |
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Entertainment:
Much the same as Northampton with regards to a
half time crossbar challenge, although younger
participants were also allowed to hit the post
in order to allow for a greater potential for
success. 7/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Delightfully friendly, including the people we
spoke to in the car park and the man who spent
about 15 minutes talking to us and slagging off
Cheltenham FC, before telling us to ask all their
fans about "Groucho". 9/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
A fair number of suitable women were seen in and
around the ground and also in the town. 8/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Decent enough, except for the
one fat supervisor who seemed to be something
of a Hitler. 7/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag was attatched to the seats that served
as a segregation area, and the pink Seagull seemed
to gain some attention from the local ASBO children
situated in the home area near it. 6/10 |
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Match
Report:
A lacklustre performance by the Albion could prove
to be very pivotal in ending their play off hopes.
Despite being dominated by the home side, Jake
Robinson gave the visitors the lead with a well
taken goal which looked like it would send the
Seagulls home with all 3 points. However, two
goals in added time from Alex Russell and Steven
Gillespie saw Cheltenham take a vital 3 points
in their bid to stave off the drop, and would
have left Dean Wilkins wondering just how he managed
to cock this one up. |
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Thought
of the Day:
As Wes Fogden warmed up, McCarthy announced: "If
I could be one person in the world, it would be
Wes. He must be at least half my weight" |
