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Mode
of Transport:
Tom Witham traveled from Portsmouth with Sam Upton
in his possession, while McCarthy made the short
journey from his abode in Cheltenham. |
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Team:
Mr Wilkins went with a 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers,
Whing, El-Abd, Lynch, Richards; Fraser, Hammond,
O'Callaghan, Robinson; Savage, Forster |
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Kit:
Swindon wore their home uniforms of all red, while
the Seagulls combined there home jerseys of blue
and white striped shirts, with the away shorts
and stockings of blue. Michel Kuipers went for
his aqua and gold goalkeepers jersey, coupled
with dark blue shorts and dark blue shorts. |
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Dean
Wilkins Attire:
Mr Wilkins once again went for a suit coupled
with his trench coat. |
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Weather:
A clear but freezing cold day was what we were
greeted with in Wiltshire. |
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Stadium
Rating:
Once the home of Premiership football, the County
Ground is a decent stadium for League One standard.
A large and old main stand is faced by a newer,
two tiered effort. Behind one goal the home end
is housed in a small seated stand with a rather
low roof, while the other end is made up of an
uncovered seated stand, complete with retro scoreboard.
7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Tom Witham was happy with his burger, while McCarthy
also claimed for the hotdog to be of a suitable
standard. However, the lack of ketchup was a let
down. 6/10 |
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Entertainment:
A half time penalty shoot out was put on, as well
as a large dancing robin. Both of these provided
suitable entertainment to allow fans to take their
mind off how cold it was. 7/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
The local people we spoke to seemed friendly enough,
especially given the prospect their club could
be days away from folding. 7/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
We saw a decent number of average women in the
Swindon area, although it was not as plentiful
as the Yorkshire region. 6/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Friendly inside the stadium
and outside. However, the police were completely
over the top in their attempts to separate the
two sets of fans at the end of the game. 7/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
There was a lack of positions in which to erect
the flag, and Withams suggestion of attaching
it to the floodlight seemed slightly farfetched. |
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Match
Report:
A poor and managerless Swindon were easily dispatched
by the visitors from Sussex. It took only 2 minutes
for Nicky Forster to open the scoring, and Jake
Robinson doubled the advantage with a superb curling
effort before half time. A lackluster second half
was rounded off by a third from captain Dean Hammond
to wrap up a fine win to boost the Albions play-off
push. |
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Thought
of the Day:
Tom Witham questioning if there is a market for
a bicycle shop that also doubles up as a pub.
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