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Mode
of Transport:
McCarthy was behind the wheel for a quick jaunt
down the M5 from Cheltenham to Bristol. |
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Team:
Big Russ went with 4-4-2 once again, with the
following players: Kuipers, Hinshelwood, Elphick,
Virgo, Borrowdale; Loft, Fraser, Dicker, Cox;
Hart, Owusu |
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Kit:
Bristol Rovers wore their home kits of blue and
white quartered shirts, white shorts and blue
socks. Brighton were in their away kits of yellow
and navy striped shirts, navy socks and navy socks.
Michel Kuipers wore his red shirt with black and
white trim, along with black shorts and black
socks. |
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Russell
Slade's Attire:
Mr Slade wore his normal tracksuit combined with
a delightful training jacket, and his standard
issue baseball cap. |
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Weather:
An extremely sunny day lead McCarthy to bust out
the shorts and flip flops for the day, which ultimately
proved to be a mistake as the temperature dropped
somewhat in the evening. |
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Stadium
Rating:
The Memorial Stadium was supposed to have been
knocked down after our visit at the end of last
season, but it has managed to remain for this
year. A terrace along one side of the ground hosts
the away fans, with a seated structure built above
it covering a third of the pitch. A large, covered
terrace is situated behind one goal, with a strange
structure along the other side, with terracing
at the front, seating at the back and executive
boxes overhanging, and a set of temporary seated
structures behind the remaining goal. 7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
A distinct lack of hot dogs, and the food that
McCarthy and Potter consumed unfortunately gave
them severe problems in the bowel department for
the following 24 hours. 1/10 |
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Entertainment:
None on offer. 0/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Situated in a rather pikie area of Bristol, we
once again tried not to engage with the locals
as much as was possible. 5/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
A lot of extremely fit females seen enjoying the
sunshine around the stadium, but none were spotted
inside the Memorial. 8/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Extremely friendly, no problems
were encountered, with a good few number of Slades
thrown in for good measure |
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Flag
Attention:
The new Crocs Welsh flag was not taken to todays
game. |
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Match
Report:
Despite going a goal down to a Ricky Lambert strike,
Brighton made it three wins a row to move out
of the relegation zone for the first time since
Valentines Day. A first half strike from Lloyd
Owusu drew the game level, before on-loan Crystal
Palace striker Calvin Andrew grabbed a winner
to leave the Albion hanging on for a nervous last
35 minutes to secure a massive three points. |
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Thought
of the Day:
Could the survival bid be scuppered by Gary Hart
failing a drugs test for being topped up with
steroids? |
