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Hartlepool United - Saturday 25/10/08

For the first time in four years, the original Crocs line-up were reunited for an entire weekend. With Tom Stewart now a resident of Newcastle, McCarthy and Witham made the long journey north on the Friday to stay on Tyneside, where the Phillipe Albert themed evening was held. Exactly four years on from the original themed evening, that of George McCartney before Sunderland away, this particular one involved a night out in Newcastle, followed by a ground tour of St James Park, and then onto the less glamorous and a lot windier Victoria Park, where we would hope to see Brighton turn their season around with a first win since August

 

The beer is bought, and despite Stewart looking ready to mug someone, we were ready to head south for Hartlepool
Witham was looking particularly pleasant, even in this zoomed in shot
Newcastle station was a joy to behold with these self service ticket machines
This happy customer service assistant was wearing dashing headgear

Our two carriage train was ready for the journey
We cross the Tyne

Stewart cracks open a can
This man appeared normal, if not rather boring from the front
But there was a party going on in the back, with this excellent hair piece
The 45 minute journey saw McCarthy again error in drink choice - this time four cans of Bulmers and a large bottle of Smirnoff Ice
The Stadium of Light, where Sunderland were on their way to recording a 2-1 victory over Newcastle
The train took a scenic route down the coast
This tower seemingly served no purpose other than to welcome visitors to Hartlepool
Ian Taylor now appears to own a barbers in Hartlepool town centre

The Vic comes into view
This mans novel way of avoiding the wind chill factor was to shelter in the womens toilets
McCarthy with one of Hartlepools legendary £3 hotdogs
Stewart looks eager ahead of kick off
The main stand
The intimidating home end

The old school two-tiered effort, with a glimpse of Liz Costa rounding it off nicely
Kuipers and Matt Richards hold a discussion
Kevin Kyle would go onto net the only goal of the game
Colin the Hawk-ins was looking particularly fine with his lovely nose
It was good to see a standard white ball being used
Things get a little bit heated, and its not surprise to see Robbie the Savage getting involved
Hartlepool go 1-0 up from some shocking corner defending
Despite not being Jan Budtz, the Hartlepool keeper did have a nice bottom
The flag was flying high today
The referee appeared to have pedophiles legs, but did an excellent job in tough conditions
Micky Adams demonstrates great tactical awareness by playing centre back Adam Virgo as a lone striker
The game continues at pace
This pole was handily placed if your team was putting in an inept performance and you no longer had the desire to watch
The team applaud the fans at the end of the game for wasting good time and money traveling the length of the country

Robin Wooley looks disgusted by the days performance
Attempts to photograph Tom Stewarts rabbit without a flash were not going particularly well
But when he revealed he likes to kick a football at it, there was no question of not flashing the creature
The weekend was rounded off nicely with this healthy pizza - featuring doner meat

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