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Crocs on Tour > 2008-09 > Hereford United
Hereford United - Tuesday 07/04/09

There is a lot of history between Hereford and Brighton. Back in 1997, relegation to the Conference came down to the last game of the season at Edgar Street, with the Seagulls needing a point to survive and Hereford needing all three. A Robbie Reinelt equaliser with 15 minutes remaining was enough to see Brighton survive on goal difference, condemning the Bulls to a nine year period out of the football league. This was the first league meeting between the teams at Edgar Street since that day, and victory for the visitors would almost certainly see Hereford relegated back to League Two, while defeat would prove very hard to come back from in the bid to escape the drop

 

Rumble's attempts to throw chewing gum out of the window only succeeds in getting it all over the car mirror
Jenkins takes part in a health check
McCarthy is thirsty, and decides that drinking from the dog bowl is probably the best option
Mendoza enjoys some standard issue Crocs blue Powerade

This lorry was obviously a tribute to McCarthy
We were unable to frequen the Hereford Welsh Social club due to the fact that we were not Welsh

The stadium and its excellent floodlights come into view
Rumble changes his jeans in the middle of a cattle market car park
We parked our car in the sheep pen
This pub's seating situation was rather novel due to its bed-like arrangement

Jenkins is happy with the beginnings of the Strongbow Pint Pyramid in a pub that was selling cider for only £1.70
Mendoza and Jenkins show their appreciation for this fine piece of engineering
Jenkins and Richie Morris pass through the old school turnstiles`
Some bugger has carved A Jenkins into the concrete

The double decker stand
The home end
The main stand
The concrete area in front of the away end
The away end as seen from the concrete area
McCarthy, complete with Rumble's Stevie Wonder glasses, is delighted to be at Edgar Street

Jenkins, Morris and Rumble take in the view
The only word that can describe the feeling that we had neglected to visit the Spinning Dog Brewery was gutted
The superb floodlights in all their glory
The teams enter the Edgar Street arena
The scoreboard denotes that Tommy Fraser has put the Albion into the lead with an overhead kick
Rumble attempts to wank off this small nail that was poking out of an advertising hoarding
Brighton go in search of a second
Lloyd Owusu appears to be admiring the Hereford keepers bottom, and who could blame him
The Albion attack with a corner
These toilets were literally a wall to piss against
Jenkins is unable to fathom why this foreign clubs sticker was attatched to the sign directing fans towards the refreshments
Kev 'The Ape' Ticehurst took the strange decision to wear shorts
Kuipers prepares to take a goal kick
The second half becomes somewhat of a dour affair

Russell decides a couple of substitutions are in order
Lloyd Owusu makes it 2-0

The scoreboard shows time is nearly up at Edgar Street
Jenkins shout to Kuipers of 'can I have some of your drink' recieves a favourable response, as the goalkeeper lobs his bottle towards him
Game over, and its 2-1 Brighton
Witham overtakes Jenkins, and Upton leans out of the window to give it large

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