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MK Dons - Saturday 04/04/09

Things are looking desperate at the bottom of the League One table. Brighton have been on a dire run that leaves them staring League Two in the face as they traveled to play-off chasing MK Dons, who haven't been on the best of runs lately themselves. Could Russell Slade motivate his side in their first ever visit to stadium mk to get a much needed three points in the battle to avoid dropping into League Two for the first time since 2001

 

A late night lock session in The Weald coupled with the following of an Iceland worker means McCarthy misses the planned train, and we leave Haywards Heath half an hour later than planned
Jenkins has an 8 pack of Strongbow, while McCarthy will be consuming 4 litres of Bulmers
Not even the Crocs can escape the credit crunch, as these cheap sausage rolls show
McCarthy and Jenkins don't look particularly pleased at the purchase

Potter has a pack of tissues with him
Rumble was sure to cause all kinds of controversy by selecting an AFC Wimbledon shirt to wear to the game

Pepper is put to good use in a pub around Clapham Junction
McCarthy denotes we are in first class from Clapham to Milton Keynes
Clayton studies the form long and hard before placing his Grand National bets
It will soon be legal to rape your wife in Afghanistan according to this report
Jenkins reads a newspaper that has bizarrely been torn up
Wembley Stadium comes into view, a stadium where Brighton could have been playing the following day were it not for Micky Adams ineptitude in getting the team eliminated in the Johnstone Paint Trophy Southern Final
Jenkins denotes he has finished his cans with the traditional box on head position
Tring is a wonderfully named station

Leighton Buzzard is even better
Potter mixes blue and yellow Powerade together to make this green concoction
Upton was wearing a cracking pear of shorts
And this soon encourage Clayton, McCarthy and Jenkins to roll up there jeans and socks in true German style
The circus entertainment outside soon saw Rumble trying his hand at plate spinning
McCarthy attempts to walk on these weird string devices

Upton uses a funny shaped item on a string
Potter performs some juggling with a set of bean bags
The ticket office bizarrely accepted payment from Rumble in the form of a £5 note that had been ripped in two
No traditional turnstiles here, but these delightful barcode scanners
McCarthy finally gets to meet one of his radio heroes in the form of Bright 106.4 DJ Nick Osborne
Potter and Jenkins share a pre-game beer
The main stand of stadium mk
The stand behind the goal, complete with unfinished upper tier
The family fun day ensured the stadium was rather full
It was so hot that Jenkins felt the need to sicken his fellow Brighton supporters with the removal of his shirt
These sprinklers were reminiscent of Rumble taking a piss
The cheerleaders were particularly fine
Upton and McCarthy certainly seem to be enjoying them
Could McCann homes be responsible for the disappearance of Madeline?

The teams enter the arena
Despite the heat, Roberto Di Matteo was sporting a dashing sweatshirt

Russell looked equally good with his baseball cap preventing a potential boiled egg situation arising
The Albion defend a corner
The half time entertainment included a mascot race
McCarthy soon gives up on the football, preferring to listen to the Grand National
Game over, and Upton poses with a reward poster
Our pub destination was next to a canal, which meant fun with a lock gate was soon occuring
Jenkins maneuvers the device into position
Our efforts in helping this canal boat pass safely were thanked by those concerned
Rumble takes part in a classic piece of street urination
McCarthy is soon the recipient of a pair of goggles and a paint brush as we wait for a train home
Mendoza gets involved with the newly acquired items
A four-long Strongbow tower is used to successfully drink from an open can
Rumble takes the decision to scale a Gatwick Airport sign as we change trains at the airport
The items acquired over the course of the day total the goggles, paintbrush and three beanbags and a tin of sardines

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