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Swindon Town- Saturday 28/12/08

The pressure was beginning to build on Micky Adams. With the Albion sitting in the relegation zone, in their lowest league position since May 2001, a first away win since August was a must. Defeat against relegation rivals Swindon would leave the Seagulls walking into 2009 looking likely to be a side that would be battling to avoid a spot in League Two for 2009-10. It could also prove to be the final coffin in Micky Adams coffin. With McCarthy joining university friend Alex Retter for the weekend in deepest darkest Wiltshire, the Crocs made the trip to the County Ground knowing that it was a pivotal afternoon in the clubs season.

 

The sun never shines in Swindon
It was a bemusing sight to see a Legia Warsaw sticker attached to a lamp post
The double yellow line system is put to good effect in Swindon
Joy turns to confussion as Rumble manages to lose an entire set of pool balls within the table - lifting it did not return them to play

We resort to darts - bizarrely counting up to 301 and using chalk dust dabbed on a finger to score
Rumble steps up the plate

Despite a sign saying do not adjust the settings, attempts to adjust the volume of the television were made. And unsuprisingly, failed
Potter enjoys his pint
Retter was attending his first game of the season
McCarthy is soon the victim of a little accident, as some Thatchers Gold becomes spilled
He is happy enough with the situation however
We begin the long walk to the County Ground
Street urination, or to be more precise garden urination, was back on the cards
Potter goes in the not so subtle place of behind a tree next to the main road

Retter's attempts to sit on the wall go drastically wrong, as he ends up in the bush
The magic roundabout was always going to cause confussion with regards to crossing
Retter and Rumble steam across with no regards for safety
The Arkell's Stand would be home for the Brighton support today
The teams line up
The newest stand at the County Ground

The Town End
Retter looks forward to the action
Rumble and Potter are unable to denote what the team is
McCarthy found himself sitting on a handily positioned supporting beam at the rear of the stand
The Albion players perform their pre-game huddle
The Swindon players perform their pre-game huddle
Swindon attack with a free-kick
This police presence seemed slightly over the top
Danny Wilson was in the dugout for the first time as Swindon Town manager
John Sullivan prepares to send the ball forward
Nicky Forster makes it 2-0 from the penalty spot
The game has fans gripped
Brighton close in on their first away win since August
Sullivan sends a goal kick forward

Brighton defend a free kick
Glen Murray is thrown into the attack in a suprisingly attacking move from Micky Adams
The game continues
It finishes 2-0 as Brighton rack up a vital three points
The players appalude the fans as they move out of the relegation zone

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