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Mode
of Transport:
McCarthy and Witham made the short journey from
Cheltenham via the use of a train |
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Team:
Mr Slade went with a 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers,
Virgo, Tunnicliffe, Elphick, El-Abd; Bennett,
Dicker, Crofts, Davies; Forster, Dickinson |
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Kit:
Bristol Rovers were in their home uniforms of
blue and white quarters, blue socks and blue
socks. The Albion wore their away kits of red
and black stripes, black shorts and red socks.
Michel Kuipers went with his emerald green
jersey, black shorts and black socks |
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Russell
Slade's Attire:
Russell appeared in his training jumper despite
the heat that was rumored to be hot enough to
melt a man, along with shorts and socks and of
course standard issue baseball cap |
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Weather:
Boiling hot, and sunny. Obviously |
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Stadium
Rating:
Bristol Rovers have probably what is best
described as the strangest stadium in the
league. A large terrace behind one goal is
complimented by a set of small, marquee style
stands behind the other. One side of the pitch
is taken up with a large roofed area of
executive boxes with seats and terracing in
front, and the other side has a seated stand
covering around a third of the pitch with
terracing in front. Quite bizarre. 7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Incredibly, for the first time in Crocs history,
no food was taken onboard. This may have had
something to do with the fact that McCarthy has
recently decided to see how long he can last as
a vegetarian, and there was little to no
vegetarian food on offer |
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Entertainment:
Nothing on offer. 0/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
The ground is in one of the rougher areas of
Bristol, and thankfully we didn't get the chance
to socialise with any of the supporters, who
were no doubt of an inbred variety. 3/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
The city centre area was awash with talent, but
the nearer we got to the ground the less
appealing the women became. 7/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
The stewards gained a high
mark when with around five minutes to go before
kick off and large queues forming outside of the
stadium, they waved people through the
'concessions' turnstile without informing the
operator of this fact, resulting in a large
number of adults getting in for student prices.
9/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
Our late arrival coupled with a lack of
prominent positions from which to hang the flag
resulted in it not being erected |
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Match
Report:
Despite Adam Virgo's sending off in the first
fifteen minutes, the Albion came away from
Bristol Rovers with a creditable 1-1 draw. After
the dismissal of the captain for two shocking
challenges, the visitors held on with James
Tunnicliffe heading them ahead in the second
half from a rare impressive set piece. Jo
Kuffour equalised for the home side moments
later, but the Seagulls held on for a good point
that still was not enough to save them from
dropping into the relegation zone |
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Thought
of the Day:
What would you do if Warren Barton parachuted in
from a hot air balloon wearing nothing but a
small piece of parchment over his penis? |
