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Carlisle United - Saturday 12/09/09

The ludicrously long journey to Brunton Park was thankfully up relatively early this season. Following the dramas of last seasons first ever flight to a game, this year was the more straightforward but equally liable to cock up train journey. Having not won at Carlisle since 1999, and with only one win on the board so far this season, it was looking like a bit of a wasted trip before we had even awoken at 5.30am for the longest trip of the season

 

Two crates of beer and a croissant was an ideal way to begin the day at 6.40am at Haywards Heath Station

Rumble had bought along his mascot, baby Potter

Smirnoff Ice is the girly drink to start with

Rumble uses this shut off tube line and the mirror it provides to put in his contact lenses

The baby is soon being cut with a knift

It was a long journey, so what better way to make it pass than by playing serial killer top trumps?

Dr Harold Shipman was a dead cert if victims came up against you

Potters claims that the Lake District isn't as good as the South Downs was instantly rubbished

The baby is placed in the document rack for the journey from Euston to Carlisle

A beer tower is begun

"Which one of you broke the toilet" is instantly asked by Potter after his visit to the urinal. McCarthy was the culprit as it was unable to take his weight

Potter prepares to launch the baby at Jenkins as we arrive in Carlisle

The crate of Strongbow is still not completed as we head to the first pub

Rumble takes advantage of this fact by asking for a pint of water, pouring it on the floor and filling his glass up with a can

The baby enjoys a pint

The baby is in the Strongbow box for storage reasons, as Jenkins produces a wonderful sneezing face

The Cumbria Constabulary headquarters is a run down shop

Some traditional Scottish dress was on offer from this band

The baby attempts to pull a pint of Fosters

The baby sits on the bar, breaking all licensing rules

McCarthy and Jenkins celebrate their last pint before heading to the game

Despite McCarthy and Jenkins having their details taken by the police for Rumble launching a baby into the earlier bands performance, we make it to Brunton Park

Jenkins kisses the foot of this statue

Joy turns to confussion, as it turns out that McCarthy has bought the Hamsters flag by mistake

Jenkins does not seem overly bothered about this fact

It's hard to ignore the fact that the Hamsters flag does look out of place

The Albion faithful look forward to the game

The teams emerge for action

Brunton Park remains the home of some of the best floodlights in the country

Michel Kuipers was looking stunning in his white number

The Albion defend in the second period

Witham celebrates as Nicky Forster grabs an unlikely second

Arron Davies prepares to whip one into the box

The Albion players await another delivery

The Seagulls manage to hold onto the 2-0 victory

The players celebrate this fact

Finally, a trip to Carlisle has proved worthwhile

The baby is now placed into a cannon

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Fish and chips and pizza are the food of choice for the journey home, as well as watching Live Aid on a portable DVD player courtersy of the man McCarthy was sat next to

The baby is soon being thrown around the train, with the result being that it blocks a door

Unfortunately, this results in the babies head coming off

Joy turns to confussion, as our train hits a body meaning we are grounded just south of Milton Keynes. Everyone bundles out for some air

We don't appear to be going anywhere fast

Police and ambulances turn up to survey the scene

Simon appears to be the only person who is happy to have ended up grounded at Leighton Buzzard

We eventually get moving again, and McCarthy locates John Boy and his crew. Here is Martindale Junior with an impressive beer tower

McCarthy manages to infiltrate some sort of controllers cabin

The baby is soon busted out on the tube

This particular pose caused great amusement for fellow passengers

The day ends as we meet people coming home from the Last Night of the Proms on the train, as Rumble acquires this flag from a prom-goer


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