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Mode
of Transport:
The train was used for this long trip to Devon,
with a 6am departure seeing us travel via
Clapham Junction to Newton Abbott, where
drinking occurred before taxis were acquired for
the short journey to Torquay |
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Team:
Playing away at lower-league opposition, Gus
went with a flair 4-4-3 line-up of: Kuipers,
Hoyte, Tunnicliffe, Virgo, McNulty; Crofts,
Dicker, Cox; Forster, Murray, Dickinson. |
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Kit:
Torquay wore their home uniforms consisting of
yellow shirts, shorts and stockings. Brighton
took the bold step of wearing their home kits of
blue and white striped shirts, white shorts and
white socks. Michel Kuipers chose to appear in
his emerald green goalkeepers jersey with black
shorts and socks. |
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Gus
Poyet's Attire:
Gus showed his deep running respect for the
greatest cup competition on earth by appearing
in his suit for this game, complete with a
training jacket so as to fend off the freezing
conditions |
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Weather:
Freezing - so much so, the game was only
declared on with 45 minutes to kick off
following concerns over the pitch |
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Stadium
Rating:
Plainmoor is an old school ground with a decent
amount of charm. Away fans are housed behind one
goal in a small terrace complete with roof. A
similar structure runs down one side of the
pitch, with a precariously perched television
gantry on the top. The opposite end has a decent
sized seated stand, while the main stand along
the other touchline is made up of several small,
asbestos filled efforts. 5/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Unbelievably, Torquay's hotdogs were not of the
lubricated penis variety, but proper old school
sausage. This, itself, would have allowed it to
score highly, but several fans complained of the
cooked quality of the burger with one even being
sick before the train home, and as such the
rating has to be a low one. 2/10 |
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Entertainment:
Nothing on offer |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Local people whom we met in the settlement of
Newton Abbott were very friendly, and indeed
those at the ground seemed happy to direct us.
8/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Most local females seemed to be keeping indoors
due to the cold weather. However, our train home
had all manner of inbreeded sorts boarding ahead
of their night out in Salisbury, and they were
extremely fine. 8/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Extremely friendly,
especially when dealing with the reported
"suspect package" that was infront of
us inside the stadium, which infact was just a
ladies handbag. 8/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The Crocs flag was not taken to this game |
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Match
Report:
Brighton marched into the fourth round of the FA
Cup and a glamour tie with Champions League
aspiring Aston Villa thanks to a 1-0 win over
Torquay. A poor game in difficult conditions was
decided by another header from captain Andrew
Crofts, as he rose to knock in a rare corner of
quality to ensure that the Albion were not the
victims of a cup upset against their League Two
opponents |
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Thought
of the Day:
Glenn Murray telling Rumble to "fuck
off" after he berated the striker for
giving up chasing a long ball down the line |
