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Mode
of Transport:
Train was used for McCarthy to reach Birmingham
from his university home in Cheltenham Spa. The
late pitch inspection meant that Witham was
forced into driving from Manchester down the M6
to the Bescot |
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Team:
Gustavo returned to a more traditional 4-4-2
after his attacking exploits at Torquay, with
the team consisting of: Kuipers, Calderon,
Virgo, Elphick, Painter; Bennett, Crofts,
Navarro, Dicker; Forster, Murray |
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Kit:
Walsall were in their home kits consisting of
red shirts, white shorts and red socks. The
Albion wore their home jerseys of blue and white
striped shirts with alternative shorts and socks
that were of a blue persuasion. Michel Kuipers
went with his emerald green goalkeepers jersey,
black shorts and black socks |
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Gus
Poyet's Attire:
Gus was once again seen combining his suit with
training jacket to nice effect |
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Weather:
Early drizzle eased off to leave a fresh and
overcast day in the Midlands |
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Stadium
Rating:
Three small, seated stands surround two sides of
the pitch and the end used to house away fans,
while the opposite end has an additional tier on
top that looks rather flair given the fact it is
over twice the size of the rest of the stadium.
7/10 |
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Food
Rating:
A lubricated penis was purchased and this was
deemed good. However, the fact that the ketchup
on offer contained a warning of the fact that it
contained egg, and an early January sale of
Fanta for 70p was revealed to be because the
said drink was best before December saw points
dropped. 6/10 |
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Entertainment:
Nothing on offer |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Those in the local ale houses were charming
people, while two elderly men on the train
appeared at first to be kicking off, but soon
expressed the admiration for the performance of
the Albion team citing them as the best they had
seen that season. We can only hope they were
promptly recaptured by the secure psychiatric
unit they escaped from. 8/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Without much thought put into it, hardly any
women were seen in or around the area. 2/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Would have scored highly
until they asked McCarthy to cease taking
photos. This may have been due to the
inconvenience caused with the refusal to sit
down despite being close to the front of the
stand, which in fairness the stewards did let
do. 6/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The Crocs flag was not taken to this game |
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Match
Report:
Brighton made it four games unbeaten and three
wins on the trot with a 2-1 win away at Walsall.
Glenn Murray gave the Albion lead before
ex-Albion man Matt Richards equalised, but Nicky
Forster scored a sublime overhead kick to ensure
that the three points returned to Sussex, and
that the Seagulls maintained a good run of
momentum going into next weeks FA Cup 4th Round
trip to Aston Villa |
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Thought
of the Day:
Was Michel Kuipers sporting totally black
goalkeepers gloves in order to increase his
image as a God-like figure by making it appear
as though he was playing in bare hands? |
