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Mode
of Transport:
We
braved the train system for this one, despite it
requiring a rail replacement bus between Newbury
Park Underground and Ingatestone in Essex.
Surprisingly, it went rather well |
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Team:
With nothing to play for, Gus made a couple of
changes to give fringe players a run out with a
4-4-2 of: Ankergren, Calderon, Dunk, Elphick,
Painter; Bennett, Navarro, Dicker, Noone; Wood,
Barnes |
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Kit:
Colchester wore their home kits of blue and
white stripes, blue shorts and white socks. The
Albion were subsequently forced to wear their
away uniforms of red and black stripes, black
shorts and socks. Casper Ankergren and Sexy Pete
Brezovan both appeared in the emerald green
goalkeepers jersey with black shorts and socks |
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Gus
Poyet's Attire:
Gus was once again in his summer look of white
shirt with no tie accompanied with smart shoes
and trousers |
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Weather:
A slight chill in the air in the early morning,
but warm and clear as they day progressed |
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Stadium
Rating:
Standard issue new stadium. Built literally in
the middle of nowhere, the Westons Homes
Community Stadium features three small seated
stands behind both goals and down one side, and
a slightly larger main stand. Boring yet
effective. The range of social evenings
advertised on the big screen though was nothing
short of sensational, showing that Colchester
obviously use it to it's full potential. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
The hotdogs were of the lubricated penis type
although they were rather poor. Brandy on sale
made up for this however. 6/10 |
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Entertainment:
A band of cheerleaders did some dancing.
However, being underage by a considerable
distance made it difficult to watch without
feeling like a prison sentence would be
forthcoming. 4/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
A few friendly ones in and about town despite it
being ridiculously early on a bank holiday. 6/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Essex was everything we could have hoped for and
more. Inside the stadium there were several
wonderful examples of female, including two
stewards. 8/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
As noted above, a couple of
fitties were kitted out in the orange jackets.
They did not attempt to make the Albion fans sit
down, and were generally relaxed and well
mannered in their performance. 7/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag was positioned next to the corner flag
in the hope it would gain some tv exposure.
This, however, appeared to not be the case |
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Match
Report:
A poor first half performance featuring a comedy
of errors that gifted Colchester the lead meant
that the Albion had to settle for a point from
their penultimate away game of the season.
Casper Ankergren made a hash of a save before
the ball cannoned off Tommy Elphick's back,
leading to Inigo Calderon's attempts to pass it
off the line ending up straight at the feet of
Iain Henderson who put the home side 1-0 up.
Ashley Barnes grabbed a second half equaliser to
leave the Albion needing two wins from two to
reach the 100 point mark |
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Thought
of the Day:
Discussing the rumours that Sussex cricketer
Luke Wells only has one testicle, Potter
exclaimed "I'd rather die that loose a bollock.
Not that mine have any use" |
