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Mode
of Transport:
Train was taken to London Bridge, and then the
underground was used to reach Dagenham |
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Team:
Mr
Poyet used a 4-4-2 formation for the outing
consisting of: Ankergren, Calderon, Greer,
Elphick, Painter; Bennett, Bridcutt, Dicker,
Noone; Murray, Sandaza |
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Kit:
The Daggers wore their home uniforms of red and
blue shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. Due to
both the Seagulls home and away kits clashing,
they wore their one-off (which has now been worn
twice) all white kit, while Casper went for his
emerald green jersey with black shorts and socks |
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Gus
Poyet's Attire:
Gus was once again in his delightfully fitted
suit, a sign that we are now into British Summer
Time |
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Weather:
A relatively warm day in London was followed by
a clear evening in the east end |
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Stadium
Rating:
Victoria Road was hosting non-league football
only four years ago, and it tells. Down one side
is a low, covered terrace with a small uncovered
terrace behind one of the goals. The main stand
is made up of a couple of seated efforts, while
away fans are housed behind one goal in a raised
seated stand. 4/10 |
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Food
Rating:
The ground may be non-league, but the food was
absolutely superb. McCarthy cheese and bacon
burger at £2 was an absolute steal and one of
the best food items consumed at a ground in
recent memory. Throw in a small, club house-esque
room for away fans under the stand including a
bar selling Magners and you have a wonderful
little facility. 9/10 |
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Entertainment:
Unsure if anything was on offer due to spending
most of the time in the said room under the
stand |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
We did not speak to many locals, and those who
we did see seemed to be pleasant enough. 5/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Dagenham is far from how to East End is
portrayed by EastEnders, with not one Stacey
Slater in sight. There wasn't even a Carol
Jackson. 2/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Attempting to seat every
Albion fan in the correct seat was a move that
was never going to end well for them, and
enforcing the sitting down rule was given up on
around halfway through the game. 3/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
Due to the small nature of Victoria Road and the
fact the away end was due to be full, the flag
was not taken |
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Match
Report:
Brighton made it a club-record equalling eight
wins in a row with a 1-0 success at relegation
threatened Dagenham and Redbridge. They were
made to work hard for the victory, with
ex-Seagull Bas Savage somehow hitting the bar
with an open goal at his mercy from a yard
before Glenn Murray got the decisive strike for
his 20th of the season |
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Thought
of the Day:
A broken phone is never a good phone -
especially when you can't ring people, you can't
text, and you are just stuck with a picture of
Peter Canning on your mobile |
