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Mode
of Transport:
A
5.54 train departure from Hove was the order of
the day as we made the journey to Exeter St
Davids via Clapham |
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Team:
A 4-5-1 starting XI of: Ankergren, Taricco, Greer, El Abd, Painter;
Bennett
Dicker, Bridcutt, Sparrow, Noone; Murray |
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Kit:
Exeter were in their home uniforms of red and
white stripes, black shorts and black socks. The
Albion wore their home kits of blue and white
stripes, blue shorts and socks while Casper
Ankergren went with his emerald green jersey,
black shorts and socks |
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Gus
Poyet's Attire:
Gus was in standard issue suit coupled with club
training jacket. Exeter boss Paul Tisdale was
the man who stole the show though with his flat
cap and suit number |
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Weather:
A mainly dry day with reasonable temperatures |
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Stadium
Rating:
A smart stadium for this level of football. A
traditional main stand straddles the half way
line while away fans are housed in a tiny
uncovered terrace behind a goal. The home end is
a large covered terrace while the final piece in
the jigsaw is a modern seated stand down one
side. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Once again, the Dominoes pizza inside the ground
was sold out meaning Exeter cannot acheive it's
maximum mark potential. The sheer size of the
cheese and onion slice makes up for it though as
it was so big that McCarthy was still eating it
when Exeter netted their first, which
unfortunately resulted in it going flying onto
the perimeter track. 8/10 |
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Entertainment:
A large bear-esque mascot was about as good as
it got. 2/10 |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
A city of very nice people from bar staff down
to opposition fans. 8/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Being a university city, the standard was high
as you might expect despite the fact that most
students were not back yet. 8/10 |
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Steward
Rating:
Delightfully friendly, in
particular the one who agreed to a mock photo of
removing Kane from the stadium. 8/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
With Exeter offering little in the way of flag
hanging positions, it was left behind |
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Match
Report:
A last minute goal from Ashley Barnes gave the
Albion a hard-fought 2-1 win over Exeter. The
home side, who had lost only once at St James'
Park all season, took a first half lead but the
introduction of subs Ashley Barnes and Chris
Wood allowed Glenn Murray to equalise before
Barnes popped up with his second goal from the
bench in as many games |
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Thought
of the Day:
How far do you think it is possible to insert a
typical butternut squash up somebodies bottom? A
question that was followed by an experiment to
find out |
