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Mode
of Transport:
The
train was used for this one, with the bizarre
and cost-saving decision to travel back via
Leeds taken |
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Team:
Mr Poyet kept the same 4-4-2 formation deployed
at Dagenham with a starting line-up of:
Ankergren, Calderon, Greer, Elphick, Painter;
Bennett, Kishishev, Bridcutt, Dicker; Wood,
Murray |
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Kit:
Rochdale were in their home kits of all blue,
while the Albion were thus forced into their
away uniforms of red and black stripes, black
shorts and red socks. Casper wore his lovely
emerald green shirt teamed with black shorts and
stockings |
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Gus
Poyet's Attire:
Gus was once again in his standard issue suit |
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Weather:
A delightful day in Lancashire, with clear skies
and although not boiling hot, a clear indication
temperature-wise that spring has sprung |
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Stadium
Rating:
Spotland is a fine little arena. A medium sized
seated stand behind the goal is faced by a
small, covered terrace. A little seated main
stand runs down one side of the pitch, while
away fans are housed in a decent sized seated
stand opposite. 6/10 |
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Food
Rating:
Rochdale has a glowing reputation for its pies,
and it wasn't hard to see why on this evidence.
Meaty, cheap and hot. 8/10 |
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Entertainment:
Nothing on offer |
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Friendliness
of Locals:
Every single Rochdale fan we met was extremely
friendly and helpful, more than willing to sit
down and discuss football, politics and Hitler's
loving of the town hall. 9/10 |
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Standard
of Local Females:
Not many women were about in Rochdale. We can
only conclude this is because they were in the
kitchen, as is the norm in the northern parts of
England |
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Steward
Rating:
Delightful. One lady steward
on the turnstile allowed McCarthy to finish his
pint before entering the stadium, cracked a few
jokes and then even gave him a cheeky tickle
when she spotted him enjoying a half time pint.
Her colleagues were also very competent at their
jobs. 9/10 |
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Flag
Attention:
The flag was not taken to
Rochdale |
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Match
Report:
An entertaining game at Rochdale ended
Brighton's eight game winning streak as they
were held 2-2. The home side took the lead
before Chris Wood equalised from the penalty
spot. Gary Dicker put the Seagulls 2-1 ahead
just after the break, but another penalty, this
time for the home side, ensured it ended al
square |
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Thought
of the Day:
Out of our past three assistant managers, who
would you rather spend a night of passion with -
Bob Booker, Dean White or Mauricio Taricco.
There was, of course, only one answer - and he
wouldn't have thrown a television into the
bargain either |
