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PLAYER
OF THE SEASON - ANDREW CROFTS (33% of
the vote)
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Crofts
began the season steadily if not spectacularly
following his free transfer from Gillingham.
It was with the arrival of Gus Poyet though
and his elevation to captain that his
season really took off. Chipping in with
vital goals from midfield, the Welshman
was a solid performer throughout the year
and this was recognised when John Toshack
recalled him to the national squad.
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GOAL
OF THE SEASON - GARY DICKER v EXETER CITY
(42%)
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Despite
fierce competition from a couple of Elliott
Bennett "worldies", it was Gary
Dicker's stunning first time volley in
the 2-0 Withdean win over Exeter City
that took the award. With the ball dropping
to him some 30 yards out from goal, the
midfielder took a vicious swing at it
with his right foot, sending the ball
sailing through the air before dipping
over the hapless Grecians 'keeper,
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MANAGER
OF THE SEASON - GUS POYET (85%)
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He
arrived with three months of the season
gone, and in his time in charge he has
overseen a remarkable turnaround in both
form and playing style. Gustavo was the
hot favourite for this award, and he has
seen off Russell Slade's disappointing
start to the campaign and Martin Hinshelwood's
thrilling 4-4 draw at Wycombe to take
the crown, helped in part by his philosophy
of "flicky flicky" football,
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DISMISSAL
OF THE SEASON - COLIN HAWKINS v STOCKPORT
(54%)
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In
the words of the Chuckle Brothers, "oh
dear oh dear". The Hawk had earnt
the nickname calamity last season with
own goals and penalties galore, and in
his only appearance of the 2009/10 campaign
he lived up to it again. Coming on to
shore up the defence following Tommy Elphick's
dismissal, Hawk lasted around 90 seconds
before giving away a penalty of his own
and being shown a straight red card.
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VILLAIN
OF THE SEASON - DEAN HAMMOND (62%)
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Dean
Hammond, despite his falling out with
Dick Knight and subsequent departure,
was still a well respected figure.. That
was until his April 1st 2010. With the
Saints taking an absolute hammering at
Withdean, a fortunate equaliser for the
visitors saw Hammond decide to run the
length of the South Stand celebrating
like a school girl. In one fell swoop,
he had become more hated than Dan Harding.
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MEMORABLE
MOMENT OF THE SEASON - SOUTHAMPTON AWAY
(40%)
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A
local derby, live on Sky, against opposition
featuring two of your youth team products
and a former manager in the dugout in
which defeat would see you replace them
in the relegation zone. All the ingredients
for a cracker - and that is exactly what
it was at St Mary's, as Gus Poyet's first
game in charge saw the Albion cruise to
an unexpected yet convincing 3-1 victory
infront of 3000 traveling fans.
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FLAIR
MOMENT OF THE SEASON - CALDERON v CHARLTON
(42%)
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He
may have walked out on the club and manager
who saved his football career, but Inigo
Calderon will still go down as one of
the flairest players ever to pull on the
stripes. Perhaps his finest moment was
away at Charlton, when a marauding run
from right back saw him open the scoring,
before celebrating with an extremely flair
celebration that involved the rubbing
of his boot.
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GULLYS
GIRL OF THE SEASON - MADDIE (46%)
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Another
fiercely contested battle in which their
was something of a shock result which
saw Maddie take home the trophy. Most
people had expected bleach blonde Jo to
be the victor (vote for her for a Help
for Heroes calendar HERE),
but the brown hair and long legs of one
of the lesser-known Gullys Girls took
her to victory. But who are we kidding
- they are all bloody fit
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ALBION
RELATED PODCAST OF THE SEASON - THE ALBION
MOAN IN (51%)
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No,
this was result was not rigged (honestly!),
the Albion Moan In came in at the top
of the pile when it comes to Albion related
podcasts. With fierce competition from
Comedy Steve's excellent official podcast
and Radio Reverb's Albion Roar, it was
our very own Moan In that came in top,
thanks to its combination of mental callers,
"you can't say that moments",
and the Richie Barker song
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ALBION
MOAN IN CALLER OF THE SEASON - GANGSTER
AL (40%)
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There
have been some great callers this season
- Charles and his hatred of Nicky Forster,
Rupert's disillusionment reaching the
stage where he became an Arsenal fan,
Beach Hut and Ninja Elephant actually
wanting to talk football and Lionel with
his wacky array of background music. Gangster
Al and his connections to Brighton's underworld
and the resulting stories he was able
to tell was a worthy winner though - not
to mention the sacrifice he makes to his
vocal chords everytime there is a show!
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