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BRISTOL
CITY - TUESDAY 23/01/07 |
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| A
shocking run of form has seen any hopes of
silverware in the league disintegrate for
Brighton. With a seeming relegation battle on
their hands, the side had the chance to take
their mind of of it in the Johnstone Paint
Trophy Southern Semi Final. Facing arguably the
best side left in the competition, Bristol City,
a victory at Ashton Gate would put them just two
games away from a return to the Millennium
Stadium |
| Mode
of Transport: |
Scott
McCarthy lead this weeks trip from behind the
wheel of the McCarthy Mobile
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| Team: |
Mr
Wilkins named the same side that defeated
Chesterfield 1-0, with a 4-4-2 line up of:
Kuipers, Hart, Butters, Lynch, Rents; Fraser,
Hammond, El-Abd, Cox; Robinson Gatting
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| Kit: |
Bristol
City wore their famous home kit of red shirts
with white trim, white shorts and white socks.
Brighton went for their away kit of white
shirts, blue shorts, and blue socks, while
Michel chose the aqua and gold goalkeepers
uniform, rounded off with navy shorts and
stockings
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| Dean
Wilkins Attire: |
Another
disappointing day at the office for Mr Wilkins,
as he went for the track suited look complete
with standard issue trench coat and white shoes
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| Weather: |
A
clear journey, but a freezing day in Bristol
meant that all manner of thermals were required
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| Stadium
Rating: |
Ashton
Gate is another example of the fine stadia
available in League One, being all-seated with
covers on all sides and decent facilities. The
fact that the away end contains the continental
style of seat that has no back, and the players
tunnel is behind one of the goals means that it
is certainly the flairest, and arguably the best
ground in the league. 9/10
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| Food
Rating: |
Rather
good, a decent selection of hot food made for a
nice change, even if McCarthys hot dog roll was
a tad stale. Helped in sales no doubt by the
attractive women working behind the kiosk. 6/10
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| Entertainment: |
Just
as in the previous round, nothing was on offer,
apart from a set of completely over the top
tannoy announcements. 1/10
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| Friendliness
of Locals: |
Rather
friendly. We were helped towards the ground by
one charming chap, and apart from the chavs who
were loitering around after the game, we found
the yokels to be extremely nice. 7/10
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| Standard
of Local Females: |
Having
got lost, we did not have much time to survey
the area, but if the ones behind the burger bar
were any example then they were of a good
standard, with a particularly attractive west
country accent. 7/10
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| Steward
Rating: |
No
problem, despite the fact one on the gate tried
to steal McCarthys money as he paid for Potter
to get in. 7/10
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| Flag
Attention: |
More
than any other game this season, simply due to flag
bearer Potters incompetence. Despite every other
flag behind raised, and the aid of North Stand
Chats Yorkie, it was only half-erected, while
Potter made a complete flid of himself by
getting stuck under the segregation netting.
7/10
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| Match
Report: |
The
classic excuse of "We can now concentrate
on the league" could be wielded out by Dean
Wilkins after Brighton limped out of the
Johnstone Paint Trophy in the last 8. City
showed why they are looking likely to win
promotion as the best team in the league with a
convincing 2-0 victory, despite the best efforts
of Michel Kuipers. The visitors did not test
Adrian Basso in the Bristol goal once throughout
the game, and a generally inept performance was disappointing
for the large number of fans who made the
journey to the West Country
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| Thought
of the Day: |
Would
the Crocs have a realistic chance of getting
very far in Pop Idol, covering all manner of Boy
Band classics?
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