|
CARDIFF
CITY - TUESDAY 14/08/07 |
|
|
|
IMAGES
|
| According
to Doctor Who and Torchwood, there is a rift in
time and space that goes through Cardiff. The
Crocs would head for Ninian Park anyway in the
hope of seeing Brighton cause an upset against
the Championship Bluebirds, although following a
quiet pre-season it would take a rift in time to
go back six years to a decent Seagulls line-up
for them to have any chance of making progress
towards the third round of the League Cup for
the first time since 1994 |
| Mode
of Transport: |
Scott
McCarthy lead this weeks trip, as a McCarthy
Mobile that appears to be on its last legs
headed for Wales, complete with oil trouble,
power trouble and gear box trouble
|
| Team: |
Mr
Wilkins went with a 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers,
Whing, Butters, Elphick, Lynch; Fraser, Hammond,
El-Abd, Cox; Forster, Revell
|
| Kit: |
Cardiff
were in there traditional kit of blue shirts,
white shorts and blue stockings. The Seagulls
wore there away colors of white jerseys, blue
shorts and white stockings. Michel Kuipers went
for a stunning red, navy and gold goalkeepers
kit, combined with navy shorts and socks
|
| Dean
Wilkins Attire: |
Mr
Wilkins continued his bizarre policy of spending
the entire game in the directors box, which
meant we were unable to glimpse his attire.
|
| Weather: |
Despite
fears of torrential rain, Cardiff only
experiences light rain, and only on one segment
of the journey did we see anything torrential
|
| Stadium
Rating: |
With
the new stadium being built behind the main
stand of the current one, Ninian Park is
entering its last phases of use. It remains one
of the final 'real' grounds in existence, with
terraces on two sides complimented by old seated
stands. The away end is now particularly
thrilling with the lowering of the segregation
fence. 6/10
|
| Food
Rating: |
The
hotdogs were of the typical lubricated penis
type found, and we were pleased to see that such
epic food as Clarks Pies were still on offer.
6/10
|
| Entertainment: |
None,
which was hardly surprising given the lack of
importance attached to the cup
|
| Friendliness
of Locals: |
Typically
Cardiff, in that we attempted to keep our heads
down and not socialise with anyone of the Welsh
dissent. However, when walking back to the car
one was particularly friendly, as she laughed
somewhat hysterically on seeing McCarthy fall
over. 7/10
|
| Standard
of Local Females: |
Due
to our late arrival in Cardiff, no real decent
women were spotted. 5/10
|
| Steward
Rating: |
As
remembered, kind and friendly and more than
willing to share a joke with their colonial
cousins. 8/10
|
| Flag
Attention: |
The
judgment not to hang an English flag up inside
Ninian was taken. The fact we had no ties was
also a complication
|
| Match
Report: |
The
Albions League Cup dream was shattered in front
of only 86 traveling fans at Ninian Park.
Despite being from a league above, it took
Cardiff extra time to break down their visitors,
who were once again as creative as a 90 year old
is sexually active. After holding out for the 90
minutes, it was within 5 minutes of the restart
that the Bluebirds booked their place in the
second round, as Brightons wait to make it
beyond the second round now stretches back 13
years
|
| Thought
of the Day: |
Would
eating your own scrotum be as painful if you
cooked it yourself, due to the pride you could
take in cutting off, seasoning, marinating,
cooking and serving up such a culinary delight?
|
