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CARDIFF
CITY - TUESDAY 14/08/07 |
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REPORT
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| 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 |
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| This
car was accidentally horned, after Potter
claimed Clayton was driving it. It was actually
an old women who no doubt may have passed urine
at the shock caused by the horn |
McCarthy
at the wheel for this epic journey |
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| As
per usual, blue Powerade was plentiful in the
vehicle |
Clayton
had gone for the Mark McGhee look, after
finishing work mere hours before the trip |
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| McCarthy
fills up the car with petroleum for the journey |
The
Crocs disastrous record with sat nav continues,
as we end up going down a small, one lane
country road in an attempt to avoid the M25 as
it was closed |
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| Potter
ponders just how these sat nav related disasters
seem to occur every time |
The
McCarthy Mobile passes out of England via the
Severn Crossing |
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| Potters
poor photographic ability again ensures we don't
capture a sign |
Cardiff
is reached at 7.30, with 15 minutes to spare
till kick off, a fine effort considering the
Crocs left 2 hours after most people |
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| Ninian
Park is a delightful arena |
The
Main Stand |
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| This
end behind the goal denoted we were no longer in
England |
Potter
enjoys a cheeseburger |
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| While
Clayton combines his burger with a coke |
McCarthy
pulls the Bruce |
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| It
was once again a packed terrace full of away
fans |
McCarthy
ponders why exactly he is here, as inevitably it
will end in disapointment |
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| Potter
pays his petrol fee, with a £5 note that
appears to have been placed up his rectum |
The
away end is not looking any more packed |
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| It
was nearly a case of there being one steward for
every Brighton fan |
Its
always refreshing to have a man such as Dave
Jones, accused of pedophilia, in the opposition
dugout |
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| This
linesman's stomach size denoted that he may have
cheated to pass the officials fitness test |
Potter
and Clayton seem surprisingly upbeat |
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| Brighton
embark on a rare attack |
Dean
Cox takes a corner |
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| 0-0
at half time, as the terrace empties. The queues
for food would be massive |
Michel
Kuipers appears for the second half |
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| Cardiff
on the attack |
An
injury to a Brighton player, caused by..... |
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| Adam
El-Abd, who was obviously not content with
trying to end careers of the opposition, so
decided to go for some of his own players as
well |
Cardiff
attack with a corner |
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| The
man who has been to all but two Wetherspoons in
the country was again present, and took from
half time until the 70 minute point to eat a pie |
We
wonder if Harty has had better days |
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| And
it goes to extra time - Potter looks delighted
at the thought of another 30 minutes |
Clayton
shows his displeasure with the classic gun to
head salute |
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| While
McCarthy is inconsolable |
The
stewards move into position just incase the huge
number of Albion fans attempt to storm the pitch |
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| Cardiff
get the break through to go 1-0 up |
Disaster
on the journey home, as the power troubles and
gear box problems of earlier and compounded by
the appearance of the oil light, denoting low
oil |
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| The
legendary Cardiff Gate service station is able
to supply us with some anyway, and we hope to
make it home with no further problems |
Potter
takes his favourite photo of the clock denoting
it is now Wednesday |
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it is 2am as we drop Clayton back at his car,
following another defeat |
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