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CHELTENHAM
TOWN - SATURDAY 09/02/08 |
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- MICHAEL D'AGOSTINHO THEME EVENING | IMAGES
- GAME | VIDEO |
| Brightons
fourth meeting of the season with Cheltenham -
and their first in the league - would see the
Seagulls travel to Whaddon Road. With McCarthy
now living in the Spa town, the Crocs held their
annual themed evening - this time named after
Michael D'Agostinho and spread over 48
hours prior to the game. This involved a night
of disgrace in Cheltenham on Thursday, a trip to
the Millennium Stadium on Friday and finally a
scrabble session Friday night, before the clash
on Saturday |
| Mode
of Transport: |
Tom
Witham drove to Cheltenham on the Thursday.
Transport to the stadium saw a new first for the
Crocs, as we enjoyed the 10 minute walk to the
game
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| Team: |
Mr
Wilkins chose to name a 4-4-2 line up consisting
of: Kuipers,
Whing, Butters, Elphick, Richards; Robinson,
Thomson, El Abd, Cox; Murray, Forster
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| Kit: |
Cheltenham
appeared in red and white striped jerseys
coupled with white shorts and red socks. The
Albion chose to wear their away kit consisting
of all yellow. Michel Kuipers went with a navy
and gold goalkeepers jersey, coupled with navy
shorts and socks
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| Dean
Wilkins Attire: |
Mr
Wilkins was looking his suited and booted best
today, and as per usual combined it with his
trench coat
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| Weather: |
A
sunny and warm day over the Cotswolds indicated
that we are exiting winter, and the football
season is beginning to enter its latter stages
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| Stadium
Rating: |
Whaddon
Road has undergone a lot of work since it joined
the league in 1999. Two new, all seated and
covered stands are placed along the side and
behind one goal, and these are complimented by a
small covered terrace behind one goal, and a
traditional old-style main stand with terracing
at the front and seating at the back. 7/10
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| Food
Rating: |
The
hotdogs were of the lubricated penis variety,
and the addition of being able to add cheese to
them was refreshing. 7/10
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| Entertainment: |
Much
the same as Northampton with regards to a half
time crossbar challenge, although younger
participants were also allowed to hit the post
in order to allow for a greater potential for
success. 7/10
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| Friendliness
of Locals: |
Delightfully
friendly, including the people we spoke to in
the car park and the man who spent about 15
minutes talking to us and slagging off
Cheltenham FC, before telling us to ask all
their fans about "Groucho". 9/10
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| Standard
of Local Females: |
A
fair number of suitable women were seen in and
around the ground and also in the town. 8/10
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| Steward
Rating: |
Decent
enough, except for the one fat supervisor who
seemed to be something of a Hitler. 7/10
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| Flag
Attention: |
The
flag was attatched to the seats that served as a
segregation area, and the pink Seagull seemed to
gain some attention from the local ASBO children
situated in the home area near it. 6/10
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| Match
Report: |
A
lacklustre performance by the Albion could prove
to be very pivotal in ending their play off
hopes. Despite being dominated by the home side,
Jake Robinson gave the visitors the lead with a
well taken goal which looked like it would send
the Seagulls home with all 3 points. However,
two goals in added time from Alex Russell and
Steven Gillespie saw Cheltenham take a vital 3
points in their bid to stave off the drop, and
would have left Dean Wilkins wondering just how
he managed to cock this one up
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| Thought
of the Day: |
As
Wes Fogden warmed up, McCarthy announced:
"If I could be one person in the world, it
would be Wes. He must be at least half my
weight"
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