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LEICESTER
CITY - TUESDAY 22/09/2005 |
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| Another
one of those enjoyable evening away trips, this
time saw us travel to the Walkers Stadium to
face Leicester City. Brighton are fast becoming
the draw specialists in the division, so that
was realistically what was expected from the
game with the Foxes - although anything could
happen, especially when you are playing against
the England international and legend that is
Dion Dublin |
| Mode
of Transport: |
The
Kane Mobile was used to transport the Crocs to
the Midlands, and despite getting lost a number
of times and driving the wrong way round a dual
carriageway slip road, we got there in one piece |
| Team: |
A
4-4-2 line up of: Henderson, Reid, Butters,
McShane, Mayo; Carole, Oatway, Hammond, Jarrett;
Kazim-Richards, Knight |
| Kit: |
Leicester
wore their traditional kit of blue jerseys,
white shorts and white stockings, while Brighton
plummeted for their away kit of maroon shirts,
shorts and stockings. Wayne Henderson went for a
green goalkeepers jersey with black and white
trim which was complemented superbly by black
shorts and black socks |
| Mark
McGhee's Attire: |
Mark
looked almost god-like at the beginning of the
match, as he wore a white shirt, no tie, black
trousers and black shoes. With the floodlights
illuminating him, one could be mistaken for
thinking he was some sort of messiah. With the
chilling Leicestershire air, he then chose to
put on a black blazer for the second innings |
| Weather: |
Blustery,
but a fine evening |
| Stadium
Rating: |
Your
standard new stadium, single tired and lacking
somewhat in character. However, the Gary Lineker
image of the outside of the stadium remains,
which means that on arrival at the stadium fans
can practically ejaculate with excitement. 6/10 |
| Food
Rating: |
We
were raped in terms of prices and quality,
McCarthy finding his hotdog to taste more like a
well lubricated penis. However, the pie was
rather hot and made up for the disappointed of
the dog. 5/10 |
| Entertainment: |
Poor.
There was nothing on offer before the game, and
the live trumpet player of last year was not
present either to deafen the crowd. A parade of
what is believed to be former players took place
at half time, but this too was a let down, as
there was no sign of Robbie Savage, Steve Guppy,
Trevor Benjamin or even Tony Cottee. 2/10 |
| Friendliness
of Locals: |
We
did not really have the chance to socialise with
the locals, although the parking attendant was a
rather charming chap. The lack of gay abuse was
also slightly upsetting. 6/10 |
| Standard
of Local Females: |
A
few females were on offer outside the ground,
but there was few variations to chose from..
4/10 |
| Steward
Rating: |
There
were no real problems that the stewards needed
to deal with, although their ideas with regards
to making people sit at the front first may have
appeared sensible to them, but with the late
surge of fans arriving moments before kick off,
it could only be described as going tits up.
5/10 |
| Flag
Attention: |
After
stopping at a shopping center to buy an England
flag, we now have a Crocs on Tour flag. However,
there was very little to hang it up on at the
stadium, although outside the ground the large
pink seagull on it did get some attention. 3/10 |
| Match
Report: |
It
was another draw for Brighton, as they stretched
their unbeaten run to 3 games. The first half
was a rather boring affair, but the game opened
up in the second half, as both sides looked for
goals, However, neither side could break the
other down, and Dean Hammond somehow glanced a
header wide from 4 yards out to spurn the best
opportunity of the match |
| Thought
of the Day: |
After
discussing how shiny Dion Dublin's head was, we
wondered, when lubricated, what sort of hole he
could fit it into |
