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NORTHAMPTON
TOWN - TUESDAY 29/01/08 |
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Tuesday evening trip to Northampton is always a
fine way to spend a January night. A disappointing
run had seen only two league victories since the
start of December, and the Albion were in danger
of slipping away from play-off contenders to mid
table nobodies. Optimism was ripe though, with
£300,000 signing - the most the club had spent
in 25 years - Glen Murray set to make his debut.
We could only pray that handing that amount of
money to Rochdale would not get us a player who
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of Transport: |
Automobiles
were used for tonight's trip to Sixfields, with
Tom Witham taking control of the Witham Mobile
in order to transport Upton, Clayton and Potter
from Brighton, and McCarthy making his way from
Cheltenham
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| Team: |
Mr
Wilkins chose to name a 4-4-2 line up consisting
of: Kuipers,
Whing, El-Abd, Elphick, Richards; Martot,
Thomson, Reid, Cox; Elder, Forster
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| Kit: |
Northampton
appeared in their home kit of claret jerseys
alongside white shorts and white socks. Brighton
were in their home jerseys of blue and white
striped shirts, coupled with away shorts and
socks of all blue. Michel Kuipers wore his aqua
and gold goalkeepers jersey, alongside navy
shorts and socks
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| Dean
Wilkins Attire: |
Mr
Wilkins went back to basics today, wearing a
training outfit alongside his tracksuit. He
rounded this look off with the return of his
white dancing shoes
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| Weather: |
A
cold day in Northamptonshire was soon
complimented by that fine rain - the stuff that
gets you really wet
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| Stadium
Rating: |
Thee
identical stands in height and design make up
the field, along with one larger main stand. A
basic stadium but one that does the job in
League One. 7/10
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| Food
Rating: |
Despite
the hotdogs consisting of the lubricated penis
variety, they were disappointing. Extra marks
are awarded though for the inventive pizza style
wrap on offer. 6/10
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| Entertainment: |
A
halftime crossbar challenge involving children
was both entertaining and ingenious - as
naturally none of them could win the price and
as such the club did not have to pay out any
money for one. 8/10
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| Friendliness
of Locals: |
We
didn't come across many locals personally, but
the few we saw in KFC and around the stadium
seemed of a nice nature. 7/10
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| Standard
of Local Females: |
A
few rough ones were spotted in KFC, but the
women of Northampton seem to have other
activities to do as opposed to watching
football. One can only hope they include cooking
and cleaning. 3/10
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| Steward
Rating: |
Quite
helpful, except for one bearded chap who seemed
to think he was Hitler, bossing his fellow
stewards around and being a bit of a prick in
general. 6/10
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| Flag
Attention: |
The
flag was left in McCarthys car
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| Match
Report: |
Another
disappointing performance from Brighton saw them
slip down to 14th in League One with a 1-0
defeat at Northampton. While the officials
performance could be described as cobblers,
Brighton only had themselves to blame for not
taking the few chances they created. Dean
Wilkins decision to start Nathan Elder over new
signing Glen Murray backfired in superb fashion,
as his side look like they could be in danger of
getting dragged into the wrong end of the table
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| Thought
of the Day: |
While
enjoying a KFC and discussing the notorious work
of Fred West, McCarthy asks around the dinner
table "Can you imagine being raped by a 20
inch garden implement"
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