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PRESTON
NORTH END - TUESDAY 05/04/2005 |
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| Lancashire
on a Tuesday night - its a dream come true
really. The 6 hour trip to Preston was a
daunting one to say the least, but the fact that
we would return at 4 in the morning did not put
off the dedicated Crocs on Tour. With Brighton
having lost 5 games in a row prior to this
match, no-one was expecting anything from
play-off chasing Preston, whose Deepdale ground
also holds the National Football Museum |
| Mode
of Transport: |
The
Costa Express was packed to the rafters, as we
mounted Liz for this exciting game |
| Team: |
An
unorthodox 4-5-1 line up of: Blayney, Reid,
Butters, Dolan, Harding, Hart, Carpenter,
Hammond, Oatway, Jones, Virgo |
| Kit: |
Preston
wore a fantastic all white number, that looked
particularly good on Eddie Lewis. The Seagulls
went with the all yellow away strip, while Alan
Blayney wore a green goalkeepers jersey, coupled
with black shorts and stockings |
| Mark
McGhee's Attire: |
With
the warmer weather approaching, Mr McGhee chose
to go with his usual suit, coupled with a white
shirt and no tie |
| Weather: |
A
fine Lancashire evening, with a slight breeze
wafting through the city |
| Stadium
Rating: |
Deepdale
is now a modern footballing arena, apart from
one stand that is so old its fabulous. The
National Football Museum also being at the
stadium gives it even greater prestige. 8/10 |
| Food
Rating: |
Simply
magnificent. The hotdogs inside the stadium were
of mammoth proportions, and well worth the £2.80
paid for them. So much so, McCarthy bought 2.
8/10 |
| Entertainment: |
Nothing
was on offer at all. 0/10 |
| Friendliness
of Locals: |
Extremely
unfriendly. Preston seemed to be full of little
chavs, who took great pleasure in throwing stuff
at our coach as we left the town. -5/10 |
| Standard
of Local Females: |
No
noticeable Preston North End females were around
the stadium. 0/10 |
| Flag
Attention: |
Tom
Stewart did not make today's trip, so the flag
was at home |
| Match
Report: |
Brighton
made it 6 defeats in a row, as they conceded a
6th penalty in their last 5 away games. That was
only the start, as Gary Hart was sent off, and
Preston went onto net 2 more, winning 3-0 to
consolidate their play-off spot, and to push
Brighton into the relegation zone on a dismal
night in Lancashire |
| Thought
of the Day: |
Building
from a previous thought of a circle of men doing
each other from behind, we discussed the
prominence of a figure of 8, and how the joining
part would have to be tightly constructed |
