PRESTON NORTH END - TUESDAY 05/04/2005

REPORT
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

Tom Witham looks forward to an evening in Preston Scott McCarthy can hardly contain his delight!
These nutritious wine gums went down a treat Tom Witham had this book to make the journey pass, and it even had a waterproof cover to prevent spillages
Scott McCarthy had this fantastic radio. It wasn't working at one point, which made him quite angry. Only then did he discover the headphones were not plugged in Tommy the driver serenades the coach with his angelic tones over the microphone system

Witham looks forward to lunch As does McCarthy. None of your McDonalds rubbish here
Kevin 'The Ape' Ticehurst plays a game in the arcade, as a man looks on Witham poses by the coach
And McCarthy points out this handy information concealed towards the rear of the vehicle The journey wouldn't be complete without a picture with the driver
And they then discus the destination of the day Witham's minidisk player gives hours of entertainment, with songs to sing along to for the journey. Today's favourite being Tina Turner, with 'What's love got to do with it''

It is so inspiring, Witham is tempted to strip *No comment*
This lorry driver only has one hand on the wheel, as he takes a drink We arrive at Deepdale
Tickets are bought, as McCarthy decides Preston should get a glimpse of the pink goalkeepers jersey Into the National Football Museum, and here is an example of some early Subutteo. 
A fine mural of Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup in 1966 These seats were originally in place at Wembley Stadium
The FA Cup that was presented in the 1992 Final The shirt worn by Diego Marradona when he scored the Hand of God goal in the 1986 World Cup
This bit was dedicated to Brighton and Hove Albion fans due to the 2 years of campaigning to get Bill Archer and his board out of the club Inside the stadium, and its hotdogs all round
Tom Witham admires this fine footballing arena And McCarthy can hardly believe he is in Preston
New Stand 1 New Stand 2
Old stand 3l The teams come onto the pitch for the game
Deepdale from the top corner of the away end 2-0 down, and Witham has had enough
McCarthy can't believe how bad things are going The second half is underway, and its soon 3-0
Tom Witham takes this blurred photo quickly, to prove we did get into Preston's half The game finishes 3-0 though
The players applaud the fans And troop off the pitch, knowing they are in the bottom 3
On the way home, and we get a photo of Ape sleeping. Unfortunately, the flash woke him and several people behind him An empty service station at 2 in the morning. Witham poses by this pole
And McCarthy attempts to get his leg up Witham was excited to find out the factory outlet was open. It actually wasn't, but he was still excited
This helicopter could've given hours of fun, but unfortunately we had to mount Liz again for the remainder of the journey