|
READING
- SATURDAY 10/12/2005 |
|
|
|
IMAGES
| VIDEOS |
| Reading
are a club on the up - and a swanky new stadium,
a chairman with a load of money, and a team that
sits proudly on top of the Championship. Compare
this to what Brighton have, and not much was
expected from the trip to the Madjeski Stadium,
only the chance to sing abusive songs at Steve
Coppell |
| Mode
of Transport: |
Tom
Witham was at the cockpit of the Witham Mobile
for this journey into Royal Berkshire |
| Team: |
A
bizarre 5-4-1 line up of: Blayney, Hart,
Butters, G.Elphick, El-Abd, Reid; Carole,
Oatway, Hammond, Frutos; Knight. |
| Kit: |
Reading
were in their home colours of blue and white
hooped shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. In
order to avoid a color clash, Brighton wore
their away kit of all maroon, while Alan Blayney
opted for the Tour de France goalkeepers jersey
of yellow, black and white |
| Mark
McGhee's Attire: |
Mr
McGhee was obviously feeling the cold at one of
his old clubs, choosing to wear his black anorak
for one of the first times this season, combined
with black suit trousers and shoes |
| Weather: |
A
little bit of a December chill could be felt
across Berkshire, but the sun was out and it was
dry |
| Stadium
Rating: |
The
Madjeski is a fine arena with good facilities.
Although a new stadium, it is not of the standard
design found at most grounds, and offers
something slightly different. 7/10 |
| Food
Rating: |
Hotdogs
inside the ground were of an extremely high
standard, although this may of been due to the
fact that both McCarthy and Kane were under the
influence of alcohol when testing them |
| Entertainment: |
There
was nothing on offer before or at half time from
what could be seen. A poor effort in the end.
1/10 |
| Friendliness
of Locals: |
We
did not really have much time to socialise with
the people of Reading, although they seemed good
natured and refrained from the usual homophobic
abuse. One man in the BP garage was particularly
kind . 7/10 |
| Standard
of Local Females: |
Reading
seemed to be devoid of females, and as such this
rating is therefore void for this week. 1/10 |
| Steward
Rating: |
We
did not really have much trouble with the
stewards, being asked to sit down once and then
giving up was a bonus. 7/10 |
| Flag
Attention: |
The
flag received a large amount of attention from
its position of being tied at the back of the
stand. The wind blowing through meant that it
was blowing around somewhat, which only
heightened the appeal that a huge pink seagull
can have |
| Match
Report: |
Mark
McGhee's attempt to defend against Reading
backfired miserably, as the league leaders ran
riot, scoring 5 goals past hapless Brighton. The
rout started with a strange own goal from
Charlie Oatway, and was added to by a Dave
Kitson hat-trick and one for Steve Hunt. A
miserable day was completed for the Albion when
20 year old Gary Elphick was sent off on his
first league start |
| Thought
of the Day: |
After
Tom Witham was in the wrong lane at a roundabout
and then decided to blame the driver who was in
the correct lane with a wanker sign, we pondered
about what the point was in having motorway
lanes if people used them correctly all the time |
