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SHEFFIELD
WEDNESDAY - MONDAY 24/10/2005 |
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Monday night in the steel city of Sheffield, the
very place that The Full Monty was filmed is
enough to get any mans blood flow going. So to
think that the famous Hillsborough ground was
our destination, for a match that would be
beamed to the nation on Sky was enough to have a
full erection going in the Witham Mobile, as we
explored Sheffield, culminating in the climax of
Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton |
| Mode
of Transport: |
Tom
Witham drove to this one, as the Witham Mobile
negotiated tricky conditions on the M1 |
| Team: |
A
4-4-2 line up of: Henderson, Hart, Butters,
McShane, Reid; Carole, Oatway, Hammond, Frutos;
Robinson, Knight |
| Kit: |
Sheffield
Wednesday went for a stylish blue and white
number, complimented with black shorts and black
stockings. Brighton countered this with their
away kit of maroon shirts with matching shorts
and stockings. Wayne Henderson chose to wear the
Tour De France jersey in goal of yellow, black
and white, with black shorts and black stockings |
| Mark
McGhee's Attire: |
Mark
McGhee went for a somewhat unorthodox uniform of
white and burgundy tracksuit jumper, and
tracksuit trousers. This was due to the fact
that he had a 'hands-on' role in the evenings
pre-game warm up |
| Weather: |
Blustery
at times, with light drizzle during the match |
| Stadium
Rating: |
What
can you say about Hillsborough. It is something
special - a modern stadium inside, holding up to
40,000, but unlike modern grounds it has that
historical quality to it due to its age. Looked
even more impressive under lights. 9/10 |
| Food
Rating: |
A
chicken balti pie went down quite well for
McCarthy, despite the fact he had enjoyed a
curry prior to the game. Tom Witham also found
his burger to be particularly tasteful. 7/10 |
| Entertainment: |
Poor.
Their was none on offer. The only thing that
could be classed as entertainment was the music
to which the teams emerged, which consisted of
Fatboy Slim remixed with what can only be
described as a rather loud fire alarm. 3/10 |
| Friendliness
of Locals: |
After
dining in a Yorkshire pub, and taking in the
joys of the shopping center Meadowhall, we found
the locals to be particularly friendly and
helpful. 7/10 |
| Standard
of Local Females: |
Many
attractive women, both young and old were seen
in and around the ground, which was most
pleasing. 8/10 |
| Steward
Rating: |
Rather
poor. The stewards felt the need to eject one
man for just standing up and telling the team
exactly what he thought of them. Quite over the
top 2/10 |
| Flag
Attention: |
The
flag was not placed within the stadium, instead
Scott McCarthy chose to wear it as a robe. 3/10 |
| Match
Report: |
A
shocking performance in front of the Sky cameras
saw Sheffield Wednesday take the lead. They
should of scored several times more, before Mark
McGhee's shrewd decision to throw on Colin
Kazim-Richards paid off, as the Coca Cola Kid
headed in a last minute equaliser to earn
Brighton a point |
| Thought
of the Day: |
We
discussed the merits of all of the candidates
for the Tory Party Leadership, deciding that
David Cameron must have a huge penis, so is
clearly the man for the job. |
