SUNDERLAND - SATURDAY 30/10/2004

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Oh yes! The greatest match of the season. It was a 16 hour journey there and back to Sunderland. So what better way to prepare for it than not going to sleep the night before, instead chosing to play some of the greatest board games ever seen. The 'George McCartney Themed Evening' was only ruined by the fact the inspirational Sunderland defender was injured for Saturdays game. So, just for you lucky people, we were awake for over 24 hours to capture these photos from the Stadium of Light

Tom Witham's humble abode was the choice of venue for this exciting evening/mornings entertainment And he soon whipped out both Guess Who and Bingo
McCarthy turns the ball machine in this tense game of bingo These handy green things allowed you to known which numbers you had had calledl
Tom Witham gives it a turn as well But the game is soon over, Tom Stewart being the victor. He can hardly contain his delight
Tom Witham shows off his balls Stewart kisses the ball drawer, which turned out to be lucky for him tonight
Next up is Guess Who. Witham is excited about this one McCarthy looks forward to the big game in the red corner
You can cut the tension with a knife in this game between Witham and McCarthy And McCarthy is defeated, Witham showing extreme delight at his triumph
Next up, Witham takes on Tom Stewart. The famous Crocs flag used as a table cloth No games night would be complete without hob nobs

Nor some cheese straws McCarthy returns to the Guess Who arena
But yet again, Tom Stewart comes out on top, with the most wins overall And he soon tours the living room on a lap of honour
Now came the main event, as Monopoly was whipped out You could cut the tension with a knife
Tom Witham took on the key role as banker The now legendary McCarthy Industries timepiece shows us that it was 2.17am, and that the Crocs would have to leave in just over 2 hours
A novel moment occurred, when somehow all 3 participants ended up in jail The game approached its conclusion, with Tom Stewart going onto triumph
McCarthy was well out of it, as he ran up a debt of £2660 after taking out a loan The now legendary McCarthy Industries timepiece shows us it was 3:14am when Guess Who was brought back out
Stewart and Witham continue to battle it out in a thrilling game The now legendary McCarthy Industries timepiece shows us it was 4:30am when these loyal Brighton fans set off for the coach station, at the end of a marvelous evening/mornings entertainment