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SWINDON
TOWN - SATURDAY 15/12/07 |
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| Financial
trouble at the County Ground meant that there
was a possibility that this could be Swindons
last game. It was also the final away match
before Christmas, and a combination of these two
factors meant that the Crocs decided to attend
this match in order to pay homage to the club
that launched Glen Hoddles managerial career,
and gave us such legendary players as Danny
Invincible. |
| Mode
of Transport: |
Tom
Witham traveled from Portsmouth with Sam Upton
in his possession, while McCarthy made the short
journey from his abode in Cheltenham
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| Team: |
Mr
Wilkins went with a 4-4-2 line up of: Kuipers,
Whing, El-Abd, Lynch, Richards; Fraser,
Hammond, O'Callaghan, Robinson; Savage, Forster
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| Kit: |
Swindon
wore their home uniforms of all red, while the
Seagulls combined there home jerseys of blue and
white striped shirts, with the away shorts and
stockings of blue. Michel Kuipers went for his
aqua and gold goalkeepers jersey, coupled with
dark blue shorts and dark blue shorts
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| Dean
Wilkins Attire: |
Mr
Wilkins once again went for a suit coupled with
his trench coat
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| Weather: |
A
clear but freezing cold day was what we were
greeted with in Wiltshire
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| Stadium
Rating: |
Once
the home of Premiership football, the County
Ground is a decent stadium for League One
standard. A large and old main stand is faced by
a newer, two tiered effort. Behind one goal the
home end is housed in a small seated stand with
a rather low roof, while the other end is made
up of an uncovered seated stand, complete with
retro scoreboard. 7/10
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| Food
Rating: |
Tom
Witham was happy with his burger, while McCarthy
also claimed for the hotdog to be of a suitable
standard. However, the lack of ketchup was a let
down. 6/10
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| Entertainment: |
A
half time penalty shoot out was put on, as well
as a large dancing robin. Both of these provided
suitable entertainment to allow fans to take
their mind off how cold it was. 7/10
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| Friendliness
of Locals: |
The
local people we spoke to seemed friendly enough,
especially given the prospect their club could
be days away from folding. 7/10
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| Standard
of Local Females: |
We
saw a decent number of average women in the
Swindon area, although it was not as plentiful
as the Yorkshire region. 6/10
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| Steward
Rating: |
Friendly
inside the stadium and outside. However, the
police were completely over the top in their
attempts to separate the two sets of fans at the
end of the game. 7/10
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| Flag
Attention: |
There
was a lack of positions in which to erect the
flag, and Withams suggestion of attaching it to
the floodlight seemed slightly farfetched
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| Match
Report: |
A
poor and managerless Swindon were easily
dispatched by the visitors from Sussex. It took
only 2 minutes for Nicky Forster to open the
scoring, and Jake Robinson doubled the advantage
with a superb curling effort before half time. A
lackluster second half was rounded off by a
third from captain Dean Hammond to wrap up a
fine win to boost the Albions play-off push
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| Thought
of the Day: |
Tom
Witham questioning if there is a market for a
bicycle shop that also doubles up as a pub
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