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Big things for little people…
I saw children physically shaking with excitement as they patiently stood in line to take a penalty against Fernando Forestieri. (Insert your on diving gag here). I saw Gianfranco Zola watching on, encouraging, celebrating with those who were successful, smiling with and high-fiving those that weren’t. I saw autograph books being filled up, players taking the time to talk to both kids and parents alike. I saw children explaining to their Mums exactly who had signed their shirt where.
A bit before Derby @ home
From time to time we may do a short mini podcast that we call “From The Rookery End in Shorts”. Listen to the first one below where we have a question for you.
Silence is Golden
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COMPETITION: Marvin’s England U21 Shirt
This is an amazing prize, so as you might expect, you’re going to have to work for it. When we spoke with Marvin recently, we asked him to name his favourite Watford team, comprising players that he played with during his time at Vicarage Road. All you have to do to win, is match Marvin’s selection!
The morning after the night before..
That said, Gianfranco Zola and I differ in many ways. There are a lot of things that he has done that I haven’t. Among them, making 629 club appearances and picking up 31 International caps during a playing career that spanned over two decades. He’s also managed in the Premier League. It’s fair to say our footballing experiences have been slightly different. A glittering career and a (well deserved) reputation as one of the nicest men in football shouldn’t mean he is exempt from criticism of course, but I must confess to being shocked at the level of abuse headed Zola’s way in the wake of Watford’s defeat at Bristol City.
Your new favourite Watford goal.
Every Watford fan has a list of their favourite hornet goals. The team goal, that Cris Battocchio finished off, against Huddersfield on 19th January 2013 is bound to be added to a list or two. Here, in pictorial form, is that majestic goal.
No-one likes us…
On the flip side, however, a few people have started to sit up and take notice, recognising that this is a genuinely exciting team that has a lot of potential – the clinical dismantling of Brighton live on Sky over Christmas certainly caught the attention of those who may previously have dismissed the Hornets as an irrelevance. There are still those who choose to question and criticise Watford and their owners though, so I think it’s an opportune time to ask my original question again. No-one likes us. Should we care?…
(Original article written October 2012)
Diving. It’s time to take a look at ourselves.
Mr Tumble. Falling over is no laughing matter. Good grief this is tiresome. The weekend’s football was once again shrouded in controversy – an ill judged red card ruined my afternoon’s entertainment at Vicarage Road, whilst elsewhere, Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale were embarrassing themselves with a pair of breath-taking, gravity-defying tumbles. Whilst Hornets fans […]
