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How to make a Danny vest
Well, here is the From The Rookery End guide to making a Danny Graham inspired vest – Cue the “Vision On” music and calming voiceover!
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Next season is his Testimonial Year and we at From The Rookery End will be celebrating his time as a Hornet. He recently tweeted asking for your ideas. So if you’ve got any ideas then please send them in. Comment below or send us an email podcast@fromtherookeryend.com.
Summer Holiday
Summer, such as it is in England, is almost upon us. Good news for lovers of BBQs, music festivals, lazy evenings in the garden and the sun. (The planet, not the newspaper.) The onset of summer isn’t greeted quite so enthusiastically by one part of the population however. For us football fans the summer months are a twilight zone, a never ending barren wasteland, devoid of the highs and lows we are treated to when following the Hornets.
The ticket price tightrope…
It was therefore going to be a tricky decision when setting Season ticket prices this year. The club is reliant on Season ticket sales as an important part of their income, but as we all know, there is life away from football and that life is becoming increasingly expensive. Making the prices appealing enough to persuade people to part with their cash, whilst also covering costs and making a profit is a financial balancing act, but with the announcement of the 2011/12 prices, it looks like our club have pulled it off.
DANNY’S ON BOARD WITH WEAR A VEST DAY
The last home game of the season will see us entertain QPR and whilst it looks like they will be having a promotion party of their own, as we told you back in March, we see no reason why we shouldn’t have some fun too. So, in a bid to show our support and appreciation for the efforts our boys have put in this year, this fixture is to be the first ever…
The Takeover: Time to talk
This figure is important for a number of reasons. Firstly, it means that those who have so far decided not to sell their shares, no longer have a choice. Mr Bassini now has a right to purchase all remaining shares. Secondly, this means that Laurence Bassini is now in sole control of Watford Football Club. He’s our new owner. In my eyes, this means that we as fans now have the right to start expecting answers.
90 minutes in another man’s shoes
My brother Andy is equally indiscriminate about the sporting events he attends (he went to Stevenage V Aldershot on Saturday!), so he was only too happy to join me on a slightly random jaunt to Wembley stadium. It quickly became apparent that we weren’t going to be the only neutrals there that day – a family of four were on the same train as us, proudly clutching Club Wembley passes. As a relatively new father, I have quickly adopted the famous Dad trait of talking to absolutely anyone and quickly engaged the Wembley bound family in a brief chat. I asked the kids who they thought they would win. ‘Dunno’ came the response, ‘Who’s playing?’
Sent to Coventry
Here at FTRE towers we were delighted to hear from a talented fellow Hornet called Michael who runs the excellent Regista blog. Michael sent us his views on his first trip to the Ricoh Arena to see Watford come unstuck against Coventry and also talks about our hopes for the rest of the season.
FTRE: OPEN LETTER TO MR B
Today (Friday 8th April 2011) The Watford Observer published an open letter to you with some really big questions about your takeover of Watford Football Club. We’d really like you to answer these questions. We want this takeover to happen and then for things at the club to settle down. The points and questions that The Watford Observer have brought up are very important to Watford fans and having answers for them will make us all feel a little more comfy. We’ve had a few turbulent years and we really want a stable club that can get itself sorted 100% and continue to grow on and off the pitch in the coming years.