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Ask not what your club can do for you…
Watford V Palace. 7:45pm. Tonight.
The state we're in…
In the population stakes, Watford (120,960) is sandwiched between Gloucester (123,205) and Rotherham (117,262). Birmingham or Manchester we are not.
Lonely Hearts Football Clubs
I wasn’t surprised when Watford Chairman Graham Taylor told last nights Fans Forum that our major shareholder Lord Ashcroft wanted to sell his 37.16% stake when it becomes a “Sellable Investment”.
East Stand Fat Club
Watford’s all-but-empty East Stand was always going to be a big talking points at last nights Fans’ Forum. And it only took until the first question from the floor for it to be brought up.
"Watford People"
Watford aren’t alone in being owned by those without a heartfelt interest, but the financially motivated unrest that is in evidence right across the footballing spectrum, from the splendour of Old Trafford to the blood and thunder of Roots Hall, didn’t make it any easier to stomach. This is Watford. A community club. Home of the family terrace. Home of the Junior Hornets. A safe and happy place. Or at least it was…
How many points to stay up?
Last week the Watford Observer reported that Malky Mackay had said 52 points is everyone’s target in the division as it makes you safe. It got me thinking… is he correct?
Footballing food for thought…
“If you could have any four dinner guests – who would they be?”
Watford 2-0 Bristol City
The second half was slightly different. Watford seemed to take their foot off the gas and it made for a slightly uncomfortable watch at times. The Watford midfield might have been giving up the ball, but Bristol were never a real threat and the Watford defence held them back nicely. Since the introduction of Taylor at centre back we seem to be much steadier ship and we’ve only let in 1 goal in the last 3 games.
Who cares wins…
We’ve had a brief stint in the limelight, we’ve been in Europe and played at Wembley. Not many fans of clubs our size can say that. What pleases me most of all is that when all is said and done, we are far, far removed from the Sky Sports generation and all the ghastly hype that goes with it.
Watford 3-0 Sheffield United – Dominant
Going into the game I was a little wary of Watford winning a convincingly. It was exactly what we need to get us back to the form we had in October and November, but Sheffield United aren’t normally an easy team to play – How wrong I was.