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  • Leeds set to look again at Byram's dismissal

    Dave Hockaday said Leeds United will look at video footage of Sam Byram’s red card after the defender was sent off late in the 4-1 defeat against Watford this afternoon but claimed he did not see the incident. Following Giuseppe Bellusci’s dismissal

  • Forestieri stars as nine-man Leeds thumped

    There was no evidence of the issues that dogged Watford’s build-up to the game as the Hornets rose to second in the fledgling Championship table after thumping nine-man Leeds United 4-1 at Vicarage Road. Head coach Beppe Sannino had come into the

  • Pigeon's message to pop group Bros

    A cheeky racing pigeon took time off on Monday to stroll into a Rickmansworth record shop and leave an impromptu message by the latest Bros single. Owner of Strawberry Fields Record Shop, Mrs Chris Holwill, said: “He looked at the cover of Bros

  • HALF-TIME: Tamas own goal ensures Leeds go in level

    A sliced clearance into his own net by Gabriel Tamas ensured Watford and Leeds United went into half-time level at Vicarage Road this afternoon. Hornets head coach Beppe Sannino made four changes to his starting XI as Daniel Pudil, Daniel Tozser

  • Theatre company receives grant for latest production

    Elstree Productions Theatre Company has received more than £200 of council cash to go towards their latest production. The theatre company will be performing "A Slice of Saturday Night" at the Radlett Centre in October. Money was given to the

  • Discuss the action as Watford take on Leeds

    The Watford Observer is hoping fans will enjoy interacting pre-match, during the game and after the final whistle has blown on our website. Twitter users can contribute just by adding the #WatfordFC hashtag and for those of you not on the social

  • Date set for Taylor to re-name stand in his honour

    Graham Taylor will re-name a stand in his honour when Watford take on Cardiff City at Vicarage Road on Saturday, November 29. The former Watford manager will be joined by members of his family when the Rous Stand is officially re-titled in front

  • Penfold Park professional wins PGA Super 60s Championship

    Penfold Park PGA professional Murray White and amateur John Griffin battled stormy conditions to win the PGA Super 60s Championship at Thorpeness by two shots. The pair overcame heavy wind and rain, which caused dropped shots throughout the field

  • Opposition profile: Leeds United

    Leeds United’s start to the season has not been exactly what their new owner Massimo Cellino would have expected. Whilst the club’s president has set his sights on promotion by the end of next season, his team’s first three Championship games have

  • On this date in Watford FC history

    Saturday, August 23, 1958 Watford faced their first game in the newly-formed fourth division, having finished 16th the previous season in the final third division (south) table. The opposition was provided by Southport, one of 11 new league

  • August 23, 1991

    A team of archaeologists is rescuing the prehistoric remains of a Neolithic settlement in the path of the A41 by-pass near Kings Langley. Part of the settlement was discovered only a few hundred yards from where Minister for Roads and Traffic Christopher