LIONEL AINSWORTH was delighted to be reunited with Martin Hunter and Dick Bates last week.

Signed on loan from Hereford last Thursday with a view to landing a permanent move in January, the 20-year-old winger is looking forward to working with Watford's first-team coach and technical director who he first met during his time with the England Under-17s and Under-19s.

"I didn't know they were both here so to have that sort of experience at a club is great," said the Nottingham-born wide man.

"Theo Robinson and Toumani Diagouraga have told me a little bit about training being different but it's always going to be different as manager's have got different ways of doing things," he added. "Aidy has had a couple of one-on-one chats with me and he seems great. He told me what he wants to do for the team and the club."

Called off the bench at the weekend and then left out of the 16 altogether on Tuesday night, Ainsworth is keen to rediscover the form that led to him being selected in the same England youth side as Theo Walcott.

"I played for Unbeer-19s with Theo," he said. "He was up front and I came on on the right wing. He is a good player to play with and if you put the ball over the top he is going to get it."