Vydra's scoring landmark (From Watford Observer)
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Matej Vydra makes Watford history by scoring twice in fifth consecutive league start
4:27pm Monday 28th January 2013 in Sport By Anthony Matthews, Group Sports Editor
Matej Vydra celebrating on Saturday. Picture: Action Images
Matej Vydra wrote a fresh chapter in Hornets history on Saturday when he latched on to Almen Abdi’s pass and lifted the ball beyond Nottingham Forest keeper Karl Darlow to seal Watford’s 3-0 win.
The goal was his second of the game and ensured he scored a brace in his fifth successive league start – an achievement no other Hornets player can match since the club joined the Football League in the 1920/21.
The 20-year-old has now scored 18 goals in 24 league appearances and a look at Trefor Jones’ website, www.watfordarchive.com, reveals his scoring rate is the fifth best in the post-war years.
The legendary Cliff Holton leads the way with 23 goals in his first 24 league matches in the 1959/60 season in which he found the net a club record-breaking 42 times in Division Four.
Holton also shares third spot, scoring 19 times in his first time 24 outings in 1960/61, the same record as Ross Jenkins (1978/79), but once behind his 59/60 team-mate Dennis Uphill on 20.
But the speed with which Vydra has reached 18 is quicker than players including Luther Blissett, Mo Johnston, Paul Furlong and the last Watford striker to score that many in season, Danny Graham, who netted 14 in his first 24 league matches of 2010/11.
Comments(33)
mellow yellow
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5:09pm Mon 28 Jan 13
cliff46
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5:28pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Abdi continues to be pure class and the improvement in Deeney's play is almost unbelivable.
Long may it continue!!
Bringe
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5:31pm Mon 28 Jan 13
that's a goal every 82.3 minutes through out the season.
Bringe
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6:06pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Lol, do that for just his last 6 league appearances it's an incredible 1 goal every 41 minutes
Boosey
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6:53pm Mon 28 Jan 13
How do the other strikers compare with him at this age?
I know one thing for sure, he'll be a very rich man very soon, good luck to him.
stevyweavy
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7:48pm Mon 28 Jan 13
jasonwatford
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8:17pm Mon 28 Jan 13
D.unstable
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8:50pm Mon 28 Jan 13
If you would like to see Lutondown, one of the most enthusiastic, positive, knowledgeable and committed posters on here reinstated please reply to this thread.
Otherwise it will be a huge loss to the enjoyment of this site.
Boosey
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9:04pm Mon 28 Jan 13
More the merrier!
W.O. please reinstate LD, Vialli and Rinaldi please, thank you.
jasonwatford
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9:15pm Mon 28 Jan 13
KeithMercer
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9:27pm Mon 28 Jan 13
D.unstable wrote:We Want our LD back !
Something missing???????
If you would like to see Lutondown, one of the most enthusiastic, positive, knowledgeable and committed posters on here reinstated please reply to this thread.
Otherwise it will be a huge loss to the enjoyment of this site.
WE WANT OUR LD BACK !
WE WANT OUR LD BACK
WE WANT OUR LD BACK
WE WANT OUR LD BACK
And 100 times more !!!!
Hornet Cornet
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9:32pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Boosey
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9:39pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Hornet Cornet wrote:Something to do with Baz, soap and a passage!
Lutondown, whats happened to my buddy? Has someone complained about him? If someone has indeed done that then man-up and admit ut. then me and Unstable will pay you a little visit.
Boosey
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9:51pm Mon 28 Jan 13
U16's pay a quid for Saturday = Biggest home attendance of season.
But we always **** it up when there's a big crowd!
Boosey
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9:58pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Good evening sir I am a Mr Edwards, editor from the Watford Observer( Purely fictional), he replied; One moment. I could hear him walking to the other room which unfortunately made me laugh, I can never carry these jokes through LOL
OliverF1976
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9:28am Tue 29 Jan 13
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DuffmanWFC
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9:41am Tue 29 Jan 13
mk6 hornet
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10:03am Tue 29 Jan 13
OliverF1976
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10:18am Tue 29 Jan 13
mk6 hornet wrote:Even with a 10 point deduction we will still make the play offs
things are going to well i bet the football league hearing messes up our whole season
Ronny oh Ronny Ronny
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10:32am Tue 29 Jan 13
COYHs let's go second tonight!
mk6 hornet
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11:05am Tue 29 Jan 13
OliverF1976 wrote:true but all it takes is to have an off day in the play offs and that is it.We can **** this league if we just get a fine i predict by the birmingham game we will be on the verge of going top
mk6 hornet wrote:Even with a 10 point deduction we will still make the play offs
things are going to well i bet the football league hearing messes up our whole season
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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11:35am Tue 29 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:I'm back, I've been reinstated! Apparently, my 'constant references to fruit ceased to become funny after a while' and 'my reference to 'The Three Mustbequeers' may have warranted a warning, but terminating my account was harsh'.
Vialli and Rinaldi you are invited to have a few beers with myself and LD at the West Herts Club on Saturday before the game, we will be there from 1230.
More the merrier!
W.O. please reinstate LD, Vialli and Rinaldi please, thank you.
Hopefully Vialli and LD are reinstated too as soon as possible!
The Rover
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12:30pm Tue 29 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:I've only got one thing to say to that:-
Boosey wrote:I'm back, I've been reinstated! Apparently, my 'constant references to fruit ceased to become funny after a while' and 'my reference to 'The Three Mustbequeers' may have warranted a warning, but terminating my account was harsh'.
Vialli and Rinaldi you are invited to have a few beers with myself and LD at the West Herts Club on Saturday before the game, we will be there from 1230.
More the merrier!
W.O. please reinstate LD, Vialli and Rinaldi please, thank you.
Hopefully Vialli and LD are reinstated too as soon as possible!
Pineapple
hahahaha!
DuffmanWFC
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12:45pm Tue 29 Jan 13
Harry's Bar
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1:14pm Tue 29 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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1:22pm Tue 29 Jan 13
The Rover wrote:Calm it, you don't want to get blocked by the WO police, you'll feel like a right plum.
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:I've only got one thing to say to that:-
Boosey wrote:I'm back, I've been reinstated! Apparently, my 'constant references to fruit ceased to become funny after a while' and 'my reference to 'The Three Mustbequeers' may have warranted a warning, but terminating my account was harsh'.
Vialli and Rinaldi you are invited to have a few beers with myself and LD at the West Herts Club on Saturday before the game, we will be there from 1230.
More the merrier!
W.O. please reinstate LD, Vialli and Rinaldi please, thank you.
Hopefully Vialli and LD are reinstated too as soon as possible!
Pineapple
hahahaha!
Harry's Bar
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1:27pm Tue 29 Jan 13
lutondown
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2:17pm Tue 29 Jan 13
Anyway glad to be back with my play mates and good to see fruit loop Doug is also! I do miss Vialli, and hope he is released, as he did crack the top joke of the year!
Anyway I'm now off too Bristol and hope I report back another win!
lutondown
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2:19pm Tue 29 Jan 13
lutondown
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2:22pm Tue 29 Jan 13
Hornet Cornet wrote:Calm down Cornet and write me a nice poem, something like that other great English campaigner John Bunyan would write of.
Lutondown, whats happened to my buddy? Has someone complained about him? If someone has indeed done that then man-up and admit ut. then me and Unstable will pay you a little visit.
I'm now immortalised with the likes of Wat Tyler. Alongside my faithful minions, Vialli and Rinaldi. One for all and.......! Lol
lutondown
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2:23pm Tue 29 Jan 13
Harry's Bar wrote:That'd be nuts 'arry
You are going to get him barred again.
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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2:28pm Tue 29 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:I resent that minion tag, there should be a level playing field in this triumvirate! Good to be back anyway, although we may have to lay off the fruit puns for a while haha.
Hornet Cornet wrote:Calm down Cornet and write me a nice poem, something like that other great English campaigner John Bunyan would write of.
Lutondown, whats happened to my buddy? Has someone complained about him? If someone has indeed done that then man-up and admit ut. then me and Unstable will pay you a little visit.
I'm now immortalised with the likes of Wat Tyler. Alongside my faithful minions, Vialli and Rinaldi. One for all and.......! Lol
DuffmanWFC says...
4:40pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Hope so as Vydra could easily bag 25+ goals this season if he stays injury/suspension free!