Napoli striker linked with Watford loan (From Watford Observer)
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Highly-rated Napoli youngster Soma Novothny attracting interest from Watford according to player's father
4:02pm Thursday 31st January 2013 in Sport
Watford could strike a loan deal for highly-rated Napoli striker Soma Novothny, according to the player's father.
Novothny, 18, is being linked with several clubs in Europe but could be tempted to link up with former Napoli coach Dodo Sormani - who now works at the Hornets.
"It seems that Soma will play in the under-age team at Napoli but there is a chance that he will go to another team on loan - maybe in Serie A or Serie B," father Otto Novthny told Hungarian daily Kisalfold.
"But it is also possible that my son will go to another country. Hoffenheim are interested in him as well as FC Zurich and Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk).
"But his former coach at Napoli works as Zola's assistant at Watford and he'd like Soma to sign there on loan."
Comments(54)
StuWFC
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4:15pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Please go read his Hungarian Wiki entry, so funny to read translated into English.
jasonwatford
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4:18pm Thu 31 Jan 13
andyhooked
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4:19pm Thu 31 Jan 13
AngelHornet
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4:52pm Thu 31 Jan 13
aussihornet
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4:56pm Thu 31 Jan 13
chrisptrifle
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5:00pm Thu 31 Jan 13
StuWFC wrote:I wonder if we will ever see him play adult league and into orbit around Watford :P
wouldn't be a bad deal, seems quite prolific and has a bit of pace from what i've seen of him.
Please go read his Hungarian Wiki entry, so funny to read translated into English.
lutondown
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5:00pm Thu 31 Jan 13
DuffmanWFC
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5:03pm Thu 31 Jan 13
I would rather we try to tie down Abdi, Vydra, Pudil and Ekstrand!
We have a good squad and if we do need any type of player it's a pacey wideman who could play on either flank!
mattymashup
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5:06pm Thu 31 Jan 13
None have signed
Best news has been Danny g goin Sunderland.
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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5:07pm Thu 31 Jan 13
AngelHornet wrote:Based on what? I suppose you studied the Hungarian First Division of 2011 in great detail did you? He could be better than all 4 of our forwards for all you know.
Hardly one for the promotion push
Mangoputney
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5:08pm Thu 31 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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5:11pm Thu 31 Jan 13
aussihornet wrote:The disappointment of not signing anyone is still better than the disappointment of having to sell our key players (Marvin Sordell last January).
Watford, don't be a bore, at least announce something exciting today, doesn't need to be 12 signings obviously, just one loan into Perm or new exciting addition, just ONE will do :-/
Mangoputney
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5:20pm Thu 31 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Exactly - if Vydra or the others go nowhere then Result! No doubt most of these players want premiership guarantee before agreeing to stay! They know what they have to do and will act in our favour against complacency! Win win.....
aussihornet wrote:The disappointment of not signing anyone is still better than the disappointment of having to sell our key players (Marvin Sordell last January).
Watford, don't be a bore, at least announce something exciting today, doesn't need to be 12 signings obviously, just one loan into Perm or new exciting addition, just ONE will do :-/
lutondown
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5:21pm Thu 31 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Infinitely
aussihornet wrote:The disappointment of not signing anyone is still better than the disappointment of having to sell our key players (Marvin Sordell last January).
Watford, don't be a bore, at least announce something exciting today, doesn't need to be 12 signings obviously, just one loan into Perm or new exciting addition, just ONE will do :-/
lutondown
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5:22pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Mangoputney wrote:Some hankering for headliners like Illewumo, Garner, Forsyth in etc etc
Not really bothered about lack of signings. The players are signed to our 'Godfathers' and will do as they are told! They will then either perform well and prove their worth to the Trilogy of clubs or go Mia! Don't just be interested in our signings - look at what the sister clubs sign as well as this will have a knock on effect down the food chain (not talking fruit & veg or eggs here)
And Buckley, Cowie, Graham etc out!
I prefer today
SAHornet
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5:43pm Thu 31 Jan 13
bushey tales
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5:44pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Mangoputney
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5:56pm Thu 31 Jan 13
bushey tales wrote:There's no rush to sign these players - they are all Club Pozzo so unless they move away from the Pozzo empire then they are probably more than likely staying until end of season.Signing permanently probably depends upon whether we are in premier league or not!
A month ago these boards were awash with well-informed club 'insiders' notifying us that five, six or seven (depending on who you believe) of the loan signings would be converted into permanent deals. Any who doubted were muppets. Well it's now 5.45 on Deadline Day and maybe those deals will still get done this evening, but what if they don't? Does it matter a toss whether their registrations are owned by Udinese, Granada or Watford? The Pozzo's can, and presumably will, sell whoever they like, whenever they like and there's nothing we can do to change that. That's the business plan. As others have said, far better this situation than the one which prevailed when we travelled to Millwall 12 months ago tonight. Mind you, that Forestieri deal does look increasingly odd. Quite apart from the extraordinary contractual term, why just him?
Eastsussexhornet
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6:29pm Thu 31 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Only 30 mins to go now Lutondown! Vydra to Spurs - Novothny in!
Mangoputney wrote:Some hankering for headliners like Illewumo, Garner, Forsyth in etc etc
Not really bothered about lack of signings. The players are signed to our 'Godfathers' and will do as they are told! They will then either perform well and prove their worth to the Trilogy of clubs or go Mia! Don't just be interested in our signings - look at what the sister clubs sign as well as this will have a knock on effect down the food chain (not talking fruit & veg or eggs here)
And Buckley, Cowie, Graham etc out!
I prefer today
lutondown
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6:30pm Thu 31 Jan 13
bushey tales wrote:Ah you and Fessi, your becoming like a deranged stalker.
A month ago these boards were awash with well-informed club 'insiders' notifying us that five, six or seven (depending on who you believe) of the loan signings would be converted into permanent deals. Any who doubted were muppets. Well it's now 5.45 on Deadline Day and maybe those deals will still get done this evening, but what if they don't? Does it matter a toss whether their registrations are owned by Udinese, Granada or Watford? The Pozzo's can, and presumably will, sell whoever they like, whenever they like and there's nothing we can do to change that. That's the business plan. As others have said, far better this situation than the one which prevailed when we travelled to Millwall 12 months ago tonight. Mind you, that Forestieri deal does look increasingly odd. Quite apart from the extraordinary contractual term, why just him?
No, what people reported back Wails was what Nani and Duxbury quoted at club forum, if the club want the loanees, and the loanees want to stay then the deal will take place. This is the case for Fessi.
I know you hanker for the days of Bas, Bonser and Petchey, and I really wish you would take your miserable persona off in search of them.
And question Old relic, why is Forresteris deal any stranger than Murrays? If you went to Bristol, you'd know the fans choice of player, the one who was actually trying to earn his wages.
lutondown
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6:31pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Eastsussexhornet wrote:Join a forum with Wails. You'd love it together.
lutondown wrote:Only 30 mins to go now Lutondown! Vydra to Spurs - Novothny in!
Mangoputney wrote:Some hankering for headliners like Illewumo, Garner, Forsyth in etc etc
Not really bothered about lack of signings. The players are signed to our 'Godfathers' and will do as they are told! They will then either perform well and prove their worth to the Trilogy of clubs or go Mia! Don't just be interested in our signings - look at what the sister clubs sign as well as this will have a knock on effect down the food chain (not talking fruit & veg or eggs here)
And Buckley, Cowie, Graham etc out!
I prefer today
Mangoputney
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6:32pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Eastsussexhornet wrote:Pretty sure Vydra would rather Udi than Spurs!
lutondown wrote:Only 30 mins to go now Lutondown! Vydra to Spurs - Novothny in!
Mangoputney wrote:Some hankering for headliners like Illewumo, Garner, Forsyth in etc etc
Not really bothered about lack of signings. The players are signed to our 'Godfathers' and will do as they are told! They will then either perform well and prove their worth to the Trilogy of clubs or go Mia! Don't just be interested in our signings - look at what the sister clubs sign as well as this will have a knock on effect down the food chain (not talking fruit & veg or eggs here)
And Buckley, Cowie, Graham etc out!
I prefer today
Boosey
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6:34pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey
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6:45pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!
DuffmanWFC
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6:54pm Thu 31 Jan 13
You can't complain about there desire or performances as they are capable of premier league football!
Maybe this is a good thing as they are enjoying it here and the best outcome for everyone would be promotion followed by permenant signings and also we should of shipped out all the dead wood that is still lingering around!
jasonwatford
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6:59pm Thu 31 Jan 13
3Lions4Ever
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7:16pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Eastsussexhornet
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7:34pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Mangoputney wrote:Sorry, not sure what you mean. Anyway, you're right so far. I hope you continue to be.
Eastsussexhornet wrote:Pretty sure Vydra would rather Udi than Spurs!
lutondown wrote:Only 30 mins to go now Lutondown! Vydra to Spurs - Novothny in!
Mangoputney wrote:Some hankering for headliners like Illewumo, Garner, Forsyth in etc etc
Not really bothered about lack of signings. The players are signed to our 'Godfathers' and will do as they are told! They will then either perform well and prove their worth to the Trilogy of clubs or go Mia! Don't just be interested in our signings - look at what the sister clubs sign as well as this will have a knock on effect down the food chain (not talking fruit & veg or eggs here)
And Buckley, Cowie, Graham etc out!
I prefer today
Eastsussexhornet
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7:37pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Eastsussexhornet wrote:That was meant for Lutondown!!!
Mangoputney wrote:Sorry, not sure what you mean. Anyway, you're right so far. I hope you continue to be.
Eastsussexhornet wrote:Pretty sure Vydra would rather Udi than Spurs!
lutondown wrote:Only 30 mins to go now Lutondown! Vydra to Spurs - Novothny in!
Mangoputney wrote:Some hankering for headliners like Illewumo, Garner, Forsyth in etc etc
Not really bothered about lack of signings. The players are signed to our 'Godfathers' and will do as they are told! They will then either perform well and prove their worth to the Trilogy of clubs or go Mia! Don't just be interested in our signings - look at what the sister clubs sign as well as this will have a knock on effect down the food chain (not talking fruit & veg or eggs here)
And Buckley, Cowie, Graham etc out!
I prefer today
lutondown
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8:03pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:Blakey, you get my emails? I'm filling your coach up. Quid for a kid. 49 kids going..lol ;-) new mong bus!
Boosey wrote:Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!
craig239
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8:06pm Thu 31 Jan 13
lutondown
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8:08pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey
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8:42pm Thu 31 Jan 13
DuffmanWFC wrote:Dead wood mentioned, plank!
Maybe our best loan players are going to leave it till the end of the season before signing permenant deals? You can't complain about there desire or performances as they are capable of premier league football! Maybe this is a good thing as they are enjoying it here and the best outcome for everyone would be promotion followed by permenant signings and also we should of shipped out all the dead wood that is still lingering around!
lutondown
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8:43pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:You called?
DuffmanWFC wrote:Dead wood mentioned, plank!
Maybe our best loan players are going to leave it till the end of the season before signing permenant deals? You can't complain about there desire or performances as they are capable of premier league football! Maybe this is a good thing as they are enjoying it here and the best outcome for everyone would be promotion followed by permenant signings and also we should of shipped out all the dead wood that is still lingering around!
Boosey
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9:07pm Thu 31 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Quid for a kid? Lucky Jimmy not around anymore!
Boosey wrote:Blakey, you get my emails? I'm filling your coach up. Quid for a kid. 49 kids going..lol ;-) new mong bus!Boosey wrote: We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
Mangoputney
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9:11pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:Dan has got a new tracksuit and he was also spotted buying some Cuban cigars earlier today
lutondown wrote:Quid for a kid? Lucky Jimmy not around anymore!
Boosey wrote:Blakey, you get my emails? I'm filling your coach up. Quid for a kid. 49 kids going..lol ;-) new mong bus!Boosey wrote: We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
Boosey
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9:14pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Mangoputney wrote:I heard he's lining up Vialli!
Boosey wrote:Dan has got a new tracksuit and he was also spotted buying some Cuban cigars earlier todaylutondown wrote:Quid for a kid? Lucky Jimmy not around anymore!Boosey wrote:Blakey, you get my emails? I'm filling your coach up. Quid for a kid. 49 kids going..lol ;-) new mong bus!Boosey wrote: We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
KeithMercer
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9:17pm Thu 31 Jan 13
lutondown
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9:17pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:No talking about Chris please
Mangoputney wrote:I heard he's lining up Vialli!
Boosey wrote:Dan has got a new tracksuit and he was also spotted buying some Cuban cigars earlier todaylutondown wrote:Quid for a kid? Lucky Jimmy not around anymore!Boosey wrote:Blakey, you get my emails? I'm filling your coach up. Quid for a kid. 49 kids going..lol ;-) new mong bus!Boosey wrote: We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
I'll get banned
Boosey
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9:23pm Thu 31 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Loach to sign, to cut out 35 yard goals!
Boosey wrote:No talking about Chris please I'll get bannedMangoputney wrote:I heard he's lining up Vialli!Boosey wrote:Dan has got a new tracksuit and he was also spotted buying some Cuban cigars earlier todaylutondown wrote:Quid for a kid? Lucky Jimmy not around anymore!Boosey wrote:Blakey, you get my emails? I'm filling your coach up. Quid for a kid. 49 kids going..lol ;-) new mong bus!Boosey wrote: We are signing 6 new players and they are going straight into the first 11 tomorrow!Sorry, I'm getting excited. tomorrow? Saturday!
AngelHornet
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10:01pm Thu 31 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Well Done!
AngelHornet wrote:Based on what? I suppose you studied the Hungarian First Division of 2011 in great detail did you? He could be better than all 4 of our forwards for all you know.
Hardly one for the promotion push
MJ1
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10:07pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Even more pressure on GFZ to rotate players to keep them happy and defeats for an unsettled team.
BTW see Ipswich cancelled Nathan Ellington's contract today after just 3 starts in 18 months and an unproductive loan spell. Quoted in Sporting Life Ellington said: "“I’d like to find a new club as quickly as possible really because you don’t want to miss out on playing and training for too long because you need to keep your sharpness up."
JohnnyHornet
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10:20pm Thu 31 Jan 13
MJ1 wrote:Bless him, wonder who the next twit will be that falls for that old yarn.
Like we need anothe on loan player!
Even more pressure on GFZ to rotate players to keep them happy and defeats for an unsettled team.
BTW see Ipswich cancelled Nathan Ellington's contract today after just 3 starts in 18 months and an unproductive loan spell. Quoted in Sporting Life Ellington said: "“I’d like to find a new club as quickly as possible really because you don’t want to miss out on playing and training for too long because you need to keep your sharpness up."
HemelHornet
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11:07pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Bush Hornet
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11:23pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Andrew1963
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11:25pm Thu 31 Jan 13
Boosey
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11:45pm Thu 31 Jan 13
KeithMercer
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12:03am Fri 1 Feb 13
Must just also say how much I want QPR to be relegated, that is no way to run a football club and thank god we do not have owners like that .
@ChrisBottom16
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8:32am Fri 1 Feb 13
I'd like to make two point's tat i think most people are missing.
1 - Fernando Forrestieri, asked as early as October to stay as he has moved around clubs, town's and contries since he was 14, when he 1st left home for Newell's Old Boy's and he just wanted to settle down as he love's Watford as a town and the people in it. That is clear to see.
2 - The remaing loan's wage's are payed in full buy Udinese and Granada. We have 11 loan's from Udinese and Granada, of which we wanted 9 to sign yesterday. Now they will be on around £8,000 minimum... (some will be more, some less).
Now that's an extra £72,000 a week... an extra £288,000 a month and an extra £3,3456,000 a year.
Now... why would you add another £3 million pounds to your yearly expenditure, especialy as when as a club we are making a yearly loss... It make's no business sense.
If we wait until the summer and we go up we recieve between £50-90 million in TV revenue, and then make the signing's... this makes sense to me. When the Pozzo's came in, one of the main thing's they wanted to do was make the club solvent, by doing it this way they are keeping their word.
@ChrisBottom16
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8:58am Fri 1 Feb 13
His name is Jakub Kosecki. He is 22, Polish playing for Legia Warsaw. He can either player as a central midfielder, a winger or just off the striker. He is 5"6 but is fairly strong.
His assests are... Amazing pace, very similar to Vydra in the way he accelerates past player's. He has amazing technique. A great passer with incredably good vision and score's a fair few goals.
Here is a YouTube link... http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=8z6pEOIrp
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If the link does not work, copy and paste it. You want the video that is 4:40 long.
Harry's Bar
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10:27am Fri 1 Feb 13
jasonwatford wrote:It was a bit like going to a wedding and the bride doesn't turn up.
does feel a bit like a party we have all been invited too but no one talks to us or knows who we are #deadlineday
Also a bit disappointing that Three Counties Radio appeared to know more than the Watford Observer.
Harry's Bar
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10:44am Fri 1 Feb 13
@ChrisBottom16 wrote:If only I could convince myself that that's the answer.
Morning Everyone!!! What a pozzotive morning!!! All of our top star's stayed!!! When was the last transfer window that, that happened??!! I'd like to make two point's tat i think most people are missing. 1 - Fernando Forrestieri, asked as early as October to stay as he has moved around clubs, town's and contries since he was 14, when he 1st left home for Newell's Old Boy's and he just wanted to settle down as he love's Watford as a town and the people in it. That is clear to see. 2 - The remaing loan's wage's are payed in full buy Udinese and Granada. We have 11 loan's from Udinese and Granada, of which we wanted 9 to sign yesterday. Now they will be on around £8,000 minimum... (some will be more, some less). Now that's an extra £72,000 a week... an extra £288,000 a month and an extra £3,3456,000 a year. Now... why would you add another £3 million pounds to your yearly expenditure, especialy as when as a club we are making a yearly loss... It make's no business sense. If we wait until the summer and we go up we recieve between £50-90 million in TV revenue, and then make the signing's... this makes sense to me. When the Pozzo's came in, one of the main thing's they wanted to do was make the club solvent, by doing it this way they are keeping their word.
lutondown
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11:24am Fri 1 Feb 13
Harry's Bar wrote:To be fair the WO won't speculate, they wait until club confirms going Ons.
jasonwatford wrote:It was a bit like going to a wedding and the bride doesn't turn up.
does feel a bit like a party we have all been invited too but no one talks to us or knows who we are #deadlineday
Also a bit disappointing that Three Counties Radio appeared to know more than the Watford Observer.
Good to see people trying to out analogise each other!
But they are all still here, that's good.
MINTYHORNET says...
4:11pm Thu 31 Jan 13