Zola: 'Good mix of English fighting spirit and foreign flair' (From Watford Observer)

An Ode to GZ’s National Poetry Day

‘I loved the spirit’ said Gianfranco Zed,
As he woke up in his king-sized bed,
‘It’s rather warm, it’s a bit hotta’,
And then he tucked into his panacotta.

GZ then had a coffee and a bit more cake,
He danced around his kitchen to Swan Lake,
He got hungry and had a Cadbury Flake,
His cat shed it’s hair so he got a rake.

The cat got excited, it had a wee,
‘the cat pee smells better than Chelsea’,
GZ then had a doughnut and a cuppa tea,
The cat got fleas,
It sank to its knees,
The mouse ate some cheese.
And GZ said can I have some please.

Let us all revel in national poetry day.

More later

I thank you

HC

Hornet Cornet wrote:
An Ode to GZ’s National Poetry Day

‘I loved the spirit’ said Gianfranco Zed,
As he woke up in his king-sized bed,
‘It’s rather warm, it’s a bit hotta’,
And then he tucked into his panacotta.

GZ then had a coffee and a bit more cake,
He danced around his kitchen to Swan Lake,
He got hungry and had a Cadbury Flake,
His cat shed it’s hair so he got a rake.

The cat got excited, it had a wee,
‘the cat pee smells better than Chelsea’,
GZ then had a doughnut and a cuppa tea,
The cat got fleas,
It sank to its knees,
The mouse ate some cheese.
And GZ said can I have some please.

Let us all revel in national poetry day.

More later

I thank you

HC

Bonkers but glorious

Hornet Cornet wrote:
An Ode to GZ’s National Poetry Day

‘I loved the spirit’ said Gianfranco Zed,
As he woke up in his king-sized bed,
‘It’s rather warm, it’s a bit hotta’,
And then he tucked into his panacotta.

GZ then had a coffee and a bit more cake,
He danced around his kitchen to Swan Lake,
He got hungry and had a Cadbury Flake,
His cat shed it’s hair so he got a rake.

The cat got excited, it had a wee,
‘the cat pee smells better than Chelsea’,
GZ then had a doughnut and a cuppa tea,
The cat got fleas,
It sank to its knees,
The mouse ate some cheese.
And GZ said can I have some please.

Let us all revel in national poetry day.

More later

I thank you

HC

He eats alot for a little bloke! Panacotta, Cake and a Doughnut... Sweet tooth or what!!

Yes I believe his doctor told him to cut down a bit. I can write a poem about that...

Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined
, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

Well said buddy!

HC,

Although I am a less skilled wordsmith as your inestimatable self, I have been inspired by your example. Please accept this paltry missive, written in simple haiku.

"Beautiful Football,
Players with skill, steel and strength,
Believe in Zola."

Semtex

ODE TO GZ’s Trip to The Doctor

‘I no feel well’ said GZ one foggy day,
‘Maybe it’s because we beat Madrid away’,
‘Maybe it’s because I ate too much chocolate fudge’
‘That is why Malky’s is too fat to budge’.

So off GZ went to the quacks in the town,
His head was sore, he wore a frown,
‘Ah Duke Ellington, he was a clown’,
Then he went home and wore his nightgown.

So what was wrong with GZ I hear you ask,
To diagnose him is one hell of a task,
His nose would bleed, with many a drip,
For in 2014, Watford would win the premiership.

Along came Luton, trying to nick him,
Lloydinho repelled them with a bit of Vim,
‘Don’t touch our boss’ said Vydra and Hogan,
And with those words, we demolished Luton with a toboggan.

Thanks muchly

Poetic HC

ODE TO GZ’s Trip to The Doctor

‘I no feel well’ said GZ one foggy day,
‘Maybe it’s because we beat Madrid away’,
‘Maybe it’s because I ate too much chocolate fudge’
‘That is why Malky’s is too fat to budge’.

So off GZ went to the quacks in the town,
His head was sore, he wore a frown,
‘Ah Duke Ellington, he was a clown’,
Then he went home and wore his nightgown.

So what was wrong with GZ I hear you ask,
To diagnose him is one hell of a task,
His nose would bleed, with many a drip,
For in 2014, Watford would win the premiership.

Along came Luton, trying to nick him,
Lloydinho repelled them with a bit of Vim,
‘Don’t touch our boss’ said Vydra and Hoban,
And with those words, we demolished Luton with a toboggan.

Thanks muchly

Poetic HC

EstebanSemtex wrote:
HC, Although I am a less skilled wordsmith as your inestimatable self, I have been inspired by your example. Please accept this paltry missive, written in simple haiku. "Beautiful Football, Players with skill, steel and strength, Believe in Zola." Semtex

Sheer brilliance. Quality. I am in awe of your words.

Martin Samuel knows jack all about our club! I can't believe he can judge a club or a set of players from his sofa!
He is just an over weight numpty with no footballing experience or history other then writing about the obvious stuff that goes on within a big European club like Barcelona, Madrid, UTD, Chelsea etc etc!
Well done to Zola and the boys for proving all the sceptics wrong! And yes our best players this season have been the loanees!

Just watched the highlights from Tuesday. He DID dive! Or if not, he turned the 'slip' into a dive by holding his hands out in an appeal. And I have the feeling that GZ's reaction is anger against the player, not the ref. The guy is obviously talented, let's hope this proves a salutary lesson and a turning point for him

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined

, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

Thoroughly enjoyed that post Joe. Keep it up. Thanks

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined

, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

like ;-)))

Hornet Cornet wrote:
An Ode to GZ’s National Poetry Day

‘I loved the spirit’ said Gianfranco Zed,
As he woke up in his king-sized bed,
‘It’s rather warm, it’s a bit hotta’,
And then he tucked into his panacotta.

GZ then had a coffee and a bit more cake,
He danced around his kitchen to Swan Lake,
He got hungry and had a Cadbury Flake,
His cat shed it’s hair so he got a rake.

The cat got excited, it had a wee,
‘the cat pee smells better than Chelsea’,
GZ then had a doughnut and a cuppa tea,
The cat got fleas,
It sank to its knees,
The mouse ate some cheese.
And GZ said can I have some please.

Let us all revel in national poetry day.

More later

I thank you

HC

Like (I think!) ;-)))

Nutshelled by Bush!

EstebanSemtex wrote:
HC,

Although I am a less skilled wordsmith as your inestimatable self, I have been inspired by your example. Please accept this paltry missive, written in simple haiku.

"Beautiful Football,
Players with skill, steel and strength,
Believe in Zola."

Semtex

Inspiring! ;-o)

EstebanSemtex wrote:
HC,

Although I am a less skilled wordsmith as your inestimatable self, I have been inspired by your example. Please accept this paltry missive, written in simple haiku.

"Beautiful Football,
Players with skill, steel and strength,
Believe in Zola."

Semtex

Inspiring! ;-o)

d.j.smith wrote:
Just watched the highlights from Tuesday. He DID dive! Or if not, he turned the 'slip' into a dive by holding his hands out in an appeal. And I have the feeling that GZ's reaction is anger against the player, not the ref. The guy is obviously talented, let's hope this proves a salutary lesson and a turning point for him

Oh no not you, we've done Forresteri on another thread
No like ;-(
New directions for you...
M1 fifteen miles
Turn left
Turn lights on full beam to see through smog
Follow your nose towards horrid smell
You have reached your destination.
Dog Kennel lane

SAHornet wrote:

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined


, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

Thoroughly enjoyed that post Joe. Keep it up. Thanks

I disagree with you SAH, see how you like it
Lol! ( that man Lol again)
:-)

He's quick
He's sound
He's on the ground
Fer nan do
Fer nan do

d.j.smith wrote:
Just watched the highlights from Tuesday. He DID dive! Or if not, he turned the 'slip' into a dive by holding his hands out in an appeal. And I have the feeling that GZ's reaction is anger against the player, not the ref. The guy is obviously talented, let's hope this proves a salutary lesson and a turning point for him

Most people do take a dive after they slip it is after all a natural movement.Fernando was a target that was very clear. Mike Dean showed no action when Morrison cleaned him out prior to the sending off, just a finger point.Mind you if not not wrong Mike Dean is a local Kent man.Enough said.

sean murray one day will become a star
iwelumo has smashed it, over the bar
mark yeates has dented a far away car we all love watford, but just why is bizarre

Watford's cousins are playing tonight,
Liverpool v Udinese.
Also an interesting article on this in The Independent today : independent.co.uk

akureyri wrote:
He's quick He's sound He's on the ground Fer nan do Fer nan do

Bootiful. We should all join in and partake in this most joyous of days, national poetry day.

He's from,
Ital-y,
He likes a muffin with his tea,
Zol-a, Zol-a

holtonian wrote:

d.j.smith wrote:
Just watched the highlights from Tuesday. He DID dive! Or if not, he turned the 'slip' into a dive by holding his hands out in an appeal. And I have the feeling that GZ's reaction is anger against the player, not the ref. The guy is obviously talented, let's hope this proves a salutary lesson and a turning point for him

Most people do take a dive after they slip it is after all a natural movement.Fernando was a target that was very clear. Mike Dean showed no action when Morrison cleaned him out prior to the sending off, just a finger point.Mind you if not not wrong Mike Dean is a local Kent man.Enough said.

Haw haw, what a good point!
Perhaps if Our petite Messi would be as kind as to slip standing up DJ Smith would be happier...but then I doubt it

Thanks for the positive comments peeps!

DuffmanWFC - Yeah totally agree with what your saying. For Martin to describe Watford as a "snapshot of all that’s wrong with the modern game", well where is the evidence of this & malmanagement in the running of Udinese & Granada.

If anything, there structure is unique and a real eye opener to the big clubs out there, who in the next few years will be feeling the effects of the football law over their poor finances and losses. You think of all the clubs that they could of brought to implement their structure into and they choose….Watford FC. From the risk of adminsitration at the end of last season to a club with stability, huge potential and a bright future ahead of us!

On the Forrestieri issue, of which I feel "holtonian" made a good point on. In my opinion he is no different to any of the top strikers in the premiership.
The harsh reality is that these loanee's do come from playing in a much higher standard of football.

They are now playing in a league which is "rough and ready", anyone can beat anyone on the day. So here comes Watford after this big takeover, with players such as Forrestieri, Abdi, Vydra doing there thing, in particular to Forrestieri in the Huddesfield game where he made them look silly, and basically got a 'kickin' for his trouble leading up to the 2nd goal.

There are opposition fans, teams who would dream of having the sort of talent we have on show….hence this backlack against us from the opposition all of a sudden. In all honesty, it is to be expected.

I don’t believe this Forriestieri thing would have been such a an issue said of it been in the Premiership.

This is nothing in comparison to Drogba in the past! It's Zola's job to carefully impliment these players into surroundings, very different to what they are used to playing in and for that I can see why he is protecting them the way he has.

In closing…what are people thoughts ahead of the game on Saturday?!

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Thanks for the positive comments peeps!

DuffmanWFC - Yeah totally agree with what your saying. For Martin to describe Watford as a "snapshot of all that’s wrong with the modern game", well where is the evidence of this & malmanagement in the running of Udinese & Granada.

If anything, there structure is unique and a real eye opener to the big clubs out there, who in the next few years will be feeling the effects of the football law over their poor finances and losses. You think of all the clubs that they could of brought to implement their structure into and they choose….Watford FC. From the risk of adminsitration at the end of last season to a club with stability, huge potential and a bright future ahead of us!

On the Forrestieri issue, of which I feel "holtonian" made a good point on. In my opinion he is no different to any of the top strikers in the premiership.
The harsh reality is that these loanee's do come from playing in a much higher standard of football.

They are now playing in a league which is "rough and ready", anyone can beat anyone on the day. So here comes Watford after this big takeover, with players such as Forrestieri, Abdi, Vydra doing there thing, in particular to Forrestieri in the Huddesfield game where he made them look silly, and basically got a 'kickin' for his trouble leading up to the 2nd goal.

There are opposition fans, teams who would dream of having the sort of talent we have on show….hence this backlack against us from the opposition all of a sudden. In all honesty, it is to be expected.

I don’t believe this Forriestieri thing would have been such a an issue said of it been in the Premiership.

This is nothing in comparison to Drogba in the past! It's Zola's job to carefully impliment these players into surroundings, very different to what they are used to playing in and for that I can see why he is protecting them the way he has.

In closing…what are people thoughts ahead of the game on Saturday?!

Win this and the peckers will be up. Hope the Vic creates some sort of atmosphere. Twelfth man and all thst

I am feeling real good about saturday hopefully Geijo finally makes an appearance! Hoping we get a good crowd out there too be a shame not to see a good crowd of people due to the favorite excuse of them all "muscle inbalance"! Lol

Like the comment that the loanees are dedicated to the task and not just journey men. Bring it on and bring it on. As to a now stale set of comments about the so-called "Denney chants" at Charlton, I recall the awful stuff from the 70s about "We like Harry Robberts, he kills coppers" and my recollection one Tuesday evening with some of our lot chanting against a Millwall player owing to his private life and him bedding someone that was not his wife. Morons one and all but they will get bored with it in the end I hope..

andyhooked wrote:
Like the comment that the loanees are dedicated to the task and not just journey men. Bring it on and bring it on. As to a now stale set of comments about the so-called "Denney chants" at Charlton, I recall the awful stuff from the 70s about "We like Harry Robberts, he kills coppers" and my recollection one Tuesday evening with some of our lot chanting against a Millwall player owing to his private life and him bedding someone that was not his wife. Morons one and all but they will get bored with it in the end I hope..

I don't think it was worth the fuss, why home in on a few tw*ts and turn into something more than it really was?
I think the WO and a few antis on here are just chomping at the bit to have a dig.
The focus should have been firmly on
We just won two away games in four days
We were beautiful one game, gritty the other.
Our support was great both games
Troy, ran his heart out and his control already looks much better than last season.
No room for numptys no more, get on the bus or go away

lutondown wrote:

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined


, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

like ;-)))

See, ya don't disagree wiv me really.

Old Fernando he no dive,
But in Argieland, it's how you thrive,
Boss GZ he says he likes,
If old Fernando, he change his spikes.

But old Fernando, he no want,
To use long spikes, like a cont,
Cos in Argieland, long spikes is gay,
He says he likes to dive all day.

Now, HC, THAT'S a poem !

Thank you and good night Wembley

Re Deeney chants, I agree less said soonest mended. It may interest some that in today's Harrow Observer it reports that Wealdstone have been reported to the FA for alleged racist/homophobic chants at officials. The Club chairman and Supporters Club chairman have issued a letter to fans part of which reads "We cannot duck our responsibility as to how we manage behaviour at the ground. This includes all supporters home and away. Our request to all supporters is to keep up the passion while keeping your vocal support and behaviour within acceptable boundaries that cannot be construed as abusive to players, officials or other spectators."
Maybe we should take note.

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined



, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

like ;-)))

See, ya don't disagree wiv me really.

Old Fernando he no dive,
But in Argieland, it's how you thrive,
Boss GZ he says he likes,
If old Fernando, he change his spikes.

But old Fernando, he no want,
To use long spikes, like a cont,
Cos in Argieland, long spikes is gay,
He says he likes to dive all day.

Now, HC, THAT'S a poem !

Thank you and good night Wembley

Still got the bottom lip out so 6/10 for our effort

Vydra, Pudil, Forresteri, Abdi....etc
It don't rhyme but they are pure poetry

Dunderdale Pinner wrote:
Re Deeney chants, I agree less said soonest mended. It may interest some that in today's Harrow Observer it reports that Wealdstone have been reported to the FA for alleged racist/homophobic chants at officials. The Club chairman and Supporters Club chairman have issued a letter to fans part of which reads "We cannot duck our responsibility as to how we manage behaviour at the ground. This includes all supporters home and away. Our request to all supporters is to keep up the passion while keeping your vocal support and behaviour within acceptable boundaries that cannot be construed as abusive to players, officials or other spectators."
Maybe we should take note.

It was a few kids, for Christ sake lets get over this? I'm sure Deeney would rather we did. High lighting this will promote and publicise.

lutondown wrote:

d.j.smith wrote:
Just watched the highlights from Tuesday. He DID dive! Or if not, he turned the 'slip' into a dive by holding his hands out in an appeal. And I have the feeling that GZ's reaction is anger against the player, not the ref. The guy is obviously talented, let's hope this proves a salutary lesson and a turning point for him

Oh no not you, we've done Forresteri on another thread
No like ;-(
New directions for you...
M1 fifteen miles
Turn left
Turn lights on full beam to see through smog
Follow your nose towards horrid smell
You have reached your destination.
Dog Kennel lane

Whoever that idiot is with his main beams shining in my living room window, sod off!!!

Zola... Zola...
Picks his team from a tombola,
We have an Italian Argie
He stirs up some Argie Bargie...
He flies through the air....
Without a care....
Wins us pens.. Free kicks Assists
The opposition can't resist...
A kick ... A hack....
Well get you back...
Cos Deeney will be sure
He's bound to score
Etc etc.

I hated Poetry .... And still do

Zola... Zola...
Picks his team from a tombola,
We have an Italian Argie
He stirs up some Argie Bargie...
He flies through the air....
Without a care....
Wins us pens.. Free kicks Assists
The opposition can't resist...
A kick ... A hack....
Well get you back...
Cos Deeney will be sure
He's bound to score
Etc etc.

I hated Poetry .... And still do

Udinese 3 - Brenda 2
Forza Udinese!

When was the last time the Wobby had anything exclusive from the club or players? Me thinks that they don't have a relationship anymore and that is why all the negativity.

And please stop filling articles with such as 'the pozzo's who brought the club....' 'Also own Udinese' etc. I think those that read these articles have a brief understanding of the recent history by now.

We get more insider information from the likes of Holly68

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

JoeWFC_12 wrote:
Few things I want to bring up, firstly Tuesday night! What an eventful evening! A great atmosphere and turnout from the Watford faithful. Saturday now cannot come any sooner. I think its fair to say that anyone who questioned the desire of the loanee's well guess they proved the doubters wrong tuesday…determined



, unity and courage to dig deep as a unit together, to get a result against the odds at HT.

I feel at times on these articles on the Observer that some maybe too quick to judge especially in a negative light. Yeah before the Bristol game, it had been a tough start to the season. We had some good results at Palace, Birmingham, and the not soo good at Derby then some bad luck its fair to say in particular against Brighton.

I believe that there are huge postives signs of the team really bonding together. Ok we still need to get it tighter at the back, but we are certainly heading in the right direction..Fitz Hall has made a huge impact at the back. Now with the other loanee's approaching fitness Bia, Geijo, Elkstrand…then well we could really be in for a good season.
There has been some interesting talk about the Pozzo project too in recent time on here. As far as Im concerned, I feel grateful that finally we have some stability at the club. Fact is for years, we have faced uncertainty with that constant dark cloud lingering over us of possible administration. Now the Pozzo's have come in and offered us a lifeline when we needed it the most. Without them then we wouldn’t be enjoying the players we have been witnessing really becoming of age in the past few games in particular. There was always going to be decisions we either agreed with or not regardless of whether the Pozzo's got involved.

I for one was extremely critical of Martin Samuel's article in the Daily Mail few weeks back. I feel his views are very channel minded, exploits the negatives and misses out the key positive points of the Pozzo takeover. I mean he starts off with saying "The sell is Alexis Sanchez. The reality is Steve Leo Beleck". I feel this comment is rather cheap and not a true reflection of the impact the loanee's have had at the club thus far.

We haven't seen much of Beleck yet to judge his worth, but I'd personally buy Martin a ticket to come see the likes of Abdi, Forrestieri, Pudil, Vydra string the ball around Vicerage Road. I feel his use of the word "apparently" in the article to describe Vydra & Abdi is rather undermining of players you have never seen play.

Under the Pozzo regime, we have also secured deals for the rising youth within the ranks such as Connor Smith. So to me these are positive signs coming from the Pozzo family regarding their ambition for Watford FC. All I will say finally on the Martin Samuel front is on his viewpoint of the problems of modern football…ask Man Utd fans what they think of how the Glazers run their club.

In closing, the point I really want to say we are in this together people through the good and the bad! Yeah there are always going to be decisions the club or Zola makes which some of us agree/not agree with. But the fact is guys, look at the support we gave the team Tuesday and then look at the end result it produced. Its fair to say the guys are is united on the pitch. Now is the time more than ever that we as fans are more united than ever. Keep the faith. C'mon you Horns!!!!

like ;-)))

See, ya don't disagree wiv me really.

Old Fernando he no dive,
But in Argieland, it's how you thrive,
Boss GZ he says he likes,
If old Fernando, he change his spikes.

But old Fernando, he no want,
To use long spikes, like a cont,
Cos in Argieland, long spikes is gay,
He says he likes to dive all day.

Now, HC, THAT'S a poem !

Thank you and good night Wembley

Briliant brilliant brillant

D.unstable wrote:
When was the last time the Wobby had anything exclusive from the club or players? Me thinks that they don't have a relationship anymore and that is why all the negativity.

And please stop filling articles with such as 'the pozzo's who brought the club....' 'Also own Udinese' etc. I think those that read these articles have a brief understanding of the recent history by now.

We get more insider information from the likes of Holly68

Bring back The Evening Echo

Hampshire hornet wrote:
Zola... Zola...
Picks his team from a tombola,
We have an Italian Argie
He stirs up some Argie Bargie...
He flies through the air....
Without a care....
Wins us pens.. Free kicks Assists
The opposition can't resist...
A kick ... A hack....
Well get you back...
Cos Deeney will be sure
He's bound to score
Etc etc.

I hated Poetry .... And still do

Hampers. Are you Pam Ayre? Outstanding

to be fair to Frank and the Wobby, there are certain stories that they would like to run, HOWEVER they would alienate themselves at the club, so certain things have to be back door approved by the club. In general Frank has a good relationship with the clubs media department, for example Frank has one to one sessions with Zola at least once a week. If he was too contentious then Watford would block access to Zola, so they have to keep good Karma. I understand Frank has a request in to meet with Duxbury and Nani, hopefully this will happen soon, Duxbury and Nani got a hard time by the West Ham press, so maybe apprehensive. The breaking story tomorrow will be about Neil Price being made redundant, and the slant on the club not caring about the ex players association. I don't know the reasons for Neil's departure, however he can now focus on the pub with his brother. Hopefully there is room for Legends clubs at both the pub and the club, we are all grown ups. With any "Change" a new broom comes in, there are always casualties. Just like a manager coming in, Sean Dyche was unsure about Connor Smith, Zola gives him a 5 year deal, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What we must not lose sight of is all that matters at the end of the day is that the team gets results, then we are all happy. Watford Media department, the Wobby all want the same things as us fans, politics are inevitable but on the whole they all do a good job. I think the Deeney chants story wasn't a good idea and didn't need a big headline, any complainers to the wobby should of been redirected to the club. Anyway a learning curve. In Friday's paper Neil Price will put his side of story, obviously he is hurt at being made redundant, but he has a strong position at the pub and a loyal fan base and legends, however I hope he is grown up enough to understand the club is bigger than every individual, so there are two sides to every story, and would be good to have explayers in pub, ground, shop etc on matchdays, as they are our players, we are the fans ...

Finally, I don't know if grandpa Pozzo was at Liverpool tonight, if he was wonder if he'll pop in to the Vic Saturday ???? Also, 750 Udin fans at Liverpool, we should of given them free tickets for our match Saturday to encourage them to stay in Uk until Sunday and come support their brother club, a good marketing opportunity. We could do with the extra fans ..... Udinese looked good tonight, if we go up, I like the look of that Di Natalie chap ....

Watched the Forestieri sending off about 50 times now, I don't think it was a dive, I think as he cut back he slipped as as he lay on ground he looked up to his team mates, not at the referee to get a penalty. Trouble was Charlton fans were already booing him, strangely as Dean had awarded him 2 free kicks just before hand, but when he gets fouled it is theatrical as he falls, I think he gotta learn to fall like a tree when fouled. There is no way Dran cOuld be 100% it was a dive, especially as the surface was soaking. He should of played on, next time ball out of play he shouldve has a quiet word. Anyway I think a few might need a rest after two tough away games, so welcome back Vydra

Enjoyed watching di Natalie and co put one over Brendan.

My only tiny concern was the the formation they played 3-5-2.

I thought while we were better attacking v Bristol City we looked let at the back with this set up.

While I have not been to Charlton or Huddersfield the results speak or themselves with this formation.

I just hope Zola is playing it because its his vision for success, not because we are following the Udinese mould and setting up accordingly. Would not want our loanees to be educated in this formation for future Udinese commitments.

Ps what happens when we meet Udinese in the Europa cup a few years down the line. Can players play against their overseas parent club?

Watfordwes wrote:
Enjoyed watching di Natalie and co put one over Brendan.

My only tiny concern was the the formation they played 3-5-2.

I thought while we were better attacking v Bristol City we looked let at the back with this set up.

While I have not been to Charlton or Huddersfield the results speak or themselves with this formation.

I just hope Zola is playing it because its his vision for success, not because we are following the Udinese mould and setting up accordingly. Would not want our loanees to be educated in this formation for future Udinese commitments.

Ps what happens when we meet Udinese in the Europa cup a few years down the line. Can players play against their overseas parent club?

We will be In the Champions league, we will be the parent club
But back to reality why look for possible problems way down the line?
In regards to 235 formation, I'm sure Zola chooses that and not Pozzo. Let's give our man some credit rather then question whether every decision made is or isn't is own.
I think we've looked much better defensively since deploying this formation and will improve as the team gels.

Holly68, if you had to watch it 68 times and still aren't sure, you can hardly blame Mike Dean if he got it wrong in the heat of the moment.

Jon Marks on 3CR thought he did OK.

Could it be that the Watford fighting spirit rubbed off on Udinese last night? Were any of the loanees there to see their parent club in action?

Following on from the wonderful poems on here recently, I decided that I would make my own offering. Unfortunately I'm not much of a wordsmith, so I thought I would express my feelings using the medium of dance...

...

...

...

I'm not sure how that came across over the interweb, but I feel emotionally bruised and uplifted.

chrisptrifle wrote:
Following on from the wonderful poems on here recently, I decided that I would make my own offering. Unfortunately I'm not much of a wordsmith, so I thought I would express my feelings using the medium of dance... ... ... ... I'm not sure how that came across over the interweb, but I feel emotionally bruised and uplifted.

like .......made me "LOL"

chrisptrifle wrote:
Following on from the wonderful poems on here recently, I decided that I would make my own offering. Unfortunately I'm not much of a wordsmith, so I thought I would express my feelings using the medium of dance...

...

...

...

I'm not sure how that came across over the interweb, but I feel emotionally bruised and uplifted.

it felt like a hip hop breakdance poetry medium. novel and exciting. hoorah

Casterbridge wrote:
Holly68, if you had to watch it 68 times and still aren't sure, you can hardly blame Mike Dean if he got it wrong in the heat of the moment. Jon Marks on 3CR thought he did OK.

If your not sure then law states can't give free kick or caution ... That's the point

Holly68 wrote:

Casterbridge wrote:
Holly68, if you had to watch it 68 times and still aren't sure, you can hardly blame Mike Dean if he got it wrong in the heat of the moment. Jon Marks on 3CR thought he did OK.

If your not sure then law states can't give free kick or caution ... That's the point

And a good point at that, 1400 hornet fans beg to differ with Jon Marks, but who are we to question the media?

Holly68 wrote:
to be fair to Frank and the Wobby, there are certain stories that they would like to run, HOWEVER they would alienate themselves at the club, so certain things have to be back door approved by the club. In general Frank has a good relationship with the clubs media department, for example Frank has one to one sessions with Zola at least once a week. If he was too contentious then Watford would block access to Zola, so they have to keep good Karma. I understand Frank has a request in to meet with Duxbury and Nani, hopefully this will happen soon, Duxbury and Nani got a hard time by the West Ham press, so maybe apprehensive. The breaking story tomorrow will be about Neil Price being made redundant, and the slant on the club not caring about the ex players association. I don't know the reasons for Neil's departure, however he can now focus on the pub with his brother. Hopefully there is room for Legends clubs at both the pub and the club, we are all grown ups. With any "Change" a new broom comes in, there are always casualties. Just like a manager coming in, Sean Dyche was unsure about Connor Smith, Zola gives him a 5 year deal, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What we must not lose sight of is all that matters at the end of the day is that the team gets results, then we are all happy. Watford Media department, the Wobby all want the same things as us fans, politics are inevitable but on the whole they all do a good job. I think the Deeney chants story wasn't a good idea and didn't need a big headline, any complainers to the wobby should of been redirected to the club. Anyway a learning curve. In Friday's paper Neil Price will put his side of story, obviously he is hurt at being made redundant, but he has a strong position at the pub and a loyal fan base and legends, however I hope he is grown up enough to understand the club is bigger than every individual, so there are two sides to every story, and would be good to have explayers in pub, ground, shop etc on matchdays, as they are our players, we are the fans ...

Finally, I don't know if grandpa Pozzo was at Liverpool tonight, if he was wonder if he'll pop in to the Vic Saturday ???? Also, 750 Udin fans at Liverpool, we should of given them free tickets for our match Saturday to encourage them to stay in Uk until Sunday and come support their brother club, a good marketing opportunity. We could do with the extra fans ..... Udinese looked good tonight, if we go up, I like the look of that Di Natalie chap ....

Great idea about the Udinese fans, Holly68 to be head of marketing, could be another redundancy on the cards.