Zola's 'gamble' pays off (From Watford Observer)

Only one man to blame for the manner of Leeds defeat and that is Warnock himself for such a risky use of all his subs after only 45 minutes. Numpty

Colin W*nker - always a victim of poor refs. He has had a career of them. It is not an auto booking to concede a penalty.

Colin it is a girlie thing to pluck your eyebrows out. Let them grow.

dmuz wrote:
Only one man to blame for the manner of Leeds defeat and that is Warnock himself for such a risky use of all his subs after only 45 minutes. Numpty

Spot on. I thought we were going to have Leeds players limping off with socks rolled down, to have less than 7 on field and the game abandoned.

Maybe Colin thought better of allowing such a thing.

Warnock - Sit down shut up !!!

The local papers online in Leeds are giving us far more credit than Warnock is at the moment. Shockng managerial tactics that you wouldn't accept in a Sunday league game. Fair play to the 600 Horns who went up. Couldn't stand the thought of paying £35 to a club who's fans smash our place up every year. I hope when their take over happens they do a Dyche on him...

class

I was going to the game today until I realised they wanted £34 to get in.
Every cub in this league should raise the price for Leeds fans when they visit and every club should refuse tickets from Leeds until they stop ripping visiting fans off.
If all would be visiting fans boycotted Leeds until they stopped overcharging fo admission they would soon come to their senses and price the admissions fairly.
Sweet to give them a good thrashing just a shame that on principle I couldnt be there to see it.

ceebee580 wrote:
I was going to the game today until I realised they wanted £34 to get in.
Every cub in this league should raise the price for Leeds fans when they visit and every club should refuse tickets from Leeds until they stop ripping visiting fans off.
If all would be visiting fans boycotted Leeds until they stopped overcharging fo admission they would soon come to their senses and price the admissions fairly.
Sweet to give them a good thrashing just a shame that on principle I couldnt be there to see it.

Good comments. Lovely to beat them horrible northern hoof merchants, but 6-1 even nicer.👊smashed.

From memory since the 7-1 against Grimsby when Graham Taylor played for them in 67/68 season this is the high scoring games

Sunderland 8
Darlington 8

Grimsby as above 7
Southampton 7
Bradford C 7
Burnley 7


Doncaster 6
Derby 6
Grimsby 6
Millwall 6
Dirty Leeds 6


The against is

Forest 7
Norwich 6
Spurs 6

Seems the Horns dish it out far more than they concede.

Gloryhornet4. You forgot the 7 against walsall (7-1). I remember that cos unbelievably I bet a quid on that scre at Ladbookes under the old east stand and got a miserly 100/1

Twitter Police have blocked me again !!!! Cos I sent a link to today's goals to multiple people ...

http://www.caughtoff
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video-leeds-united-1
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hip-highlights/

Enjoy

Just watched the goals on your dodgy link hols!!!

Looks like we got lucky all a touch scrappy!!!! Lol

Omg have we ever scored six better? Vydra has to play, 3 5 2 is working despite my doubts but if at home we can find a formation to play vydra Deeney abdi and young forest then we really will be a force to be reckoned with

Very sad news about the Leeds lad who in a total accidental clash with Cassetti ended up with an Horrendous injury.Warnock states that he has no interest in the result(I think Leeds fans might disagree on that one Colin !)only concern for Austin .
Yet the thug like challenge on Vydra which could of resulted in a similar injury Warnock defended!
He said the ref was 50 yards away therefore how could he see it. You could see what type of challenge that was from outer space!
Well Neil if I were you I would be booking myself in on Monday to get a nose job done, because obviously that fecking great big conk of yours is obscuring your veiw.
What a hypocrite ...... But we all knew that anyway

Watching MOTD last night really made me realise that for the first time since I have been following the orns, we would not look out of place in the Prem, style wise. You could mirror the formation and play of a few of the top teams and imagine they were in yellow.

Whenever we have made a brief appearance in the top flight we were always going against the grain and totally lacking in ability regardless of the team togetherness. If we keep on this path we will go up if not this season next, but most importantly be a force #coming together nicely.

Regardless of the numerical advantage in the second half yesterday, we ripped them part. It is often difficult against 10 or even 9 as Colin made a serious error of judgement in using all subs. Look how long it took Cardiff to break us down with 9, therefore shouldn't underestimate the result, and great finishing!!!

I hope Abdi is ok, he is a top player and key to bossing the midfield with flair.

Roll on Wolves, we'll be in the top six by Christmas.

ceebee580 wrote:
I was going to the game today until I realised they wanted £34 to get in.
Every cub in this league should raise the price for Leeds fans when they visit and every club should refuse tickets from Leeds until they stop ripping visiting fans off.
If all would be visiting fans boycotted Leeds until they stopped overcharging fo admission they would soon come to their senses and price the admissions fairly.
Sweet to give them a good thrashing just a shame that on principle I couldnt be there to see it.

CeeBee.. As a protest to this I sat in the home end, it was £24!! And I have to say I did enjoy myself listening to the (dirty)Leeds fans moaning, I do now have sore knees from knocking my Leeds supporting mates legs everytime we scored though!!

gloryhornet4 wrote:
From memory since the 7-1 against Grimsby when Graham Taylor played for them in 67/68 season this is the high scoring games

Sunderland 8
Darlington 8

Grimsby as above 7
Southampton 7
Bradford C 7
Burnley 7


Doncaster 6
Derby 6
Grimsby 6
Millwall 6
Dirty Leeds 6


The against is

Forest 7
Norwich 6
Spurs 6

Seems the Horns dish it out far more than they concede.

You forgot the mauling Palace gave us at The Vic a few years ago, think it was 1-6 and that little tw*t Johnson fell over for a couple of pens

lockerbiehornet wrote:

gloryhornet4 wrote:
From memory since the 7-1 against Grimsby when Graham Taylor played for them in 67/68 season this is the high scoring games

Sunderland 8
Darlington 8

Grimsby as above 7
Southampton 7
Bradford C 7
Burnley 7


Doncaster 6
Derby 6
Grimsby 6
Millwall 6
Dirty Leeds 6


The against is

Forest 7
Norwich 6
Spurs 6

Seems the Horns dish it out far more than they concede.

You forgot the mauling Palace gave us at The Vic a few years ago, think it was 1-6 and that little tw*t Johnson fell over for a couple of pens

'twas only 1-5. I remember it well, as it stands out in my memory as the worst WFC game i have ever been to!

exeterhornet wrote:
Gloryhornet4. You forgot the 7 against walsall (7-1). I remember that cos unbelievably I bet a quid on that scre at Ladbookes under the old east stand and got a miserly 100/1

Hi E H - when was that? Please can you give me more info.

lockerbiehornet wrote:

gloryhornet4 wrote:
From memory since the 7-1 against Grimsby when Graham Taylor played for them in 67/68 season this is the high scoring games

Sunderland 8
Darlington 8

Grimsby as above 7
Southampton 7
Bradford C 7
Burnley 7


Doncaster 6
Derby 6
Grimsby 6
Millwall 6
Dirty Leeds 6


The against is

Forest 7
Norwich 6
Spurs 6

Seems the Horns dish it out far more than they concede.

You forgot the mauling Palace gave us at The Vic a few years ago, think it was 1-6 and that little tw*t Johnson fell over for a couple of pens

Lockerbie that was 5-1. Cox got sent off & HH scored WFC's goal from a pen. Palace had one pen from when Cox got sent off. AJ was always falling over - the prev season I think he managed to fall over in the box and nearly got Page sent off.

Be honest how many times have you watched the replay of the game.
Me, ten times last night and five this morning :o)

D.unstable wrote:
Watching MOTD last night really made me realise that for the first time since I have been following the orns, we would not look out of place in the Prem, style wise. You could mirror the formation and play of a few of the top teams and imagine they were in yellow.

Whenever we have made a brief appearance in the top flight we were always going against the grain and totally lacking in ability regardless of the team togetherness. If we keep on this path we will go up if not this season next, but most importantly be a force #coming together nicely.

Regardless of the numerical advantage in the second half yesterday, we ripped them part. It is often difficult against 10 or even 9 as Colin made a serious error of judgement in using all subs. Look how long it took Cardiff to break us down with 9, therefore shouldn't underestimate the result, and great finishing!!!

I hope Abdi is ok, he is a top player and key to bossing the midfield with flair.

Roll on Wolves, we'll be in the top six by Christmas.

I hope you're not implying that Watford might be a potentially stable top-flight team playing good football, with sustained periods of possession, holding our own against the top 4? That is such a betrayal to our tradition. It could lead to a full stadium and all sorts of nonsense. Kids would choose Watford over big London teams. Eventually (and this would take a while), they'd show us in the first half of MOTD. The pundits might even praise our game. This would be completely wrong.

Bush Hornet wrote:

D.unstable wrote:
Watching MOTD last night really made me realise that for the first time since I have been following the orns, we would not look out of place in the Prem, style wise. You could mirror the formation and play of a few of the top teams and imagine they were in yellow.

Whenever we have made a brief appearance in the top flight we were always going against the grain and totally lacking in ability regardless of the team togetherness. If we keep on this path we will go up if not this season next, but most importantly be a force #coming together nicely.

Regardless of the numerical advantage in the second half yesterday, we ripped them part. It is often difficult against 10 or even 9 as Colin made a serious error of judgement in using all subs. Look how long it took Cardiff to break us down with 9, therefore shouldn't underestimate the result, and great finishing!!!

I hope Abdi is ok, he is a top player and key to bossing the midfield with flair.

Roll on Wolves, we'll be in the top six by Christmas.

I hope you're not implying that Watford might be a potentially stable top-flight team playing good football, with sustained periods of possession, holding our own against the top 4? That is such a betrayal to our tradition. It could lead to a full stadium and all sorts of nonsense. Kids would choose Watford over big London teams. Eventually (and this would take a while), they'd show us in the first half of MOTD. The pundits might even praise our game. This would be completely wrong.

Indeed, bring back Hoofball, bankrupt Baz, ring fenced money, the key to the safe, Carlisle on a Tuesday night and all that we love about our club. Pozzo's out!!!

D.unstable wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

D.unstable wrote:
Watching MOTD last night really made me realise that for the first time since I have been following the orns, we would not look out of place in the Prem, style wise. You could mirror the formation and play of a few of the top teams and imagine they were in yellow.

Whenever we have made a brief appearance in the top flight we were always going against the grain and totally lacking in ability regardless of the team togetherness. If we keep on this path we will go up if not this season next, but most importantly be a force #coming together nicely.

Regardless of the numerical advantage in the second half yesterday, we ripped them part. It is often difficult against 10 or even 9 as Colin made a serious error of judgement in using all subs. Look how long it took Cardiff to break us down with 9, therefore shouldn't underestimate the result, and great finishing!!!

I hope Abdi is ok, he is a top player and key to bossing the midfield with flair.

Roll on Wolves, we'll be in the top six by Christmas.

I hope you're not implying that Watford might be a potentially stable top-flight team playing good football, with sustained periods of possession, holding our own against the top 4? That is such a betrayal to our tradition. It could lead to a full stadium and all sorts of nonsense. Kids would choose Watford over big London teams. Eventually (and this would take a while), they'd show us in the first half of MOTD. The pundits might even praise our game. This would be completely wrong.

Indeed, bring back Hoofball, bankrupt Baz, ring fenced money, the key to the safe, Carlisle on a Tuesday night and all that we love about our club. Pozzo's out!!!

Oh, not forgetting Nathan Ellington, get him back on a 5 year deal.

gloryhornet4 wrote:

lockerbiehornet wrote:

gloryhornet4 wrote:
From memory since the 7-1 against Grimsby when Graham Taylor played for them in 67/68 season this is the high scoring games

Sunderland 8
Darlington 8

Grimsby as above 7
Southampton 7
Bradford C 7
Burnley 7


Doncaster 6
Derby 6
Grimsby 6
Millwall 6
Dirty Leeds 6


The against is

Forest 7
Norwich 6
Spurs 6

Seems the Horns dish it out far more than they concede.

You forgot the mauling Palace gave us at The Vic a few years ago, think it was 1-6 and that little tw*t Johnson fell over for a couple of pens

Lockerbie that was 5-1. Cox got sent off & HH scored WFC's goal from a pen. Palace had one pen from when Cox got sent off. AJ was always falling over - the prev season I think he managed to fall over in the box and nearly got Page sent off.

Happy to be corrected, I think I added the 6th in the nightmare I had that followed that night!!

Johnson would fall over in a phonebox!

D.unstable wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

D.unstable wrote:
Watching MOTD last night really made me realise that for the first time since I have been following the orns, we would not look out of place in the Prem, style wise. You could mirror the formation and play of a few of the top teams and imagine they were in yellow.

Whenever we have made a brief appearance in the top flight we were always going against the grain and totally lacking in ability regardless of the team togetherness. If we keep on this path we will go up if not this season next, but most importantly be a force #coming together nicely.

Regardless of the numerical advantage in the second half yesterday, we ripped them part. It is often difficult against 10 or even 9 as Colin made a serious error of judgement in using all subs. Look how long it took Cardiff to break us down with 9, therefore shouldn't underestimate the result, and great finishing!!!

I hope Abdi is ok, he is a top player and key to bossing the midfield with flair.

Roll on Wolves, we'll be in the top six by Christmas.

I hope you're not implying that Watford might be a potentially stable top-flight team playing good football, with sustained periods of possession, holding our own against the top 4? That is such a betrayal to our tradition. It could lead to a full stadium and all sorts of nonsense. Kids would choose Watford over big London teams. Eventually (and this would take a while), they'd show us in the first half of MOTD. The pundits might even praise our game. This would be completely wrong.

Indeed, bring back Hoofball, bankrupt Baz, ring fenced money, the key to the safe, Carlisle on a Tuesday night and all that we love about our club. Pozzo's out!!!

Oh, not forgetting Nathan Ellington, get him back on a 5 year deal.

Bring back the days of Aidy B turning to his mentor Harry Bassett for advice.

Bring back the days of having one good player, whose imminent transfer would hang over our heads from the day of his impressive debut when some random journo touts his name and some made up figure to the day some bigger club eventually buys him for half that sum.

Bring back the Salad brothers.

D.unstable wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

D.unstable wrote:
Watching MOTD last night really made me realise that for the first time since I have been following the orns, we would not look out of place in the Prem, style wise. You could mirror the formation and play of a few of the top teams and imagine they were in yellow.

Whenever we have made a brief appearance in the top flight we were always going against the grain and totally lacking in ability regardless of the team togetherness. If we keep on this path we will go up if not this season next, but most importantly be a force #coming together nicely.

Regardless of the numerical advantage in the second half yesterday, we ripped them part. It is often difficult against 10 or even 9 as Colin made a serious error of judgement in using all subs. Look how long it took Cardiff to break us down with 9, therefore shouldn't underestimate the result, and great finishing!!!

I hope Abdi is ok, he is a top player and key to bossing the midfield with flair.

Roll on Wolves, we'll be in the top six by Christmas.

I hope you're not implying that Watford might be a potentially stable top-flight team playing good football, with sustained periods of possession, holding our own against the top 4? That is such a betrayal to our tradition. It could lead to a full stadium and all sorts of nonsense. Kids would choose Watford over big London teams. Eventually (and this would take a while), they'd show us in the first half of MOTD. The pundits might even praise our game. This would be completely wrong.

Indeed, bring back Hoofball, bankrupt Baz, ring fenced money, the key to the safe, Carlisle on a Tuesday night and all that we love about our club. Pozzo's out!!!

Oh, not forgetting Nathan Ellington, get him back on a 5 year deal.

Bring back the days of Aidy B turning to his mentor Harry Bassett for advice.

Bring back the days of having one good player, whose imminent transfer would hang over our heads from the day of his impressive debut when some random journo touts his name and some made up figure to the day some bigger club eventually buys him for half that sum.

Bring back the Salad brothers.

jamigilmore2 wrote:

gloryhornet4 wrote:

lockerbiehornet wrote:

gloryhornet4 wrote:
From memory since the 7-1 against Grimsby when Graham Taylor played for them in 67/68 season this is the high scoring games

Sunderland 8
Darlington 8

Grimsby as above 7
Southampton 7
Bradford C 7
Burnley 7


Doncaster 6
Derby 6
Grimsby 6
Millwall 6
Dirty Leeds 6


The against is

Forest 7
Norwich 6
Spurs 6

Seems the Horns dish it out far more than they concede.

You forgot the mauling Palace gave us at The Vic a few years ago, think it was 1-6 and that little tw*t Johnson fell over for a couple of pens

Lockerbie that was 5-1. Cox got sent off & HH scored WFC's goal from a pen. Palace had one pen from when Cox got sent off. AJ was always falling over - the prev season I think he managed to fall over in the box and nearly got Page sent off.

Happy to be corrected, I think I added the 6th in the nightmare I had that followed that night!!

Johnson would fall over in a phonebox!

Thanks Jamie, I don't blame AJ as with players like many Prem players in particular MUFC the 18 yard paint is so thick you can't help but trip over it.

All good stuff guys ! but lets not get too carried away just yet after one great performance. Long way to go and even the men upstairs said last week that they dont expect promotion this season and are looking to establish Watford as a solid Championship club over the next few years.
Not wanting to pooh pooh on anyones parade ! but lets keep it real, enjoy the ride and then we wont be too dissappointed when it doesnt always go our way. Believe me I will be cheering louder and longer than anyone when this all materializes .

gloryhornet4, the 7-1 v Walsall (or it may have been 7-0 actually) was when Glyn Hodges was playing so I would guess within the two years post Bassett relegaion year.

exeterhornet wrote:
gloryhornet4, the 7-1 v Walsall (or it may have been 7-0 actually) was when Glyn Hodges was playing so I would guess within the two years post Bassett relegaion year.

Thanks EH,

Please go to the Hornet History site created by one of our own, if you have not already heard of it.

Think the game was W 7 Brad C 2 16.12.89 when I remember Ashby Porter Henry Penrice and quite likely Hodges as WFC were 5-0 up at half time. (that made Penrice 6 in 6 consec games I think).

Can't find Walsall mentioned.

Did find having forgotten that WFC lost 6-1 to Blackburn and Alan Shearer in the league cup that was not on my list.

KeithMercer wrote:
All good stuff guys ! but lets not get too carried away just yet after one great performance. Long way to go and even the men upstairs said last week that they dont expect promotion this season and are looking to establish Watford as a solid Championship club over the next few years.
Not wanting to pooh pooh on anyones parade ! but lets keep it real, enjoy the ride and then we wont be too dissappointed when it doesnt always go our way. Believe me I will be cheering louder and longer than anyone when this all materializes .

I think your right Mercs! But what we saw was coming, a tonking!
D Unstable is right, not only does tht look like prem football, most of the players on show are prem class.
If there's anyone left out there not thanking the Pozzos by now, they really must be nutjobs.
Don't Zola look classy in every manner stood next to thug clapper Colin?

Dont get me wrong LD, I am loving every minute and agree at times we look Prem class no problem ! And we have so many players performing it really is a headache finding places for everyone.
just dont want to get too carried away in November ! but agree wholeheartedly there has surely never been a brighter future in prospect than the one we are on the cusp of now.

KeithMercer wrote:
Dont get me wrong LD, I am loving every minute and agree at times we look Prem class no problem ! And we have so many players performing it really is a headache finding places for everyone.
just dont want to get too carried away in November ! but agree wholeheartedly there has surely never been a brighter future in prospect than the one we are on the cusp of now.

i agree but its so hard not to get carried away COYH

I was defintately worth the hangover I was suffering from sunday. Myself and friends partied long into the early hours of sunday morning in Leeds. Well worth the trip! #horns on tour

Hoping the Abdi injury is not anything serious as he is a key player. Vydra in my opinion did everything right to justify being on that teamsheet in the starting 11 every week.

Zola has himself a selection headache...I do feel Forrestieri should be dropped into midfield, Vydra & Deeney up top. Be interesting to see who the 11 will be sat!

My feet are firmly grounded after such a huge win...taking the game at a time approach! Wolves @ home saturday..cant wait COYH

That 5-1 defeat to Palace is etched on my mind as it was the first game I took my son to (age 6?).. I feared he wouldn't want to ever return, especially when school friends all follow Arsenal / Chelsea / Spurs etc, but happy to relate he is now a Hornet forever, our best day yet was the Cardiff playoff final, speaking as a fan of 35+ years I am 100% delighted with the current situation and I am so enjoying the ride!

Fun Bobby wrote:
That 5-1 defeat to Palace is etched on my mind as it was the first game I took my son to (age 6?).. I feared he wouldn't want to ever return, especially when school friends all follow Arsenal / Chelsea / Spurs etc, but happy to relate he is now a Hornet forever, our best day yet was the Cardiff playoff final, speaking as a fan of 35+ years I am 100% delighted with the current situation and I am so enjoying the ride!

Good stuff. It's gonna be fun Bobby