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Watford head coach Gianfranco Zola credits 'mature' performance in Huddersfield Town victory
6:23pm Saturday 19th January 2013 in Watford FC News By Anthony Matthews, Group Sports Editor
Gianfranco Zola was delighted Watford were able to reward the efforts of those who helped clear the Vicarage Road pitch and surrounds of snow earlier this morning with a 4-0 victory over Huddersfield Town.
Speaking after the win, the Hornets head coach said: “I just found out that this morning, more than 100 supporters turned up here to help clear the pitch of the snow so I think they’ve been gifted with this performance and they deserved it.”
The Hornets had to wait until first-half injury-time to make the breakthrough when Troy Deeney scored a penalty after Matej Vydra had been fouled by Calum Woods. But once Vydra turned in Marco Cassetti’s cross 11 minutes after the restart there was never much doubt about the outcome.
The in-form Czech international then scored his eighth in his last four Watford league starts and 16th of the season after excellent hold-up play by Deeney. The hosts saved their best for last though, when a memorable one-touch length-of-the-pitch passing move ended with Cristian Battocchio netting his first for the club.
Zola said: “I think we’ve played some better games than this but it was a mature game. The result is a little bit too hard towards Huddersfield because in the first half they made it very, very difficult for us, so we had to work hard. I think the goal towards the end [of the first half] helped the team a lot because we then, in the second half, managed to play the football that we want to play. They had to open up a little bit more.
“But it was mature because, as I said, playing at home and playing away is a completely different thing and we need to learn to do better when we play home. We know what we need to do when we are away from home, at home we need to improve and today’s performance was excellent in terms of this.”
Comments(82)
ChunkeyMonkey
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6:34pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Huddersfield worked hard in the first half, were outclassed by the mid point of the second half and had by then resembled a team of cloggers.
Vydra 1 on 1 - un-erring. What a finisher.
dolly33
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6:38pm Sat 19 Jan 13
rogeruk
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6:45pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Nice quote from Grayson in Yorkshire Post.
Grayson though, was full of praise for the quality of the Hornets’ fourth goal, adding “Watford certainly got into their stride and I suppose if anybody watches the fourth goal they’ll see what a great goal it was. If that was in the Premiership, it would be applauded by a lot of people.”
3Lions4Ever
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6:59pm Sat 19 Jan 13
rogeruk wrote:Nicely said. And guess what, next season....
What Goals - Incredible.
Nice quote from Grayson in Yorkshire Post.
Grayson though, was full of praise for the quality of the Hornets’ fourth goal, adding “Watford certainly got into their stride and I suppose if anybody watches the fourth goal they’ll see what a great goal it was. If that was in the Premiership, it would be applauded by a lot of people.”
bonserout
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7:01pm Sat 19 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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7:04pm Sat 19 Jan 13
tonyevans22
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7:29pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Yep clear the pitch of the snow..Who is the Editor? I want his job.
watford1881
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7:31pm Sat 19 Jan 13
lutondown
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8:12pm Sat 19 Jan 13
This is not the Watford way
Banjo
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8:24pm Sat 19 Jan 13
DuffmanWFC
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8:28pm Sat 19 Jan 13
I look at the fixture list and if we can win the next three games I really think we could be second before Feb comes along!
We have so much depth and quality in our squad and I can't remember when was the last time I could say that?
We had no Pudil, Hall, Hoban, Neuton or Hogg today and Geijo, Eustace and Forestieri were on the bench and Murray and Bauban are nowhere to be seen! WFC has changed for the better so quickly and I feel so excited of what the future could hold!
I really hope the club sign Pudil, Geijo, Abdi, Vydra and Ekstrand before the month is out as that would be a sign of real intent and show all our rivals that we really mean business and are not just loaning players!
Come on you Orns!
lutondown
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8:28pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Banjo wrote:Think they got free tickets = £26 = 8 pints or so. Plus the delights of seeing four goals. Party or what?
They should have taken the names of the volunteers and thrown a party for them with the players.
All of us in the Lion applauded their efforts..;~}
Lol
lutondown
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8:29pm Sat 19 Jan 13
DuffmanWFC wrote:Never felt so at ease than today. We are class.
Great result today especially as Palace and Hull drew! We are right on the tails of 2nd and 3rd with a game in hand and I can't believe how much our club and side has changed for the better!
I look at the fixture list and if we can win the next three games I really think we could be second before Feb comes along!
We have so much depth and quality in our squad and I can't remember when was the last time I could say that?
We had no Pudil, Hall, Hoban, Neuton or Hogg today and Geijo, Eustace and Forestieri were on the bench and Murray and Bauban are nowhere to be seen! WFC has changed for the better so quickly and I feel so excited of what the future could hold!
I really hope the club sign Pudil, Geijo, Abdi, Vydra and Ekstrand before the month is out as that would be a sign of real intent and show all our rivals that we really mean business and are not just loaning players!
Come on you Orns!
D.unstable
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8:41pm Sat 19 Jan 13
A great afternoon, 2 more clinical finishes but Vydra, now 8 in his last 4 games, too many good displays to mention.
If we win our game in and we can be within 1 point of an automatic place, something that looked a very tough task before Christmas.
I look at the fixture list and do not see where we will droppings on our current form. Fancy us to be in that 2nd spot before we return to The Vic in a fortnight.
Well done lads.
D.unstable
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8:45pm Sat 19 Jan 13
D.unstable wrote:Droppings, lol. Bloody iPad, meant to say drop points
We probably just witnessed the best ball play leading to that fourth goal ever witnessed in a yellow shirt (brazil included). It had everything, one touch accurate passing, dummies, brilliant finish.
A great afternoon, 2 more clinical finishes but Vydra, now 8 in his last 4 games, too many good displays to mention.
If we win our game in and we can be within 1 point of an automatic place, something that looked a very tough task before Christmas.
I look at the fixture list and do not see where we will droppings on our current form. Fancy us to be in that 2nd spot before we return to The Vic in a fortnight.
Well done lads.
mellow yellow
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8:46pm Sat 19 Jan 13
SAHornet
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9:03pm Sat 19 Jan 13
tommy gunn
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9:06pm Sat 19 Jan 13
holtonian
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9:32pm Sat 19 Jan 13
garyporter1
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9:32pm Sat 19 Jan 13
http://udinesecalcio
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Stoney77
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9:33pm Sat 19 Jan 13
lutondown
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9:41pm Sat 19 Jan 13
http://www.youtube.c
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It is a thing of beauty
garyporter1
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9:54pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Holly68
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12:15am Sun 20 Jan 13
PhilippineOrn
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1:34am Sun 20 Jan 13
DuffmanWFC wrote:We only have to win our next two games away at Forest and Bristol City to be assured of 2nd spot. The teams above us don't play at all next week because of the 4th Round
Great result today especially as Palace and Hull drew! We are right on the tails of 2nd and 3rd with a game in hand and I can't believe how much our club and side has changed for the better!
I look at the fixture list and if we can win the next three games I really think we could be second before Feb comes along!
We have so much depth and quality in our squad and I can't remember when was the last time I could say that?
We had no Pudil, Hall, Hoban, Neuton or Hogg today and Geijo, Eustace and Forestieri were on the bench and Murray and Bauban are nowhere to be seen! WFC has changed for the better so quickly and I feel so excited of what the future could hold!
I really hope the club sign Pudil, Geijo, Abdi, Vydra and Ekstrand before the month is out as that would be a sign of real intent and show all our rivals that we really mean business and are not just loaning players!
Come on you Orns!
corbindallas
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8:11am Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Sean Dyche is not doing too bad either is he! Still as said a few posts ago with this team and players GZ is better suited.
I blame the Pozzos for this comprehensive win. They should be ashamed of appointing Zola as coach, and getting us players like Abdi, Vydra, Cassetti and co. all this winning games with panache is sooooo boring, and I hate how the fans are being forced away from nibbling their prawn sarnies and awaken from their slumber.
This is not the Watford way
PhilippineOrn
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8:46am Sun 20 Jan 13
endean2
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9:51am Sun 20 Jan 13
what does he have against us?
all players should be available next week so selection will be very interesting
lutondown
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9:53am Sun 20 Jan 13
corbindallas wrote:What Is this Dyche obsession? He's doing well, and I'm pleased for him, but he's history, and as long as Burnley are at least one place below us I'm happy.
lutondown wrote:Sean Dyche is not doing too bad either is he! Still as said a few posts ago with this team and players GZ is better suited.
I blame the Pozzos for this comprehensive win. They should be ashamed of appointing Zola as coach, and getting us players like Abdi, Vydra, Cassetti and co. all this winning games with panache is sooooo boring, and I hate how the fans are being forced away from nibbling their prawn sarnies and awaken from their slumber.
This is not the Watford way
KeithMercer
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10:14am Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Its a DISGRACE !! where has my Watford gone ? We just pass the ball around for no reason and no end product, Dyche would not of allowed this.
I blame the Pozzos for this comprehensive win. They should be ashamed of appointing Zola as coach, and getting us players like Abdi, Vydra, Cassetti and co. all this winning games with panache is sooooo boring, and I hate how the fans are being forced away from nibbling their prawn sarnies and awaken from their slumber.
This is not the Watford way
And the tap in the gents lavatory upper Rous , whilst has been fixed, still drips on a regular basis.
Could I get a phone number for one of these Pozzo guys ?
It really is a Disgrace !!
lutondown
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10:18am Sun 20 Jan 13
KeithMercer wrote:That's so bad, I bet that dripping water keeps all them monk like fans wide awake!
lutondown wrote:Its a DISGRACE !! where has my Watford gone ? We just pass the ball around for no reason and no end product, Dyche would not of allowed this.
I blame the Pozzos for this comprehensive win. They should be ashamed of appointing Zola as coach, and getting us players like Abdi, Vydra, Cassetti and co. all this winning games with panache is sooooo boring, and I hate how the fans are being forced away from nibbling their prawn sarnies and awaken from their slumber.
This is not the Watford way
And the tap in the gents lavatory upper Rous , whilst has been fixed, still drips on a regular basis.
Could I get a phone number for one of these Pozzo guys ?
It really is a Disgrace !!
Holly68
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10:19am Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown
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10:21am Sun 20 Jan 13
Holly68 wrote:Hey Holly if I want to get depressed I'll go to church and be told how I'm damned to hell!
Vydra to keep options open until the summer, rumours he will wait and see what division we are in before signing permanently !
Que sera eh?
jasonwatford
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11:05am Sun 20 Jan 13
Chris the Vic
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11:28am Sun 20 Jan 13
However, after such a brilliant result how annoyed was I to see Zola linked with Chelsea and even having to underline his focus on the job at Watford. Was that part of the script that Judas and the treacherous Scot both read from. Hopefully GFZ will realise that working for Italians is a lot better and safer than a guy who has sacked more managers than he has had hot breakfasts.
As for signing most of the loanees lets wait for promotion when they will be desperate to sign.
lockerbiehornet
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11:42am Sun 20 Jan 13
jasonwatford
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12:02pm Sun 20 Jan 13
ou know nothing my friend...Brayan Pereand seems to have been signed from udinese for the golden boys.
vydra and eskstrand were not even in the udinese team and even now would be unlikely to get in their side. All these players that came to us came on the provision they waned to come here and if watford wanted them they would sign. End of story.
jasonwatford
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12:18pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown
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12:19pm Sun 20 Jan 13
jasonwatford wrote:Jase, the other thing that was said was the player wanted to sign for us too. I think speculation is pointless, and I'm sure all will unfold.
LOCKERBIEHORNET....Y
ou know nothing my friend...Brayan Pereand seems to have been signed from udinese for the golden boys.
vydra and eskstrand were not even in the udinese team and even now would be unlikely to get in their side. All these players that came to us came on the provision they waned to come here and if watford wanted them they would sign. End of story.
As for the post that compared best goals, I have never seen a better goal, with that quality of build up, in my opinion of course.
KeithMercer
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12:54pm Sun 20 Jan 13
And as for Tommy Smith did you really need to smack in a 20 yard volley ?
still love you Tommy but not quite as much.
gilesy97
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1:21pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Yes free tickets , but to be honest not much use at 11am , when you're a season ticket holder. Having said that I didn't need a reward for spending 2 hours shifting snow..the result was enough !!
Banjo wrote:Think they got free tickets = £26 = 8 pints or so. Plus the delights of seeing four goals. Party or what?
They should have taken the names of the volunteers and thrown a party for them with the players.
All of us in the Lion applauded their efforts..;~}
Lol
lutondown
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1:24pm Sun 20 Jan 13
gilesy97 wrote:What a trooper you are, hope you had your thermals on.
lutondown wrote:Yes free tickets , but to be honest not much use at 11am , when you're a season ticket holder. Having said that I didn't need a reward for spending 2 hours shifting snow..the result was enough !!
Banjo wrote:Think they got free tickets = £26 = 8 pints or so. Plus the delights of seeing four goals. Party or what?
They should have taken the names of the volunteers and thrown a party for them with the players.
All of us in the Lion applauded their efforts..;~}
Lol
Boosey
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2:52pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:I had my thermal vest, pants and socks,sweatshirt, scarf, hat and gloves, didn't really need that much in the club though but my thoughts were with all those hardy volunteers. Cheers!
gilesy97 wrote:What a trooper you are, hope you had your thermals on.lutondown wrote:Yes free tickets , but to be honest not much use at 11am , when you're a season ticket holder. Having said that I didn't need a reward for spending 2 hours shifting snow..the result was enough !!Banjo wrote: They should have taken the names of the volunteers and thrown a party for them with the players.Think they got free tickets = £26 = 8 pints or so. Plus the delights of seeing four goals. Party or what? All of us in the Lion applauded their efforts..;~} Lol
Harry's Bar
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2:53pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown
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2:55pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:No but it was a tad chilly coming out of the West Herts, I'd of though they'd of cleared the paths from there to the ground for us. Damned selfish if you ask me!
lutondown wrote:I had my thermal vest, pants and socks,sweatshirt, scarf, hat and gloves, didn't really need that much in the club though but my thoughts were with all those hardy volunteers. Cheers!
gilesy97 wrote:What a trooper you are, hope you had your thermals on.lutondown wrote:Yes free tickets , but to be honest not much use at 11am , when you're a season ticket holder. Having said that I didn't need a reward for spending 2 hours shifting snow..the result was enough !!Banjo wrote: They should have taken the names of the volunteers and thrown a party for them with the players.Think they got free tickets = £26 = 8 pints or so. Plus the delights of seeing four goals. Party or what? All of us in the Lion applauded their efforts..;~} Lol
lutondown
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2:57pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Harry's Bar wrote:Passing with purpose has got to beat kick and rush? But if he was referring to QPR s old crab style of sideways and backwards? Well GT had the upper hand on that
Got to disagree with Oliver Phillips writing in the Watford Observer about the passing style. "It can become a cop out, pass the ball and it is no longer your responsibility". In my experience players looking to avoid responsibility tend to kick the ball up in the air in a vaguely forward direction. I'll settle for the passing cop out if there's going to be a cop out.
Harry's Bar
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3:10pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:I think he was referring to the Forest home game.
Harry's Bar wrote:Passing with purpose has got to beat kick and rush? But if he was referring to QPR s old crab style of sideways and backwards? Well GT had the upper hand on that
Got to disagree with Oliver Phillips writing in the Watford Observer about the passing style. "It can become a cop out, pass the ball and it is no longer your responsibility". In my experience players looking to avoid responsibility tend to kick the ball up in the air in a vaguely forward direction. I'll settle for the passing cop out if there's going to be a cop out.
I am not criticising the Taylor style, it wasn't simply kick and rush, that's why all the criticism played into our hands.We were written off as as a hoof & hope outfit but we were more than that.
Boosey
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3:16pm Sun 20 Jan 13
kingofpop wrote:In my opinion I thought Forest were the worst so far.
Excelllent second half, thought first half was quite tight but we ceated the best chances and huddersfields all came from our own mistakes. In fact i thought huddersfield were a very poor team...one of the worst i have seen this season and were fortunate to have 11 players on the pitch.
Hornet Cornet
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3:16pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Harry's Bar
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3:22pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Hornet Cornet wrote:I think you are on the wrong site. It's NHS Direct you want.
anyone had this norovirus? its horrible
lutondown
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3:26pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Harry's Bar wrote:I think Olly is a massive GT fan, so was I, but his day is gone, I hail the new Emporer GFZ! Forest, did we not win 2-0 with relative ease
lutondown wrote:I think he was referring to the Forest home game.
Harry's Bar wrote:Passing with purpose has got to beat kick and rush? But if he was referring to QPR s old crab style of sideways and backwards? Well GT had the upper hand on that
Got to disagree with Oliver Phillips writing in the Watford Observer about the passing style. "It can become a cop out, pass the ball and it is no longer your responsibility". In my experience players looking to avoid responsibility tend to kick the ball up in the air in a vaguely forward direction. I'll settle for the passing cop out if there's going to be a cop out.
I am not criticising the Taylor style, it wasn't simply kick and rush, that's why all the criticism played into our hands.We were written off as as a hoof & hope outfit but we were more than that.
lutondown
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3:27pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Harry's Bar wrote:And please no poetry about projectile vomiting Cornet, given the detail you go into!
Hornet Cornet wrote:I think you are on the wrong site. It's NHS Direct you want.
anyone had this norovirus? its horrible
Harry's Bar
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3:42pm Sun 20 Jan 13
By the way,I thought OP was a great local journalist, he lived and breathed it.
lutondown
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3:46pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Harry's Bar wrote:I agree mate, I did live thru it as I did Furphy, Kirby, Keen etc. other than Kirby and Keen all were good days, but I love this. It has me dribbling..cue Boosey
The Taylor era was an unbeleivable experience for the fans who lived through it. It's good to reminisce but is it just possible that somebody is living in the past.
By the way,I thought OP was a great local journalist, he lived and breathed it.
Boosey
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4:51pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Dribbling? Something about a coach you was on? LOL
Harry's Bar wrote: The Taylor era was an unbeleivable experience for the fans who lived through it. It's good to reminisce but is it just possible that somebody is living in the past. By the way,I thought OP was a great local journalist, he lived and breathed it.I agree mate, I did live thru it as I did Furphy, Kirby, Keen etc. other than Kirby and Keen all were good days, but I love this. It has me dribbling..cue Boosey
lutondown
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4:57pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:And I've been pulling my strides up to my chest ever since!
lutondown wrote:Dribbling? Something about a coach you was on? LOL
Harry's Bar wrote: The Taylor era was an unbeleivable experience for the fans who lived through it. It's good to reminisce but is it just possible that somebody is living in the past. By the way,I thought OP was a great local journalist, he lived and breathed it.I agree mate, I did live thru it as I did Furphy, Kirby, Keen etc. other than Kirby and Keen all were good days, but I love this. It has me dribbling..cue Boosey
Boosey
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4:57pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Hornet Cornet wrote:I can't believe we haven't signed him on yet!
anyone had this norovirus? its horrible
lutondown
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4:58pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:He's coming in on Loan from a dodgy Curry house
Hornet Cornet wrote:I can't believe we haven't signed him on yet!
anyone had this norovirus? its horrible
Boosey
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5:11pm Sun 20 Jan 13
4th goal has had over 12000 hits already on youtube.
Boosey
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5:27pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.
Watfordwes
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5:41pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:Barnes????
If you could pick four players from the past, to fit into the team who would you pick?
Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.
Young
Coton
McClelland
would like to pick wing backs but struggling to remember any as we haven't really played with this formation very often!
lutondown
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5:44pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Watfordwes wrote:Johnstone? Kevin Richardson, David Bardsley? Loved Andy Andy Rankin! Tony Currie, so many!
Boosey wrote:Barnes????
If you could pick four players from the past, to fit into the team who would you pick?
Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.
Young
Coton
McClelland
would like to pick wing backs but struggling to remember any as we haven't really played with this formation very often!
Boosey
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5:49pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Must be getting hungry, Curry instead of Currie!
Watfordwes wrote:Johnstone? Kevin Richardson, David Bardsley? Loved Andy Andy Rankin! Tony Currie, so many!Boosey wrote: If you could pick four players from the past, to fit into the team who would you pick? Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.Barnes???? Young Coton McClelland would like to pick wing backs but struggling to remember any as we haven't really played with this formation very often!
londomollari
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5:49pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:Plus Barnes, Blissett, Jenkins, Callaghan. Ashley Young. Tony coton. So many----Add them to the current squad and we would be in paradise, as well as the top half of the Premiership.
If you could pick four players from the past, to fit into the team who would you pick?
Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.
lutondown
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5:51pm Sun 20 Jan 13
londomollari wrote:But as it stands, we have an unbelievable squad!
Boosey wrote:Plus Barnes, Blissett, Jenkins, Callaghan. Ashley Young. Tony coton. So many----Add them to the current squad and we would be in paradise, as well as the top half of the Premiership.
If you could pick four players from the past, to fit into the team who would you pick?
Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.
northofwatfordpete
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6:19pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown
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6:21pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown
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6:21pm Sun 20 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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6:29pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Boosey wrote:Moses Ashikodi, Jure Travner, Scott Severin and Cedric Avinel for me.
lutondown wrote:Must be getting hungry, Curry instead of Currie!
Watfordwes wrote:Johnstone? Kevin Richardson, David Bardsley? Loved Andy Andy Rankin! Tony Currie, so many!Boosey wrote: If you could pick four players from the past, to fit into the team who would you pick? Rankin, McClelland, Curry & Scullion, that's without thought.Barnes???? Young Coton McClelland would like to pick wing backs but struggling to remember any as we haven't really played with this formation very often!
lutondown
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6:36pm Sun 20 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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6:42pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Too mainstream, trying to think outside the box here. Can't include Ramon Vega for the same reason. Johan Cavalli is a different matter, however.
Not Ellington or Kabba?
lutondown
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7:44pm Sun 20 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Dougie, you are just too clever.
lutondown wrote:Too mainstream, trying to think outside the box here. Can't include Ramon Vega for the same reason. Johan Cavalli is a different matter, however.
Not Ellington or Kabba?
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian
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8:06pm Sun 20 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:I could of course include myself in that list, but then I think I did a frankly underrated job in that midfield, my solitary goal is so quickly forgotten.
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Dougie, you are just too clever.
lutondown wrote:Too mainstream, trying to think outside the box here. Can't include Ramon Vega for the same reason. Johan Cavalli is a different matter, however.
Not Ellington or Kabba?
lutondown
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8:10pm Sun 20 Jan 13
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Rinaldi? When I saw him play I nearly wet my pants, a creative midfielder in the centre of Boofers scrum. Then bang confined to reserves for having the cheek of actually playing football in his team. That was as mad as his tactic of kicking to touch at restarts. Was I watching Watford or Sarries?
lutondown wrote:I could of course include myself in that list, but then I think I did a frankly underrated job in that midfield, my solitary goal is so quickly forgotten.
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Dougie, you are just too clever.
lutondown wrote:Too mainstream, trying to think outside the box here. Can't include Ramon Vega for the same reason. Johan Cavalli is a different matter, however.
Not Ellington or Kabba?
jasonwatford
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8:20pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Watfordwes
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9:45pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Maybe in this window and certainly if we go up there will be even bigger better names to follow.
lutondown
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9:46pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Watfordwes wrote:Oh Wes, lets not be greedy, no take that back, bring em over!
The beauty is this team/squad is possibly the best we've had since mid 80s yet the majority would not get near to the udinese current side.
Maybe in this window and certainly if we go up there will be even bigger better names to follow.
jasonwatford
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9:02am Mon 21 Jan 13
londomollari
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11:23am Mon 21 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:Yes,Big Cliff. And I had forgotten Keith Eddy---a classy, elegant defender who, I think, would have fitted into this modern side.
Have not seen one bad suggestion. I think a young fit Fitz hall might have been another Mclleland. We've seen some talent. One before my time? Cliff Holton
finally, Pat Jennings. Now that's a keeper I wouldn't mind having in ANY side.
lutondown
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1:10pm Mon 21 Jan 13
miked2006
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1:37pm Mon 21 Jan 13
lutondown wrote:I always thought the kicking-to-touch kick offs were a bit dodgy... heard a few players (of other teams) who have admitted that they used to do so to win the 'time of first throw on' bets. Obviously it had absolutely nothing to do with the result, but I really hope that was not the case...
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Rinaldi? When I saw him play I nearly wet my pants, a creative midfielder in the centre of Boofers scrum. Then bang confined to reserves for having the cheek of actually playing football in his team. That was as mad as his tactic of kicking to touch at restarts. Was I watching Watford or Sarries?
lutondown wrote:I could of course include myself in that list, but then I think I did a frankly underrated job in that midfield, my solitary goal is so quickly forgotten.
DouglasRinaldi the better Brazilian wrote:Dougie, you are just too clever.
lutondown wrote:Too mainstream, trying to think outside the box here. Can't include Ramon Vega for the same reason. Johan Cavalli is a different matter, however.
Not Ellington or Kabba?
kingofpop says...
6:32pm Sat 19 Jan 13