'Watford played beyond my best expectations' (From Watford Observer)

What's up with Jack Bonham?

I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

Bonham is injuried, Zola mentioned it after Stack played in the St Albans game.

Thats JE out the team then Bush Hornet !!

Nah Jason, Zola makes good players excellent apparently. Eustace will be the new Steven Gerrard

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

Lutondown loves zola lutondown loves zola.....ur his yes man !!

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

jasonwatford wrote:
Lutondown loves zola lutondown loves zola.....ur his yes man !!

Yes and so do all sensible Watford fans

jasonwatford wrote:
Lutondown loves zola lutondown loves zola.....ur his yes man !!

Italiandown loves Pizza and Pasta!

well we must have signed alex geijo as his twitter says this...Enjoying the free evening by supporting Spain Basketball whith my agentes and my team mate Ikechi :-)) pic.twitter.com/OxRO
OnVs

Why is wat obsever and watford fc so slow at telling us this info ??

jasonwatford wrote:
Why is wat obsever and watford fc so slow at telling us this info ??

It's the same every close season even if things are going on, I think the Hornets hibernate between seasons, the Wobby certainly does on Horns matters.

What worries me is the seemingly constant talk about poor fitness levels as reasons why the performances are not maintained, FFS the season starts on Saturday!! they should be ready by now or else the pre-season has not been well managed.

jasonwatford wrote:
Lutondown loves zola lutondown loves zola.....ur his yes man !!

Oh Jase, me old mucker, I think spanking of a Bassette part two is on the cards and I won't let you weasel out of it by buying me tickets for games!
Now listen buddy boy, your idol has gone, he's smoke, your just bitter and twisted. I'm happy, Ilovgfz! Lol
Oh whats this Buck? Pizza and pasta? Italiandown? I'm dismayed...

I'm at Edinburgh festival and am using iPhone - can't go on the official Watford website since they revamped it. Anyone else think the new Watfordfc.com is pants?

Bush Hornet wrote:

jasonwatford wrote:
Lutondown loves zola lutondown loves zola.....ur his yes man !!

Yes and so do all sensible Watford fans

Ditto

does anyone know what colour our away kit will be,i like 2 see the kit before pre ordering one,i think it might be a blue top this time.

stonehornet wrote:
What worries me is the seemingly constant talk about poor fitness levels as reasons why the performances are not maintained, FFS the season starts on Saturday!! they should be ready by now or else the pre-season has not been well managed.

Yes, the little comments about fitness, the comment that the players had not played ninety minutes and were 'fatigued'. Slightly disturbing. Has the pre-season been concentrating on changing the playing style rather than stamina? Well, come the first serious game, we will see.

gazmondo wrote:
does anyone know what colour our away kit will be,i like 2 see the kit before pre ordering one,i think it might be a blue top this time.

I've heard it is a real shocker, pink and brown!!!

As far as I'm aware the away kit will be unveiled this Sunday at the Open Day.

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

Blah blah blah, boring dribble from you as usual. It's football and scoring goals is what it is about, Boofers got us into the Premiership and Dyche gave us a amazing season finish, but you just carry on moaning about our history and make love predictions on our future.

Bush Hornet wrote:
I'm at Edinburgh festival and am using iPhone - can't go on the official Watford website since they revamped it. Anyone else think the new Watfordfc.com is pants?

Yes! It's dreadful.

Dealing with fitness issues first. The main players for the first team squad looked fit enough against Spurs, bearing in mind there was still the best part of two weeks to go before we play Palace. Bauben was so much fitter than last year as you would expect after a full pre season.
Most of the loanees seem to have niggling injuries but have played a number of pre season games so are unlikely to be too far from fitness. McGinn appears to be taking a lot longer than expected to be fit, bearing in mind he played for the reserves before the end of last season and Fitz Hall is a mystery. As a seasoned pro his fitness levels should have been kept up in the close season so I guess there is an injury.

As for a lack of sharpness up front due to a lack of fitness I would respectfully suggest that I did not see a lot of sharpness all last sason from Yeates, Forsyth, Iwelumo and garner, but GZ will need a couple of games more before he fully appreciates their abilities or lack of. I would keep Big Chris and ship the other three out asap.

The football is good, the pitch looks sound, a couple of strikers possibly joining us or have joined and a squad capable of holding its own. Last year our target was survival which is why Sean said winning was all that mattered. The future looks good and I hope and pray that GF delivers.

corbindallas wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

Blah blah blah, boring dribble from you as usual. It's football and scoring goals is what it is about, Boofers got us into the Premiership and Dyche gave us a amazing season finish, but you just carry on moaning about our history and make love predictions on our future.

Corbin, get with on board.The old has gone. New regime who believe in playing football as it should be played. Don't attempt to drag us into the past with simplistic stuff about goals is all that matters blahdee blah. It's 90 mins of entertainment and it's about building a team that will win consistently at the highest level: Something that Aidy, with his short termism, was unable to achieve.

BarryTheHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I'm at Edinburgh festival and am using iPhone - can't go on the official Watford website since they revamped it. Anyone else think the new Watfordfc.com is pants?

Yes! It's dreadful.

It's one small area where the club have regressed lately. The old website was easy on the iphone

And the food running out in the rous stand before half time !!! Never happened when bas was there :-(

Bush Hornet wrote:
I'm at Edinburgh festival and am using iPhone - can't go on the official Watford website since they revamped it. Anyone else think the new Watfordfc.com is pants?

No, I think it's excellent and I have e-mailed the club to tell them so. Much clearer than before.

Bush Hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

Dyche said he wanted to try and emulate Man United. To be a team that can adapt to any game plan within a game to win it. Passing is great to watch and i am looking forward to it, but i want to watch us win before we entertain. I know everyone wants to play like Barcelona and Spain, but Arsenal play that way and what have they won recently. Consistently successful teams play lots of different ways... Barcelona are an exception because of the individuals they have.

Give me a ground out, hoofing 1-0 win over an entertaining 0-0 anyday! Winning is the aim of the game, always has been always will be!

McHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

Dyche said he wanted to try and emulate Man United. To be a team that can adapt to any game plan within a game to win it. Passing is great to watch and i am looking forward to it, but i want to watch us win before we entertain. I know everyone wants to play like Barcelona and Spain, but Arsenal play that way and what have they won recently. Consistently successful teams play lots of different ways... Barcelona are an exception because of the individuals they have.

Give me a ground out, hoofing 1-0 win over an entertaining 0-0 anyday! Winning is the aim of the game, always has been always will be!

Ball retention is so much better to watch surely rather than hopeful long balls. We do not have world class players so it will be harder to play keep ball. Good players do deliver long balls, the likes of John Barnes , Nigel Callahan etc , had that skill. Lets play the new Watford way the way Gianfranco wants.

SAHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I'm at Edinburgh festival and am using iPhone - can't go on the official Watford website since they revamped it. Anyone else think the new Watfordfc.com is pants?

No, I think it's excellent and I have e-mailed the club to tell them so. Much clearer than before.

like your positivity but have you got it working on a phone?

Bush Hornet wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I'm at Edinburgh festival and am using iPhone - can't go on the official Watford website since they revamped it. Anyone else think the new Watfordfc.com is pants?

No, I think it's excellent and I have e-mailed the club to tell them so. Much clearer than before.

like your positivity but have you got it working on a phone?

Bush, my 'phone is a 12 year old Nokia. Does that answer your question? :-)

McHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

Dyche said he wanted to try and emulate Man United. To be a team that can adapt to any game plan within a game to win it. Passing is great to watch and i am looking forward to it, but i want to watch us win before we entertain. I know everyone wants to play like Barcelona and Spain, but Arsenal play that way and what have they won recently. Consistently successful teams play lots of different ways... Barcelona are an exception because of the individuals they have.

Give me a ground out, hoofing 1-0 win over an entertaining 0-0 anyday! Winning is the aim of the game, always has been always will be!

I'd take playing and winning as much as Arsenal any day of the week and what's wrong with an entertaining 1-0 win when it's at home.

SAHornet wrote:

McHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

Dyche said he wanted to try and emulate Man United. To be a team that can adapt to any game plan within a game to win it. Passing is great to watch and i am looking forward to it, but i want to watch us win before we entertain. I know everyone wants to play like Barcelona and Spain, but Arsenal play that way and what have they won recently. Consistently successful teams play lots of different ways... Barcelona are an exception because of the individuals they have.

Give me a ground out, hoofing 1-0 win over an entertaining 0-0 anyday! Winning is the aim of the game, always has been always will be!

I'd take playing and winning as much as Arsenal any day of the week and what's wrong with an entertaining 1-0 win when it's at home.

yes, to emulate Arsenal is hardly a bad thing. But to just look at what brenda achieved with Swansea last year without any real superstars or even a Nigel Callaghan is better than thinking about hitting it long in order to get out of this division. We can go up in style and stay up. Believe, kids.

SAH, I admire your commitment to the old Nokia but I think it's misplaced...like the people who hark on about what Aidy achieved. It's yesteryear man! only joking (about the mobile)...glad the old phone still works for ya

i think we are all saying the same thing. We want attractive football, with the odd long ball thrown in ...and to win.
The concern about tappy-tappy football is fair. We had what, one shot, against spurs ? Ok that was spurs. But if we come back from pal-arse having had 60% of pretty possession but only 3 shots on goal and beaten 1-0, none of us will be happy.
Hopefully GZ will get the mix just right. Seemed to against Gills and Barnet !

corbindallas wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

Blah blah blah, boring dribble from you as usual. It's football and scoring goals is what it is about, Boofers got us into the Premiership and Dyche gave us a amazing season finish, but you just carry on moaning about our history and make love predictions on our future.

Corbs, you really are bitter and twisted. You and Bushey Wails are in your jack jones
Now go catch some criminals, what we as tax payers and hence your bosses pay for. Not sitting in the Tudor cafe drinking tea all day.

Bush Hornet wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

McHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

Dyche said he wanted to try and emulate Man United. To be a team that can adapt to any game plan within a game to win it. Passing is great to watch and i am looking forward to it, but i want to watch us win before we entertain. I know everyone wants to play like Barcelona and Spain, but Arsenal play that way and what have they won recently. Consistently successful teams play lots of different ways... Barcelona are an exception because of the individuals they have.

Give me a ground out, hoofing 1-0 win over an entertaining 0-0 anyday! Winning is the aim of the game, always has been always will be!

I'd take playing and winning as much as Arsenal any day of the week and what's wrong with an entertaining 1-0 win when it's at home.

yes, to emulate Arsenal is hardly a bad thing. But to just look at what brenda achieved with Swansea last year without any real superstars or even a Nigel Callaghan is better than thinking about hitting it long in order to get out of this division. We can go up in style and stay up. Believe, kids.

SAH, I admire your commitment to the old Nokia but I think it's misplaced...like the people who hark on about what Aidy achieved. It's yesteryear man! only joking (about the mobile)...glad the old phone still works for ya

Bush, not only does it work for me but believe it or not, I have had people stop in restaurants and ask if they can buy it form me. Mind you, this is Sarf Africa.

SAHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

McHornet wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing Zola's team play. Love what he says: it's important to play football whatever the system.

With you all the way GZ. Ignore all calls for hoofing and drop any player who hits long aimless balls

100% agree with you Bush
I love the way he (GFZ) approaches the game, I like his demeanour and always have and I for one feel very lucky he is our coach. I just hope the Watford fans give him
Time and realise this is the way football should be played, not that ugly kick and rush loved by Boofers and to a degree Dyche.

It's time for a football revolution. I liked Dyche's football more than Boofers, but alarm bells rang when he declared on his appointment that all that mattered was to win. No. What matters is becoming a football team that outplays and outpasses your opponents and wins. That's what good players sign up for and that is why some people call it the beautiful game. Long ball is yesteryear. Good riddance

Dyche said he wanted to try and emulate Man United. To be a team that can adapt to any game plan within a game to win it. Passing is great to watch and i am looking forward to it, but i want to watch us win before we entertain. I know everyone wants to play like Barcelona and Spain, but Arsenal play that way and what have they won recently. Consistently successful teams play lots of different ways... Barcelona are an exception because of the individuals they have.

Give me a ground out, hoofing 1-0 win over an entertaining 0-0 anyday! Winning is the aim of the game, always has been always will be!

I'd take playing and winning as much as Arsenal any day of the week and what's wrong with an entertaining 1-0 win when it's at home.

yes, to emulate Arsenal is hardly a bad thing. But to just look at what brenda achieved with Swansea last year without any real superstars or even a Nigel Callaghan is better than thinking about hitting it long in order to get out of this division. We can go up in style and stay up. Believe, kids.

SAH, I admire your commitment to the old Nokia but I think it's misplaced...like the people who hark on about what Aidy achieved. It's yesteryear man! only joking (about the mobile)...glad the old phone still works for ya

Bush, not only does it work for me but believe it or not, I have had people stop in restaurants and ask if they can buy it form me. Mind you, this is Sarf Africa.

Advice buddy, sell the Nokia and replace it with a smart phone. Get with it pal, even Dr Livingston has an iPhone!