Zola: 'Taylor departure did unsettle us' (From Watford Observer)

Surbiton wrote:
I was reporting on the AFC Wimbledon game today and had a chat to Dale Bennett before the kick off. Got the impression the youngsters at the academy know they are not going to get "a fair rub of the green" with this administration and most will have to look elsewhere to get a game. Just to make his debut day, Dale didn't clear the ball properly and a Dagger sent the ball straight back into the Dons net! Another costly mistake.The game ended 2 -2. I wonder if Adam Thompson faired any better?

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

Kingswoodhornet wrote:

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

Errrrrr......Do you look like Glenn Close and have a habit of boiling other people's bunnies?

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

lutondown wrote:
Jeez we get a manager blaming himself which is in its self unusual and all the antis slither out. I think he'll take more from this than say the Brum game.
Better to come into the side, and this will just be a memory, nasty as it is.

coffils left foot wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

If gut bucket Buckler had of ordered a proper meal he wouldn't still be whinging, any left over burgers anyone?

buckshornet wrote:
shambles mark 2 after the vialli era

buckler wrote:

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

That's sounds like my group! I was the best dressed and looking one of the group!

buckler wrote:

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

That's sounds like my group! I was the best dressed and looking one of the group!

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

That's sounds like my group! I was the best dressed and looking one of the group!

Firstly for the record, I am male, the H is a silent one. Holly or Olly was my nickname from school, plus I like the way it confuses people LOL

I was by the window with two boys (one tall one small, neither are mine but friends kids)

I think we may already know each other, do you have no hair buckler and also has a boy with you in a white t shirt ?

MJ1 wrote:
Just back from Derby. Firstly no one has acknowledged that the Rams were terrific. They completely bossed the midfield and were clinical in their finishing. Last week Birmingham surrendered the midfield to us by playing deep; this week Derby were in our faces and won possession in midfield. With Taylor gone there was no leadership in the field. It's impossible to say absolutely that he would have prevented the goals but what was clear that without him that our defence was chaotic. There was no leadership on the bench either as Zola slipped further and further into his seat. It took 5 goals before he made subs and they did make a difference giving us a conslation goal.
But the worst thing we now know is that Zola has no control on players IN and OUT. It's clear Taylor was sold over his head. If he is not prepared to stamp his authority on team composition and selection now his position wil be even weaker in 6 months time. The owners will expect loanees to be played; that's why they have been sent here. This will compromise team selection. Zola's weakness could end up being the team's weakness. You can't have more than one boss running a team!

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:

Holly68 wrote:

buckler wrote:
The small portions in Franky and Bennys Unsettled me but I got on with it! Bring it on?

My Ribs just slid down my throat yum yum !

We're you sat on a table of four not far from window, you left at 0-5 and parked in Wyvern car park ??

That's sounds like my group! I was the best dressed and looking one of the group!

Firstly for the record, I am male, the H is a silent one. Holly or Olly was my nickname from school, plus I like the way it confuses people LOL

I was by the window with two boys (one tall one small, neither are mine but friends kids)

I think we may already know each other, do you have no hair buckler and also has a boy with you in a white t shirt ?

watford9140 wrote:
why does it say on a few sites and on his wiki that benjani has joined from portsmouth?

Hornet1970 wrote:
Totally **** with the situation, should not have taylor go, one of the best defenders in championship. Far too many players at his disposal and i doubt he has any idea who our best players are. Embarrassment.

DuffmanWFC wrote:
We are all gutted after a score line like this but slagging off isnt the way forward. Zola will get it right and the Pozzo's will back him with the resources required. Theese things happen... Last season City spanked Utd at Old Trafford.....Utd spanked Arsenal....Arsenal spanked Spurs....Sunderland spanked Chelsea and on and on! Whats important is you learn from this and move on.
Yes there are several players that i would like to see move on and a few of these have only played recently as others are not match fit ie Dickinson, Iwelumo, Forsyth, Garner and Yeates! Once the loanees have been fully assessed maybe 2/3 will return to there respected clubs by the New Year, we off load the above and permenant transfers of a couple of players to improve our first team will happen? Keep the faith chaps its very early in the season still nearly 40 more games to play!”

@ChrisBottom16 wrote:

Hornet1970 wrote:
Totally **** with the situation, should not have taylor go, one of the best defenders in championship. Far too many players at his disposal and i doubt he has any idea who our best players are. Embarrassment.

taylor handed in a transfer request with half an hour of the transfer window to go.

DuffmanWFC wrote:
Remind me everyone but don't we have an experienced right back of international class who will be our first choice and regular very soon? Also we have a left back to come into this side who has played good level of football in Europe PLUS a centre back with champions league experience? Also we still have two players in midfield and another striker who look like being extremely good signings for this level of league football! Theese players will change this side when fit! We all know what happens when u rush players who arnt ready for competitive games... They get injured! Come on guys there's 40 games left!

Holly68 wrote:

@ChrisBottom16 wrote:

Hornet1970 wrote:
Totally **** with the situation, should not have taylor go, one of the best defenders in championship. Far too many players at his disposal and i doubt he has any idea who our best players are. Embarrassment.

taylor handed in a transfer request with half an hour of the transfer window to go.

Not entirely true. Sheffield Weds have been chasing for a while, made an offer yesterday afternoon. At 7pm it wasn't happening, however by 8pm he said he wanted to leave, he'd signed by 9.30pm.

Just wish Zola he said to Nani I want him to stay,and Nani made him a offer to stay. I think Zola is a realist but Nani is convinced the Loans will be superior, gut says it will be a mix of both

Monstermunch17 wrote:
Zola comes across as exactly what he is: a man utterly out of his depth.

The Pozzos should have kept Dyche, added 3-4 players to last year's squad, with the option to strengthen further if need be. Instead, they arrogantly, and rather clumsily, threw the baby out with the bathwater, and now we are all over the place.

Zola = nice guy, great player, terrible manager.

jasonwatford wrote:
lutondown holly is a bloke

Holly68 wrote:
Transfer window shut at 11pm, Chrisbottom sad 30 mins before he handed in transfer request (ie. 10.30pm) HOWEVER he actually asked to leave at 8pm (no co-incidence just after we announced two new CH. Neuton and Ekstrand). The gap between 8 and 10.30 is two and a half hours, not wishing to split hairs, it still left us in sh*t, a bit like Dads just left home out the blue, so the playground bully steps in and takes his place

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

Hatfieldhorn wrote:
Zola at tipping point next few weeks , really like the guy but failure and hes out the door success and he will go to a bigger club. We are just a stepping stone for this guy and we can argue all we like but it will be all of us still here supporting the club in 12 months time . Keep those fingers crossed !!!!!!!!!

holtonian wrote:
No way should Gianfranco shoulder the total blame for a defeat. He has a huge squad that has grown day by day. My knowledge of our new loans is very encouraging indeed.He has the pieces of the jigsaw but it takes time to both get players fit and gel as a team obviously.Today he has a huge task ahead, he does not need additional pressure from us as supporters of our loved team.We are part of Watford FC a 12th man if you like. Be calm be patient it will turn for the good in due course, it might take a season or two but month by month the quality of the side will show.
Zola and the Pozzo family are only men not miracle workers.

lutondown wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

That bit ain't funny

holtonian wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

That bit ain't funny

Ouch hopefully you will get payback when the Rams come to the Vic

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

@ChrisBottom16 wrote:

Monstermunch17 wrote:
Zola comes across as exactly what he is: a man utterly out of his depth.

The Pozzos should have kept Dyche, added 3-4 players to last year's squad, with the option to strengthen further if need be. Instead, they arrogantly, and rather clumsily, threw the baby out with the bathwater, and now we are all over the place.

Zola = nice guy, great player, terrible manager.

Are you some sort of div? Im assumin you wernt at todays game so i will help you. Nosworthy and Dickinson who were 2 of Dyches signings were at fault for 3 goals and were an embarasment. Hogg gave away the 4th goal again a Dyche signing! Yeates and Big Chris were still on the bus and were as much use as a chocolate tea pot! Garner isnt even in the squad. All 3 Dyche signings. Dyche had a good season but would not have a clue how to handle the players we have who by the way are very good. Hopefully this little insight into what happened today opens your eyes and helps you to stop talkin like a prat.

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:
yes there has been an over-reaction, just as there was last week after the encouraging game vs brum.

Bear in mind we have not played a top half team, or one that will finish top half, yet.

It's not fair to blame all on the pre GZ players - Putil & Abdi were awful too. I left after goal #5.

There were exceptional circumstances yesterday - the games after the break will give a better indication of our prospects.

Respect GZ's honesty, and like the guy, but he shoud never underestimate ANY team in this league.

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:
yes there has been an over-reaction, just as there was last week after the encouraging game vs brum.

Bear in mind we have not played a top half team, or one that will finish top half, yet.

It's not fair to blame all on the pre GZ players - Putil & Abdi were awful too. I left after goal #5.

There were exceptional circumstances yesterday - the games after the break will give a better indication of our prospects.

Respect GZ's honesty, and like the guy, but he shoud never underestimate ANY team in this league.

sorry PuDil !

DuffmanWFC wrote:
On the negative Granada and Udinese stuff that's been posted on this site:- Fact is the Pozzo's have taken over theese clubs and turned there fortunes around as Usinese is a club that has played regularly in top European club football, had there stadium modernised and now have a scouting network that even our top Premier League clubs would be proud of! And as for Granada.... Well ground inprovement and promotions to La Liga and staying there! Nuff said on that! Not being funny but I don't mind signing lots of players from these 2 especially as not one of our crop would get into the dressing room let alone in the side!

JohnnyBarnes wrote:
There seems to be a lot of feeling that Zola isn't calling the shots here. I can't speak intelligently about whether or not that's the case, but neither do I see any evidence of it. He's always come across as a man of principle and integrity, and to play Lloyd, Nos and Dickinson in the back four yesterday suggests to me that he's giving the old guard a chance to prove themselves. If he just strolled in, binned these guys off and immediately started playing the new crop, he'd be battered on these message boards for ripping the heart out of the club. As it is, they've been given a go - and may continue to be for a while - but have clearly shown (and not only yesterday) that they're not up to playing the kind of expansive passing football that we'd all like to see... and which I'm sure will ultimately see us promoted.

I also think that the latest players coming in with an option to buy is not only sensible, given that we don't know what division we'll be playing in next year, but is a nice statement from the Pozzos that (a) they're not going anywhere anytime soon, and (b) their intention isn't simply to let us turn these into great players before flying them back to Italy. If they settle quickly and perform well in the English game, we'll have them.

The squad is clearly too big - probably 20 players over the ideal - but given time, I'm sure we'll see a lot of them (Forsyth, Yeates, Garner, Lloyd, Dickinson, Nosworthy, Jenkins etc) shipped out... not least because the Pozzos are businessmen - and why pay more wages than you have to?! It's a lot of change happening in a short space of time, but we overachieved last season with the players we had, so new blood is a requirement if we want to go up. I think we just need to embrace what's happening, compare it to what could have been (Baz marching us into administration) and accept that change had to happen - change, in this case, for the good (ultimately).

gilesy97 wrote:
I'm getting more of the opinion , that as Zola is such a nice guy , and respected he was put in knowing he would take the orders from above and try to smooth over the transition with the fans. What the pozzos really want is an established italian manager to run it. Zola' has even instructed the new players to learn english ......Its a shambles but was always going to be. Thats why the whole club is uhappy , apart from the supporters that think they're getting into the premiership by may .

gilesy97 wrote:
I'm getting more of the opinion , that as Zola is such a nice guy , and respected he was put in knowing he would take the orders from above and try to smooth over the transition with the fans. What the pozzos really want is an established italian manager to run it. Zola' has even instructed the new players to learn english ......Its a shambles but was always going to be. Thats why the whole club is uhappy , apart from the supporters that think they're getting into the premiership by may .

bushey tales wrote:
In answer to Watford9140, can I recommend the September edition of When Saturday Comes (available in WH Smith etc) for a considered article on how the Pozzo acquisitions of Watford and Granada have gone down in Udine? The answer, in brief, is not very well. In fact the Udinese fans have written an open letter to Old Man Pozzo pleading for some of the funds to be diverted back towards their club and away from Granada and Watford. The Udinese coach is also quoted as saying that he has so many players nominally on the club's books that he has no idea who half of them are and that the club's main objective, despite Champion's League qualification (although I see they've already been eliminated) is to survive in Serie A. It's a really interesting piece which I'd recommend to anyone genuinely interested in how the Pozzo's run their clubs. One other aspect is that despite their recent successes the Udinese fans have voted with their feet to such a degree that their season ticket numbers are now down to a level similar to our own.

bushey tales wrote:
In answer to Watford9140, can I recommend the September edition of When Saturday Comes (available in WH Smith etc) for a considered article on how the Pozzo acquisitions of Watford and Granada have gone down in Udine? The answer, in brief, is not very well. In fact the Udinese fans have written an open letter to Old Man Pozzo pleading for some of the funds to be diverted back towards their club and away from Granada and Watford. The Udinese coach is also quoted as saying that he has so many players nominally on the club's books that he has no idea who half of them are and that the club's main objective, despite Champion's League qualification (although I see they've already been eliminated) is to survive in Serie A. It's a really interesting piece which I'd recommend to anyone genuinely interested in how the Pozzo's run their clubs. One other aspect is that despite their recent successes the Udinese fans have voted with their feet to such a degree that their season ticket numbers are now down to a level similar to our own.

bushey tales wrote:
No, not at all - no underlying mischief intended, I was just trying to answer a question and give a fair representation of what was written. What I didn't add was that the fans letter also included, 'We don't understand why you continue to deny, until the very last minute, that players will be leaving when the evidence clearly shows that negotiations have been advanced for some time......as bianconeri fans we have to be able to dream, there has to be an objective that we can reach together: squad, coach, club and supporters.' Like I said, it's an interesting read but obviously everybody on here can choose to believe whatever they like.

ElGingerino wrote:

bushey tales wrote:
No, not at all - no underlying mischief intended, I was just trying to answer a question and give a fair representation of what was written. What I didn't add was that the fans letter also included, 'We don't understand why you continue to deny, until the very last minute, that players will be leaving when the evidence clearly shows that negotiations have been advanced for some time......as bianconeri fans we have to be able to dream, there has to be an objective that we can reach together: squad, coach, club and supporters.' Like I said, it's an interesting read but obviously everybody on here can choose to believe whatever they like.

To be honest I think a lot are happy to hide behind the 'they saved us' wall and will only peep over it to gloat at doubters if something good happens and will probably just bury their heads once that wall falls down completely.

watford9140 wrote:
can anyone give any insight into what the udinese fans think of half their team leaving to come here and paying the bills for it?

ElGingerino wrote:

bushey tales wrote:
No, not at all - no underlying mischief intended, I was just trying to answer a question and give a fair representation of what was written. What I didn't add was that the fans letter also included, 'We don't understand why you continue to deny, until the very last minute, that players will be leaving when the evidence clearly shows that negotiations have been advanced for some time......as bianconeri fans we have to be able to dream, there has to be an objective that we can reach together: squad, coach, club and supporters.' Like I said, it's an interesting read but obviously everybody on here can choose to believe whatever they like.

To be honest I think a lot are happy to hide behind the 'they saved us' wall and will only peep over it to gloat at doubters if something good happens and will probably just bury their heads once that wall falls down completely.

Holly68 wrote:
If we'd won, we would be second, it's early doors, 3 points from second, 3 points from 2nd bottom, if we were a pair of scales, we'd be nicely in the middle.

Now with negative energy from the doom mongers, we will slip down the scales, with positive energy we could rise up the scales, one thing for sure, a few weeks ago we wouldn't of been on any scales !!!!

Change is happening, it is not an unhappy dressing room, it's natural for those fearing their place to feel insecure, for those that speak same language to sit next to each other on the coach, and getting the foreign legion to learn English is a good thing ! Or do we get the English to learn Italian !? When in Rome my friends.

On the subject of Rome, it wasn't built in a day .....

Football as we knew it has changed. Vydra has given 100% in every game, Almunia is much more confident than his predecessor, Abdi and Pudil have shown quality and yesterday will be a learning curve, Anya looks lively, the rest haven't had enough chances yet, unlike our old guard who can't play football on the ground to the same technical level.

If the old guard play a training match v the new players, I know who my money's on !!

Four games in, let's review at Xmas, not after 4 games. Who knows Neuton "might" be Taylor on Steriods, don't judge when he hasn't even arrived.

Our support was poor yesterday, it was 0-0 for 25 minutes, it was a morgue, we the fans have to play our part, so we got what we deserved.

You have to break a few "Happy" eggs to make an Omlette !!

Its 30 years ago we went on a journey, it's time to try a new venture !

Rise Up, let's pull together, COYH

ElGingerino wrote:
This is what happens when you replace heart and passion with a circus.

francowatford wrote:
I must admit I would like hear more from udinese fans and what they think. Straight from the horses chops

francowatford wrote:
I must admit I would like hear more from udinese fans and what they think. Straight from the horses chops

dal8oy wrote:
Well I tell you what the Pozzo's have had a terrible weekend for their teams. We lose 5-1 Udinese lose 4-1 and Granada are losing 3-0. Maybe they have bitten off more than they can chew?

Dr,Oftaw wrote:

ElGingerino wrote:
This is what happens when you replace heart and passion with a circus.

Clown

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

SAHornet wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

WHAT?......50 quid for a meal for 2 at F&B - now I remember why I left Ingly Wingly. My missus and me had the all you can eat bbq spare ribs, prawns, bbq chicken and chips special + 4 pints of Castle draft at Glendore Arms Pub before kick off on Hornet Player and cost R119 each (9 quid). You'll be telling me that the motorway was congested and it was raining next ! Ha.

Holly68 wrote:
Watford F.C. – current squad
1 Almunia 2 Hodson 3 Dickinson 4 Eustace 6 Hall 7 Yeates 8 Hogg 9 Deeney 10 Iwelumo 11 Forsyth 12 Doyley 13 Beleck 14 Jenkins 15 McGinn 16 Murray 18 Pudil 19 Buaben 20 Vydra 21 Anya 22 Abdi 23 Mingoia 24 Whichelow 25 Garner 27 Cassetti 28 Smith 30 Bond 31 Hoban 32 Tumwa 33 Nosworthy 34 Bonham 35 Hamilton-For
bes 36 Geijo 37 Bia — Battocchio — Chalobah — Ekstrand — Fanchone — Forestieri — Neuton Manager: Zola

39 players (plus 3 out on loan)

Zola says he wants Max 30 in squad.

So which 9 will go ???

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

buckler wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

WHAT?......50 quid for a meal for 2 at F&B - now I remember why I left Ingly Wingly. My missus and me had the all you can eat bbq spare ribs, prawns, bbq chicken and chips special + 4 pints of Castle draft at Glendore Arms Pub before kick off on Hornet Player and cost R119 each (9 quid). You'll be telling me that the motorway was congested and it was raining next ! Ha.

Hornet player, cheap grub and SA or Going to games, grub and England! No way SA for me thanks!

Hornet Cornet wrote:
we are not getting relegated you doom mongering fish mongers

Hornet Cornet wrote:
we are not getting relegated you doom mongering fish mongers

buckler wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

WHAT?......50 quid for a meal for 2 at F&B - now I remember why I left Ingly Wingly. My missus and me had the all you can eat bbq spare ribs, prawns, bbq chicken and chips special + 4 pints of Castle draft at Glendore Arms Pub before kick off on Hornet Player and cost R119 each (9 quid). You'll be telling me that the motorway was congested and it was raining next ! Ha.

Hornet player, cheap grub and SA or Going to games, grub and England! No way SA for me thanks!

lutondown wrote:

buckler wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Petrol £50
Parking £6
Programme £3
Food and Drinks £50 F&B
Entrance Adult and Child £40
Lost Bet £25

£174 day out !!!!!

WHAT?......50 quid for a meal for 2 at F&B - now I remember why I left Ingly Wingly. My missus and me had the all you can eat bbq spare ribs, prawns, bbq chicken and chips special + 4 pints of Castle draft at Glendore Arms Pub before kick off on Hornet Player and cost R119 each (9 quid). You'll be telling me that the motorway was congested and it was raining next ! Ha.

Hornet player, cheap grub and SA or Going to games, grub and England! No way SA for me thanks!

Blow that Buck, I'm Orf! SAH, line up the castles!

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Chris the Vic wrote:
On Sunday Judas was asked whether he felt let down by Andy Carroll being lent out without a replacement being recruited He dodged the question. Jamie Redknapp said whoever did it was seriously naive and had let Judas down.

In the case of WFC Zola was let down totally by Nani who got rid of taylor along with lending out Bennett and Thompson.

On hearing more about the incredible rise of Grenada, it appears whatever is said we will be given enough reasonable players by Udinese to survive and maybe do better. The price we pay is we lose our local and national players for a period of time. In the longer term if things go well we may well be equal partners with Udinese but this is sometime off, it does however beg the question as to whether w need Nani. On Friday he stabbed Zola in the back and cost us the chance of competing for three points and he seems powerless to stop injured/unfit players being sent to us and often the priority is not there. We have a weakness at Centre Back, Striker and central midfield. To date these positions have not successfully been addressed. Maybe we have players on our books who can fill these positions BUT they are either injured or unfit or worse still deemed not to be up to it by the manager.
I think the Pozzos will be good for us, Duxberry and Zola may be and all need to be given time but Nani's start as Mr Boss of football has been extremely disappointing to date. The Happy Clappers may not agree and of course will base their responses on their opinion being fact but I am sure we all hope Nani will like his namesake get better and not prove the Hammers opinion of him correct.

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

gilesy97 wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

it could be .....but surely you've made an error.Isn't there a British player in the lineup :)

Travelling Hornet wrote:

gilesy97 wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

it could be .....but surely you've made an error.Isn't there a British player in the lineup :)

Chalobah is English!

Travelling Hornet wrote:

gilesy97 wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

it could be .....but surely you've made an error.Isn't there a British player in the lineup :)

Chalobah is English!

Holly68 wrote:
Goalies : Almunia, Bond, Bonhom

Right Backs : Cassetti, Doyley, Hodson

Left Backs : Pudil, Fachone, Dickinson

Centre Half's : Ekstrand, Neuton, Hall, Nosworthy

Midfield : Eustace, Hogg, Abdi, Yeates, Battochio, Chalobah

Wingers : Murray, Bia, Anya, Vydra,

Strikers : Geijo, Beleck, Forestieri, Iwelumo, Deeney

Travelling Hornet wrote:

gilesy97 wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

it could be .....but surely you've made an error.Isn't there a British player in the lineup :)

Chalobah is English!

londomollari wrote:

Chris the Vic wrote:
On Sunday Judas was asked whether he felt let down by Andy Carroll being lent out without a replacement being recruited He dodged the question. Jamie Redknapp said whoever did it was seriously naive and had let Judas down.

In the case of WFC Zola was let down totally by Nani who got rid of taylor along with lending out Bennett and Thompson.

On hearing more about the incredible rise of Grenada, it appears whatever is said we will be given enough reasonable players by Udinese to survive and maybe do better. The price we pay is we lose our local and national players for a period of time. In the longer term if things go well we may well be equal partners with Udinese but this is sometime off, it does however beg the question as to whether w need Nani. On Friday he stabbed Zola in the back and cost us the chance of competing for three points and he seems powerless to stop injured/unfit players being sent to us and often the priority is not there. We have a weakness at Centre Back, Striker and central midfield. To date these positions have not successfully been addressed. Maybe we have players on our books who can fill these positions BUT they are either injured or unfit or worse still deemed not to be up to it by the manager.
I think the Pozzos will be good for us, Duxberry and Zola may be and all need to be given time but Nani's start as Mr Boss of football has been extremely disappointing to date. The Happy Clappers may not agree and of course will base their responses on their opinion being fact but I am sure we all hope Nani will like his namesake get better and not prove the Hammers opinion of him correct.

In general, agree. I feel Nani messed up on Friday. However, it's too early to pass judgement on him, as it is on the new regime in general. I have never felt comfortable with Nani or Duxberry, but they must be given a chance PARTICULARLY as, without them, none of the changes would have taken place, and Basinni would still be here.

gilesy97 wrote:

Travelling Hornet wrote:

gilesy97 wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

it could be .....but surely you've made an error.Isn't there a British player in the lineup :)

Chalobah is English!

sarcasm my dear......one brit in the team , a token gesture.:)

londomollari wrote:

Holly68 wrote: Goalies : Almunia, Bond, Bonhom Right Backs : Cassetti, Doyley, Hodson Left Backs : Pudil, Fachone, Dickinson Centre Half's : Ekstrand, Neuton, Hall, Nosworthy Midfield : Eustace, Hogg, Abdi, Yeates, Battochio, Chalobah Wingers : Murray, Bia, Anya, Vydra, Strikers : Geijo, Beleck, Forestieri, Iwelumo, Deeney

You would keep Dicko, then?

Travelling Hornet wrote:

gilesy97 wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

it could be .....but surely you've made an error.Isn't there a British player in the lineup :)

Chalobah is English!

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

akureyri wrote:
How would the reaction have gone if Laurence Bassini was still in charge?

I am running for cover already for suggesting this.

lutondown wrote:

akureyri wrote: How would the reaction have gone if Laurence Bassini was still in charge? I am running for cover already for suggesting this.

If Bas was still in charge? He wouldn't be, we'd be in admin and going the way of that shower up the road. FFS I really don't think we deserved saving, small minded people yearning for a small minded club. I feel sorry for Zola, a decent man in charge of a monastery full of moaning monks

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

dal8oy wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

Not sure this squad is allowed is it? It does not comply with the Home Grown rules I dont think...............

.

lutondown wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

Mad! Lol
cornet, you make me laugh buddy!
Come on post more cornetisms

lutondown wrote:

dal8oy wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

Not sure this squad is allowed is it? It does not comply with the Home Grown rules I dont think...............


.

English or Brit isles
Chabolah Murray ( tho Irish us home grown) Anya, Bond, Hodson, Hall, Hogg
Yep that's legitimate

lutondown wrote:

dal8oy wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

Not sure this squad is allowed is it? It does not comply with the Home Grown rules I dont think...............


.

English or Brit isles
Chabolah Murray ( tho Irish us home grown) Anya, Bond, Hodson, Hall, Hogg
Yep that's legitimate

@ChrisBottom16 wrote:

lutondown wrote:

dal8oy wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

Not sure this squad is allowed is it? It does not comply with the Home Grown rules I dont think...............



.

English or Brit isles
Chabolah Murray ( tho Irish us home grown) Anya, Bond, Hodson, Hall, Hogg
Yep that's legitimate

Plus its in the overal squad not he squad. Also i imagine tHE Pozzo's checked the rules before sending us 16 of them here. There not stupid.

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Goldenboy1960 wrote:
Oh dear.....
Be carfeful what you have wished for fellas...
1. I believe the fans are voting with their feet and have never seen such low support for an away game that is reasonable to get to at the beginning of September. That back on the worst gates at the beginning of the season for many years at the Vic.
2. I have never seen Watford fans leaving 10 minutes into the 2nd half or shaking their fists at the end of the first half no matter what the score.
3. Nani really pulled one on Zola selling Taylor. The best CH in the Championship and the outstanding performer this season.
4. Nani - I wonder if he is getting some money out of the incoming loan deals?
5. Zola is a tinkerer with the team. From a back 4 to a back 3 and a back 2 all in a week. After 25 seconds I knew we would get a pasting with the way he set up the team. Poor Lloyd didn't know if he should tuck round or run forward. And what was Hogg doing marking the big fella in our 6 yard box?
6. The slick passing is all in our own half and nothing forward. It took 41 minutes for us to get a shot on goal and that was off target.
7. Cassetti the so called International got easily nudged off the ball for the 5th goal.
8. The wall for the direct free kick which I was right in line with left most of the goal wide open.
9. The team was all over the place and it seemed to me the players had no idea and were not organised.
10. Couldn't work out why the players came back for the 2nd half early. After the shambles in the first half he should have used every minute he could to reorganise the team. How can you leave defenders in a 2v2 situation with 2 centre forwards. Suicide
11. I am worried for our club. 45 professionals. Well they will be in different changing rooms at UCL (they all can't get into one dressing room) and I wonder if already there are fractions between the nationalities?
12. The teams you have picked previously in your responses include players you have not yet seen? Dangerous if my intuition about Nani is right.

We are losing the soul of our club, or even it maybe too late, and it has completely gone. Do you think the FA will not plug that loophole for loan signings? Nani and the Pozzos have totally abused it. So then what do we do when we have lost our own jewels?

Oh sorry I'm being negative

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

ElGingerino wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

No one is anti Zola, its you trying to paint people into sides on here that thinks that.
If thats what you want then fair does, might as well have a split fan base, it would just add to it all.

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

MUSTOITALIA wrote:

Holly68 wrote:
Next team line up :

Almunia

Cassetti, Neuton, Ekstrand, Pudil

Chalobah, Battochio, Abdi

Vydra, Anya, Geijo

Subs : Bond, Hodson, Fachone, Hall, Hogg, Bia, Forestieri

Thats what im talking about wow what a squad!! Your one of the only people on here worth talking to Sir wheres the real fans at?

musto, don't know what posts your reading but myself D unstable Buckler SAH Tiger bay and quite a few others are very pro Zola and the take over.
I'm a proud Englishman, but accept the game has changed, and anyway Zolas genius and all round lovely fella transcends any borders.
Don't care if the team is made up of Martians as long as we prosper.
FORZA

Sorry Chris Bottom, don't know how I missed you out of my list! Two drinks on me it is!

Goldenboy1960 wrote:
Oh dear.....
Be carfeful what you have wished for fellas...
1. I believe the fans are voting with their feet and have never seen such low support for an away game that is reasonable to get to at the beginning of September. That back on the worst gates at the beginning of the season for many years at the Vic.
2. I have never seen Watford fans leaving 10 minutes into the 2nd half or shaking their fists at the end of the first half no matter what the score.
3. Nani really pulled one on Zola selling Taylor. The best CH in the Championship and the outstanding performer this season.
4. Nani - I wonder if he is getting some money out of the incoming loan deals?
5. Zola is a tinkerer with the team. From a back 4 to a back 3 and a back 2 all in a week. After 25 seconds I knew we would get a pasting with the way he set up the team. Poor Lloyd didn't know if he should tuck round or run forward. And what was Hogg doing marking the big fella in our 6 yard box?
6. The slick passing is all in our own half and nothing forward. It took 41 minutes for us to get a shot on goal and that was off target.
7. Cassetti the so called International got easily nudged off the ball for the 5th goal.
8. The wall for the direct free kick which I was right in line with left most of the goal wide open.
9. The team was all over the place and it seemed to me the players had no idea and were not organised.
10. Couldn't work out why the players came back for the 2nd half early. After the shambles in the first half he should have used every minute he could to reorganise the team. How can you leave defenders in a 2v2 situation with 2 centre forwards. Suicide
11. I am worried for our club. 45 professionals. Well they will be in different changing rooms at UCL (they all can't get into one dressing room) and I wonder if already there are fractions between the nationalities?
12. The teams you have picked previously in your responses include players you have not yet seen? Dangerous if my intuition about Nani is right.

We are losing the soul of our club, or even it maybe too late, and it has completely gone. Do you think the FA will not plug that loophole for loan signings? Nani and the Pozzos have totally abused it. So then what do we do when we have lost our own jewels?

Oh sorry I'm being negative

londomollari wrote:
There is a lot of unwarrented negativity on this site, together with some over-the-top optimism. Yes, without a doubt, with Bassini still around, we would have faced administration. Please remember that when objecting to the Pozzo's. Yes, I regret the days when the club was owned by local football fans, E.J. Etc. Those days have long gone for any team outside the Blue Square. sad but true. The Pozzo's, at least, have a solid record of running clubs---they don't come in, splash money, then dissappear. However, we all have a right to doubt personnel and their abilities. I am uneasy with Nani and Duxbury, but am happy to give them time. I would not have chosen Zola as manager---but again, he must have time. (The expression used in one post on here describing Zola as a 'World class manager' is perhaps a little overenthusiastic). I am optimistic for the future of the club. As long as the Pozzo's don't lose patience if the attendances stay low or Zola fails.

londomollari wrote:
There is a lot of unwarrented negativity on this site, together with some over-the-top optimism. Yes, without a doubt, with Bassini still around, we would have faced administration. Please remember that when objecting to the Pozzo's. Yes, I regret the days when the club was owned by local football fans, E.J. Etc. Those days have long gone for any team outside the Blue Square. sad but true. The Pozzo's, at least, have a solid record of running clubs---they don't come in, splash money, then dissappear.
However, we all have a right to doubt personnel and their abilities. I am uneasy with Nani and Duxbury, but am happy to give them time. I would not have chosen Zola as manager---but again, he must have time. (The expression used in one post on here describing Zola as a 'World class manager' is perhaps a little overenthusiastic). I am optimistic for the future of the club. As long as the Pozzo's don't lose patience if the attendances stay low or Zola fails.

smarkymark wrote:
"World class manager" LOL

Plus, how can you select a "best X1" without Eustace even on the bench.Some people do have a scoobie do on here lol

lutondown wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

Mad! Lol
cornet, you make me laugh buddy!
Come on post more cornetisms

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

Mad! Lol
cornet, you make me laugh buddy!
Come on post more cornetisms

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO !

davbat wrote:
It would be good to hear from the Pozzo's once in a while via the website or the WO which would help stabilize the ship and show some form of leadership.
COYH!

smarkymark wrote:
"World class manager" LOL

Plus, how can you select a "best X1" without Eustace even on the bench.Some people do have a scoobie do on here lol

SAHornet wrote:
My main worry at the moment is not Zola, Nani or Duxbury for they can be replaced by The Pozzo's if they see fit. No, my main concern right now is the apathy shown by so many Watford fans in simply not showing up to home games. I am hoping that it is, as previously said, just a combination of August holidays/bank holidays.Olympics etc etc but if we don't start seeing 13,000 - 15,000 in the ground pretty soon, our owners might start to wonder what it is they have invested in.

Hornet Cornet wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

Mad! Lol
cornet, you make me laugh buddy!
Come on post more cornetisms

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO !

I am working on my new masterpiece It is an epic...

Holly68 wrote:
Sorry meant

http://wealdstone-fc

.com/

SimonW, Godalming wrote:

Goldenboy1960 wrote:
Oh dear.....
Be carfeful what you have wished for fellas...
1. I believe the fans are voting with their feet and have never seen such low support for an away game that is reasonable to get to at the beginning of September. That back on the worst gates at the beginning of the season for many years at the Vic.
2. I have never seen Watford fans leaving 10 minutes into the 2nd half or shaking their fists at the end of the first half no matter what the score.
3. Nani really pulled one on Zola selling Taylor. The best CH in the Championship and the outstanding performer this season.
4. Nani - I wonder if he is getting some money out of the incoming loan deals?
5. Zola is a tinkerer with the team. From a back 4 to a back 3 and a back 2 all in a week. After 25 seconds I knew we would get a pasting with the way he set up the team. Poor Lloyd didn't know if he should tuck round or run forward. And what was Hogg doing marking the big fella in our 6 yard box?
6. The slick passing is all in our own half and nothing forward. It took 41 minutes for us to get a shot on goal and that was off target.
7. Cassetti the so called International got easily nudged off the ball for the 5th goal.
8. The wall for the direct free kick which I was right in line with left most of the goal wide open.
9. The team was all over the place and it seemed to me the players had no idea and were not organised.
10. Couldn't work out why the players came back for the 2nd half early. After the shambles in the first half he should have used every minute he could to reorganise the team. How can you leave defenders in a 2v2 situation with 2 centre forwards. Suicide
11. I am worried for our club. 45 professionals. Well they will be in different changing rooms at UCL (they all can't get into one dressing room) and I wonder if already there are fractions between the nationalities?
12. The teams you have picked previously in your responses include players you have not yet seen? Dangerous if my intuition about Nani is right.

We are losing the soul of our club, or even it maybe too late, and it has completely gone. Do you think the FA will not plug that loophole for loan signings? Nani and the Pozzos have totally abused it. So then what do we do when we have lost our own jewels?

Oh sorry I'm being negative

the only reason we got thrashed at Derby is because we lost Taylor, when Dickinson was announced in his place I can't believe it took you as long as 25 seconds to realise what was going to happen, as for your other ramblings I can't recall seeing the same after the wins against Palace & Brum!
As for Zola, I doubt he is an unwealthy man & if he was'nt happy then surely he would just walk away!

Hornet Cornet wrote:
SA Hornet, your wish is my command. The next instalment of my thrilling poetology is entitled 'We may be Italian, but we ain't got no stallion'.

HC

SAHornet wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
Ode to PozzoVille

They came from the Italian town of Bolognaise,
Where they roamed in fields of gold and grapes,
They one day found Watford,
Which wasn’t near Rome nor Oxford,
They then nuked Luton, did The Italian Krays.

They went into Boots to try an after-shave tester,
Behind the counter they found Iniesta,
‘I want to be a hornet’ he said,
‘I want to fill the Premiership with dread’,
Then off he went to play for the City of Manchester

Anyone for any more?

HC

Fcuk no !

A Hillcroft Esq wrote:

lutondown wrote:
Interesting read, much more balanced than posted in that red rag called the Guardian
So no thanks Monster face, I'll draw my own conclusions and not one from the commie left
Link below...


http://inbedwithmara


dona.com/journal/201


2/9/3/that-watford-a


nd-udinese-thing-rea


sons-to-be-cheerful.


html

That's odd - with your trendy lefty views on Deeney's rehabilitation I had you down as a certain Guardian reading, sandal wearing, yoghurt knitter

Bush Hornet wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

Mad! Lol
cornet, you make me laugh buddy!
Come on post more cornetisms

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO !

I am working on my new masterpiece It is an epic...

It is a work of great beauty. Thank you Hornet Cornet Laureate Bard

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Hornet Cornet wrote:
There was a young chap called Zola,
Who was Italian and never wore a bowler,
He came up against little Cloughy,
Who proved he was a bigger toughie,
And then he brought back Al Bangora.

The Pozzo’s arrived one day,
Extoling the virtues of attacking play,
The Watford players forgot,
How to shoot from near the spot,
And then Zola’s hair did turn grey.

I thank you

HC

Mad! Lol
cornet, you make me laugh buddy!
Come on post more cornetisms

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO !

I am working on my new masterpiece It is an epic...

It is a work of great beauty. Thank you Hornet Cornet Laureate Bard

Bard ? Yes very very bard !!

SAHornet wrote:
My main worry at the moment is not Zola, Nani or Duxbury for they can be replaced by The Pozzo's if they see fit. No, my main concern right now is the apathy shown by so many Watford fans in simply not showing up to home games. I am hoping that it is, as previously said, just a combination of August holidays/bank holidays.Olympics etc etc but if we don't start seeing 13,000 - 15,000 in the ground pretty soon, our owners might start to wonder what it is they have invested in.

Retlas wrote:

SAHornet wrote:
My main worry at the moment is not Zola, Nani or Duxbury for they can be replaced by The Pozzo's if they see fit. No, my main concern right now is the apathy shown by so many Watford fans in simply not showing up to home games. I am hoping that it is, as previously said, just a combination of August holidays/bank holidays.Olympics etc etc but if we don't start seeing 13,000 - 15,000 in the ground pretty soon, our owners might start to wonder what it is they have invested in.

Had a season ticket from '62-87'

Swindon - L***n in the snow - abandoned. Good times.

Basset arrived. Ruination!!

So I'm no longer a regular by any means.

But if I could walk up and get a ticket, great, but not possible!

Thats why attendences are down. Just make it easier to access the ground.

Goldenboy1960 wrote:
Oh dear.....
Be carfeful what you have wished for fellas...
1. I believe the fans are voting with their feet and have never seen such low support for an away game that is reasonable to get to at the beginning of September. That back on the worst gates at the beginning of the season for many years at the Vic.
2. I have never seen Watford fans leaving 10 minutes into the 2nd half or shaking their fists at the end of the first half no matter what the score.
3. Nani really pulled one on Zola selling Taylor. The best CH in the Championship and the outstanding performer this season.
4. Nani - I wonder if he is getting some money out of the incoming loan deals?
5. Zola is a tinkerer with the team. From a back 4 to a back 3 and a back 2 all in a week. After 25 seconds I knew we would get a pasting with the way he set up the team. Poor Lloyd didn't know if he should tuck round or run forward. And what was Hogg doing marking the big fella in our 6 yard box?
6. The slick passing is all in our own half and nothing forward. It took 41 minutes for us to get a shot on goal and that was off target.
7. Cassetti the so called International got easily nudged off the ball for the 5th goal.
8. The wall for the direct free kick which I was right in line with left most of the goal wide open.
9. The team was all over the place and it seemed to me the players had no idea and were not organised.
10. Couldn't work out why the players came back for the 2nd half early. After the shambles in the first half he should have used every minute he could to reorganise the team. How can you leave defenders in a 2v2 situation with 2 centre forwards. Suicide
11. I am worried for our club. 45 professionals. Well they will be in different changing rooms at UCL (they all can't get into one dressing room) and I wonder if already there are fractions between the nationalities?
12. The teams you have picked previously in your responses include players you have not yet seen? Dangerous if my intuition about Nani is right.

We are losing the soul of our club, or even it maybe too late, and it has completely gone. Do you think the FA will not plug that loophole for loan signings? Nani and the Pozzos have totally abused it. So then what do we do when we have lost our own jewels?

Oh sorry I'm being negative

Retlas wrote:

SAHornet wrote:
My main worry at the moment is not Zola, Nani or Duxbury for they can be replaced by The Pozzo's if they see fit. No, my main concern right now is the apathy shown by so many Watford fans in simply not showing up to home games. I am hoping that it is, as previously said, just a combination of August holidays/bank holidays.Olympics etc etc but if we don't start seeing 13,000 - 15,000 in the ground pretty soon, our owners might start to wonder what it is they have invested in.

Had a season ticket from '62-87'

Swindon - L***n in the snow - abandoned. Good times.

Basset arrived. Ruination!!

So I'm no longer a regular by any means.

But if I could walk up and get a ticket, great, but not possible!

Thats why attendences are down. Just make it easier to access the ground.

Hornet Cornet wrote:
The world needs my poetry. The world shall have my poetry.

Hornet Cornet wrote:
The world needs my poetry. The world shall have my poetry.

Hornet Cornet wrote:
Zola was the captain of a galleon,
He is Italian but not a stallion,
Then one day he went,
And signed Darren Bent,
And Cadbury gave him a chocolate medallion.

Lloyd Doyley Lloyd Doyley,
He hasn’t got a dog,
Lloyd Doyley, Lloyd Doyley,
He hasn’t got a frog.
It’s full of sugary goodness,
Good enough to eat,
A finger of fudge is just enough,
To give your budgie a treat.

Hornet Cornet wrote:
lutondown lutondown, for he is a supporter of the goldenorbs. lutondown president

Bush Hornet wrote:
Surely the forum is a perfect occasion for a public reading of selected works of Cornet. Yes, the usually quiet fans will be raucously ecstatic. Others will simply shake their heads in disbelief and mutter things like "not since John Barnes made his debut have I witnessed such genius at Vicarage Rd...that Cornet...he's profoundly mind-blowing." others will break out in chants of: Bring on the Cornet. It'll be an unforgettable occasion.

I can't wait.

francowatford wrote:
There was a boss called dyche,
He was unlucky but nice,

20 mill was pumped and Shaun was dumped and now all the fans have the hump.

I thank u

lutondown wrote:

Bush Hornet wrote:
Surely the forum is a perfect occasion for a public reading of selected works of Cornet. Yes, the usually quiet fans will be raucously ecstatic. Others will simply shake their heads in disbelief and mutter things like "not since John Barnes made his debut have I witnessed such genius at Vicarage Rd...that Cornet...he's profoundly mind-blowing." others will break out in chants of: Bring on the Cornet. It'll be an unforgettable occasion.

I can't wait.

I'm bringing a cadburys flake to crown the Cornet King poet laureate with!
Edward Lear himself would be nonplussed at work that surpasses even the jabberwocky ( hold up perhaps Lear was writing about Bas there?)
King Cornet the hornet with a flake please. ( he's definetly flakey)

lutondown wrote:

francowatford wrote:
There was a boss called dyche,
He was unlucky but nice,

20 mill was pumped and Shaun was dumped and now all the fans have the hump.

I thank u

Boo hiss, pretender
Bring back Cornet
No need for dychisms

Hornet Cornet wrote:
I am back. A fine effort FrancoWatford. I applaud you.

My forthcoming poetic masterpiece is called 'I have a Scooter with a satnav but it just don't work in Watford'

Hornet Cornet wrote:
ahhh streak, geek and streak again. A controversial but fine mixture of literary ingenuity.

I like it.

The Scooter Poem is nearly ready...

Hornet Cornet wrote:
I bought it from Croxley, my lovely Lambretta,
I drove it to Garston whilst reading La Gazetta,
It’s used by The Pozzo’s is my VW Jetta,
My name is Gianfranco, I’ve got a Red Setter.

I tried to get of Deeney, I don’t want to harm him,
I then drove to Carpender’s, oh no said my Garmin,
I got stuck in Bushey on my bright blue Scooter,
Next to me was Gonzo, the muppet with the hooter.

I like my chocolate, it’s full of cocoa,
Zola’s so small he wears a babygrow,
My factory has a coreolis & it measures the flow,
In Dubai it might never snow.

Yours poetically

HC

Chris the Vic wrote:
Sorry Ross an obvious mistake on my part. Nani does say good morning to Zola. I was just puzzled as to why Zola had Taylor pencilled in to lead the team out and then he was sold seemingly leaving Zola with a problem.

lutondown wrote:

Chris the Vic wrote:
Sorry Ross an obvious mistake on my part. Nani does say good morning to Zola. I was just puzzled as to why Zola had Taylor pencilled in to lead the team out and then he was sold seemingly leaving Zola with a problem.

Chris what part of clause in Taylor's contract do you not understand? He was allowed to leave as was his wish because he was offered a better and longer contract. this is not Nani pulling the rug, this is someone exercising his contractual rights,
Let's stop demonising some and canonising others, neither party are guilty of anything and like most players the shirt and badge is a loan.

francowatford wrote:
I've now retired, I only done IT for the laugh to see how many people I can wide up. You've BEEN trolled in a nice jokey way. YOOOOUUUUUUUORNS!!!!



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