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Watford 2 Swansea 0
An impromptu game of dodgeball in the kitchen proved costly on Thursday. As I watched my son’s red and white Ajax sponge ball hit the full pint of water, time slowed down. As if poured by an invisible hand, the glass emptied its entire contents over my laptop, before rolling off the table to produce…
Brentford 2 Watford 0
It’s hard to summon up any enthusiasm to write about this game, which was in the end – thank goodness – a blessed irrelevancy. Because Norwich thumped QPR 4-1 to win the Championship title, this result mattered not a jot to us – although we didn’t know that would be the case at kick-off, even…
Watford 1 Millwall 0
We’ve done it. So why do I feel about as flat as a pancake? Is it because there’s no-one in yellow to hug, no venue to scream into the air from, no walk to the station to soak in the relative enormity of the moment, how one game can put so many smiles on thousands…
Norwich 0 Watford 1
Earn it. We sure did. You just have to take a look at Ken’s face in the 99th minute to know what it means when you do. You can’t get this level of feeling without competition. Unless there’s true sporting achievement or disaster looming, no-one will get fired up to this degree. If you can…
Luton 1 Watford 0
I’ve never before seen a Watford team take the field from the gents’ toilets. Luton were obviously not going to roll out the red carpet for their closest rivals, but still, having us emerge from the pitch-side bogs was a little disrespectful. Given our subsequent performance, a little apt too. It’s clear to see we’re…
Watford 2 Reading 0
This Friday night, under the lights, will be remembered for two scintillating Sarr goals. Scored in the 12th and 14th minutes, they gave us an early cushion which was enough to see the game through. They made Reading tear up their game plan and come out to attack us. No other team has had as…
Middlesbrough 1 Watford 1
It was all tee’d up on Teeside. An unnecessary tackle in a dangerous area late in the game. A set-piece expert talked up by the commentary team who has yet to deliver. An ex-Palace danger man suddenly introduced from the bench. Minute 78: Ken Sema’s tackle; Paddy McNair’s delivery; Yannick Bolasie’s headed finish. Sometimes you…
Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0
I hate a sporting anti-climax. I was there to witness Sheffield Wednesday’s equaliser from the Rookery End on the last day of the 2014/15 season that denied us the cherry of being champions on the promotion cake. We’d still made it to the Premier League, but not as Championship table-toppers, thanks to an injury-time equaliser.…
Football – The Good, The Bad, and The Lockdown
It’s been a week for all kinds of reflection, not just about lockdown – what we’ve lost, or gained, or had to re-evaluate – but also about the integrity of football. Back in October, when I reached out to Watford FC for help, they did not disappoint. They were there to support me, when I…
Watford 3 Birmingham 0
Six weeks is such a long time in football. Back in early February I had resorted to throwing missiles at the telly. I’d reluctantly abandoned any hopes of promotion for this season. I felt glum, dejected and angry at my team. After today’s match, promotion back to the Premier League looks distinctly possible. It takes…
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