Topic: Watford

[Fordy]

Watford basically conceded every game to City, gifting them 5+ goals every single time. What a shame, I hope they go down.

In the last 3 games to City it's 18-0 in total.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

I don't get the hype with Sarr. He's talented for sure, but he hasn't scored a goal or created one since that game against us. He was born offside as well.

They were an embarrassment last night. Where's your cojones, Troy?

[IanZG]

I don't get the hype with Sarr. He's talented for sure, but he hasn't scored a goal or created one since that game against us. He was born offside as well.

He had a shocking game against us in the first game, miskicking the ball a number of times in dangerous scoring positions, chances are they would've taken a point had he shown a bit of composure. Looks talented, but extremely raw.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

He had a shocking game against us in the first game, miskicking the ball a number of times in dangerous scoring positions, chances are they would've taken a point had he shown a bit of composure. Looks talented, but extremely raw.

Yeah ... we really don't need a kick and run merchant. He'd struggle against sides sitting deep. Of the sides down the bottom a player like Grealish would improve us a lot more. Thought he was excellent last night.

[Chris~]

Yeah ... we really don't need a kick and run merchant. He'd struggle against sides sitting deep. Of the sides down the bottom a player like Grealish would improve us a lot more. Thought he was excellent last night.

See i think Grealish would struggle a lot more with use where he won't have every attack going through him and will be forced in to making quicker decisions. Plus he'd not really have  a role here, to slow for the wider roles and don't think he's good enough to block jones/keita getting minutes in the middle. Not exactly watched loads of Watford but been more impressed by Sarr.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

After sacking their manager, they deserve no better. Tough very tough since i really want Villa to go down.

[afc tukrish]

I mean if he had to punch someone...

Loggins instead of Mesina?

[Dim Glas]

I don't get the hype with Sarr. He's talented for sure, but he hasn't scored a goal or created one since that game against us. He was born offside as well.
 

Guess it’s party cos of the Mane link, all of a sudden after that video was posted of Mane speaking to him like a kid brother after the match earlier this season - it became a thing   

Cos yeah, otherwise, I don’t get it. Sure he may develop, but there is not a lot of evidence yet to show he’s a special talent. They paid a lot for him too, if they get relegated, be interesting to see what happens, would they just try and cash in now, or hope he helps them get promoted again.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Guess it’s party cos of the Mane link, all of a sudden after that video was posted of Mane speaking to him like a kid brother after the match earlier this season - it became a thing   

Cos yeah, otherwise, I don’t get it. Sure he may develop, but there is not a lot of evidence yet to show he’s a special talent. They paid a lot for him too, if they get relegated, be interesting to see what happens, would they just try and cash in now, or hope he helps them get promoted again.

A season in the Championship could do a young player like that the world of good, it allows them to develop away from the spotlight and with less pressure, while shining at a lower level of football and gaining confidence for when they come back up (whether that's with Watford or another club).

We've seen it with Abraham and Grealish this season to name two players, McBurnie to a lesser extent as well. All looked far more rounded and effective than in their previous PL stints.

[Lone Star Red]

A season in the Championship could do a young player like that the world of good, it allows them to develop away from the spotlight and with less pressure, while shining at a lower level of football and gaining confidence for when they come back up (whether that's with Watford or another club).

We've seen it with Abraham and Grealish this season to name two players, McBurnie to a lesser extent as well. All looked far more rounded and effective than in their previous PL stints.

Helped Adama Traore out too when he spent another season at Boro in the Championship after they were relegated in '17.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Helped Adama Traore out too when he spent another season at Boro in the Championship after they were relegated in '17.

Very good point. Forgot about that.

[Morgana]

Lost the cojones derby, have we Troy? 

Feel bad for Saar though. He was in absolute bits at the end of the game. I hope Sadio calls to cheer him up.

[Black Bull Nova]

Well, that decision worked out well for them.

Tara!

[redgriffin73]

Laters Troy, shame you didn't get the season null and voided eh?

[Caligula?]

Chuffed that they're down and that twat Deeney won't be seen in the Premier League ever again. Hope they go down the divisions as well. 

[Ghost Town]

Think the manager will have to go after this

[Caligula?]

Apparently young Ben Foster has his own YouTube channel now. It's not half bad and I suppose he's planning for life outside of football when he retires in a decade from now. 

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/6dv3Xu3HKTQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/6dv3Xu3HKTQ</a>

[Ghost Town]

Ah these youngsters are so on the ball with social media. I guess this young lad has grown up with it, so it's the only world he's ever known

[dudleyred]

Apparently young Ben Foster has his own YouTube channel now. It's not half bad and I suppose he's planning for life outside of football when he retires in a decade from now. 

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/6dv3Xu3HKTQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/6dv3Xu3HKTQ</a>

I'm really enjoying it

Good insight and he seems a decent fella

[bradders1011]

He puts the camera down, then picks it up and moves it 10 yards to the other side of his garden.

[Ray K]

They've sacked Xisco. Probably going to appoint Quique Sanchez Flores any moment now.

What an utterly pointless club.

[Fromola]

They've sacked Xisco. Probably going to appoint Quique Sanchez Flores any moment now.

What an utterly pointless club.

Just in time for new manager first game against us as usual where they'll play out their skins before their annual 6-0 loss to City.

[Bread]

Cannot wrap my head around Watford. Newly promoted club, currently 14th in the table (which isn't bad at all) and they sack the manager who's only been in charge since last December. It's absolute lunacy, and just like when they sacked Nigel Pearson, you can't help but want it to blow up in their face.

A club statement reads "The Board feels recent performances strongly indicate a negative trend at a time when team cohesion should be visibly improving". Now I haven't been watching Watford too closely this season, but this strikes me as absolute bullshit.

[Gerry Attrick]

Jokers. No other word for them. He’s had 7 matches in the Premier League

[rushyman]

They’re 14th after 7 games

That’s not too bad

[Linudden]

Considering how well they used to run Udinese two things baffle me about Watford and their owners:

1) How they can mismanage their asset to such ridiculous levels?
2) How no matter what spanner they throw in their works somehow always either stay up or rebound?

Normally when a club is ran as terribly as them it's straight down to League 1 and so forth... 

Either way, they should go back to yellow and red. At least that's some character.

Their fans don't seem pleased with the board either 



"good luck with this job"!

[sinnermichael]

Help. I'm down to manage Watford next Wednesday between 10am and 11am. Anybody wanna swap shifts?

[Father Ted]

Saw him interviewed on MOTD only the other week saying how well he got on with the owners and how secure he felt his future was, whilst thinking to myself: 'I give him two months'.

[FiSh77]

Help. I'm down to manage Watford next Wednesday between 10am and 11am. Anybody wanna swap shifts?

I can do the Saturday morning shift on the 16th if that's any good?

It'll be the easiest 3 points Liverpool get this season

[[new username under construction]]

I can do the Saturday morning shift on the 16th if that's any good?

It'll be the easiest 3 points Liverpool get this season

16th? Sorry you mentioned a number that's too low! you're fired before you've taken the job

[FiSh77]

16th? Sorry you mentioned a number that's too low! you're fired before you've taken the job

Damn, I was planning on using a very attacking 1-5-5 against Liverpool that utilises a rush goalie

[Gerry Attrick]

Damn, I was planning on using a very attacking 1-5-5 against Liverpool that utilises a rush goalie

Too defensive. The board sees it as a degradation in performance.

[Caligula?]

What's Quique Sanchez Flores up to?

[Fromola]

Cannot wrap my head around Watford. Newly promoted club, currently 14th in the table (which isn't bad at all) and they sack the manager who's only been in charge since last December. It's absolute lunacy, and just like when they sacked Nigel Pearson, you can't help but want it to blow up in their face.

A club statement reads "The Board feels recent performances strongly indicate a negative trend at a time when team cohesion should be visibly improving". Now I haven't been watching Watford too closely this season, but this strikes me as absolute bullshit.

He came in last December when they were about mid table and having a poor Championship season. He managed to get them automatically promoted. They've made a reasonable start to the Prem.

It'd be one thing if they'd lost every week like Norwich.

[jonkrux]

Speaking to ranieri according to sky

[Fromola]

Considering how well they used to run Udinese two things baffle me about Watford and their owners:

1) How they can mismanage their asset to such ridiculous levels?
2) How no matter what spanner they throw in their works somehow always either stay up or rebound?

Normally when a club is ran as terribly as them it's straight down to League 1 and so forth... 

Either way, they should go back to yellow and red. At least that's some character.

Their fans don't seem pleased with the board either 



"good luck with this job"!

Udinese have had 18 permanent managers in 20 years, a few at least lasted a few seasons to boost the average.

The owners have got a good scouting network which gets them good players for cheap. Therefore with Udinese they find it easy to finish above 3 Serie A teams where the level is low in the bottom half with little money about. Before they bought Watford they were a bit more competitive in Serie A than just finishing 14th every season.

With Watford their scouting network means they'll pick up players who'll at least thrive in The Championship, so if they go down they'll tend to go back up (parachute payments helping). They could at least point to Norwich and say their approach with sticking with Farke isn't bearing fruit. This sacking is predictable as it's stupid though.

[RedSince86]

Those owners are the worst in English Football for trigger happy sackings.

I hope they go down again.

[redgriffin73]

I just can't get my head around clubs like this, what exactly are they expecting from their managers?

[Wabaloolah]

I just can't get my head around clubs like this, what exactly are they expecting from their managers?

It looks like the owners must have been expecting them to come into the season and take the division by storm and canter to the league title.

Why would you even consider taking the job that it is highly likely you will be sacked from before the end of the season?

Madness

[Caligula?]

Speaking to ranieri according to sky

He'll take them down. He's finished as a top flight manager. He won the league with Leicester because everything aligned for them that season but he's basically been an average manager before and since then.