Tomorrow session is going to end in a 30 vs 30 mass kick about if all the players we have registered turn up!
It's finally here, the first day of pre-season! The third biggest non-match day event of the season (after the two Transfer deadline days but marginally ahead of Kit Release Day). Time to spend all day scouring players' Instagram accounts for hints about who's there, who's missing, who the hell that person is... and is that Vydra in the background?
In honour of the above post, here's Isaac 'Success?' Success getting someone to photograph him praying for something only his Lord & Saviour knows about. He could also do with picking up the towels in the bathroom as that will only lead to mould over a course of time.
When are we notified about the hand injuries sustained after all the " hello who are you " hand shaking going on!
Albert Penaranda is also turning up for work (somewhere) today. I presume it'll be London Colney but who knows! Slightly disturbing to see he's taken to the new celebrity craze of smoking out of one ear. The fitness coach will have his work cut out with this lad that's for sure. The message Google translates as "Next destination (thoughtful face) now if the good puppy comes (prayer, smiling face with sunglasses.)
Latest update... Don't know how to link to Instagram on here but Success is playing table tennis against Richarlison and seems to be getting the better of him, in no small part due to Richarlison's ridiculous grip. This bodes well for a good season from Isaac, looks focussed, relaxed and with a good table tennis technique. No-one in the background of the video so no ITK scoops yet.
The best thing about Richarlison playing table-tennis is you know he won't find the net with ANY shots. The worst thing about Richarlison playing table-tennis is you know 4 out of 5 shots will be skewed wide with the other 1 landing first bounce in the car park. As SLB mentions, WTF with that grip!! No wonder pro-footballers have their wrists bandaged up so much!!!
Breaking news: Obbi Oulare is not there. He's in a rehab centre that looks like an abandoned factory in Belgium. #besteversigning Edit: it's a sports rehab centre rather than a substance abuse one, so that's a positive at least
Pre-season video from the clubs YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptKljTrbdMTgmuekGKhRug
I hope you haven't posted this without first carrying out a forensic analysis of who is there and who may be lurking by the hedges.
No Peñaranda alert! But fear not, Dimitri Foulquier is there, adding further strength in depth to our right back coverage: Kiko, Janmaat, Navarro, Foulquier. And I presume we still have Dja Djedje somewhere. Had completely forgotten Kaboul was our player.
The club did it all for me on the official site (Which I was very grateful for because the first few strolling in and I was 'Who are you? And you? And you?!' Summer signings Gerard Deulofeu, Adam Masina, Marc Navarro and Ben Wilmot were all present, while Pontus Dahlberg and Dimitri Foulquier joined up with the Hornets for the first time following their respective loans with IFK G*teborg and RC Strasbourg. Adalberto Peñaranda is also taking part in pre-season medical testing.
The official site say he's there; Adalberto Peñaranda is also taking part in pre-season medical testing. https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/pre-season-training-first-day-back
Phew. Bit of a weird way of wording it, makes it sound as though he's not doing what the rest of them are. Still, he's there and that's something to be excited about until he's crap in the pre-season friendlies and gets booted out on loan...
I agree about the wording, very clunky. Everyone else; '...underwent a series of fitness tests in the gym as well as outside on the London Colney training pitches.' Albert P.; '...is also taking part in pre-season medical testing.' Same thing worded differently to avoid repetition and to highlight he's there or individual tests?
Or waiting for paperwork to clear, so some safe wording which implies he’s there but not actually working
It is strange wording. Maybe it's because his work permit still isn't sorted yet so we can't confirm if he'll actually be eligible to play for us? Dahlberg's English in that vid sounded better than probably anyone else's in the squad. Success still looking too chunky at 2:10. Andre Gray isn't behind bars in Vegas - 1:10. No sign of Prodl - hopefully a good omen.
New guys make a landof the giants back4, forgot how Kaboul dwarfs everyone Wobbly reckon Sulayman Marreh is in the video
‘Pre-season medical training’ says the Wobbly. I reckon he is doing his First Aid at Work course. They must have had a space and it’s a pain when you arrange these things and have places spare. He’ll probably do his Elf n’Stacey at Work and Food Hygiene courses while he’s here.
