Parlaci Gino

Agree with @Harrow Orn It does beg the obvious question doesn’t it of why the club persisted so long in signing players of dubious attitude who clearly didn’t want to play for us.

But of course WFC being WFC we don’t seem to have taken any steps to remove those people who made all these signings. Far from it

 

That's saved for next season.

 

It is quite interesting to have been at the event and then see comments like this that are misleading and inaccurate - Duxbury 100% did not say it is the best squad he has seen at Watford.

I'm no Duxbury apologist nor his biggest fan, it is important to hold him to account but accuracy and context are important.

 

EJ is goi g to be more involved once he returns from France. This is the chink of light I’ve been waiting to hear about for quite some time. If nothing else, it gives these jokers a veneer of credibility.

 

In what capacity will EJ be more involved?

 

There's a surprise!

 

He will probably be our new number 9 at the rate it’s taking us to sign one!

 

Moaning all day on Twitter/forums but when it comes down to it, they're nowhere to be seen at the 'protests' or the events where they can make their feelings known to people who actually make the decisions.

They are just as bad as the 'Pozzo enablers' that they get so annoyed about.

 

But Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

 

Just to be clear, I wasn't there.

 

Surely one of you was?

 

I get the nuance, I do, but it doesn't exactly seem to be a major corruption of what Leventhal has quoted him as saying:



I guess you could say that the 'technical' admission is doing a lot of the heavy lifting in that nuance, in fairness.

 

It was part of a response that was the theme throughout the evening, that there is a togetherness now that has not been there previously in the Pozzo regime. Whether that is true or not we will see over the course of the season, but saying this is the best team in terms of togetherness and unity is very different to simply saying 'this is the best squad we have had'.

 

I suppose I would have said 'clearly no one is going to have thought that he was literally saying, in an unqualified sense, that it is the best squad of players we've had'. But, then again, a lot of Watford FC internet denizens are spectacularly stupid. So, who knows.

 

I assume there was no admission that they had messed up when they had put those divided and dysfunctional squads together previously?

 

SD's comment was along the lines of "we lost our way and got it wrong, and that is what sparked the summer clear-out and the start of the new chapter". So he touched on it briefly.

 

I don't buy everything that was said, I don't necessarily disbelieve it either...I'm more in the camp of seeing how the season plays out. They are all talking about the togetherness and team spirit, the true litmus test will be when we face a bit of adversity like a few defeats on the spin. I'm not convinced the squad have the mental toughness to cope with that, I'm not sure Gino won't immediately pull the trigger again...and that is coupled with a fanbase who in large parts can't handle going one nil down let alone losing a few games.

Tomorrow will be a tough game and a much bigger test than QPR or Stevenage.

 

Yep. Well worth re-reading some of the infamous 'hell or high water' interviews:

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/20206210.duxbury-optimistic-watfords-future-rob-edwards/

“I have never been more enthused about a new season. It’s not just me saying this because I’m doing this interview with you, I genuinely feel that way."

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/20585070.watford-chairman-says-factor-edwards-wants/

Duxbury remains adamant that the squad the Hornets have is strong enough to achieve promotion back to the Premier League, especially under Edwards and with a totally different atmosphere in the dressing room.

"Dan Gosling was very right in what he said in his Watford Observer interview: the squad has been improved just by moving out one or two individuals,”

He's a snake oil salesman, will just say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

 

New signing? He's part of the squad now!

 

The man is a proper worm.

 

I am not sure what people believe will change with EJ taking more of an interest. Is it because people see benefit of having an avid supporter in the ear of the owner? Or the belief that EJ has genuine insight and ability to improve the team outcomes? Or he has money to throw at the wall of team improvement until it sticks?

Of course, it’s great that a former owner, (one who appointed Bassett and sold to Petchey for a whacking great hit to the clubs balance sheet), has the time to get involved in running the club. But what exactly (other than the enthusiasm of a fan), do people expect him to bring to the table? A powerful advocate for views not heard by the existing ownership? An insight on recruitment?
I am happy that any supporter does there bit. But realistically how do we think things will change by EJ getting involved in the running of the club?

Is this just a bit of nostalgia for the good old days?

 

I just think it’s a shameless PR stunt. SD knows he’s lost all credibility. I don’t think Gino gives a sh1t about that, but Duxbury does. He wants EJ and Luther involved as it gives him and the ownership credibility.

What’s the quickest and cheapest way to fans back onboard……bingo. Bring back EJ and Luther. I’m just surprised they are open to being used like this.

 

Don't we hear Elton is going to become more 'involved' in the club every summer these days?

 

I don't buy in to the idea the culture of the players has improved. Same thing was said last season and as I've said on Stevenage thread senior players lost their professionalism when things started to go ahainst them

 

Agreed. Edwards was supposed to be the big reset. It’s all meaningless Duxbury dribble. The next 4 games will tell us if it has substance.

 

Being lined up for next manager when they sack VI in October

 

Would love to see the reaction on here when Pozzo then fires Elton.

 

Especially if it's a Saturday night

 

I suspect what he meant there was they messed up by backing Rob Edwards come Hell or High water and are only now starting to undo some of the mess he made with his terrible preseason and awful signings.

 

People come and people go. Circle of life