Watford Fc 1-1 Wigan Athletic - 18/03/2023

Discussion in 'Match Day' started by SkylaRose, Mar 16, 2023.

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  1. Watford will be Wonderful

    50.0%
  2. Wigan will brush us aside

    2.1%
  3. Score Draw

    10.4%
  4. Bore Draw

    12.5%
  5. Gino Out

    25.0%
  1. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Really? I genuinely thought he had a good game. Booked Wigan players early for time wasting after a direct warning to their captain went unheeded, added on 5 minutes in the first half which was fair after that nonsense at their corner with their injured player and generally didn’t buy any of the dives / attempts to buy a foul from either side. Not much he could do about players lying on the ground feigning injury given where the rules are currently.
     
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  2. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    JP should be having nightmares tonight about his early miss!

    Also why take off Sema for Morris, what can Morris do that Sema can’t?
     
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  3. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    It’s not all bad news. Udinese are beating Milan and Bobby P scored. The Pozzo household will be a happy place tonight.
     
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  4. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    I doubt that, but I will say he at least does care about his football with us. Certainly had an off day today, and we know he will gone end of season to cover the financial gut punch for not going up first time of asking. I was excited when he first signed and over the past two/three seasons he really has matured and come of age. It will be a real shame when he does leave us I do genuinely feel he likes it here. I know he signed a contract extention but part of me feels he will go even if a modest amount is offered for him, as Gino will be scrambling to Fire sale all our assets as soon as the home game vs Stoke has ended.
     
  5. Hornpete

    Hornpete Squad Player

    There was a point in the 2nd half where around 3 of our players simultaneously rolled up off the floor in stages like I do aged 45 getting out of bed at 6am with a dodgy knee.

    Overall I didn't think we played too badly other than WIGAN ARE BOTTOM, just failed to transfer anything into goals. Davis scored but missed 2 sitters. This sums both him up and our season overall.

    Pedro has now left.
     
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  6. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    "it's shyt being in the premier League"

    "Can't wait to be back in the championship"

    "Much more fun in the championship"

    ...
     
  7. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Paredes was faultless today. One of his better games.
     
  8. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    League One is the real fun league. We are heading in the right direction.
     
  9. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    We are mid table this season. Next season will be bottom 6 unless Manga brings in some excellent loans and free transfers.
     
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  10. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Turns out it's fun...being good
     
  11. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    Back to back relegations till we reach the promised land national league south .

    Proper football
     
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  12. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    And we play them ..

    Is Ferreira still injured ?

    Thought the ref did ok but no one really seems to actually get booked for time wasting until late on .
     
  13. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    I cannot wait. Stone cold pies and burgers at Dartford, Coats down for goal posts at Ebbsfleet United and yesterday's left over hot dogs warmed up at Oxford City.

    Like you said, Proper football. :)
     
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  14. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Unfortunately the first thing we will do will be give Cathcart a year extension. A man who has been central to 4 years of losing mentality. And most of our fans will applaud this move because he is “a model pro” or some such.

    On the plus side I think even we are not dumb enough to keep Cleverly suckling on the club teat again while he contributes nothing.
     
  15. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Been offered a new contract apparently
     
  16. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    Well, the report said that 'discussions regarding an extension of his deal are continuing', which is, in fairness, essentially exactly as insane/profligate/laughable.
     
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  17. leighton buzzard horn

    leighton buzzard horn Squad Player

    Mentally weak and hugely overhyped mid table squad scrape a draw against a team of unpaid volunteers.
     
  18. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Couldn't have summed up any better
     
  19. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Surely that's to put him at best on a pay as you play type deal?

    If not Gino is insane
     
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  20. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Cathcart getting one more year is incredibly dumb. Surely there are a more bargain bin Porteuos type players out there cheaper and younger
     
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  21. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player


    Watford Ladies 2pm - 1 quid for season ticket holders. Playing for a chance to be promoted against table topping Oxford.

    Well worth if anyone is nearby. Shame I'm working today as I'd take my daughters otherwise.
     
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  22. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    It's night and day. Watford Ladies playing some of the best football in years, mens side playing like yesterday. I wonder if we can put the ladies side out against Luton in two weeks? Might stand a chance of winning.
     
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  23. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    We'll be lucky to see him before the season ends knowing our medical team.
     
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  24. Dorset-Orn

    Dorset-Orn First Year Pro

    And there you have it.!
    Up until Porteous I can't remember GP coughing up a couple of Mil for a "decent young HG player" - it's always bargain basement...!
     
  25. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    Indeed. Players have a sell by date. Gino does not believe in these. His model is beyond fathoming. There are plenty of talented players about that can do the job and grow with the club. reids scouting thread has several. But no lets carry on with the same old dross. To be fair to Cathcart he has been a very model professional and served the club well but age has caught up with him and we need another couple of younger centrebacks to come in along with Porteous and Hoedt.
     
  26. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    The only aspect of English football that is remotely palatable at present is the women's game.

    Everything else is a rotting corpse.
     
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  27. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    We could still look for one more though, even if we kept Cathcart for one more year to be 4th choice, which would be fine if the case.
     
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  28. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Porteous only cost £500k.

    Hoedt was closer to £2mil.
     
  29. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Yet out of the two so far, Porteous seems the more accomplished CB. Some of Hoedt's passing was very wayward. But they are a massive upgrade on the tat we used to have,
     
  30. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Yes Porteous seems a good signing so far. The main reason for his having such a low fee will have been that he only had 6 months left on his deal though.
     
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  31. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    They just called it off. Waterlogged pitch. Shame but at least if its replayed quickly I should be able to get to it.

    It's well worth it. Great set up.
     
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  32. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    It got increasingly frustrating how many times he was asked to play a pass out quickly to Sema which went out of play or go on a 30 yard forward run then come back to other way. Fair play he stuck at it as it's not his natural game.
     
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  33. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    That’s true at the moment, but I’m afraid I can see the women’s game heading in the same direction. It’s telling how the most successful clubs have become aligned with those in the men’s game. Those big clubs and the media have their claws in it now.
     
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  34. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    Yes. Since popularity increased, the big clubs have thrown money at women's teams.

    United didn't have a team until 2018 and are now second in the top division.
     
  35. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Yes after a big fuss about them not having one I think and they jumped on the bandwagon.

    Wasn’t it Doncaster Bells who had the first ever ladies team but over time they got marginalised out of the game as weren’t big enough ?
     

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