I didn't get to see this one, but apparently the gaffer was happy with the play that dropped the Hornets into the relegation zone. Not a typo - 'happy'.
The BBC link is above.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Your Handy-Dandy Harry Redknapp Post-Match Interview Flowchart
From Ole Ole, this flowchart has nothing to do with Watford, but if you ever find yourself managing a squad, you too can have the elan of Spurs gaffer Harry Redknapp in the post-match interview.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Burnley (3-0) 8-6-15 30 pts.
A decisive win for Watford today as they hosted Burnley. Though the visitors lead in possession, corners, & shots on goal, the Hornets took charge in the first two minutes and never let up.
A cross from Will Hoskins found Jobi McAnuff six yards out and McAnuff right-footed it in in the second minute. Burnley came back strong, dominating possession in the first fifteen minutes and drawing Gavin Hoyte into a foul that resulted in a yellow card, but Watford turned the tables and controlled the latter part of the first half.
Little action until Tamas Priskin came in for Will Hoskins, scoring two minutes later in the 76th minute.
Tamas dropped in his second in the waning minutes of added time - giving Watford two wins in four days.
Next match is Saturday, January 31 when the Hornets travel to Wolverhampton to take on the table-leading Wolves.
A cross from Will Hoskins found Jobi McAnuff six yards out and McAnuff right-footed it in in the second minute. Burnley came back strong, dominating possession in the first fifteen minutes and drawing Gavin Hoyte into a foul that resulted in a yellow card, but Watford turned the tables and controlled the latter part of the first half.
Little action until Tamas Priskin came in for Will Hoskins, scoring two minutes later in the 76th minute.
Tamas dropped in his second in the waning minutes of added time - giving Watford two wins in four days.
Next match is Saturday, January 31 when the Hornets travel to Wolverhampton to take on the table-leading Wolves.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Jackpot! Watford to Host Chelsea
Vicarage Road will host Chelsea in the Fifth Round Proper of the FA Cup on the weekend of February 14th. Though taking on one of the top Premier League squads diminishes the Hornets chances of advancing, the Blues should prove to be a terrific draw at the gate.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
FA Cup: Crystal Palace (4-3)
A soft pitch & a light home crowd saw an exciting game today that left the Hornets on their way to Round 5 of the FA Cup.
Lloyd Doyley & Will Hoskins entered the starting line-up as the only changes from last Saturday's loss.
Watford put the pressure on early only to have Jon Harley miss an easy shot from 3 yards out in the second minute, but Jay DeMerit found the back of the net in the sixteenth minute from ten yards out off a cleared corner from former Palace man Jobi McAnuff. McAnuff's cross in the 27th minute set up Jack Cork's header and left Watford up by 2-0 at the half.
Palace responded to Neil Warnock's half-time ass-chewing nearly scoring twice in succession from set plays and eventually converting a free kick three minutes in after DeMerit fouled Alan Lee.
Watford responded by counter-attacking, abandoning the deep, defensive play they'd adopted after the first goal. At sixty-six minutes, Hoskins generated the space for a Grzegorz Rasiak shot that was cleared, but the resulting corner by McAnuff let Rasiak return the favor, setting up a Hoskins goal to pull two ahead again. A McAnuff cross gave Rasiak his own goal four minutes later.
Paul Ifill trimmed the lead in the 82nd minute. Finally, Ifill found his way around Robert Keirnan (making his first team debut) in added to time to make the score a bit closer than it was.
Winning this match puts another £100,000 in the Hornet's coffers & gives them the shot at a 'name' draw for Round Five. The draw for Round Five will be tomorrow, Sunday January 26 with the matches being played Valentine's Day weekend.
Next match for Watford is Tuesday, January 27 when Burnley visits Vicarage Road. Kickoff is 1:45 pm St. Louis time.
Lloyd Doyley & Will Hoskins entered the starting line-up as the only changes from last Saturday's loss.
Watford put the pressure on early only to have Jon Harley miss an easy shot from 3 yards out in the second minute, but Jay DeMerit found the back of the net in the sixteenth minute from ten yards out off a cleared corner from former Palace man Jobi McAnuff. McAnuff's cross in the 27th minute set up Jack Cork's header and left Watford up by 2-0 at the half.
Palace responded to Neil Warnock's half-time ass-chewing nearly scoring twice in succession from set plays and eventually converting a free kick three minutes in after DeMerit fouled Alan Lee.
Watford responded by counter-attacking, abandoning the deep, defensive play they'd adopted after the first goal. At sixty-six minutes, Hoskins generated the space for a Grzegorz Rasiak shot that was cleared, but the resulting corner by McAnuff let Rasiak return the favor, setting up a Hoskins goal to pull two ahead again. A McAnuff cross gave Rasiak his own goal four minutes later.
Paul Ifill trimmed the lead in the 82nd minute. Finally, Ifill found his way around Robert Keirnan (making his first team debut) in added to time to make the score a bit closer than it was.
Winning this match puts another £100,000 in the Hornet's coffers & gives them the shot at a 'name' draw for Round Five. The draw for Round Five will be tomorrow, Sunday January 26 with the matches being played Valentine's Day weekend.
Next match for Watford is Tuesday, January 27 when Burnley visits Vicarage Road. Kickoff is 1:45 pm St. Louis time.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
FA Cup Match this Saturday
A Reminder: Watford will be hosting Colin Wanker's Crystal Palace this Saturday. Kickoff is 9:00 am St. Louis time. It looks like it will not be televised in the US - too bad, I was looking forward to checking out the Amsterdam.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
MLS Draft
My eye has been on the transfer window this month, but my friend Travis reminded me that the MLS draft (sorry, SuperDraft) was held this week about two miles from my house. I won't reiterate the picks - you can find those at the link above - but I do want to highlight the St. Louis area connections, In order:
#25 - Dado Hamzagic - SLU - Revolution
#29 - Jack Traynor - from St. Charles, affiliated with Scott-Gallagher & Notre Dame - Red Bulls
#36 - Brandon Barklage - SLU - DC United
#48 - Kyle Patterson - SLU - Galaxy
#25 - Dado Hamzagic - SLU - Revolution
#29 - Jack Traynor - from St. Charles, affiliated with Scott-Gallagher & Notre Dame - Red Bulls
#36 - Brandon Barklage - SLU - DC United
#48 - Kyle Patterson - SLU - Galaxy
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Sheffield United (0-2) 7-6-15 27 pts.
Two former Hornets turned in goals against the boys in yellow handing them an 0-2 defeat and brushing them up against the relegation zone where they lead Doncaster Rovers by one measly goal.
Though the squad lead play from end-to-end, the Blades dominated the game around the nets, clearing many of Watford's scoring opportunities and beating the Watford defense flat-footed.
There was no score in the first half but no spark from Watford either. A sign of things to come, a throw-in that found Darius Henderson's head had to be knocked away by Scott Loach as Adrian Mariappa was caught out of position leading to words between Mariappa & Jay DeMerit culminating in a shove by Mariappa of the captain.
All was well as the two came onto the field together, but any locker-room cohesiveness failed to carry onto the pitch. A header by Hendo set up the first goal of the day by ex-Hornet Danny Webber for six yards out in the 52nd minute. Hendo got his own unassisted goal about 15 minutes later from twelve yards out to seal the deal for the Blades.
The next match is at Vicarage Road Tuesday, January 27th. Kickoff is 1:45 St. Louis time.
Though the squad lead play from end-to-end, the Blades dominated the game around the nets, clearing many of Watford's scoring opportunities and beating the Watford defense flat-footed.
There was no score in the first half but no spark from Watford either. A sign of things to come, a throw-in that found Darius Henderson's head had to be knocked away by Scott Loach as Adrian Mariappa was caught out of position leading to words between Mariappa & Jay DeMerit culminating in a shove by Mariappa of the captain.
All was well as the two came onto the field together, but any locker-room cohesiveness failed to carry onto the pitch. A header by Hendo set up the first goal of the day by ex-Hornet Danny Webber for six yards out in the 52nd minute. Hendo got his own unassisted goal about 15 minutes later from twelve yards out to seal the deal for the Blades.
The next match is at Vicarage Road Tuesday, January 27th. Kickoff is 1:45 St. Louis time.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Loan Moves
Liam Henderson is on his way to League One side Hartlepool United (nickname: The Monkey Hangers - no foolin') on a 93-day recallable loan after only five appearances with the senior club and Leigh Bromby is back at Saturday's foe Sheffield United, the squad he played for four years before coming to Watford, for a season-long loan and, if he works out and stays healthy, I suspect a permanent move.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Reading (0-4) 7-6-14 27 pts.
Ugggggggggggly
No less than eight Reading players scored or earned an assist against the Hornets' porous defence today. The lack of cohesion was evident - Williamson returning to find two new faces, Hoyte & Cork, making only their second appearance each.
A fairly even match in the first half with a handful of saves by either keeper (and one too few by Loach as Chris Armstrong found the net in the 38th minute - this too scored from inside the penalty box), Reading exploded in the second half shortly after Grzegorz Rasiak come on for an injured Ross Jenkins in the 65th minute.
Reading scored two goals in three minutes as Watford tried to regroup. A deflated Hornets squad let the final goal in with just a minute left in regulation time. The Hornets are too close to relegation territory to be giving up a four goal difference.
The next match is Saturday, January 17 at Vicarage Road against Sheffield United. Kickoff is 9:00 am St. Louis time.
No less than eight Reading players scored or earned an assist against the Hornets' porous defence today. The lack of cohesion was evident - Williamson returning to find two new faces, Hoyte & Cork, making only their second appearance each.
A fairly even match in the first half with a handful of saves by either keeper (and one too few by Loach as Chris Armstrong found the net in the 38th minute - this too scored from inside the penalty box), Reading exploded in the second half shortly after Grzegorz Rasiak come on for an injured Ross Jenkins in the 65th minute.
Reading scored two goals in three minutes as Watford tried to regroup. A deflated Hornets squad let the final goal in with just a minute left in regulation time. The Hornets are too close to relegation territory to be giving up a four goal difference.
The next match is Saturday, January 17 at Vicarage Road against Sheffield United. Kickoff is 9:00 am St. Louis time.
Game Day - Reading
Lee Williamson is back from injuries and starting midfield. John-Joe O'Toole is on the bench and suspended from next Saturday's match against Sheffield United. If transfer rumors are true we may have seen the last of him as a Hornets starter. Kickoff is 2:00 pm St. Louis time. Full line-up:
Loach
Hoyte Mariappa DeMerit Harley
Williamson Cork Jenkins
Smith Priskin McAnuff
Go 'Orns!!!!
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The Rumor Mill
Rumors have been circulating about the Herts press and on the Watford World broadcasts lately:
Elton John & Graham Taylor - There's talk of the duo that brought the Hornets their glory days returning to take control of the club. May be more of a wish than a rumor.
O'Toole to Wolves - This is being reported as an all-but-done deal. John-Joe's been an exciting player & a bit of a catalyst on the field. If we had to lose him, I'd rather he be out of the league but with recent additions to the squad, I feel this rumor has some legs.
The transfer window has been quiet since we picked up Jack Cork.
Elton John & Graham Taylor - There's talk of the duo that brought the Hornets their glory days returning to take control of the club. May be more of a wish than a rumor.
O'Toole to Wolves - This is being reported as an all-but-done deal. John-Joe's been an exciting player & a bit of a catalyst on the field. If we had to lose him, I'd rather he be out of the league but with recent additions to the squad, I feel this rumor has some legs.
The transfer window has been quiet since we picked up Jack Cork.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Watford to Host Round Four Proper of FA Cup
The Hornets will host either Leicester City or Crystal Palace the weekend of January 24. Palace & Leicester will replay their tie following yesterday's nil-nil draw at Walkers Stadium.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
FA Cup: Scunthorpe United (1-0)
The Hornets move on to Round 4 on substitute Grzegorz Rasiak's 67th minute goal in a match unmarred by the presence of exciting football.
Momentum swung back & forth in the first half with Scunthorpe looking the better side. An early save by Scott Loach on a Martin Woolrich shot kept the match scoreless into the second half.
John-Joe O'Toole earned a yellow card early in the second half and was replaced by Rasiak an hour into the game. The Hornets stayed lucky when Grant McCann's shot bounced off the post a few minutes later.
Finally, in minute 67, Watford converted a corner kick that found its way to Adrian Mariappa whose pass to Rasiak set up the goal from 6 yards out. An ugly win, but a win nonetheless. The draw for the Fourth Round was scheduled for tomorrow, but several of today's matches were postponed due to frozen pitches.
The next match for the Hornets is Friday, January 9 at Reading. Kickoff is 2:00 pm St. Louis time.
Momentum swung back & forth in the first half with Scunthorpe looking the better side. An early save by Scott Loach on a Martin Woolrich shot kept the match scoreless into the second half.
John-Joe O'Toole earned a yellow card early in the second half and was replaced by Rasiak an hour into the game. The Hornets stayed lucky when Grant McCann's shot bounced off the post a few minutes later.
Finally, in minute 67, Watford converted a corner kick that found its way to Adrian Mariappa whose pass to Rasiak set up the goal from 6 yards out. An ugly win, but a win nonetheless. The draw for the Fourth Round was scheduled for tomorrow, but several of today's matches were postponed due to frozen pitches.
The next match for the Hornets is Friday, January 9 at Reading. Kickoff is 2:00 pm St. Louis time.
Game Day: FA Cup - Scunthorpe United
Watford joins the FA Cup Competition in the Third Round Proper as they welcome Scunthorpe to Vicarage Road.
Rogers has dropped our new acquisitions straight into the line up, sitting Bromby, Bridcutt, & Doyley on the bench. Full line up:
Rogers has dropped our new acquisitions straight into the line up, sitting Bromby, Bridcutt, & Doyley on the bench. Full line up:
Loach
Hoyte DeMerit Mariappa Harley
O'Toole Cork Jenkins
Smith Priskin McAnuff
Go 'Orns!!!
Friday, January 02, 2009
Loan Moves Bolstering Defense
In a series of loans, Brendan Rogers has deepened the Watford defense going into the January transfer window.
Jack Cork - 19-year old on loan from Chelsea - Played for England on the U-19 squad - on loan for the remainder of the season.
Gavin Hoyte - 18 - on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season - played for England on the U-17 squad.
In addition, Liam Bridcutt, who's seen action in six of eight matches since joining Watford on loan from Chelsea, has extended his time with the Hornets through the end of January.
Jack Cork - 19-year old on loan from Chelsea - Played for England on the U-19 squad - on loan for the remainder of the season.
Gavin Hoyte - 18 - on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season - played for England on the U-17 squad.
In addition, Liam Bridcutt, who's seen action in six of eight matches since joining Watford on loan from Chelsea, has extended his time with the Hornets through the end of January.
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