Recent content by Roger68

It is amazing how many people have posted to express admiration and respect for Graham, both here and on the Watford Observer site. It must be a comfort to his family to know how much he was respected. Very few people leave such an impression. An extraordinary man..We can be proud that he was...

Lee Hodson is back in the N.I. team

Two words. Greed and Foolish.

There was one team playing the "Watford Way" but it was not Watford. They were more competitive, more aggressive, better motivated than we were. Most of the players who did so well against Manchester United seemed to be having a hangover. Behrami,, Prodl and Pereya were all poor. What a...

My interpretation is that they were fitter than us, and lasted the pace better.Remember they have played more games than us, so should be fitter. In extra time our players slowed to walking pace, and were going down with cramp all over the pitch. We could have won it in the first half when Anya...

Farewell to the finest scarf and jacket combination in the Premier league.

I do not like to make anyone a scapegoat, but I thought Ake was very poor and at fault on both goals. He has played too many matches--a young lad, first full season, played very well for most of it, but clearly "played out" for the last few games. The manager should have seen this and made a...

A post match interview with Flores popped up on my Facebook page. Now since Flores is impossible to understand in these interviews (" mutter, mutter, amazing, mutter mutter" ...) I used the subtitle facility. But the subtitle technician could not understand him either. Hence Troy Deeney comes...

Though I was at the match--and thoroughly enjoyed it--highlights on t.v. do show what you miss in real time action. So Ighalo should have done better with his header, Oscar put wide the best chance of the night, Gomez was indeed "amazing" , and Paredes was embarrassing. It is very nice going...

A winger called Nordin! Entertainment guaranteed!

Most of our creative play was through Jurado, who looks better with every game. Otherwise we were a bit predictable with long balls up to Ighaol and Deeney--who do well with them, but we need some variety in the forward play--such as a good winger would provide .Transfer needed--Townsend. For...

So--who will he replace if a first choice starter? Not Jurado (manager's favourite) but maybe Anya? or Abdi?

Compare the Watford team with Norwich, man for man and position for position. There is not one Norwich player I would swap for the equivalent Watford player--well maybe Redmond for Anya? Otherwise, we are superior in every position.

Loach was on the bench for Notts County v Salford in the Cup match.

What I liked about this performance was the way we pressed Swansea all over the pitch--really aggressive and at a high tempo. They never settled--seemed distinctly rattled in fact. Their best striker was dealt with very well by our centre-backs. If we play like this every week we need fear...