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Discussion in 'Watford' started by North North Watford, May 1, 2012.

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  1. oldfrenchhorn

    oldfrenchhorn Well-Known Member
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    Very impressed at how well organised Scotland were.
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

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    An unexpectedly good performance really - and an impressive one from the young Brentford lad Hickey.
     
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    If the referee blows for the penalty with the ball in play then a dropped ball is the correct restart. And yes, to the keeper. If the ball was out of play when he blew then a corner was the appropriate restart.
     
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    Would have to look at a replay to confirm, but I'm sure the ref had no time to whistle before the ball went out of play. When it ricocheted off the defender, he was only about five yards away from the line.
     
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  5. andytoprankin

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    Talking of penalties… :bandit:
     
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  6. Markthehorn

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    Foul on Richarlison ?

    Sounds like it was the right call but he probably made the most of it I am sure !
     
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    "It's (the team is) unbalanced because of our constant changing of managers and styles, and our woeful recruitment network. We've got some poor players compared to what we've been used to in our Prem years. And we've held on to a few for far too long as we all know."

    Does this sound familiar? It made me laugh. No, it is not a comment about Watford. I have just been reading one of the W.B.A. forums.
     
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  8. Markthehorn

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    38,000 capacity stadium and they sold 42,000 tickets? Someone is facing the chop, quite literally - they still have the death penalty there.
     
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    Odd statement by the chief of police - as the crowd in the stadium turned on the police who were attacking them they "damaged cars"?
     
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    Thank the good lord we're not playing Man City this season - they're currently tearing ManUre apart with ease. Hate to think what they'd be doing to us.
     
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  12. Markthehorn

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    Haaland will probably score in every game !

    Wolves sack their manager - to show the difference they have only scored 3 goals all season .
     
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    He has missed in just one EPL match - against Bournemouth of all teams, who a fortnight later conceded nine against Liverpool.

    I'm just waiting for the media to refer manager sackings as 'The Watford Disease'. The Mail said that "the form since last Spring has been alarming" - so has ours but that never seems to be taken into account by the media.
     
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    I was going to post that

    We have ruined football since 1977, YET YET every Prem Team (the good ones anyway) play a version or copy of GT playing system, high press, winning the ball in midfield and at least three if not four attacking players

    The media will never forgive us for appointing GT instead of Bobby Moore
     
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    Given BM's managerial career after that decision, that's hard to understand.
     
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    Sure the media are just waiting for that first defeat ..
     
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    They were concentrating on that during the game as well as pleading for Stoke to improve
     
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    Certainly not jeff powell or his disciples.
     
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  19. Markthehorn

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    Bobby Moore was never given any real role in football .

    Maybe despite the great success he had as a player and media love for him there was something about him people didn’t like in the game ?

    Even a role at the FA etc .
     
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    Markthehorn, Oct 3, 2022
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  20. Bolton's Boots

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    Aside from him having been one of the finest defenders ever to grace a football pitch, I don't really know much about him - but there have been plenty of excellent players who simply couldn't make the transition to coaching/managing, and plenty of not so good players who did.

    I can't recall having ever heard him speak, but perhaps he just didn't have the personality or charisma needed for that side of the game?
     
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