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Javi Gracia never complained about a referee, never said a bad word about the opposition, never moaned about transfers. A class act and an pleasure to have had him at
#watfordfc
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Not only has Javi Gracia taken
#WatfordFC
to the FA Cup final and a record Premier League points tally, but he's done it without abusing fourth officials, blaming refs or being rude to journalists. Higher profile managers should take note.
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Goals scored by
#Watfordfc
in Premier League games this season:
3-0-0-0-3-1-0-0-5-0-0-4
Love this bonkers club.
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Bit of karma here. Turns out that Diogo Jota injured himself theatrically throwing himself to the floor to try to get Kabasele sent off. Something about cheats and prospering springs to mind...
#watfordfc
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I know it's "Sarr this" and "Dennis that" but Joao Pedro has the most potential of anyone in the
#watfordfc
squad. Would be great to get all three on the pitch regularly.
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Feel desperately sorry for Dennis, King and Sissoko. All top half players surrounded by utter shite
#WatfordFC
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Emmanuel Dennis has scored more Premier League goals in nine games than Isaac Success did in four seasons.
#watfordfc
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Emmanuel Dennis in numbers: 10 starts, 4 goals, 5 assists, 6 yellow cards, £3.5m transfer fee, 100% box office
#watfordfc
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Etienne Capoue had 94% pass completion today. Utterly ridiculous given the number of times he had to play it in tight spots and how often he hit a crossfield pass to switch the play. Absolute class.
#WATARS
#watfordfc
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Gomes - free transfer
Femenia - free transfer
Cathcart - free transfer
Mariappa - free transfer
Holebas - £2 million
Great banter from
#watfordfc
trying to take on the most expensive team in the world with a bargain basement defence and keeper.
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Sometimes one moment changes the whole match. As soon as our Greek hero Holebas stood his ground and sparked a melee, the timid
#watfordfc
disappeared. He's a winner.
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Don't think the Sarr situation could've worked out much better. Senegal means a lot to him and he's played his part in making them champions for the first time, has got some matches under his belt and should be coming back to
#watfordfc
with a spring in his step
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Going to be hard for Luton to find another manager that matches the club's own image so perfectly. By that I mean small, scruffy and with a massive chip on their shoulder. 👋👋
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We
#Watfordfc
fans have moaned about a few penalties not being given recently but my word, Bristol City are getting screwed. There are a few that probably aren't or are borderline but to get none of these is mind-blowing!
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The lights went out and our players wandered about aimlessly, some of them in groups of one and two. Why did no-one think to get them in a huddle and ask them do they want to get fucking relegated or do they want to show some bottle and urgency? Total leadership vacuum
#watfordfc
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Been impressed by Coventry. Five across the back with two sat in front but a real threat on the break. Excellent display from their centre forward
#watfordfc
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Hodgson: 8 points from 12 games, haven't scored in 7 of those. Terrible, terrible appointment. Despite everything we could've got out of this without him
#WatfordFC
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Grealish is a ridiculous character. How he didn't get booked for his constant diving or screaming in the ref's face is beyond me. Also, ran about 20 yards to push Mariappa after he'd already had the red. Like a spoilt brat the whole game
#WatfordFC
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Adrian Mariappa was re-signed by
#watfordfc
as a cheap 30 year old option for 6th choice centre back. He's now made 80 appearances in his second spell, under 6 different coaches. Club legend.
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How good did Kamara look when he was played on the left? Who would've thought it? Like a different player
#watfordfc
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Sometimes a player makes a massive contribution to a goal without touching the ball. Sema sees that no-one is tracking Pedro so runs the defender into an already packed middle to open up all the space on the right. Such an intelligent run.
#WatfordFC
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We give refs plenty of stick so only fair to applaud Graham Scott today for not falling for any of the three Everton dives in the box. Anthony Gordon x 2 and Allan, hang your heads in shame
#watfordfc
#evewat
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None of us thought that Sarr was going to stay for a second time when we got relegated. It's really quite mind blowing. The fact he just gets on with it despite his career obviously not going the way he envisaged is testament to a very humble character
#WatfordFC
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That disastrous Jan window in full:
Araujo - doesn't play
Martins - doesn't play
Ferreira - doesn't play
Koné - £8m and nowhere near ready
Hoedt - no improvement
Porteous - slight improvement but overrated
Assombalonga - unfit then bit fitter and immediately injured
#WatfordFC
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Crazy that
#watfordfc
spent almost £50m on Oulare, Sinclair, Djedje, Navarro, Stuparevic, Penaranda, Pussetto, Kalu, Okoye and Manaj and they managed ten league starts between them.
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Gyokeres joins the illustrious company of the likes of Ricardo Fuller, Ishmael Miller and Salamon London as lone strikers that have single handedly run
#watfordfc
centre backs ragged at the Vic
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Saw that the Euston - Watford Overground line is going to be renamed and the theme will be one that reflects diversity of the area. Would love it to become the Blissett line - grew up in Willesden,
#Watfordfc
legend, first black England goalscorer, tireless charity campaigner.
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It genuinely looks like Pearson has got into Chalobah's head and made him realise that he had to trust his body after the long injury. A player totally transformed
#watfordfc
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There's a lot of lazy thinking that demands a big man to hold the ball up. Pedro showed why that's nonsense tonight. Bought free kicks/throws and gave us an out ball repeatedly tonight by anticipating where we would clear the ball
#watfordfc
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We're all Zimbabwe, Guinea and Malawi aren't we? Up the Warriors, the Elephants and the Flames!
#watfordfc
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Everton, Leeds, Brentford, Burnley at home are going to define the season. Need to snap out of these non-performances at home
#watfordfc
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Masina was absolutely incredible today. To stop one counter attack, he closed about three players down, got a foot in and then made the final clearance. Unbelievable performance
#watfordfc
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This is a big problem at
#watfordfc
- Deeney thinks that the solution to yesterday's performance is to play more long balls to him. Needs a coach that can stand up to him.
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Add Travis Akomeah (Chelsea) to Sancho and Galvez (Man City) and Romari Forde (Arsenal). EPPP has utterly ruined academy football. Any talent gets snapped up for peanuts by big clubs but if you want to sign one of their young players, have to pay £££.
#watfordfc
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Gosling article is damning. None of the three head coaches last season used any video analysis - in this day and age? Whoever hired them should be out of a job, or remove themselves from any further appointments
#watfordfc
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Foul on Tufan, not giving it back from kicking it out for injury, foul on Sarr, goal. What a fucking joke
#watfordfc
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Zaha gets a rough tackle but suffers no injury and plays rest of game, Palace moan about it for six months.
Hughes elbowed off the ball, goes off with concussion,
#WatfordFC
just get on with it and win the game.
Love this club.
#CRYWAT
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Three head coaches last season and all served up insipid, disjointed football. They're not bad coaches, the squad was rotten. A weaker squad on paper which means there will be mistakes but there's commitment, a willingness to flood forwards and it's quite fun to watch
#watfordfc
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Who remembers the time that Pantilimon thought the best way to attempt a save was a reverse flying Kung Fu kick?
#watfordfc
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Sissoko, Ngakia,Sarr and Pedro come out of this with some credit. Rest can get in the bin
#watfordfc
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Have to say that left centre back is really suiting Morris. He's an intelligent footballer, rarely makes the wrong decision - errors tend to be when he's just not quick enough. He's maximising his ability and fair play to him
#watfordfc
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A thread about the tangled web between
#watfordfc
and Mogi Bayat...
Mogi is a nickname, his real name is Arnaud Bayat. An Arnaud Bayat is the sole director and person of significant control (basically owner) of MB Foot UK Ltd (presumably Mogi Bayat Foot UK Ltd).
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Obviously Troost has just cost us again but Kucka gave the ball away about three times in the previous minute under little pressure
#watfordfc
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I will never, ever tire of seeing an opposition that had been time wasting all game suddenly running around like maniacs trying to get the ball back in play after going behind late on but still losing
#watfordfc
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There's absolutely no way Sarr, King, Dennis have all picked up injuries at Palace. Either they've told us they won't play again or we've decided they won't as they're all off in the summer
#watfordfc
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Pleased to see Doucoure still doing well in the Premier League. Was a weird section of
#watfordfc
fans that were delighted to see him go and seemed to be revelling in his early struggles. One of our best players over the PL spell.
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Rajovic continues to be the most confusing footballer of all time. One minute he's passing the ball off the pitch at the halfway line and missing a sitter, next he's holding someone off for a really cute volley on his weaker foot. Cracking finish!
#watfordfc
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Micah Richards is an excellent pundit on
#motd2
. Very few of his colleagues would've been able to pick out Masina's performance as a highlight today
#watfordfc
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Questions that should be asked at the
#Watfordfc
fans meetings:
1. Why does an agent that is expected to face trial for fraud and money laundering act for the club in every big money transfer?
2. Why are our agent's fees the highest outside the big 6?
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Hodgson's
#WatfordFC
P8: W1; D2; L5
Pts 5
F 4; A 14
We're not more organised, we're not harder to beat, we're not scoring goals. We are just utterly shite.
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Don't often agree with what Deeney says but 'they can't bully you... and they're not good enough to play football' is the most succinct summary of this squad I've heard
#watfordfc
Troy Deeney on what's gone wrong at Watford this season and the appointment of Tom Cleverley as interim manager 🟡
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Hilarious about turn from Martin Samuel here... Apparently multi club ownership is now something to cherish!
#watfordfc
🧵If you’re going to laud Girona + the success of Man City Group, as my colleague Martin Samuel did yesterday, then I think French club Troyes are worth a mention. They’re also part of CFG (City Football Group)…..
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If Sarr is fit enough (which he appears to be) he has to play. None of this 'a couple of weeks to get used to the system' stuff, we don't have time.
#WatfordFC
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I can remember four relegations since I've been following
#watfordfc
and every one hurt. But this one, just feel a bit numb as we got exactly what we deserved. Will just be a shrug of the shoulders when it's confirmed in the next couple of weeks.
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Tom Cleverley joins Isaac Success as players whose last ever touch for
#Watfordfc
was a goal.
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King will deservedly get the headlines for a complete performance but JP10's quality can't be overlooked. His clever ball down the line for the third, weighted ball for the overlap for the fourth and assist for the fifth. Love that guy
#watfordfc
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2018 - Dodi Lukebakio Charleroi loan made permanent them immediately sold to
#WatfordFC
2022 - Vakoun Bayo Charleroi loan made permanent them immediately sold to Watford.
Charleroi sporting director Mehdi Bayat, Watford's main recruiter Mogi Bayat. All completely normal...
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The Sarr signing broke the model for
#watfordfc
as we moved away from "sign cheap, sell high". The club got greedy and thought they could flip a £30m player for £70-80m but overpaid for him in the first place and had no plan how to use him. A financially disastrous signing.
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In just over four months, we've lost our Technical Director, Sporting Director, Head of Scouting and now likely our manager. Imagine being the Chairman/CEO of a failing club in constant turmoil and still getting paid £1m p.a... nice work if you can get it.
#WatfordFC
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As the curtain comes down on Ismaila Sarr's time at
#watfordfc
, a total of ten goals and six assists in two Premier League seasons is frankly pathetic for the money we paid. He's up there with Andre Gray as costly mistakes for me.
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This is wildly ignorant stuff here. Dennis chose not to go to AFCON. He was substituted yesterday because of an injury. Why would
#watfordfc
take off their best player to "teach him a lesson" in a game where they need 3 points? This kind of nonsense stirs division.
🗣 "If you don't want African players to represent their countries, don't sign them."
@MirrorDarren
&
@1kevincampbell
speak about the lack of respect English clubs give the AFCON and criticise Watford for denying Dennis
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Cannot get my head round Emmanuel Dennis coming back to play in the Championship. Pace, can make something out of nothing, works his socks off. Doesn't even need to fully rediscover his early PL form with us to be a huge asset for this team at this level
#watfordfc
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This bunch are really quite likeable aren't they? The egos have been exorcised from the dressing room
#watfordfc
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One of the brightest spots over the last three seasons has been watching the progression of João Pedro from a talented but skinny teenager to the de facto leader of the team at 21 years old.
#watfordfc
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We set up against Brighton like they were Man City, didn't attack them at all and made them look great. Since then, they've lost 2-0, 3-0, 2-0 and are now 2-0 down to Newcastle. What a waste of a game
#WatfordFC
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How
#watfordfc
are getting screwed by
#VAR
in this season's
#premierleague
Opening day of the season. New handball laws mean you can't make yourself bigger regardless of intent. Glenn Murray, arm well outside body stops a Pereyra free kick in the box. No penalty.
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If Foster is fully fit, he has to come back in. It's not just about shot stopping ability, the defence just doesn't look like it trusts Bachmann. Every ball into the box is panic stations.
#watfordfc
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After the Norwich game, we'll have 17 clear days before the next game vs West Ham. This is a chance for a mini pre-season. Bed players in properly, rehabilitate others, move others on. Huge chance to reset for Claudio, now let's just get 3 points on Fri.
#watfordfc
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Sissoko... average footballer, dreadfully passive captain. We were losing at home to Norwich when the floodlights went out and no-one gathered the team together and read them the riot act/tried to inspire them. Not what we need going forward
#WatfordFC
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Regular reminder that it was completely nuts that Etienne Capoue spent all of the peak years of his career at
#watfordfc
. Even more amazing when you look at some of the garbage big clubs sign for huge fees.
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You'd have to wait a long time to see a better midfield performance than Etienne Capoue today. Absolutely majestic. Must look at the France squad with Guendouzi in with a baffled smile on his face. Levels.
#watfordfc
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Louza, Sissoko and Cleverley looks like the best combination for the midfield. Tell Tom to run his socks off and bring him off about 65-70 for Kucka to fly into people
#watfordfc
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Wilmot, Okaka and Zeegelaar all being loaned to Udinese in one window? Can't wait until the Italian version of Ian Holloway starts waving a programme around on Monday Night Calcio and saying it's a disgrace
#WatfordFC
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The
#brentfordfc
fans joining
#watfordfc
and
#NorwichCity
in realising how much of a vile, cheating team Bournemouth are.
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Look at the improvement in the likes of Kone, Kayembe, Bayo. They all deserve huge credit but so does Ismael for finding a system that gets the best out of them and giving them belief
#WatfordFC
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In summary, we've got:
- EFL investigation into Kamara fee
- Spanish tax investigation into Pozzo's time at Granada
- Our agent of choice under investigation in France & Belgium for money laundering
- Club about to breach EFL regulation on fan engagement
Great stuff!
#Watfordfc
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Not sure I'm going to be able to take it if the club release the Andre Gray farewell video this evening too...
#WatfordFC
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Slightly baffled by
#watfordfc
treatment of the two young keepers. Sign Dahlberg from a league where he was playing week in, week out, hasn't played a competitive game since arriving. Bachmann just had a really promising season, now not even used in League Cup team.
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It is really hard to see how Zinckernagel wouldn't be an asset in the current squad. Long contract, sold for a pittance, type of player we completely lack. Completely baffling decision. 🤷🏼♂️
#watfordfc
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Probably in the minority but don't subscribe to the notion that Sarr was lazy or not trying for
#WatfordFC
. Think he's a confidence player and our constant turmoil destroyed that for him. Whoever signs him will get a good player (just not £35m good...)
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For god's sake, I have to put up with watching a disconnected group of individuals with no obvious game plan nine months of the year. Why is Southgate making me do it during the summer too...
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Jeremy Ngakia's cameo was ridiculous today. Tackle, through ball assist, couple of Xavi Alonso style cross field balls, another tackle, dribble.
#watfordfc
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This was the pre-season moment you knew that Joao Pedro wouldn't be intimidated by anyone in the Championship. On the end of a horror tackle by a high profile player, so dumps him to the ground and stares him out a minute later.
#watfordfc
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Emmanuel Dennis' movement to check his run and find space for the first goal was great. Pretty sure that in the same position, Deeney goes to the back post hoping it's stood up for him, Gray sprints to the six yard box.
#Watfordfc
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We're going down anyway, the squad's a mess and the damage has been done already. But fuck me, going into a must win game and instructing the team to sit back from the first minute is fucking miserable
#watfordfc
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Different division, same kamikaze defending. How is there this much space in the middle of the box and where on earth are the centre backs going?
#WatfordFC
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Maybe I'm in the minority but if
#watfordfc
were bought by a regime of serial human rights abusers, I wouldn't be celebrating, regardless of the billions that comes with it.
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Imagine conceding a goal from an aimless long ball that your defender could just head away under no pressure at all but inexplicably decides to duck it. Now imagine that happening twice in five games. That's
#watfordfc
for you!
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Good to see most sensible
#watfordfc
fans giving Bachmann the credit he deserves tonight. Anyone criticising him for the first goal just shows they're trying to make things fit a pre-determined narrative and know very little about football
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Seven years ago today, Gino Pozzo took over a middling Championship team with a three sided ground and a shyster for an owner.
#WatfordFC
were just happy to survive from one season to the next. Look at us now.
#grazieGino
#forzaPozzo
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@AdamLeventhal
What's the point? The
#VAR
ref is there *just* to watch replays and missed it. How is that acceptable? Will they suffer any sanction? Of course not.
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If, as looks likely, Cathcart and Cleverley have been released, might be an idea to acknowledge this and thank them for their time at
#Watfordfc
sooner rather than later. That's about 400 appearances between them.
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Appreciate I seem to be in a very small minority but actually thought we played well today.
#watfordfc
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Somewhat ironic that after all these years, Pozzo can't sack the manager that deserves it the most because he doesn't want to make us even more of a laughing stock
#watfordfc
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That is a massive, massive win. Not at our best, they did a bit of a job on us for most of the game and midfield couldn't get into it. Hung in there and all the subs were brilliant. Love it, Merry Bloody Christmas fellow hornets
#WatfordFC
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This transfer window is fun. Sell all your best players and replace them with a collection of cheap young punts, loans and "one last dance" old pros. This is vintage
#watfordfc
, none of that £35m on one player nonsense
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