Tag Archives: Watford

The ecstasy of the play offs

Don’t listen to anyone who says the football league playoffs are agony, they’ve got their emotions all confused. The playoffs are only agony if you don’t like to see your club competing in a match with something at stake. For many, they’re … Continue reading

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Chalobah – a new hope for Chelsea?

They say the table doesn’t lie, and it’s true, unless you’re using the table in October to make sweeping statements about potential title winners. In which case, the table lies! It lies through its teeth! I was one of many … Continue reading

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Let the boos ring out

While Blackburn (1-0) and Watford (4-0) basked in the glory of tremendous away performances on Saturday, the home fans of Arsenal and Birmingham showered their team with boos. Now, I know there’s a lot to be said for loyalty in … Continue reading

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Watford are a good team – get used to it

This article first appeared on The Two Unfortunates.  If this is wrong I don’t want to be right (or I’m sorry I’m not sorry) Not so long ago, in a satellite town not very far away (from London), Aidy Boothroyd’s … Continue reading

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Liverpool are pass and snooze for Shearer

This week Brendan Rodgers questioned the integrity of Alan Shearer’s punditry skills. Now, I’m not saying Rodgers is a brazen populist but, as open goals go, that was the equivalent of tapping a stationary ball over the line from one … Continue reading

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