Monthly Archives: January 1999

30th January 1999-New Division One, Watford 2 Sunderland 1

Sunday Telegraph, 31 Jan 1999

Independent, 31 Jan 1999

Sunday People, 31 Jan 1999

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23rd January 1999- New Division One, Watford 0 West Bromwich Albion 2

There have been more than a few incongruous sights on the Vicarage Road pitch in recent years. Harry and Harriet so-called Hornet, Devon White and rugby to name but three.

9th January 1999- New Division One, Watford 0 Portsmouth 0

BSAD image If the season’s only previous goalless draw against Barnsley had more merits than the scoreline suggested, then this was your authentic “move along, there’s nothing to see here” stalemate. The least entertaining spectacle of the campaign so far by, ooh, that much and a flashback to what life in the First Division frequently used to be like for the Hornets prior to Graham Taylor’s return.

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2nd January 1999- FA Cup Third Round, Tottenham Hotspur 5 Watford 2

So you stand and wait for kickoff in the vertigo-inducing upper tier of the air-conditioned aircraft hangar that is White Hart Lane. You look down at the Watford players warming up in the middle of an authentic media event – as incongruous as your mates appearing as extras in a Hollywood blockbuster, you half expect to see them waving excitedly to their mums whenever the cameras pass. The video screens play hysterical trailers for that same blockbuster – coming soon to a football ground near you….ANDY SINTON!!! – and the effect is nauseating. You reflect that the Premiership has absolutely no class.

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