21st April 2002- New Division One, Watford 2 Gillingham 3 Leave a Reply Nigel Gibbs final competitive Watford appearance and Gianluca Vialli’s last programme notes. http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4505 BSAD report: One final first team outing for Nigel Gibbs – applauded on arrival by everyone in the ground, including the Gillingham players – was worth the price of admission alone, even if he was required to spend ten minutes looking awkwardly out of place at left back. A broad grin on hitting a pass so firmly that even Anthony McNamee couldn’t catch up with it betrayed his enjoyment of the occasion, and it was an enjoyment widely shared. Nigel Gibbs has been a great player for Watford Football Club for twenty years. There need be no further explanation. Share this:TwitterFacebook
6th April 2002- New Division One, Watford 0 Sheffield United 3 Leave a Reply http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4503 Sheffield United heaped misery on Watford boss Gianluca Vialli with a convincing victory at Vicarage Road. If the 21st of April, and the Gillingham match that will finally put us out of our apparently infinite misery, is designated “Fan Appreciation Day”, then what on earth was this? “Fan Dissuasion Day”? “Fan Repulsion Day”? Whatever, it cleared the ground more efficiently than a fire alarm. The applause for Robert Page, returning to his spiritual home, was a worthy tribute to a great club servant. It was noticeable that he did not gloat at the ease with which United scored all three of their goals, but I bet he was pissing himself as he walked down the tunnel and into the away dressing room. I also bet he was wondering quite why he was forced out of the club. https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2002-04-06 https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-1/06-april-2002/ Share this:TwitterFacebook