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3rd November 2012-Championship, Watford 2 Leicester City 1

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BHappy image report:Not sure what it is about Leicester. Admittedly the Foxes have been relatively frequent opponents over the past thirty years or so… but the number of memorable, exciting or noteworthy games is striking.

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27th October 2012- Championship, Blackburn Rovers 1 Watford 0

On the day of the game the article below appeared in the Independent.

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BBC Sport: Jordan Rhodes’ injury-time winner against Watford gave Blackburn Rovers caretaker manager Eric Black a second straight win.

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https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/27-october-2012/

6th October 2012- Championship, Watford 1 Middlesbrough 2

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BBC SportScott McDonald scored a late winner for Middlesbrough as they beat 10-man Watford at Vicarage Road.  The home side took the lead when an Andre Bikey error led to Matej Vydra’s shot being parried and Troy Deeney pounced to score from close range.

BHappy imageIt’s fair to say that a quarter of an hour or so in few will have been anticipating this kind of scoreline. We were aided in no small part by the very early opening, resultant from a weak backpass from the Centre Back Formerly Known as Bikey… Vydra latched onto it, Steele blocked his shot but the ball broke for Troy Deeney to loft the ball into an empty net.

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22nd September 2012-Championship, Watford 2 Bristol City 2

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Woolford struck the post with a left-footed strike shortly after the restart, while Troy Deeney, back in the Watford fold after serving a prison term, came on as a substitute for Fernando Forestieri after 55 minutes.BC

Guardian report:The gently greying Zola refused to be downbeat about his prospects at Vicarage Road.

BHappy imagereport:The other Big Thing on the teamsheet was the presence of Troy Deeney on the bench

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18th September 2012- Championship, Watford 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1

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Video from Brighton’s Facebook page of the penalty and goal

Craig Mackail-Smith scored his sixth goal in four games as Brighton beat Watford to maintain their impressive start to the league season.

Zola’s Hornets, still a work in progress after their summer overhaul, did have their chances with Fernando Forestieri coming closest when his shot clipped the crossbar, while they could have had a couple of penalties of their own.

 It’s only a matter of time before kickoff is preceded by a “PREVIOUSLY ON…” round-up for those who missed the last episode or, like me, have been waiting for it all to slow down before they start paying proper attention, in case they start feeling a bit giddy. What did happen to Ikechi Anya? Who bumped off Martin Taylor? Is he the new bloke from them or is he the other new bloke from the others? Why the hell is Sharon back again? Why is Darcey Bussell’s nose so pointy?

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28th August 2012- League Cup Second Round, Watford 1 Bradford City 2

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skyGarry Thompson struck a dramatic winner as League Two Bradford knocked Watford out of the Capital One Cup 2-1.

BBC SportFormer Celta Vigo winger Ikechi Anya put Watford ahead in the 71st minute with a 25-yard effort. Bradford equalised with six minutes remaining when the hosts failed to clear a long ball into the area and Kyel Reid lashed home. And, with the game heading to extra time, Thompson drilled home the winner to put the Championship side out.

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