Category Archives: Ray Lewington

24th August 2004- League Cup First Round, Watford 1 Cambridge United 0

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Two forced changes from Saturday’s fabulous win at Leicester saw a first start of the season for Ashley Young, while Jay DeMerit, the recent signing from Northwood and my American girlfriend’s new favourite player, started at centre half. In fact, DeMerit’s unfussy and calm display alongside Coxy was a relative highlight of a mind-numbingly boring first half, while Young failed to shine until the closing stages of the game when he moved to the right-hand side.

I’ll spare you the ramblings of a match report, or anything as in-depth as that, because (to be honest) I don’t really remember much that’s specific. Plus I spent most of the night wondering why I felt like I had motion sickness when the closest I’d been to any sort of water in the past two days was about five miles (up). “Must be the air,” as my Mum said afterwards…bless!

9th March 2010- Championship, Watford 0 Swansea City 1

21st August 2004-Championship, Leicester City 0 Watford 1

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Danny Webber struck in time added on to grab three points for Watford.

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14th August 2004- Championship, Watford 0 Burnley 1

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BSAD report: Interestingly, there’s something of a difference of opinion at Vicarage Road right now. Roles reversed, unusually. Here, the expectations of the management team appear to be rather higher than those of many in the stands…which means me, although I know that I’m not alone in thinking that the lack of depth within the squad will cause us to struggle over the course of a nine month campaign. Judging by the reaction to this defeat, however, there’s a different agenda in the dressing room…which is very welcome indeed, particularly for those who hate to hear excuses about under-performance. I might think that this is all about survival, but that’s not a word that’s passed Ray Lewington’s lips much in recent interviews.

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9th August 2004- Championship, Watford 3 Queens Park Rangers 0

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Ah, this is the stuff. It’s a local derby lite, ninety percent of the passion and drama and pantomime villainy…and no unhealthy additives. And it’s bleedin’ marvellous.

10th July 2004- Friendly, Fulham 0 Watford 0

Referee Mr P Walton took the recent FIFA edict that there should be no more than six substitutions in a friendly a little far and with both sides wanting to make more changes than were officially allowed he abandoned the game at half time. Replacement officials had to be found before the second half continued as an ‘exhibition match’.

Fulham FC Official Website: A healthy pre-season crowd of just under 7,000 caught their first glimpse of a refurbished Craven Cottage at Saturday’s friendly against Watford.

9th May 2004- New Division One, Watford 1 Reading 0

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Ashley Young’s goal ended Reading’s faint hopes of earning a play-off spot.

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It’ll be a very strange summer. But then, it’s already been a fairly strange year.