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Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 5 MK Dons 0
Early round League Cup ties against lower-division opposition have been something of a major problem for Watford in recent years – but not tonight.
Watford’s five-goal cup romp was pretty much Ince perfect
BHappy: Our visitors, that most charmless and spiritless of clubs, have adopted the siege mentality of “No-one likes us…”, their desperate search for an identity of their own leading them to attempt to claim Millwall’s. This bravado is about as threatening as a tepid Latté of course… I tried to be mature and sympathetic on the walk past MK shirts en route, mindful of the fact that many of their following wouldn’t even have been born when their franchise’s crime was perpetrated. This generosity of spirit would have been easier to maintain had so many of the following not resembled grotesque output of a forced inbreeding experiment. This week’s Qatari takeover provoked another chant, “We’re f***ing rich…” meanders across the half empty stands. “Franchise b***ards, you know what you are”, rumbles back from the direction of the 1881, too quietly.
clips of Jon Marks BBC 3CR commentary
At the final whistle, a number of the Watford players collapsed to the floor and, I must admit, that I wanted to follow suit as I had been exhausted watching that second half from the stands. The players came over to thank the travelling fans. They were not joined by Mazzarri, but that is not meant as criticism as he did give the crowd an appreciative wave before disappearing down the tunnel. He is rather animated in the dugout and could bring us some entertainment on that score this season.
A superb strike from Steve Davies early in the second half was enough to give Derby a 1-0 win at Watford in the Championship on Saturday.
BHappy Report: For all the excitement of the season’s first home game, and with it a bunch of new kids to pick on or befriend, it takes about ten minutes for a certain weary familiarity to set in. Derby hang around the division like one of those odd jobs – the wonky cupboard door in the kitchen, the bit of painting in the spare room, the wisteria in need of a trim – that would only take half an hour but that you never quite get around to sorting out. In the latter case, the wisteria growing up the front of our house has got so carried away by the summer’s heady blend of sunshine and rain that anyone standing on our front steps for longer than a minute or two is liable to become so entwined that they may never escape. And that’s your introductory metaphor.
Artistic merit, shots, corners, passes, pretty much anything other than goals scored (and yellow cards) and we won this game handsomely.
THE name may not be as famous as Inter Milan but Watford completed the second part of their Italian double-header by deservedly beating Serie A outfit Chievo 2-1 on Sunday, August 13 to complete an undefeated pre-season and put themselves in good shape for next week’s Premiership opener at Everton.
