Tag Archives: Kenny Jackett

25th February 1997- New Division Two, Watford 2 Shrewsbury Town 0

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches

Birmingham Post, 26 Feb 1997

Evening Standard, 26 Feb 1997

After Saturday’s shambles, you’d have got pretty good odds on the likelihood of two Watford players ever managing to pass the ball to each other, yet we chalked up a competent, calm victory last night. A huge improvement, basically, and something that not even I could find reason to grumble about.

18th February 1997-Associate Members Cup Southern Semi-Final, Watford 0 Peterborough United 1

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I had it all planned. Following a comfortable, relaxing win over Peterborough to put us within two matches of Wembley, I was going to take the opportunity to lay into the Auto Windscreen Shield.

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11th February 1997- Football League Trophy Quarter Final (South), Watford 2 Bristol City 1

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches

Being a Vicarage Road end junkie I rarely get the chance to sit in the Rous Stand. So as it was only 6 pounds, we had decided to treat ourselves to a superior view. There is no argument that the atmosphere in the Rous is not as good as Vic end, but you can see everything that is going on from the Rous. And you really see how bad the refs are!!

It would be fair to say that my attitude to the Auto Windscreen Shield is ‘any result, apart from a draw, is fine’. It is, as we’re ceaselessly reminded, a competition with a final at Wembley – well, pardon me for being picky but the Second Division playoff final is also at Wembley and would be accompanied by a prize worth winning. So I can’t work up any enthusiasm for this – it’s a pointless tournament and a distraction from the more important business of gettting promotion. All of which makes the possibility of extra time and penalties too hideous to contemplate. I mean, what am I supposed to do? Leave the game regardless, something I’ve never done even when we’ve been 12-0 down with nine players sent off and two minutes to go, and get back to Brighton at a reasonable hour? Set a time limit in the hope that someone will score the ‘Golden Goal’ and then go in the middle of extra time if necessary? Stay for the whole caboodle and risk spending the night at Gatwick?

7th January 1997- Football League Trophy Second Round (South), Watford 2 Torquay United 1

The attendance was 2,298 on the coldest night of the year.

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches

Herald Express, 8 Jan 1997

Evening Standard, 8 Jan 1997

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I assume ‘aggl’ means a Golden goal but I might be wrong.

21st May 1996- Kenny Jackett to take charge of first team

Guardian, 22 May 1996

23rd April 1996- New Division One, Watford 6 Grimsby Town 3

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4192

Daily Telegraph, 24 Apr 1996

Evening Standard, 24 Apr 1996

It says a lot about a performance when you come away from a game in which you’ve scored six goals feeling a bit disappointed. Grimsby were there for the taking and we could have made it towards double figures with a bit more luck and confidence.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1996-04-23

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