17th September 2005- Championship, Watford 2 Sheffield United 3 Leave a Reply Leaders Sheffield United came from two goals down to beat 10-man Watford courtesy of a late own-goal off the knee of defender Clarke Carlisle. Damn right, then, that this left a very bitter taste in the mouth. There’s never anything pleasant about losing a two goal lead; hell, there’s rarely anything too lovely about losing, full stop. But you can live with it, generally. This would’ve been a very different report if we’d just skipped the sixty-seventh minute and got on with it, succumbing to a rather flattering comeback that cancelled out our own rather flattering lead. Neil Warnock’s sides have a certain reputation for unreconstructed physical force, for a distinctive, shall we say, WayneAllisonness; that’s all part of the game that we love. You’d take that on the chin, without complaint. Given the chance. The thing about lessons is you don’t dwell on them. You take what you need and move on. On that basis, this report should be about four sentences long, of which this is already the third, which just leaves the following: if this game isn’t a turning point in our season, then Betty “Adrian” Boothroyd truly will have made a difference to this club, been proven a “different” kind of manager, and be most worthy of a more expensive, better-fitting suit on matchdays in future. http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4672 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
23rd April 2005- Championship, Watford 0 Sheffield United 0 Leave a Reply Watford edged closer to safety in the Championship, after a nil-nil draw at home to Sheffield United. So, let’s make this quick; in fact, let’s make the next couple of weeks quick, if we can. Let’s get it over with, then forget it all for a couple or three months. Because it deserves to be forgotten about, as much as it deserves to be remembered with a long-lingering bitterness. Amid all of the kerfuffle, there was a fair amount to be praised about this afternoon’s football, and a great deal of spirit evident throughout. We’ll need that spirit, and I’m not merely being churlish when I say that; we’ll need, for instance, the kind of willing, able attitude that saw Dominic Blizzard replace Brynjar Gunnarsson as the teams lined up for kickoff, then turn in a typically willing, able performance in the centre of midfield. That’s what’ll get us somewhere, wherever that might be. http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4660 https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2005-04-23 https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/23-april-2005/ Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
13th November 2004- Championship, Sheffield United 1 Watford 1 Leave a Reply We waved to the team coach, standing on the grass verge of the M1 as they sped past our stricken Fiesta, more to keep warm than anything. To be honest, though, I couldn’t feel more affection for the club right now if they’d stopped, furnished us with as many rub-downs and isotonic sports drinks as we could handle, and towed us home. This Watford team works hard, has the right attitude, carries no one, features no mercenaries or over paid former superstars, and even has cup runs. Call me unambitious, but that’s pretty much all I wanted from the club. http://watford.fcdb.info?s=37901&id=4629 https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2004-11-13 https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/13-november-2004/ Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
26th October 2004- League Cup Third Round, Sheffield United 0 Watford 0 (After Extra Time, Watford won 4-2 on penalties) Leave a Reply Jack Smith scored the winning spot-kick as Watford won 4-2 on penalties after a dismal Carling Cup third-round game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Football_League_Cup 9th March 2010- Championship, Watford 0 Swansea City 1 http://watford.fcdb.info?s=34196&id=4624 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
13th March 2004- New Division One, Watford 0 Sheffield United 2 Leave a Reply Hell, does anyone really want to pick over these bones? Will it tell us anything new, anything that we don’t know already? If you’re still holding out hope for Tuesday, then I applaud your optimism…and you might take some heart from a moderately rousing finale, even if its stirring passion was mainly manifested in Heidar Helguson narrowly escaping another red card for a stupid elbow and Paul Devlin being pointlessly petulant with anyone who came near him, friend or foe. And Paul Mayo had a competent, quietly impressive home debut too. Otherwise, though, there ain’t much that you’d want to look at, good or bad. It just was, and oppressively so. Frankly, Tuesday can’t come slowly enough. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
4th May 2003- New Division One, Watford 2 Sheffield United 0 Leave a Reply http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4557 BSAD report: Really, the most enjoyable aspect of yesterday’s victory was that it summarised our successes so well. For the final action of 2003/03 had much in common with its best action, albeit that several of the personnel were less familiar. Some of it was ragged, some of it was a real struggle, much of it wasn’t especially pretty. But the attitude – determined, focused, assertive – overcame all of that in the end, enabling the team to build foundations for a deserved victory. Although we can play better, and we have played better, much of this term’s progress has been based upon performances like this. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook