Watford : The yellow army marching forward

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3rd April 2010 ( 5 Games Left )

Preston And Watford Draw

Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring the first of the game

Preston 1-1 Watford
Welbeck 58, Duits 75

Watford were held to a draw by preston to stay in 3rd place level on points with bristol city.

Preston finally took the lead on 58 minutes when Danny Welbeck scored a placed shot after good play from the preston midfield.

Watford also saw there 70th minute strike by helguson questionably chalked off.

Midfielder Sander Duits Then Equalised with an absolute screamer from 20 yards. it was a great strike.


Thomas said " we can get automatic promotion we just need to keep the pressure on the top two starting with a big game against leaders west brom on monday."

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5th April 2010 ( 4 Games To Go )

Wonderful Watford Beat League Leaders

Steve Howard scored his first goal for watford after joining on loan

Watford 2-0 West Brom
Howard 11, DeMerit 57

Watford managed to beat the league leaders in a thrilling game at vicarage road, it has seen watford move to third level on points with bristol in 2nd 1 goal behind them.

experienced striker steve howard netted his first goal for watford on the 11th minute with a placed shot from 14 yards.
midfielder graham dorans then summed up his teams perfomance by nearly gifting watford a goal on 47 minutes.

watford captain jay demerit then scored the second for watford on the 57th minute with a close range header.

Manager Josh Thomas said " its so tight we need to stick together and get 4 results like this and hope for some slip ups."

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10th April 2010 ( 3 Games to Go )

DeMerit And Company Scrap To Win

jay demerit scored the only goal to keep watfords automatic hopes alive

Watford 1-0 Plymouth
DeMerit 7

Watford won a hard fought battle against plymouth on a fine spring afternoon at vicarage road.

watford captain Jay DeMerit got watford off to a flyer by netting the only goal of the game on 7 minutes with a good header from just inside the six yard box.

watford were often prevented from playing good football by the numerous fouls commited by plymouth.

this win leaves them in 3rd on the same points as bristol in second 1 goal behind.

DeMerit Said " its crunch time and each game is important, hopefully we can get the 2nd automatic spot."

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17th April 2010 ( 2 games left )

Watford's defeat sees them drop to 4th

Matty Fryatt celebrates putting leicester 2-0 up

Leicester 4-2 Watford
Oakley 6, Graham 18
Fryatt (P) 12, Cristaldo 88
Gallagher (41,83), Muamba Sent off 79

Watford will be wondering what might have been tomorrow morning after a close encounter with leicester turned into a 4-2 defeat.

leicester captain matt oakley got his side off to a flyer by scoring a well timed close range finish on 6 minutes. matty fryatt then doubled leicesters lead from the spot after muamba had fouled wellens in the box. watford also saw there 15 minute strike chalked off for offside.

Striker danny graham pulled one back for watford after 18 minutes with a placed shot on the edge of the six yard box. gallagher scored a placed shot on the 41st minute to extend leicesters lead. 3-1 HT.

Things went from bad to worse for watford after muamba recieved his second yellow for persistent fouling on 79 mins. gallagher added his second goal on 83 with a powerful close range effort.

striker jonathan cristaldo grabbed a consoltaion for watford on 88 mins with a close range finish.

Thomas said " it dissapointing to lose but with two games to go were still in the play-offs which is good."

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[NUFC_Tony]

Great story mate, I'm following!!

 

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24th April 2010 ( 1 game left )

Watford Secure Vital Win

jonathan cristaldo netted the winner

Watford 1-0 Reading
Cristaldo 8

Watford secured a vital win at home to reading in what was a good game. this leaves watford in 3rd place one point behind bristol city with 1 game to go.

the only goal of the game came on 7 minutes when an error from adam federici allowed jonathan cristaldo to score a well timed close range effort.

reading had numerous half heatred penalty shouts turned down and they calved watford upon numerous times but there finshing was poor.

Thomas Said " im elated what a win , we have to now beat coventry and hope bristol city dont beat blackpool."

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5th May 2010

Watford Miss Chance To Win

heidar helguson celebrates opening the scoring

Coventry 2-2 Watford
morrison 73 ezquerro 81, Helguson 50 DeMerit 78

Watford fans will have left the ricoh arena frustarted that there team didnt get the 3 points.

watford finally took the lead on 50 mins when heidar helguson broke the offide trap to score a placed shot.
morrison the equalised for coventry on the 73rd minute with a 15 yard powerful effort. watford capatin jay demerit then put the away team back in front with a close range header on 78 minutes.

journey santiago ezquerro then levelled the match on 81 mins by scoring a close range effort straight past goalkeeper scott loach .

Thomas said " im delighted to be in the play-offs, newcastle is a tough team to play but we have a chance."

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Final Table- finished 3rd

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Watford To Play Newcastle In The Play-offs

Watford have finshed 3rd in the championhsip with newcastle 6th this means they will be playing eachother in the play-offs.

The first match will be played at st james' park with the return leg being played at vicarage road.

 

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Watford Hold Newcastle To Draw in 1st Leg

Alan Smith moans at the referee after having a penalty shout turned down

Newcastle 1-1 Watford ( Play off first leg )
Carroll 81, Barton OG 37 Muamba Sent Off 89

Watford will have undoubtedly been the more contented of the two teams afeter clinching a somewhat suprise 1-1 draw with newcastle.

midifielder joey barton was left red faced in the 37 minute after guiding the ball into his own net trying to stop the goal. there was then huge controversy as newcastle were denied claims of a penalty they though was definate as steven taylor went down.

entuastic striker andy carroll then equalised with only ten minutes to go with a close range header.

Tireless defensive midifleder fabrice muamab was then sent off after recieving his second yellow for persistent following. muamaba will now miss the final if watford get there.

Thomas said " its a good result, and leaves us with a good chance, i fell sorry for muamba but he has to learn, he has been quality for us "

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12th May 2010

Wembley Bound Watford Record Famous Victory

tom cleverley celebrates after netting two goals

Watford 3-1 Newcastle (4-2 Agg)
Howard (P) 12, Cleverley (17,85), Nikbakht 19

Watford recorded a fantastic victory over newcastle in their play-off semi final, which gives them the opportunity to get back into the promised land and gain some finanical security.

steve howard had no trouble converting from the spot on 12 minutes after nikbakht had given away the penalty. an error from danny simpson then allowed man u loanee tom cleverley to score a curling shot from 20 yards just 5 mins later.

but then an error from scorer cleverley allowed nikbakht to pull one back on 19 mins with a header from 6 yrads. newcastle were nearly gifted a goal by full back lee hodson but newcastle failed to make it count.

But nearing the end of the game the ball fell to tom cleverley in the 87 minute to send watford to wembley by belting the ball past steve harper from 10 yards. this sent the watfords fans crazy. and there was a mass pictch invasion at the final whistle.

Thomas Said " its amazing to be the manager at moments like this im so happy for eveyone at the club and hopefully wer can have a good day at wembley."

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Watford to play forest at wembley

Watford fc will be playing nottingham forest at wembley after they overcame newcastle and preston respectively. this is the richest game in football and the winner will net a place in next seasons premier league.

 

[gaytitz]

upp date pleasee

 

[joshymitsu009]

upp date pleasee

its coming now, ive been out for a few hours

 

[Football-Fanatic]

This is superb great start to your career as Watford manager, good luck in play off final.

 

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Watford Suffer Heavy Loss In Final

Forest celebrate majewski's forth

Watford 0-4 Nottingham Forest
McGoldrick (9,48)
McCleary 68
Majewski 90
McKenna sent off 93

in a suprisngly one sided game at wembley notts forest came out on top 4-0 and gained promotion to the premier league.

things did not get off to the best of starts for watford after mcgoldrick seized on an error by steven mcginn to score on 9 minutes. Mcgoldrick doubled watford's lead on 48 minutes with a close range header.

McCleary scored with a placed shot in the 68th minute to extend the lead to 3-0.
an error from martin taylor then allowed majewski to score a placed shot in the last minute. forest's captain paul mckenna was then sent off after recieveing a second yellow for persistent fouling.

Thomas said " im gutted, esppecially for the fans, but we have to push on from here and start again next season and hopefully get promoted."

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Season Review

Top Goalscorer and Player Of the Season

Jonathan Cristaldo- 27 Goals And rating Of 7.28

Young Player Of The Month

Fabrice Muamba - 7.21

Managers View- " its been a fantastic season, it was disapointing to lose in the final but were have to come back next season."

 

[CiaranSafc]

Bad luck mate, love the story bdw

 

[bolase]

Unlucky, better luck next season and keep it up !

 

[joshymitsu009]

cheers guys thanks for the comments hopefully next season will be the year, trying to sign some players now

 

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Pre-Season



Watford Extremely Busy In Transfer Market

In

Wojciech Szczeny- Season Loan From Arsenal

Junior Agogo- 425K From Appollon L

Lee Carsley - Free From Birmingham

Robbie Blake - Free From Burnley

Fabrice Muamba - Season loan From Bolton

Henri Lansbury - Season loan From Arsenal

Kyle Bartley - Free

Sammy Traore- Free

Denny Landzaat - Free


Out's

Matthew Sadler - 160k to Scunthorpe

Scott Severin- 10k to Colchester

Lewis Young- Realesed

John Eustace - 6 month Loan To MK Dons

Richard Lee - Season Loan To Brentford

Kyle Bartley - Season Loan To Brentford

Michael Bryan- Season Loan To Notts County



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Watford have also recently announced the signing of davide petrucci on a season loan from man united.

 

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Pre-Season Results

Watford 1-1 Fulham
Blake 34, Nevland 78

Watford 0-1 West Ham
C.Cole 7

Watford 0-2 Stoke
Faye 57, Beattie 88

Watford 1-2 Liverpool
Hoskins4, Rodriguez 23 Modric 59

Brentford 0-4 Watford
Traore 59, Sordell 61,76 , DeMerit 69

theres pre-season juts wanted to get it out of the way quickly

 

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7th August 2010

Watford Draw In Season Opener

davide petrucci scored in his first game

Watford 1-1 Norwich
Petrucci 66, Holt 40
Hodson sent off 39

Watford and norwich played out a rather even 1-1 draw, in a game in which no-one deserved to lose.

watford's rated full back lee hodson was sent off in the 39th minute for a proffesional foul whcih led to a penalty. winger wes hoolahan missed the resulting spot kick but grant holt followed up with the rebound to score.

young enthusatic midifleder davide petrucci eqaulised for watford on the 66th minute with a placed shot from 10 yards.

Thomas said " its an ok start at least we didnt lose, theres signs that we could do well."

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