Max Watters

[J R Hartley]

Re: Max Watters

YouÂ’re clutching at straws a bit there and not painting the full picture. We lost the away leg first in Liege 5-2, so with our historically fickle support, we were never gonna get a big crowd for the home tie, which we also predictably lost.
The crowds at the time at NP were pathetic.
The previous home game against Plymouth did surpass the 6,096 attendance. By a whopping 266 😂
However you want to dress up your argument about Watters being shite, is up to you, but European football in any guise, is massive now for clubs who havenÂ’t ever tasted it, or havenÂ’t tasted it for a long time.

A completely different time and when football hooliganism in Cardiff was still in full swing. God knows how many were arrested and deported in the away leg. Ninian Park 30-35 years ago was not a welcoming place.

I’m sure if Cardiff got to the group stages of the ECL that we would need to open the red tier and we would also take several thousand to the away games.

[William Treseder]

Re: Max Watters

A completely different time and when football hooliganism in Cardiff was still in full swing. God knows how many were arrested and deported in the away leg. Ninian Park 30-35 years ago was not a welcoming place.

I’m sure if Cardiff got to the group stages of the ECL that we would need to open the red tier and we would also take several thousand to the away games.

WTF are you babbling on about? TLG is trying everything under the sun to prove that Watters is shite, instead of letting us know his opinion, and excepting that others think slightly differently, and leaving it at that.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Max Watters

WTF are you babbling on about? TLG is trying everything under the sun to prove that Watters is shite, instead of letting us know his opinion, and excepting that others think slightly differently, and leaving it at that.

I was agreeing with you for once you 🤡 . That TLG wasn’t giving the full context on the Liege attendance and it wouldn’t be comparable to nowadays were City able to get into Europe.

Go back to sleep in your rocking chair you senile old Kent.

[William Treseder]

Re: Max Watters

I was agreeing with you for once you 🤡 . That TLG wasn’t giving the full context on the Liege attendance and it wouldn’t be comparable to nowadays were City able to get into Europe.

Go back to sleep in your rocking chair you senile old Kent.

Stop waking me up then!! 😁

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Max Watters

However you want to dress up your argument about Watters being shite, is up to you, but European football in any guise, is massive now for clubs who haven’t ever tasted it, or haven’t tasted it for a long time.

There are loads of examples from the Sixties and Seventies of relatively poor crowds at Ninian Park for ECWC ties, but that was a very different era so I'll happily concede it's not really relevant.

You're no doubt correct and the novelty value alone would guarantee good crowds in this day and age, but that doesn't mean to say the European Conference League is anything but a joke competition. It's just a load of nonsense.

Let's be honest though, it's a pointless debate from Cardiff City's perspective anyway. We'd need to finish sixth or seventh in the Premier League to qualify for the European Conference League. Maybe we should revisit the subject when we get to that stage...

When it comes to European football competitions, I agree with the views of one of the wise old owls on this message board who said the following on 17/05/2025:

"Oh for the good old days when... only the champions of each European country would contest the European Cup and ditto with the Cup Winners Cup. I call them the halcyon days of British football." (William Treseder)

As for Max Watters, he scored just 1 goal in 14 (+8) Championship appearances for Cardiff City. He wasn't very good for us. Fellow League One side Barnsley have sent him out on loan, so I presume he wasn't very good for them either.

[William Treseder]

Re: Max Watters

There are loads of examples from the Sixties and Seventies of relatively poor crowds at Ninian Park for ECWC ties, but that was a very different era so I'll happily concede it's not really relevant.

You're no doubt correct and the novelty value alone would guarantee good crowds in this day and age, but that doesn't mean to say the European Conference League is anything but a joke competition. It's just a load of nonsense.

Let's be honest though, it's a pointless debate from Cardiff City's perspective anyway. We'd need to finish sixth or seventh in the Premier League to qualify for the European Conference League. Maybe we should revisit the subject when we get to that stage...

When it comes to European football competitions, I agree with the views of one of the wise old owls on this message board who said the following on 17/05/2025:

"Oh for the good old days when... only the champions of each European country would contest the European Cup and ditto with the Cup Winners Cup. I call them the halcyon days of British football." (William Treseder)

As for Max Watters, he scored just 1 goal in 14 (+8) Championship appearances for Cardiff City. He wasn't very good for us. Fellow League One side Barnsley have sent him out on loan, so I presume he wasn't very good for them either.

Ok. He’s shite. You win. 😂

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Max Watters

Watters is at it again this evening - two more goals in Dundee United's return match against Rapid Vienna (currently 2-2 and going into extra time).

[William Treseder]

Re: Max Watters

Watters is at it again this evening - two more goals in Dundee United's return match against Rapid Vienna (currently 2-2 and going into extra time).

Have you changed your mind on him yet 😂

[Tuerto]

Re: Max Watters

Watters is at it again this evening - two more goals in Dundee United's return match against Rapid Vienna (currently 2-2 and going into extra time).

I always rated him, said so at the time, backed him right up.........

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Max Watters

Have you changed your mind on him yet 😂

Definitely. High-end Championship clubs and mid-ranking Premier League teams will no doubt be battering Barnsley’s doors down in January.

[William Treseder]

Re: Max Watters

Definitely. High-end Championship clubs and mid-ranking Premier League teams will no doubt be battering Barnsley’s doors down in January.

His European exploits are over for this season.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Max Watters

His European exploits are over for this season.

You seem to be forgetting the probability of a big-money move to a Champions League team in January…

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

Re: Max Watters

When it comes to European football competitions, I agree with the views of one of the wise old owls on this message board who said the following on 17/05/2025:

"Oh for the good old days when... only the champions of each European country would contest the European Cup and ditto with the Cup Winners Cup. I call them the halcyon days of British football." (William Treseder)

Fair point about those two competitions. But the European Conference Malarky is nothing new as a consolation prize. The UEFA Cup for a start and that's been around for years. Grew out of the Fairs Cup to help promote international trade fairs. Quite bizarre, but it's all a bit of fun.

Besides, I thought we liked third tier competitions these days. :getscoat:

[NinianKnight]

Re: Max Watters

Did we sell Watters to Barnsley? If we did how much did, they pay?

[William Treseder]

Re: Max Watters

Did we sell Watters to Barnsley? If we did how much did, they pay?

TLG gave Barnsley £500 and paid for his Taxi to Oakwell 👍