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FT: WATFORD 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Saturday 5th December, 2020. ko 3:00pm
Match officials:
Referee: STEPHEN MARTIN
Assistants: Rob Smith and Craig Taylor
Fourth Official : George Byrne
Watford have had a ballot for season ticket holders to allow up to 2,000 home fans into Vicarage Rd for the game.
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Watford is our biggest test yet of the season as are the others in December , now we will see shall see if the current side has the ability and effort to get this done
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Judging by the highlights Watford did not play well last night (0-0 v Forest) but having spectators is likely to give them a lift.
This is going to be a tough one, and I promise not to be too judgemental on Harris if we lose.
That can wait till we play the Jacks.
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Watford still have a very good squad, the likes of Troy Deeney, Joao Pedro, Will Hughes, Nathaniel Chalobah, Andre Grey, Etienne Capoue, James Garner would walk into almost any Championship side, including ours.
Will Hughes was being mentioned as a potential England player a few seasons ago, and he's played a total of 9 minutes for them this season.
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Watford's home form is excellent, their away form poor. They have a decent side. Hopefully not so decent Saturday.
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
Watford still have a very good squad, the likes of Troy Deeney, Joao Pedro, Will Hughes, Nathaniel Chalobah, Andre Grey, Etienne Capoue, James Garner would walk into almost any Championship side, including ours.
Will Hughes was being mentioned as a potential England player a few seasons ago, and he's played a total of 9 minutes for them this season.
Like a lot of sides with Premiership players they can be got at , you only need to look at the Luton and Wycombe results yesterday
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life on mars
Like a lot of sides with Premiership players they can be got at , you only need to look at the Luton and Wycombe results yesterday
Wycombe lost 1-0?
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life on mars
Like a lot of sides with Premiership players they can be got at , you only need to look at the Luton and Wycombe results yesterday
But also like a lot of sides ith premiership players, if they get their shit together they can steamroller sides in this division.
And somewhat concerningly all 3 premier league sides seem in less disarray this season than you typically see from relegated sides.
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
But also like a lot of sides ith premiership players, if they get their shit together they can steamroller sides in this division.
And somewhat concerningly all 3 premier league sides seem in less disarray this season than you typically see from relegated sides.
Yes, this has been the strongest relegation trio that we've had for quite a few seasons.
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I wonder if the nature of the pandemic has aided the relegated sides (on the playing field at least) this season? Has there been a transfer market suppression compared to other seasons in terms of volumes of players coming and going? More settled squads and starting line ups?
The three relegated do look like they’ve taken well to dropping down a level this season. Although saying that, it’s very tight at the top at the moment - 3pts between 1st and 8th.
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Kind of Blue
I wonder if the nature of the pandemic has aided the relegated sides (on the playing field at least) this season? Has there been a transfer market suppression compared to other seasons in terms of volumes of players coming and going? More settled squads and starting line ups?
The three relegated do look like they’ve taken well to dropping down a level this season. Although saying that, it’s very tight at the top at the moment - 3pts between 1st and 8th.
Yes they all seem to have held onto their best players, players like Buendia were linked with some top clubs but finds himself playing in the championship.
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Set up to draw
Still lose 2-0
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Originally Posted by
WJ99mobile
Set up to draw
Still lose 2-0
That's how I see it panning out.
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Rock_Flock_of_Five
That's how I see it panning out.
Yes, Watford got a very good home record and we havent got a good record there.
2-1 Watford 😠
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Originally Posted by
WJ99mobile
Set up to draw
Still lose 2-0
Yes, I can see Harris changing the starting eleven in an effort to add numbers to the midfield and we will lose
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Hope I'm wrong, but 3-0 to hornets.
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I'm going for us keeping the winning run going...
Hornets 1-2 BLUEBIRDS
:ayatollah:
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Watford play 442 so it will be interesting to see if Harris matches up or decide to 'Pack' the midfield.
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Originally Posted by
Kind of Blue
I wonder if the nature of the pandemic has aided the relegated sides (on the playing field at least) this season? Has there been a transfer market suppression compared to other seasons in terms of volumes of players coming and going? More settled squads and starting line ups?
The three relegated do look like they’ve taken well to dropping down a level this season. Although saying that, it’s very tight at the top at the moment - 3pts between 1st and 8th.
Perhaps it’s because they’re not really established Premier League clubs, all are smaller clubs than us and used to playing in the Championship? Unlike the likes of Leeds,Villa,Sunderland,Forest,Sheffield Weds etc who thought they’d just waltz their way back due to their history. Funny to think that before they had money we pinched Malky from Watford!
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Originally Posted by
Ianto13
Perhaps it’s because they’re not really established Premier League clubs, all are smaller clubs than us and used to playing in the Championship? Unlike the likes of Leeds,Villa,Sunderland,Forest,Sheffield Weds etc who thought they’d just waltz their way back due to their history. Funny to think that before they had money we pinched Malky from Watford!
are Norwich and Watford really smaller than us?
Norwich have a very well regarded director of football as well, and I think Watford operate with that model as well, so that helps with the longer term planning
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I might bet on the win, 13/5 with William Hill.
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NYCBlue
I might bet on the win, 13/5 with William Hill.
Good luck , worth a punt its a decent price
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Full radio commentary Talksport 2 today for those of us outside the Cardiff area.
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
are Norwich and Watford really smaller than us?
Norwich have a very well regarded director of football as well, and I think Watford operate with that model as well, so that helps with the longer term planning
Much smaller support and potential, In Premier League Norwich average 26k,Watford 20k, compared to our 33k, Yes we’re a bigger club!
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The last away game I went to was at Vicarage Road 9 years ago, a 1-1 draw. I was staying with my son in London over Christmas and we went to the game on Boxing Day. As we were sat with the Watford fans, we had to pretend to play hell when one of their defenders scored an own goal to equalise for us near the end of the match. Inside I was euphoric but I hid it well !
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Cardiff unchanged for third game in a row
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"> <br><br>There are four changes from Wednesday night...<br><br>⬅️ Cathcart, Femenía, Chalobah & Quina<br>➡️ Troost-Ekong, Wilmot, Cleverley & Sema<a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsbetio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sportsbetio</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCAR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/0Glsz48rzX">pic.twitter.com/0Glsz48rzX</a></p>— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/1335222392721911808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Looks like 5 at the back for them. Watford fans orgasmic over Sema starting. I 😛
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Watching with The Watford commentary.
Guy on there, don’t know who he is....just said he worked with Bacuna at Villa and didn’t like him as a person.
Seems a bit unprofessional.
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Wash DC Blue
Watching with The Watford commentary.
Guy on there, don’t know who he is....just said he worked with Bacuna at Villa and didn’t like him as a person.
Seems a bit unprofessional.
Very.
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Originally Posted by
Wash DC Blue
Watching with The Watford commentary.
Guy on there, don’t know who he is....just said he worked with Bacuna at Villa and didn’t like him as a person.
Seems a bit unprofessional.
How are you watching with Watford commentary?
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Good start. You can tell they're a decent side though.
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NYCBlue
How are you watching with Watford commentary?
IPTV
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Wash DC Blue
IPTV
same here, at least the Watford commentary is able to correctly identify all of our players though, that isn't always the case