I think we should forfeit, why waste our time playing in a game where you don't even have the chance to win a cup at the end?
Good result for them and us tonight. They won’t want anyone to get injured against us with Napoli away 3 days later and a real chance of getting into the Europa Semi-Final. They have bigger fish to fry than little old Watford. That game will be on their minds more than the game against us so I wouldn’t be surprised to see us take all three points on Monday.
I don't know, they'll still want to qualify for the Champions League (not to mention regain bragging rights over Spurs who are having a quite patchy season for them) and maybe they'll think they've got the tie pretty much wrapped up and can afford to risk a few injuries/suspensions as even with a weakened team it's likely they'll get through to the semis. It would've been better for us if they'd won 1-0 at best, but we'll see.
They have had no Gingers since Ray Parlour and this cub looks sober. Recall Watson from his loan for the final, he knows how to beat City in the cup.
Let’s celebrate Ben Watson. He turned that game vs Blackpool on his debut. If we’d lost, being 2 down at halftime, the trajectory of that season could have been wholly different. Joka, having just lost 4 in a row, might have struggled to survive it. Instead, Ben released the hounds.
It was although, with the ghastly 0-1 Wolves TV loss at Christmas & the defeat at Udders, the Joka was on a W4 L6 run. Imagine the response on here to a reverse to the abject Blackpool. Meister, please do not post the Shoutbox for the first half.
Young Meret might have helped us out. I didn't watch the match but good reports on the Udine born Napoli keeper. (Not) one of our own.
I remember at half-time it was looking like a repeat of Zola's debacle v Yeovil the year before. Then it all changed.
“Watford, Monday, will be a very difficult match away to a good team who will feel stronger at home with their supporters. The same against Napoli next week.” – Unai Emery Seems like the Vic crucible/fortress/cauldron is being recognised.
That horrific Wolves game was my first of the Pozzo era. Followed that up with Swansea last year. Not looking good for us in the final with me in attendance.
Lawro: Watford to have their minds on the Final - away win. Merse: Arsenal to have their minds on Napoli - home win. Sky to have their minds on Liverpool, Man City, Man United etc.
If we smash these lot. Which I think we will it will probably be the best 7 days as a Watford fan in my 35 odd years of supporting them COYH
Was that Paredes in the opening seconds of that? he displayed his full repertoire of calamity defending! Early signs that he had never played football before!
Just pray it's not a certain set of seats in Row WW. Twice I've ended up there - and there is NO leg room. I don't know how the ticket office is allowed to sell them without a warning, like they have to with "restricted view" seats. Never again.
Leicester, Wolves and Everton all doing a great job of bottling it. I mean Silvia just lost a game of football to Fulham - that should be an automatic sacking offence. Just need United to do us a solid now, and then get the job done on Monday. Great weekend so far and we haven't even played! Oh and the scummers lost as well.
