Cut the negativity Moog, WBA might be interested in him. He's a first class player. Top, top player, trrfic.
I think Ivic said Dawson isn’t ready for tonight. I’d imagine we’d see starting roles for Bachmann, Navarro, Sierralta, Pussetto, Murray possibly (or at least some good minutes off the bench), Phillips, maybe the long lost Sinclair (who I never thought was a walking disaster, he just needed a run of games) Ivic hinted that some absentees from Friday would be available tonight, so maybe Dele-Bashiru, Perica, Peñaranda etc. Traditionally clubs usually field one or two players in both league and cup matches so maybe Wilmot gets another start tonight or Femenía or Quina etc. I very doubt we would risk Sarr, and much as though I’d love to see Suarez tonight, I’m trying to live in reality!
I wonder if TDB will miss tonight, purely because the club said he had a thigh problem rather than just a 'minor knock'. My team prediction: Bachmann Sierralta, Kabasele, Wilmot Navarro, Phillips, Chalobah, Femenia Pussetto, Murray, Sinclair Sarr on the bench.
No way Femenia is playing after the press conference yesterday. Ivic said he came off as he was exhausted as haven't had enough of a pre season.
Time to try the youngsters - Bachs Ngaks, 'Kabs, 'Carts, 'Mots, 'Pians Sarr, 'Caps, 'Clevs, 'Dels Deens, 'Rray
That was the hardest position for me to choose. It was between him and Sema, but I went with Kiko because game time is the best way to get match fit. Wouldn't at all be surprised if Sema starts though. They seem to be the main 2 options. (An alternative would be Ngakia on the right and Navarro on the left).
Anyone know how near (or more likely) far Janmaat is from recovery after injury? He can play left wing back when needed. I saw him play there about 3 years ago away at Chelsea near the end of the season. We lost 3 - 2 to a very late Chelsea goal. Janmaat played well and scored a great goal coming onto his right foot from the left wing position and scoring with a fine strike.
I'd be pretty happy with that line up, It should be strong enough to win and gives minutes to some of the fringe players. Would be nice if there was one or two surprise selections though.
I don't know. (In the style of amazon reviews left by old people who haven't used the product but gifted it to a relative but think they have been especially selected by email to provide feedback and not spammed) Oxford has a canal though right and a river (they punt from the wrong end but they are wrong headed folk) so plenty of water Im guessing
By the sounds of it might be their Under 18s v ours... The Oxford fans reckons it will be a team of kids for them too.
Ready for Peneranda to score a first half hatrick and be instantly loaned to a Spanish 3rd division team.
Estupinan to Sarr to Suarez.... goal! And that's his hat-trick!! Sorry, dropped into a daydream there for a minute. Oxford 1-2 Watford u-10s
Oxford? I'll tell you about bloody Oxford. Jammed out with cars and buses and (in normal times) enormous marching columns of Spanish, French or Japanese students marching in matching dayglo backpacks behind some gonk waving an umbrella. You can get squashed flat either on the road or on the pavement. The centre has been destroyed. They opened up a massive new shopping centre and all the major shops worth their salt immediately abandoned the centre and moved in there. All that's left amongst the boarded up shop fronts are desperate Debenhams, some ratty burger and chicken holes and a few tatty tourist shops, all of which, without exception, are plastered with posters deceitfully claiming the status of "official" university supplier. Of course the Oxford students are forever popping into these shops to pick up a nodding Princess Di figurine, a tea towel with a london bus on it or a giant foam Oxford University finger. There is even one shop devoted to selling USA 'candy' at amazing prices. Because when visiting from Futbuck, Idaho or wherever, who wouldn't want to pay £4.75 for a small Hershey chocolate bar to remind you of home? There is a large population of rough sleepers in the closed shop doorways. Some of them are the best people in Oxford. As for the locals, well there are several different types: 1. The student - infinitely, way, way, way better than you. Way better. And more important too. You see them from time to time, especially when it's passing out parade or whatever they have. Then they wear fancy gowns decorated with fur trimmings and all sorts. Normally the helicopter parents are hovering close by, grinning smugly. The students can be sub-divided into 3 groups: The British Hooray Henry/Henrietta, the Severe Looking Oriental Girl or the whooping yankee doodle dandy. None of them worth wasting a moment on. Some of them threw water (?) out of an upstairs window on me and Ciff when we were on a Mayday march. Of course the cringing servile cops would do nothing. 2. The Tour Guide et al - plenty of 'em live off the back of the tourists, scamming them just like anywhere. Usually they'll be wearing union jack waistcoats and funny hats etc. They've got all sorts of stunts and tricks. One of the favourites is to take the uncomprehending tourist crocodile to one of the (cough) official shops and tell them it's the ONLY place they'll be able to buy the OFFICIAL Oxford university shortbread - as eaten by both Harry Potter AND Inspector Morse! 3. The Tweedy Yuppie - Plenty of yuppies have moved out here to join the Cotswold dinner party set. Clarkson, Rebecca Brooks, Beckham and a million aspirational wannabe winkers who drive HUGE SUVs with personalised number plates. 4. The country hillbilly - there are still a surprising amount of ooooh aaaah hillbillys about considering the expense of living round here. As for the Oxford team, they just sold their star player who was called "****ie". That tells you all you need to know. Most of the residents of Oxfordshire could quite fairly be called ****ie.
I would imagine the point of signing Stevenson today was so it’s in time for tonight’s match. So I’d expect him to play.
#WatfordFC players have been out to look at the pitch at the Kassam Stadium. Perica, Joao Pedro, Ngakia, Phillips, Murray, Sinclair, Wilmot, Chalobah, Quina, Sierralta and Kabasele all in the group. Managers meeting with ref right now. @TheAthleticUK https://t.co/zLRPJ5VSCz
I like those ones, they re more Deulefeu. Tasty on their day, but not quite good enough for something better. Gray would be the nougat, no one likes them but some unfortunate person who overpaid for the box gets lumbered with them at the end when everyone else has already had their pick.
