I used to notice the drop off in intensity and quality if we played three in a week in the PL, so certainly agree four in just over that is far from ideal. I suppose Chesterfield offers an opportunity to rest and rotate? Happy New Year to you too!
Yeah Sporting Index has on 64-66 points which is better objective indicator of probability. So if someone really thought we were that crap and would be lucky to get to 50 points and sold at £100 per point they would win £1400. However, if the same person had thought we'd possibly only have 22 by Christmas then they would already be £1200 down so perhaps a good thing they lack the conviction to put their money where their mouth is.
Not true - the Watford market opened at 63-65. Pretty much always been seen as midtable runner by Sporting Index (high/low over season I think has been 67/59).
We're the most mid-table of mid-table sides. However Val has had us well motivated and playing as a team, and a really good run of performances and results for this squad has pushed us on a bit. Very hard to predict how we'll do tonight. Our obvious shortcomings remain however at least we've found some strengths to balance these out a bit. January window will be crucial if we want to actually do any better than we are now, I think this squad is doing about as well as it ever will without reinforcements.
Looking forward to hearing the Stoke fans get behind their team by singing about a bloke who murders his wife in a jealous rage
If this was a weekend week to week fixture I'd favour us but it's a bit of a lottery atm with games having come thick and fast.
I checked the sporting index market before I posted this morning and it was 64.5 - 66.5. Its still showing that spread on my app. I'm increasingly getting the impression you're not terribly fond of me but really I was telling the truth so it wasn't necessary to challenge me. But regardless of a point either way the principle still stands that if someone was really certain we are that bad they could make a fair bit of money by selling at 63/64 or 64.5.
Bit of traffic advice from the club. https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/1740776625078476829 Although road seems to be open now. https://twitter.com/WatfordPolice/status/1740772010840510693
My point was simple. At the start of the season the quote was also 64-66 so a seller then would not have lost money as you incorrectly stated.
With a full first-choice team I would have fancied us to win this. Now I'm not at all sure. I think we'll particularly miss Kayembe.
Fecx. What a lineup. I just can't wait for the inevitable over-exaggerated, over the top meltdown if we lose this.
If we lose this, it'll indicate we're in a false position and should be in the bottom six. If we win this, it'll indicate that we have a lot of strength in depth and could make a run at the play-offs. If it's a draw, I don't know what it'll say. Probably something in between the two, I'd expect. #RecencyBias
A lot of the time it is not what we do or try to do that is the problem; it's the lack of quality with which we do it. Each and every final ball into the box, for instance is slightly over-hit, each control under pressure is slightly untidy ---and the chance is lost. You could say the same for Stoke, mind. Maybe most of our players are just mid-table ordinary. This applies to our defence, but, in addition, they are all over the place. We could and should still win this, however.
