What Was Your Favourite Watford Moment Ever?

The moment that a friend, who worked closely with the club, informed me that God Taylor was going to announced the football manager again after Saying he would not be putting on the tracksuit again, closely followed by when vialli was sacked.

 

My Dad, little brother and me at the VIC early 80s I think ! to see the mighty hornets smash 7 past Southampton in the second leg of the League cup after losing 4 nil in the first leg happy days Hogg Deeney amazing ! Nick Wright Alan Smart amazing ! Deulofeu against Wolves amazing ! even with all the s@%t going on I just love my Team

 

What?

 

If I remember correctly, Nogan hadn’t been offered a new contract despite wanting one. He then went on a crazy goal scoring streak and the club changed their minds, but I think Nogan had then decided to leave and I’m guessing he did?

 

Another random one - home v wolves, 90’s again , one end of the ground was getting redeveloped so the wolves fans were along the side of the pitch. Think we went 1-0 up and then late in the game they equalised and their fans went nuts. Songs and chants came flying our way. Then in stoppage time Richard ‘shoooot’ Johnson hit a 20 yarder into the net! Crazy noise and the chants went going back!

 

When Sarr was announced to be starting against Luton. My beaming smile and rapid pant dampness outdoes everything else.

 

Living and growing up in Arsenal territory, beating Arsenal at the emirates to knock the cup holders out and go to Wembley as a newly promoted club was pretty good.

 

Greatest moment in our history, Sarr is bigger than Watford and L*ton put together

 

Had assignments for the next day for both Arsenal away wins lol, thought I'd be able to casually watch us put up a fight and lose 2-0 or something, but it didn't quite end up like that! Did really well in both of them, so maybe that was the secret!

 

I was there with my arsenal supporting mate, who'd never been to the Emirates before. It was glorious.

 

Probably this tbh:

https://twitter.com/willrp_/status/1309846048525950979

 

Wrexham home 04/05/82
Great time to be alive.. All five Wrexham fans stayed behind to watch... fair play to them lads

 

Not necessarily in order but the obvious ones
Hogg-Deeney
Henderson penalty vs Leeds play off final
Alan Smart vs Bolton play off final
Final whistle at Fulham Division 2 (League 1) Champions
Beating Arsenal in FA Cup at Emirates
Beating Wolves in FA Cup semi final

Less obvious
The 4.3 vs Posh away in the mid-early 90s
- first away evening night match
Port Vale away won 1.0 (mid 90s) - i was mascot. Think it was our first away win in ages.
An away match against Southampton when we won 3.0 and Richard Lee saved 2 penalties - was visiting a mate at Southampton uni
2.2 vs Everton under QSF, combined with a mates wedding in Liverpool. Cracking weekend.

 

All good kidder.. but all 2bob compared to what we had the good fortune to witness..
List is long.
Saints 7-1and forest 4-1 in league Cup 1980
Mancs at Old Trafford in league Cup 78
West ham Fa cup 81
Kauserslaten UEFA Cup
Johnny Barnes goal at brum FA cup Q/F 84 (doing Luton in R3)

 

JP goal at home to the scum yesterday

 

I was right behind that goal. Loved it. GT was manager of Wolves for that one I think as the very load Wolves fans along the side were singing Graham Taylor’s Barmy Army.

 

From memory many arrived late and we were chanting you should have stayed on the M1. Colin Foster got the first, with his feet rather than with his head

 

Pierre Issa and the tale of the stretcher.

Or Harry the Hornet "helping" the Udinese physio in the Pre-Season friendly a few years ago. Left both the player and physio laughing.

 

He went to tin pot Reading in the end for what I believe was a record fee for them back then. Ofcourse it came back to bite us when we played them that season or the season when they trounced us 4-1 I think and Sir Nigel Gibbs got sent off

 

Does anyone remember the crazy 4-4 away against West Brom when Colin Foster scored a brace I think?

 

Yep was there for that one. 3-0 and 4-1 down from memory?

 

Birmingham 84. The best atmosphere at any Watford game ever
Bolton playoff final

 

Watford Bolton playoff final. The Nick Wright overhead kick. I went mental. The Alan Smart goal for 2-0 which sealed the win. I went mental coz at 1-0 you never know. Them 2 moments for me, can't split them.

 

Interesting fact: that was the first home game of the season and the only one that had an attendance of over 10,000.

 

My first 3 games were all away v my local team Brighton. Lost 1-0 whilst getting soaking wet in the corner of the ground. Lost 3-0 whilst standing near to the most racist person I’ve ever come across in my life.

finally on the 3rd attempt saw us win 1-0 with a Buttler goal. So that one is up there on my list.

 

Walking out of the ground after beating Southampton 7-1 I saw someone who I hadn't seen since primary school. He had an expression on his face which I have never seen before or since. It was a sort of mix between delight, incredulity, shock and something to akin knowing that he had seen something wonderfully impossible. I'm sure that I had a similar expression. We didn't say anything. There was no need. I haven't seen him since.
Michael Case, if you are on here pm me if you remember this. I probably only remember his name because of that one, fleeting meeting.

 

I remember that game, Graham Taylors first game back at Watford with wolves I think!?
I remember Jhonno hitting it, it hit the back of the net sending spray from the net everywhere, then everyone going mental!

 

Hopefully this works - pretty sure this was the Wolves game

 

Showing my age however , Gillingham away , 1976 fa cup , Alan Mayes scores in the last minute.

 

I still have a scar on my left shin from the absolutely chaotic celebration which for some reason followed that goal.

 

I picked my daughter up from school and we zoomed up to WBA in a hurry. Got to the ground and found I'd left my cash behind. The turnstiles guys were very good and somehow bent the rules so I could pay by card. Zoe and I got sat down about 2 seconds before kick-off. It was snowing and half the pitch had frozen over. In honesty it should never have been played - players skating around.
We were 3 - 0 down in what? 20 minutes.
One of the many things about GT is he could work out ways to solve really difficult situations. He must have seen some way to change the game to our advantage. In the end we were a bit unlucky to only get a 4 - 4 draw.
That really was a crazy game.
And Taylor really was a magician.

 

The reason was that people loved the FA Cup back then. Sadly, nobody does anymore.

 

it does work, and shows Kevin Miller in tights and everything.

 

3 down in 20 minutes and I seem to remember a few leaving at that point, maybe @Relegation Certs was one of them!