A place to post pictures and discuss how fat some players look, how gorgeous other players look and how the team aren't good enough based on friendlies, despite them proving absolutely meaningless every year.
Agreed (well, with first sentence, not the second!). Only one photo but that actually looks like a footballer's physique. https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/1409473272731820033?s=20
When can I boo, tear up my season ticket etc? I usually wait until the team concedes during the first friendly, but I'm happy to up my game this year.
Disappointing content today. I only saw one video of Chalobah and Quina doing a stupid dance, I expected at least five from Isaac. I guess we'll have to wait for the Cycling GK to upload his first day back video.
Going mainly on the club's posted photos of players back in training, here's a list of who I've spotted and also the noticeable absentees Reported back for training Foster, Ngakia, Kiko, WTE, Kabasele, Pollock, Rose, Navarro, Zinckernagel, Chalobah, Cleverley, Louza, TDB, Deeney, Pedro, Fletcher, Perica, Success, Penaranda, Baar, Dennis International duty Bachmann, Sierralta, Sema, Gray Absentees Elliot, Dahlberg, Masina, Cathcart. Gosling, Hughes, Sarr, Cucho.......Pussetto (still technically a Watford player) In the case of Sarr and Cucho, they could well be in quarantine. I did see a photo posted by Cucho from inside a plane on Sunday evening.
I hadn't seen the photos on the official website, just what was posted on Facebook or Instagram. Yes, there is a clear picture of Dahlberg on the official site, so he can be added to the 'Reported back for training' list. The four I'm surprised to see missing are Hughes, Gosling, Masina and Cathcart. I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for their absence be it injury or Covid restrictions, but maybe there's something more to it?
Cathcart and Masina both reported for international duty in June I think. So possibly they're owed another week off?
Maybe they just aren't in the photos? Or possible that Hughes is going to turn his mystery half season absence into an annual thing?
Let's face it, Cathcart and Gosling aren't the most exciting players to show the fans. Not when you've got some hunks like Dennis and Kiko working up a sweat.
Totally forgot about this chap on my list. However, he appears to be happy and raring to go for Watford. Domingos Quina looking for 'fresh start' at Watford | Watford Observer
Re Quina The talent is there, he needs to knuckle down, focus and work hard There is a small group - Success, Peneranda, Quina... who seem to take it all as a bit of a laugh Lets see what Xisco can make of him
Masina, Quina, Success and Gosling in new photos. Hopefully these are the last pictures we see of some of the players who've returned for pre-season.
Cucho is still in Spain judging by his Instagram. La Liga finished a few weeks later than the Championship so he's probably got an extra week off. Sarr and Cathcart probably down to international duty. Hughes probably signing for Villa.