Pozzo Out

It's very very funny that people think Gino Pozzo has sent out a memo to all stewards saying flasks must be confiscated.

 

Oh right, must be why the club are also moving away from advertising gambling companies rather than smothering their logos over the player's shirts and every available advertising hoarding in the ground. Other clubs have moved away from gambling sponsorship ahead of talk that it will be banned in football but apparently Watford are picking and choosing which vague prospective legislations they are preparing for.

A chart below showing the 'rise' in football-related arrests and banning orders. It's also worth noting that this season has so far seen a 19% decrease in incidents. Don't let that stop parasitic little ******s like Ian Pope (ianpope@watfordfc.com) from criminalising and exploiting pensioners trying to keep warm during a cost of living crisis in one of the coldest winters in years though.

 

To be fair, if I’d been there yesterday, I’d have thrown a full thermos of Bovril over Bayo. And then chucked the empty thermos at Gino.

 

Not sure anyone thinks that, do they. But someone at the club has.

 

You'd think so, wouldn't you? But there are people in this very thread theorising that Pozzo was involved in this decision!

 

I don’t know about that, people complaining that they were forced to spend £13 on two top quality Watford FC hot dogs on Twitter. That £13 will go directly towards Bayo’s wages.

In 1880, we didn’t even have food kiosks with contactless payment.

 

Said nobody ever. If you are referring to my post then happy to clarify:

The reality is it's just another small symptom of the dreadful culture that has perforated every pore of the club under Pozzo. A nasty, shady, money grabbing business, and the people employed will simply respond to that corporate culture as has been demonstrated repeatedly over the last 5 years.

 

Oh come on. You have to deduct the cost of ingredients (13 pence), staffing, power – those lightbulbs they use to heat the hot dogs through aren't cheap, you know. By the time all that's taken into account there's probably only two pound fifty left for Bayo to collect from reception in one of those little plastic money bags banks use for small change.

Bottom line is, fans will complain about this kind of thing because it's feeble, tin-eared pointless nonsense that football clubs occasionally specialise in. Just let people bring their own food in – it's not like fans are setting up rival street food stalls in the aisles is it!

 

Not everything has to be attempted to used as evidence of the evil doings of the owner.

Sometimes it's just a football club doing stupid things that football clubs do. Food and drink officially isn't allowed into the Etihad, and at many other grounds around the country.

Obviously, it's all ********. It's very clearly an attempt to get people to spend more on the ***** food the club has on offer. Pope's comments in the article are laughable.

I predict, much like 'all lids off bottles' and 'you must be with a child to sit in the family stand', this will be quietly given up on within a month.

 

I agree.

But I will say that Gino Pozzo owns the club. So any decisions the club make still ultimately fall at his door, whether he personally made them or not.

What I would say about this is that Watford used to be ‘the’ community club. We would be the club that would push back against this type of thing. Now we seem to he amongst the first to jump on board and stick our fingers in our ears. I think that’s likely where a lot of fans concerns lie.

 

Precisely. The new rule is to protect under-performing players from your sort of thuggish violence

 

I once had a steward suggest that I 'down' a boiling cup of freshly made tea because it would otherwise be a safety hazard

 

Yes, but of course Gino hand carved the GT statue, came up with the initiative to rename the East and West Stands and personally oversaw the handing out of food to the nurses during Covid.....

 

Did he? Blimey fair play

 

My wife and myself very nearly came to an extremely messy '1000 Island Dressing' end during the PO Final defeat to Palar5e....being threatened on all sides by prawn-cocktail and crab sandwich wielding maniacs tutting away.

 

Isn't 'top quality' and 'hot dog' an oxymoron?

 

I wonder whatever happened to that marvellous 'keep the Vic full' initiative? The absolute incarnation of negative karma and its results.

 

Love how he created a safety hazard by trying to make you down a near boiling cup of liquid.

 

Oh yes... the passive aggressive threats from the club about not renewing your season ticket if you don't turn up enough. When Gino and the gang thought they'd nailed this premier league business once and for all and had a permanent seat at the top table.

 

2 seasons in the prem and it will be back. Don't expect lessons to be learned.

 

Yes, that was the 1st tinkling of a possible alarm bell for me.

 

Now there's a thought! Bunny's lobster and cavier stall will be open in the UGT next season!

 

I still email releasemyseat.com whenevers I can't make a game. No idea if they sell my seat on but apparently it's usually empty in my absence.

 

They tie a black ribbon to it and we all stand and salute during a minute's applause before kick off. Always very moving but we know you're there in spirit.

 

It feels appropriate.

 

I boo.

 

HORACE OUT!

 

Witch-hunt!

 

I’m still not done thanking Pozzo for all the gifts he has bestowed upon us!

 

Careful what you wish for.

 

Pozzo out

 

So the Pozzos were into bingo. That explains a lot.

 

Bingo is how they pick their transfer targets, two fat ladies, err…