10 Years...

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by domthehornet, May 12, 2023.

  1. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    Since Deeney Day, bloody hell.
     
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  2. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Ouch. Where did that go.
     
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  3. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Back of the net.
    "Do not scratch your eyes"
     
  4. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    I was waiting for that :D
     
  5. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member


    Cassetti, Anya, Almunia, Hogg, Foresteri... what a side we had.
     
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  6. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Great clip but I actually prefer the sky reporter reporting live as it happened.
     
  7. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    Every time I watch this I seem to see something new to enjoy. Today I've noticed that at around 1.50 if you look closely you can see Kasper Schmeical taking up some kind of kung fu stance as the fans run on the pitch!
     
  8. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Anya’s contribution to that goal was fantastic. You only see it in full in the replay.
     
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    TomWatfordFC Reservist

  10. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    I remember watching that Jockanese - England qualifier and asking myself "...we sold him??????????".

    The bloke's pretty much disappeared off the face of the earth...
     
  11. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Dunno what you mean, I only saw him at the start of the week.
     
  12. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    Nobody can ever take that one away from us
     
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  13. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    That's flown by, really. Can still remember it so vividly though, as I'm sure can anyone who was lucky enough to be there.
     
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  14. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Yup. I can also vividly remember that berk Richard Short singing over the PA at the end of the game, drowning out the sound of the fans singing Que Sera Sera with his own songs. Pillock.
     
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  15. BeersThen

    BeersThen Reservist

    I was on honeymoon in the Lake District and didn't have the guts to ask my wife if I could watch it in the pub.
     
  16. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    What basis is that for a marriage?
     
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  17. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    ... so you left her there and went to the Vic, and the rest is history?
     
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  18. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    Thanks for this thread, first enjoyable Watford moment I've had for a while.
    Reminded me also why I disliked Michael Oliver so much - always looks to give a "Hollywood" penalty decision late in a game, with an exaggerated point to the spot. Then I remembered he gave us a pen in the Cup semi-final too :).
    Still can't get over that Knockaert dive though, so blatant
     
  19. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    I was on holiday in Lanzarote watching in a bar. I walked out in disgust at the penalty decision, knowing we were going out and missed all the drama!
     
  20. 3000

    3000 Reservist

    No matter how many more Watford games I go to in my life, nothing will ever compare to that feeling of devastation that the whole season is over and all our amazing play was ended by a dive followed by the most explosive rush of serotonin 20 seconds later. It was 2 polar opposite ends of the emotional spectrum experienced in such a short space of time.

    Yes we lost the final 2 weeks later, but football is all about moments. If you can't enjoy that moment then football is not for you.
     
  21. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    I wonder what VAR would do with it now?
     
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  22. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    You'd hope they would overturn it and book the cheating git.
     
  23. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    My brother wasn't "allowed " to go to football during his first marriage!

    Ten years, crikey!
     
  24. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    ...and we'd have finished 2-2 and gone out on pens :).
    I'm still amazed that Knockaert went down the middle. Almunia was so immobile at that stage of his career, he had no chance of getting to any of the corners. Even the follow up K didn't try for a corner...
     
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  25. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    Yes, every time I look at the follow up I'm stunned he missed it as Almunia needed a hoist to get back up.
     
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  26. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Exactly. He looked like a pensioner trying to get up off the floor :)
     
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  27. reids

    reids First Team

    My fiancee despises football, only managed to get her to a game about 2/3 times over the course of our 7 years together but can't imagine her ever saying I can't go!
     
  28. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    7 years ? Isn't it time you set a date? Once you're married she'll say "no" :).
     
  29. reids

    reids First Team

    Date set for next year! She knows she can't come between me and football!
     
  30. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    So much about it is iconic, and that's in no small part thanks to Bill Leslie's commentary - the shocked expression on Cassetti's face when he yells "PENALTY!" and him going "Absolutely astonishing" after the double save just before he realizes what the hell's going on and the "most extaordinary finish" happens a mere 12 seconds later - all this and more contribute to this two-minute drama.
     
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  31. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Didn't Almunia **** his hamstring the week before? Was that why he missed the Leeds game, or have I imagined that?

    If so, even more incredible that he recovered to make the second save.
     
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  32. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

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  33. Cunning Plan

    Cunning Plan Academy Graduate

    Yes yes, it was a good goal and all but my favourite bit was seeing everyone's favourite ex-sporting director making a cameo appearance at 2:54. It simply wouldn't have happened without him.
     
  34. Steel City Gold

    Steel City Gold Reservist

    I was in Champs, a sports bar in Sheffield, with my daughters and a couple of Sheffield mates, who were happy to be honorary Golden Boys for the day.

    If it's any consolation, Knight GT, they all went berserk when we scored, but I just couldn't compute what had actually and stood there like a Davies/Sarr cardboard cut-out...
     
    Last edited: May 12, 2023
  35. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    With VAR the penalty would have been overturned, and we might well have gone on to lose the game.

    Funny situation really, but then it's not very often a team scores off the opposition's penalty.
     
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