lutonh8r's post on another thread has got me thinking. That particular awayday at York City is one of my favourite memories. Meeting Mansfield Orn (BWL days) in a dodgy boozer before a Bradford City away game. and he's draped a huge WFC flag over the furniture... Absolutely any game at the Baseball Ground where we got something!!! Ditto the Pigs in S6. I think most Watford fans are still mindful of our place in the pecking order of things, but we have so much to be grateful for.
I just want to win a major trophy. That's real unbridled joy. Being at the pinnacle of a tournament. Yes we've won promotions, 2nd in the league, play off finals, Deeney day, saved from relegation at the last minute, thrashed the scum.... But actually winning a major trophy would top the lot. It's, ultimately, as a fan, what it's all about. But as things stand, we cannot say we have ever experienced truly unbridled joy.
Agreed. We’ve had several 2nd places in various competitions over the years, but coming top makes all the difference. The two championships under GT in ‘78 and especially that day at Fulham twenty years later we’re great, but I still haven’t got over that missed opportunity v. Sheffield Wednesday. As an old traditionalist though, the FA Cup would be the one.
Big Watford Love to every single one of you who was there today to see our first ever win at Goodison Park!!! What an incredible 'forever' memory, four goals in the last 12 minutes!!! I've put a Bitcoin behind the bar at West Herts for you, should you be calling in when you get home...
Free 2-5 biros at the Southampton game. I can’t believe I decided not to go today as most fans would after the shambles last week. Well done to those who went, that has to be up there as one of THE great away days.
I seem to remember almost having palpitations saying “we’re premiership, we’re premiership!” That and on a rare case of me putting my money where my mouth was, I had a few quid on us to win 2-0. Still not sure why as I rarely tempt fate like that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Beating Bolton at Wembley was pure unbridled joy for me personally. That day was unbelievable. The feeling when the 2nd goal went in was way beyond words. If we stay up this season I'd view it as one of our biggest achievements given the net spend, the loss of Hughes and the trials and tribulations of the last 2 years.
The Cardiff Playoff Final was a great day too, especially as it was the mighty Weeds that we stuffed on that day. And lets not forget the "Do not scatch your eyes" playoff semi against Leicester at the Vic and the brilliant comeback FA Cup semi against Wolves at Wembley..... There have been other great days over the years, the 3-0 playoff win at Palarse springs to mind and the promotion winning game at Fulham. I could go on and on, but I'll settle with adding the win a Goodison last weekend to that list. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT THE FUTURE IS YELLOW
It was great beating Wolves but as I said to a friend at the time: 'winning an FA cup semi final knowing you're gonna play Man City in the final is a bit like someone giving you £20 and then punching you in the face'.
Yep that was by far my best day as a Watford fan. Tremendous day out on the piss, beating a really great Bolton side and doing it all for GT after all the abuse he'd taken since England. It was the biggest and best F U C K YOU to the gutter press there had ever been. But imagine if it had been the FA cup final.
Yes it was fabulous, but I don’t think it quite beats the semi-final in ‘84. People forget or don’t realise how huge the FA Cup was back then and of course it was the first time we had ever made the final.
I think the Plymouth semi meant the most to the diehard fans who followed the club before Elton John took over. I even saw tears being shed when we beat Brum in the quarters! My main memory of the semi is how many Plymouth fans there were there. A sea of green.
I was living Cornwall at the time, which is where Plymouth draw many of their supporters from, and there was a sign on the Tamar Bridge saying...... "Will the last one to leave the county please turn the lights off"
