They're on a break at the minute, so I doubt there's anything more than him coming back to where he grew up and seeing his old mates!
Yes, I agree. Wasn’t suggesting we’re going to re-sign him, but because the playing squad has gone backwards since last season, he’d be a much better fit now, especially in the dressing room. He’s a clear leader and I think someone VI would appreciate having around the place.
Misses his first league game of the season and we keep our first clean sheet in a while, coincidence? Hmmmm...
Strong words from the captain - wonder what the powers that be will make of it all? https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/s...season-two-words-should-have/#comments-anchor
Obviously not heard of the boxing day curse of Watford FC? Brizzle L 1-4 Wolves L 0-1 Millwall L 0-3 Fulham L 5-0 There are others as well. We just never turn up for these fixtures. I went to the Wolves one, it was pizzing down with rain all day and we played like a bunch of wet Xmas turkeys that had been left on the side after the relatives had left when dinner was finished.
We paid £1.8m or so. Unless we receive a silly bid (£5m+) I'd much prefer to keep Hoedt as he's quality for this level, enjoys it here and is one of the core senior leadership group among a team that's quite young and needs older heads to help guide them.
Everyone getting in a flap but how reliable is this ? Can just say no thanks of course. https://x.com/WD18Fans/status/1813683717170467250
I cannot see him leaving. Unless we received a bid way over what we paid for him which would allow us to replace him quickly, it won't happen. Possibly just another click-bait story. Hopefully tomorrow there will be a story about a club wanting Bayo for 20M. I'd drive him to the airport myself.
It's fine. Chill out. The Twitterati say Hoedt is replaceable and renewing TDB's contract is the right move...
Not only unlikely but borderline deranged to believe that at this point. Keep Hoedt, sell Hoedt, Pozzo can do what he wants. It's his train set. And the rumour is probably junk and not worth getting to worried by. But I really can't get my head around fans who blithely claim our most consistent performer, captain and POTS from last year is replaceable as long as we (Gino) turn a tiny profit. Apparently Clevz is unlikely to rely on Hoedt's long range passing next season too so even more reason to get rid. I think these people live on another planet.
Looks like he has given an interview to the WO telling his side of the story about his transfer . https://x.com/androofrench/status/1835962199782649900
Call me naive, but despite the hefty wage rise he’s undoubtedly getting, I genuinely believe he would have been happy to stay, but if the Pozzos are trying to stiff him on the length of the deal and basically pushing him out to get some money in, and the Saudis come in waving wads of cash, you can’t blame him!
The Pozzos are allergic to letting players contracts run down, and we’ve seen with Hughes that they can be very funny when it comes to the details of contracts
I'd typically agree but at 30 with kids just about to hit school, he may have been happy to pocket a million a season here for the next 3 or 4 years. When he's probably already earned close to 5-6mil (pure speculation) in his career, there's an outside possibility that quality of life becomes a factor.
It stands to reason players only go to Saudi for money, everything else about it would prevent them from wanting to go, so money is the overriding and only factor. Most players won’t admit this however, they’ll come up with some bunkum about why else they’re going there. I think on this occasion, it’s very easy for Hoedt to stay he wanted to say, whilst simultaneously leaving for a bumper pay day. Of course Pozzo could’ve said no and let him run down his contract; but we know he hates doing that and he’s in asset stripping mode anyway, so there was really no way he was going to refuse the fee, or the player was going to turn down the wage. I’m sure in theory he would’ve liked to have stayed in England instead of going to Saudi, but he could’ve signed a new deal if he’d really wanted to have done that enough.
