Watford
Watford: Happy with Malky
There were some Watford fans that felt worried before the start of this season. As we head into the last five games of the campaign, however, the Hornets sit snugly in the top half of the Championship table. Mike Parkin tells the tale of the man responsible for one of the division’s most exciting teams.
It is now almost 15 years since he etched his name into Celtic folklore by …
Wales 0 England 2: In Defence of the Championship
Anticipation. Excitement. Demoralising disappointment. Eventually, resigned acceptance. Not just the emotions of Welsh football supporters on a thoroughly miserable afternoon at the Millennium Stadium, but the feelings of one supporter of a Championship club upon watching events unfold in the principality. Premier League fans queued up to pour scorn on the Wales performance and Championship players were widely criticised.
The Welsh lineup read much like a Championship representative side, with …
Five Stars: Watford’s best players in the 21st century
Two down, seventy to go. In the second of the Five Stars series, Tom Bodell picks out Watford’s best players since the turn of the century. He has selected three local lads, including one current England international, and two Nordic Hornets. Interestingly, two of his picks currently top the Championship table with Queen’s Park Rangers.
Tommy Smith
Local lad Tommy Smith is an obvious choice and probably the one player …