Nigel Gibbs’ waving to all four corners of the ground and a perhaps overly gracious treatment of that imposter Triumph from BHaPPY’s Matt Rowson should not mask the fact that Watford performed excellently to save their Championship skins yesterday. True, Reading were woeful, but that’s largely because the old style pressing game employed by their hosts, within the framework of a brusque 4-4-2, did for players who wanted a whole lot more time on the ball than they were ever going to get. It was a full side that Reading fielded and they were most certainly up for the game,…
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The Thursday Preview: Watford Vs Reading
When it comes down to it, fans of the two Ps, the Posh and the Pilgrims, would be the first to admit that their teams’ Championship exit was written in the stars from Day One this season. A combination of limited funds, crass ownership and poor managerial appointments kept both on the naughty step for large periods, and neither have done enough to suggest that their stay in League One will be fleeting: both appear to be in a bit of a mess. ‘Outspoken’ doesn’t nearly do Peterborough Chairman Darragh MacAnthony’s regular ramblings justice, and Argyle striker Jamie Mackie today…
But what of Watford?
The Palace boards were alive with hope this morning after their team’s resounding 3-1 win at Watford last night. With 6 matches to go, including favourable home games against Preston and QPR during the next 10 days, the Eagles now possess a modicum of belief as they look to leapfrog Watford and Sheffield Wednesday to safety.Needless to say, it will take a lot of heart from the former if they are to avoid the drop after such a deflating evening’s work. While the Hornets are still a point ahead of Palace and have a game in hand on those around…
The Thursday Preview: Watford Vs Peterborough
Returning visitors could be forgiven for letting out a sigh at the sight of another Peterborough-related post. The Cathedral City club has featured here on numerous occasions of late, deflecting attention away from the usual Championship chuggers with this their most peculiar of seasons. It’s reached the stage where manager Jim Gannon has accepted that the club will be kicking off the 2010/11 season a league below. “We have to put ourselves out of our misery and accept that we are going down,” Gannon surmised after a sapping 1-0 home defeat to Coventry last Saturday.So what am I do still…
Off Field Issues in the Second Flight
With stout geese about the nation’s farmyards, it’s been an explosive period when it comes to off field activities in the lower leagues. I chronicled some of the reasons behind Brendan Rodgers’ departure from Reading yesterday but that’s far from the only story occupying column inches as we await the last pre-Christmas fixtures. The following issues are also prominent:A managerless Sheffield WednesdayOur occasional correspondent and Football Lexicon author John Leigh is currently holed up in Italy attempting to finish a biography of Voltaire, but his thoughts are rarely far from Hillsborough. It’s been a torrid period for the Owls, with…
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