Football thread 2015/2016

[Quizzical Bob]

Well done Vardy

Yes indeed, congratulations.

[oldbluefox]

A great achievement of fairy tale proportions. I was really pleased for him.

[Manoverboard]

.. I was surprised to read in the programme of one of the Boro players. I didn't realise that Mobyplod's wife played football?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Amorebieta

It would have taken me by surprise too given that she doesn't like Middlesbrough nor can she stand the bloody game .

Well done Vardy ( two more to go to achieve the all time record )

On Saturday Villa made a game of it but we ( Watford ) got the three points

[gfwgfw]

Late excitement at Bournemouth

Two goals scored in TAO

Happy birthday Mr Howe

[oldbluefox]

Watched Bournemouth on Match of the Day last night. Three goals in the last few minutes including a cracker from the full back Smith which was worth the entry fee alone.

[barney]

What an exciting Premier league this season, rather the the predictable dross that's usually served up

Viva the 'small clubs'

As for us ...... still hanging in there !

[oldbluefox]

I am loving the reactions from the BIG clubs when they don't get the results they expected. I suppose if you have spent megabucks on your squad of overpaid prima donnas you don't expect to lose points to little clubs like us. There are one or two teams in the Prem who are playing attractive attacking football rather than the dull offerings which have brought success in the past.
Talking of prima donnas I see Costa had a strop yesterday. Give me the likes of Vardy any day of the week.

[Manoverboard]

You mean like when the Newcastle United supporters, players and staff told our lot that they were ' just ' a Championship side ... this was only a couple of hours before we took all three points from the game oop norf

[qbman1]

That's rich - the way Newcastle are going, they will find themselves in the Bananarama league in a few years !!

[oldbluefox]

You mean like when the Newcastle United supporters, players and staff told our lot that they were ' just ' a Championship side ... this was only a couple of hours before we took all three points from the game oop norf

Exactly!!
It just makes an added bonus to the three points you got. Then you hear how lucky you were, the should have had umpteen penalties, the ref was diabolical, the goals were lucky, they had an off day. The list of excuses is endless. Why not admit they were turned over by a team which was hungrier, more determined and better on the day?
Every week Mark Lawrenson has predicted we will lose. So far he has been a lucky talisman for us. Keep it up Lawro!!!

[RB1961]

"Tin pot" teams...

RB

[RB1961]

And as for Arsenal well if we want to win the league we have to beat teams like WBA and Norwich....simples.

And as for our injuries we have them every season so why not plan for them and have a decent squad so you can rotate them more often and not have to pick the same 11 because your squad is not strong enough.

RB

[barney]

And as for Arsenal well if we want to win the league we have to beat teams like WBA and Norwich....simples.

RB

Hmmmm

sounds familiar in League one with the Sheffield Utd manager & the Wigan manager saying

"if we want to win this league, we have to be beating the likes of Gillingham, Walsall & Burton"

But they aren't

To be fair, I fully expect Wigan, Millwall & Sheffield to be there come May, but for now, look up

[RB1961]

I chose not to mention Leicester or Watford for fear of a red card....

Everyone thinks you win the league by beating the teams around you, whilst this does help, it's the mid table and teams battling to stay up that will cost us the league. I know we are only 2 points behind but we should and could have picked up another 5 points....come the end of the season that's what will cost us the league. With the money we have allegedly got in the bank we can do better.

I hate the fact that it's all about big money but that's how it is now but not for the better.

RB

[oldbluefox]

I chose not to mention Leicester or Watford for fear of a red card....

RB

You could be too late.
There are one or two 'big' clubs (or clubs who were 'big' and still think they are) who are hovering around the relegation zone, as they did last year, and need a goodly dose of the Championship to bring them back down to earth.
I'm not crowing too loudly though. As Claudio says we still need another 11 points to stand a chance of avoiding relegation.

[Manoverboard]

I hate the fact that it's all about big money but that's how it is now but not for the better.

RB

Interesting point ... last time we went up to the Prem the entire team had cost about 3 million, during this past year however we have paid 1.9 million just in Agent's fees.

That total, incredibly, is actually the lowest of all the teams in the Prem !!!

Liverpool have paid the most ... a staggering £14,301,464

The Grand Total is £129.86 million

[oldbluefox]

I hate the fact that it's all about big money but that's how it is now but not for the better.

RB

And the price for a match ticket to some grounds is astronomical. Fortunately we are not too bad but some of those London clubs..................

[RB1961]

Nice bit of info Moby...none of it goes back into the game.

Foxy ...especially at Arsenal.

RB

[Romig1]

I hate the fact that it's all about big money but that's how it is now but not for the better.

RB

And the price for a match ticket to some grounds is astronomical. Fortunately we are not too bad but some of those London clubs..................

You should drop down and support Bradford.... they're practically paying fans to get a season ticket. You couldn't pay me enough tbh.

[Manoverboard]

Well, let me tell you this ... Watford and Sunderland have both agreed to lower their prices when each team visits the other due to the long distances the fans need to travel. We are probably the only London Club who do this and are not therefore geared to greed

[Romig1]

Well, let me tell you this ... Watford and Sunderland have both agreed to lower their prices when each team visits the other due to the long distances the fans need to travel. We are probably the only London Club who do this and are not therefore geared to greed

That's a great idea Moby.

[gfwgfw]

Whoops

Southampton 1 Liverpool 6

The guest of honour at this game was a 96 year old gentleman who once played goalie for the Saints

He admitted that he let in 9 against Cardiff during his tenure at the Dell

[towny44]

I hate the fact that it's all about big money but that's how it is now but not for the better.

RB

Interesting point ... last time we went up to the Prem the entire team had cost about 3 million, during this past year however we have paid 1.9 million just in Agent's fees.

That total, incredibly, is actually the lowest of all the teams in the Prem !!!

Liverpool have paid the most ... a staggering £14,301,464

The Grand Total is £129.86 million

As I read the article I understood the figures iincluded the annual fees paid to agents by players and not just the signing on fees paid to agents by clubs, but it did not give any breakdown of the figures.

[Quizzical Bob]

Whoops

Southampton 1 Liverpool 6

The guest of honour at this game was a 96 year old gentleman who once played goalie for the Saints

He admitted that he let in 9 against Cardiff during his tenure at the Dell

I think he was playing in goal last night

[Manoverboard]

I hate the fact that it's all about big money but that's how it is now but not for the better.

RB

Interesting point ... last time we went up to the Prem the entire team had cost about 3 million, during this past year however we have paid 1.9 million just in Agent's fees.

That total, incredibly, is actually the lowest of all the teams in the Prem !!!

Liverpool have paid the most ... a staggering £14,301,464

The Grand Total is £129.86 million

As I read the article I understood the figures iincluded the annual fees paid to agents by players and not just the signing on fees paid to agents by clubs, but it did not give any breakdown of the figures.

My figures were extracted from Watford's Accounts for this past year so there is no element of any player's outgoings.

The following ' report ' mentions clubs NOT player's contributions et voila ...