Went to Watford - Cardiff yesterday

No 1 son’s club lined up an event where the club (along with several others) did a couple of hours of training with the academy coaches in the morning, then we all went to the match in the afternoon.

Hats off to Watford for the effort they put in to the whole thing. Loads of people involved and no cost to our club, other than match tickets (where they did a discount deal). All the kids (boys and girls) loved the training even though it was freezing. Clearly this part of a local outreach programme to get locals interested in Watford. This is of course doomed to failure in my house. But I’d rather kids round here supported Watford than go for one of the usual Big 6.

As for the match, the weather was filthy and Watford absolutely bossed it. They play a possession style much like us and looked streets ahead of Cardiff who were abject. Typical Warnock, physical and very direct. The Murphlet played first half before getting the hook. I wasn’t surprised as he had an awful half. Quick, but nothing else. Poor touch, lack of vision and he seemed to be hiding from the ball rather than showing for it. He’s playing in a poor team who won’t build a platform for him to play of course. And we know he’s a confidence player who needs the wind in his sails. Looking at him yesterday though, you’d never believe that 10m+ had been paid for him.

Frankly, I’d be pretty confident that we’d beat Cardiff, if we could handle the bombardment. Watford looked very decent and have some tidy players.

Not sure why I’m sharing all this, but thought it might be interesting.

Posted By: Under soil heating on December 16th 2018 at 14:09:51

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Went to Watford - Cardiff yesterday (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Dec 16, 14:09:51
- Cheers, I found it interesting (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Dec 16, 17:35:23
  - Lol (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Dec 16, 19:12:16
    - 😘 (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Dec 16, 19:52:35
- Josh just isn't a very good player, sadly. (Other Football) - norway, Dec 16, 15:43:51
  - Too early to say that bud,players mature at different speeds,like ... humans? (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 16, 16:11:17
    - He's 23, he's not a kid. Buendia is 21. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Dec 16, 16:12:52
      - I didn't say he was a kid,and as you've just highlighted people develope (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 16, 16:22:13
        
        Yeah I don't know what that means either,dunt feel well tbh. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 16, 16:27:14
        
        ha! :) (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Dec 16, 16:27:58
        
        I take your point entirely. But I just disagree on the issue of his development. (Other Football) - norway, Dec 16, 16:27:10
        
        His end product was always pretty poor (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Dec 16, 19:21:41
        
        Fair do's. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 16, 16:28:15
- You mean beat cardiff (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 16, 14:55:53
  - Yes. Cardiff. But I mean full strength Cardiff in a league game. (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Dec 16, 15:02:23
- Watford have a very good academy (Other Football) - Cannydc, Dec 16, 14:41:24
- feel sorry for Josh. He's never going to develop in a Warnock team. On the other (Other Football) - Higher Wrather, Dec 16, 14:32:05
  - Doubt we'd be where we are if he had stayed (Other Football) - CWC, Dec 16, 15:22:38
- I think we did amazing business for both Murphs and Pritchard to be honest. The (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Dec 16, 14:13:43
  - I really liked Pritchard as a player. Was a class apart in our league. (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Dec 16, 14:36:01

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