The Watford Courier
Squad17 Sep 2035
Nathan Baxter keeps Watford in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match15 Sep 2035
No end in sight to Watford's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Watford has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad17 Sep 2035
Daniel Roberts says Watford went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings17 Sep 2035
Nobody could get near Kwadwo Baah
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Sep 2035
Tempers go at Watford
Nathan Baxter was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Sep 2035
Kwadwo Baah falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match15 Sep 2035
Watford come up short against Sheffield United
Sheffield United left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market17 Sep 2035
The Marc Bola story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Marc Bola signs something — a contract at Watford or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Market17 Sep 2035
Tobias Canale placed on the list
Watford have made Tobias Canale available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Market Charles Clark leaves for nothing
- Market David Matthews leaves for nothing