Bugger!
Well a complete waste of an afternoon and £23!
The performance we put in was a million miles away from anything I've seen so far this season. I'll just have to chalk it down as a one off!!
I should have seen the signs though - From the moment I got up it all seemed wrong. For home Watford games we leave home at 12 noon, but Saturday we didn't start till 1pm, Leicester being a mere 25 miles away. I play an online football management game and my team in that won for the first time on Saturday morning, so the omens there were not good.
I also decided to wear my yellow top, even though wearing my red away top saw us home to victory last Saturday against Sheffield Utd!!
Superstitious? No not me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Blue Lights!
If you happen to pass through Belsize Park, Chalk Farm or Mornington Crescent while heading into Central London on the Northern Line you will notice a Blue tint to the platform lighting!
This is London Underground trying to play with peoples minds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a science associated with this but promise you wont laugh (I broke that particular promise when I was told)! You see there is an unproven theory that the mind recognises colours as being claming (that is why Metropolitan Line train cabs are painted light blue apparently) so by the same token does the mind view colours as hot and cold?
London's tube system is hot on the coldest of days and they have a long term Tunnel cooling Project, which involves boring new vent shafts and various other schemes. They are also looking at some measures in the interim period and this is one of them.
So to try out this theory, special fluorescent lamps have been installed at the three platforms mentioned above. The idea being that blue is a cold colour so should make people standing in the blue light feel cooler as opposed to the orange / white light that normal tubes throw out.
If you happen to be on the platforms then you may be accosted by someone doing a survey and they will ask you how warm you feel while standing on both platforms.
Having loitered on both platforms myself last week at Belsize Park, I can honestly say that it seems to make no difference whatsoever!!!!!!!
This is London Underground trying to play with peoples minds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a science associated with this but promise you wont laugh (I broke that particular promise when I was told)! You see there is an unproven theory that the mind recognises colours as being claming (that is why Metropolitan Line train cabs are painted light blue apparently) so by the same token does the mind view colours as hot and cold?
London's tube system is hot on the coldest of days and they have a long term Tunnel cooling Project, which involves boring new vent shafts and various other schemes. They are also looking at some measures in the interim period and this is one of them.
So to try out this theory, special fluorescent lamps have been installed at the three platforms mentioned above. The idea being that blue is a cold colour so should make people standing in the blue light feel cooler as opposed to the orange / white light that normal tubes throw out.
If you happen to be on the platforms then you may be accosted by someone doing a survey and they will ask you how warm you feel while standing on both platforms.
Having loitered on both platforms myself last week at Belsize Park, I can honestly say that it seems to make no difference whatsoever!!!!!!!
Monday, 20 August 2007
Watford 1 Sheffield United 0
3 wins out of 3!
This one really was a battle and showed that Watford have come to terms with relegation a lot better than their fellow relegation companions.
Watford won the battle in the first half and this allowed them the right to play a little bit of football in the second half and become far more comfortable winners than the 1-0 scoreline suggested.
The goal came when Darius Henderson laid the ball back to the edge of the penalty area for Lee Williamson to score his first ever goal for Watford.
As for Sheffield United, I believe that they have been so busy telling anyone who would listen that they have been wrongly demoted that they appear to have appointed the wrong manager to get them back up. Bryan Robson was a great player but does not seem to have a clue when it comes to managing a side.
By the way Kettering Town also won again on Saturday the managed to trounce Vauxhall Motors 6-0 at Rockingham Road.
This means I'm actually 6 wins out of 6 for my two teams this season!!
This one really was a battle and showed that Watford have come to terms with relegation a lot better than their fellow relegation companions.
Watford won the battle in the first half and this allowed them the right to play a little bit of football in the second half and become far more comfortable winners than the 1-0 scoreline suggested.
The goal came when Darius Henderson laid the ball back to the edge of the penalty area for Lee Williamson to score his first ever goal for Watford.
As for Sheffield United, I believe that they have been so busy telling anyone who would listen that they have been wrongly demoted that they appear to have appointed the wrong manager to get them back up. Bryan Robson was a great player but does not seem to have a clue when it comes to managing a side.
By the way Kettering Town also won again on Saturday the managed to trounce Vauxhall Motors 6-0 at Rockingham Road.
This means I'm actually 6 wins out of 6 for my two teams this season!!
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Happy Birthday!
16th August - Not only renowned for the death day of Elvis but also my birthday.
At 38 I would now be in the "Teddy Sheringham over the hill to be a footballer" category if my (rather ordinary) football career hadn't cruelly been cut short at the tender age of 28 by a knee ligament injury!!!!!!
I'm not one to often publicise my birthday but today before I left work the guys in the office gave me a Birthday card and as one of my admin staff said "We even know how old you are"! Damn SAP system, I've always been suspicious of it!
So many happy returns to me on being a year nearer to death today!
At 38 I would now be in the "Teddy Sheringham over the hill to be a footballer" category if my (rather ordinary) football career hadn't cruelly been cut short at the tender age of 28 by a knee ligament injury!!!!!!
I'm not one to often publicise my birthday but today before I left work the guys in the office gave me a Birthday card and as one of my admin staff said "We even know how old you are"! Damn SAP system, I've always been suspicious of it!
So many happy returns to me on being a year nearer to death today!
Watford 3 Gillingham 0
Drove to work Tuesday morning in the anticipation that Watford normally struggle to get past the first and second rounds of the Carling Cup by virtue of the fact that they normally play a reserve / youth side!
10 changes to the starting eleven at Wolves the saturday before but no trouble getting past a woefully inadequate Gillingham side.
The Hornets threatened to make life difficult for themselves when Tamas Priskin held a gillingham player and gave away a penalty. Fortunately Mulligans penalty was one of the poorest i've seen for a while and Keeper Richard Lee was able to save it.
Priskin made ammends for his penalty misdemeanour by nodding home at the near post shortly afterwards to put Watford 1-0 up. Brazillian Douglas Rinaldi slotted home a free kick to make it 2-0 before the break as the hornets hardly broke into a sweat.
The biggest feature of the second half was Left Winger Anthony MacNamee's persistent terrorism of the Gilingham right back Nicky Southall, turning him way and then the other with monotonous regularity. I would expect Southall to be suffering from some form of post traumatic stress disorder today having had a restless night replaying the events of that second half!!!!!!
It was fitting that a MacNamee cross was finished by the wonderfully named youngster Allesandro Campana to make it 3-0!
Again another thoroughly entertaining night out and only for a tenner as well!
Thats 3 live games this week and three straight wins! I appear to be on a roll!!!!!!!
10 changes to the starting eleven at Wolves the saturday before but no trouble getting past a woefully inadequate Gillingham side.
The Hornets threatened to make life difficult for themselves when Tamas Priskin held a gillingham player and gave away a penalty. Fortunately Mulligans penalty was one of the poorest i've seen for a while and Keeper Richard Lee was able to save it.
Priskin made ammends for his penalty misdemeanour by nodding home at the near post shortly afterwards to put Watford 1-0 up. Brazillian Douglas Rinaldi slotted home a free kick to make it 2-0 before the break as the hornets hardly broke into a sweat.
The biggest feature of the second half was Left Winger Anthony MacNamee's persistent terrorism of the Gilingham right back Nicky Southall, turning him way and then the other with monotonous regularity. I would expect Southall to be suffering from some form of post traumatic stress disorder today having had a restless night replaying the events of that second half!!!!!!
It was fitting that a MacNamee cross was finished by the wonderfully named youngster Allesandro Campana to make it 3-0!
Again another thoroughly entertaining night out and only for a tenner as well!
Thats 3 live games this week and three straight wins! I appear to be on a roll!!!!!!!
Kettering Town 3 Hucknall Town 2
Monday night football in the Blue Square Conference North for me!
The Poppies have adopted an interesting philosophy this season by deciding to play their midweek games on a Monday evening. The theory being that people don't do much on Monday evenings so may turn out in larger numbers (1027 attended which is about the same as last season when they played on Tuesdays). The other theory is that as Kettering are full time and most of the other teams are part time they should recover more speedily from the exertions of Saturday games and therefore should become the stronger team as the game progresses!
I am a fan of this for purely personal reasons. This week it meant I was able to watch live football on Monday and Tuesday evening!
Anyway how Kettering didn't win this really easily is beyond me. After dominating for the best part of half an hourthey found themselves 1-0 down due to a horrendous defensive mix up between the centre back and keeper which resulted in an own goal.
Some form of sense was restored to the game before half time when Jon Brady crashed in a 30 yard free kick - The quality of execution would not have been out of place in the Premiership!
After half time more inept defending allowed Hucknall to take the lead with pretty much their first shot of the game. But kettering came back scoring from a wicked cross from another set play and Mark Rawle classily curling the winner from the edge of the box.
All in all a thoroughly entertaining evening of which I shall repeat as often as fixtures allow!
The Poppies have adopted an interesting philosophy this season by deciding to play their midweek games on a Monday evening. The theory being that people don't do much on Monday evenings so may turn out in larger numbers (1027 attended which is about the same as last season when they played on Tuesdays). The other theory is that as Kettering are full time and most of the other teams are part time they should recover more speedily from the exertions of Saturday games and therefore should become the stronger team as the game progresses!
I am a fan of this for purely personal reasons. This week it meant I was able to watch live football on Monday and Tuesday evening!
Anyway how Kettering didn't win this really easily is beyond me. After dominating for the best part of half an hourthey found themselves 1-0 down due to a horrendous defensive mix up between the centre back and keeper which resulted in an own goal.
Some form of sense was restored to the game before half time when Jon Brady crashed in a 30 yard free kick - The quality of execution would not have been out of place in the Premiership!
After half time more inept defending allowed Hucknall to take the lead with pretty much their first shot of the game. But kettering came back scoring from a wicked cross from another set play and Mark Rawle classily curling the winner from the edge of the box.
All in all a thoroughly entertaining evening of which I shall repeat as often as fixtures allow!
Monday, 13 August 2007
It's like an addiction..............
I've coped really well over the summer! I chose to turn a blind eye to Copa America despite Watford's Jay DeMerit turning out for USA in the tournament. I couldn't even tell you which nation ended up as winners!!!!!
I also resisted the temptation to attend any pre-season friendlies. This is a little bit of a superstition as two seasons ago I didn't and Watford got promoted and last season I did and we got relegated!
Problem is - Now that it's back I can't get enough of the bloody game!!!!
Saturday - Watched Sunderland v Spurs on Sky before departing for the West Midlands to take in Wolves v Watford. Also had to watch as much of Football First and Match of the day as possible as well as scrutinising ceefax to see how everyone else did!
Sunday - Watched Chelsea v Birmingham on Sky before heading into London. Returned to watch MOTD2.
Today - This evening I shall be off to watch Kettering Town v Hucknall Town in Blue square North.
Tomorrow - Carling Cup round 1 Watford v Gillingham at the Vic!
Wednesday - There is football on sky!
Thursday - OMG no football!!!!!!!!!!
My next live fix will be the following Saturday when The Horns are at home to Sheffield United.
How do those who don't like football manage!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also resisted the temptation to attend any pre-season friendlies. This is a little bit of a superstition as two seasons ago I didn't and Watford got promoted and last season I did and we got relegated!
Problem is - Now that it's back I can't get enough of the bloody game!!!!
Saturday - Watched Sunderland v Spurs on Sky before departing for the West Midlands to take in Wolves v Watford. Also had to watch as much of Football First and Match of the day as possible as well as scrutinising ceefax to see how everyone else did!
Sunday - Watched Chelsea v Birmingham on Sky before heading into London. Returned to watch MOTD2.
Today - This evening I shall be off to watch Kettering Town v Hucknall Town in Blue square North.
Tomorrow - Carling Cup round 1 Watford v Gillingham at the Vic!
Wednesday - There is football on sky!
Thursday - OMG no football!!!!!!!!!!
My next live fix will be the following Saturday when The Horns are at home to Sheffield United.
How do those who don't like football manage!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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