Watford FA Cup 3rd Round Pre Match Thread

[Reg Vardy]

4-1-4-1

 

Ward

Albrighton Vestergaard Nelson Castagne

Choudury

Barnes Tielemans Maddison Lookman

Perez

 

or Ward

Daley Campbell Vestergaard Choudury Castagne

Tielemans

Albrighton Maddison Lookman

Perez Barnes

[hejammy]

11 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

he's still throwing up from last sunday evening .... two bottles of cider - you remember your first drink don't you?

 

is it true that he's actually in cameroon trying to get into salah's room ???

Is that because Salah stole something when he was in Luke's pocket and he's trying to get it back?

[MrsJohnMurphy]

33 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Lewis Brunt was also in 1st team training for Watford

Centre Back? He's played there before

 

Was on the bench for the Newcastle game

Edited 7 January 2022 by MrsJohnMurphy

[MPH]

41 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Too right an unpopular opinion.

 

Throw the game. No chance. We're defending Champions. Meaning we defend it, whatever it takes tomorrow.

 

37 minutes ago, KrefelderFox666 said:

I wouldn't throw the game but I would be sensible on risking certain players. I still think if we play a mix of senior players with young players we will get the job done. It will be great to pair experience with youth (e.g. Albrighton/Vestergaard mixed with Nelson/McAteer).

 

This will be like a Championship game, rusty, low quality and could go either way.

 

just to explain I mean fielding a weakened team to protect the players for the glut of games that are going to come from all these cancellations, I don’t mean not bothering. At the moment we are expected to play players who are injury free but haven’t trained for a week

Edited 7 January 2022 by MPH

[dobbylcfc]

I hope I’m wrong but our defence of the fa cup is going to be as good as a fart in Astro naughts suit. I just don’t see us winning without all the players we have missing. With no in comings it just feels all doom and gloom at the mo 😞

[moore_94]

11 minutes ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

Centre Back? He's played there before

 

Was on the bench for the Newcastle game

Yeah primarily been a centre back this season for the under 23s, also a defensive mid

[Dan]

You know what, it's hit a point where it's so utterly farcical with the XI we'll have to name that it might actually create a bit of a siege mentality. That's what I'm clinging onto anyway.

[Corky]

Crap situation but let's get on with it. Big players need to step up and lead.

[gw_leics772]

1 hour ago, cruzFOX said:

If that’s the squad come game day then this will be the moment Youre’ thinks “F this I’m off in the summer!”

That ship has well and truly sailed. If he was keeping his options open after winning the fa cup, a lot more options will look better now.

Edited 7 January 2022 by gw_leics772

[Super_horns]

Basically be down to whose fringe and Under 23s squads are better.

 

And going by the general results of ours yours certainly should be!

[Reg Vardy]

2 minutes ago, Corky said:

Crap situation but let's get on with it. Big players need to step up and lead.

We still have enough to win the game.......they won't be t full strength either, it's nobody's fault where we are, our job is to get right behind the team, and get the lads over the line....win this....sounds like  Soumare  and Thomas back midweek & Soyuncu and Daka back 15th.....and we can start to get back to normality....in adversity the club is generally very good......c'mon you foxes

[gw_leics772]

1 hour ago, Fox92 said:

Too right an unpopular opinion.

 

Throw the game. No chance. We're defending Champions. Meaning we defend it, whatever it takes tomorrow.

It's gonna look like we're trying to throw it even if we put our our strongest available side now.

 

You can already foresee some Muppet on sky saying how we are not showing respect to the famous cup can't you 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

26 minutes ago, dobbylcfc said:

I hope I’m wrong but our defence of the fa cup is going to be as good as a fart in Astro naughts suit. I just don’t see us winning without all the players we have missing. With no in comings it just feels all doom and gloom at the mo 😞

Well our defence of the league title was the worst in living memory so we might as well double down with the cup.

[gw_leics772]

55 minutes ago, KFS said:

I know you’ve said who you are on here mate so not to put you in an awkward position, but clearly the players must be looking around asking what the **** is going on like we are? 
 

Just bizarre

Who is he?

[BenTheFox]

9 minutes ago, gw_leics772 said:

It's gonna look like we're trying to throw it even if we put our our strongest available side now.

 

You can already foresee some Muppet on sky saying how we are not showing respect to the famous cup can't you 

Which is hilarious, considering we clearly took it seriously enough to win it!!

[Reg Vardy]

Watford Observer....no Dennis, loads of kids

[ronnup]

We've got some brilliant players still available. Should out gun a very poor Watford 

[dannythefox]

Funny old season this one, we’ll beat them I think, be nice to see some kids on the pitch at least we know they’ll be up for it 

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.lcfc.com/galleries/2441808/prewatford-training-for-the-foxes

 

Nelson, Braybrooke, VDC, Alves, McAteer are the under 23 players I can see in training for Watford

 

@Ric Flair

...shouldn't they be training to play for us!!!

Edited 7 January 2022 by sacreblueits442

[KrefelderFox666]

47 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

You know what, it's hit a point where it's so utterly farcical with the XI we'll have to name that it might actually create a bit of a siege mentality. That's what I'm clinging onto anyway.

I was thinking similar, those playing will give it everything and with 25k+ fans behind them, they can get through this tie.

[Spudulike]

43 minutes ago, gw_leics772 said:

It's gonna look like we're trying to throw it even if we put our our strongest available side now.

 

You can already foresee some Muppet on sky saying how we are not showing respect to the famous cup can't you 

Most probably Savage after he's heard someone else say it. 

[FoxyLeon]

As much as I'd love to see Nelson get a start, feel bad for him that he'd be alongside Vestegaard. 

[Steve Earle]

We had an injury crisis a few years’ back, and won at Wembley with this line up:

 

G Ward

 

Coatsworth Grayson Willis Carey Whitlow

 

Gibson Blake 

 

Roberts Walsh Ormondryoyd

 

Silence of the Rams!

 

 

[Super_horns]

6 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Most probably Savage after he's heard someone else say it. 

I remember Chris Sutton criticised us after we changed a whole team v Newcastle in 2019.

 

This was after we won as well !

[st albans fox]

6 minutes ago, Steve Earle said:

We had an injury crisis a few years’ back, and won at Wembley with this line up:

 

G Ward

 

Coatsworth Grayson Willis Carey Whitlow

 

Gibson Blake 

 

Roberts Walsh Ormondryoyd

 

Silence of the Rams!

 

 

one of the 'ugliest' sides ever put out in pro football! (on many levels!)