|
|
Post by shatter2 on Mar 31, 2023 16:15:27 GMT
Seems a long time since the Sunderland match hopefully the players will be refreshed and raring to go! Last time we played the Hornets at home was behind closed doors so many years since a full house M1 Derby at Kenilworth Road. Hope we all have a safe journey with the trains and buses a bit messed up. See you at the ground or at the Bar! COYH!! Watford Trivia.   Luton won this game 0-1 goal scorer Mike Keen. The goalkeeper for them that day Mike Walker went on to manage Norwich City who he took into Europe winning a famous victory against Bayern Munich.  |
|
|
|
Post by bms on Mar 31, 2023 20:55:03 GMT
I remember that game and the fervour that accompanied it!
Agree that ‘it seems ages’ since the last game, perhaps because of all the time we’ve had to ponder our current position and the very real chance of the playoffs and all that that may bring.
Enjoy if you’re going, am away so not able to attend.Here’s hoping we emerge both victorious and injury/card free!
|
|
|
|
Post by shatter2 on Mar 31, 2023 21:11:15 GMT
I remember that game and the fervour that accompanied it! Agree that ‘it seems ages’ since the last game, perhaps because of all the time we’ve had to ponder our current position and the very real chance of the playoffs and all that that may bring. Enjoy if you’re going, am away so not able to attend.Here’s hoping we emerge both victorious and injury/card free! You can imagine the fervour it caused up here in Norwich it made the front and back pages for days on end! Everyone spoke of Jeremy Goss's volley as the goal of the 20th century,.it was.pretty special to be fair. |
|
|
|
Post by bms on Mar 31, 2023 21:35:43 GMT
I remember that game and the fervour that accompanied it! Agree that ‘it seems ages’ since the last game, perhaps because of all the time we’ve had to ponder our current position and the very real chance of the playoffs and all that that may bring. Enjoy if you’re going, am away so not able to attend.Here’s hoping we emerge both victorious and injury/card free! You can imagine the fervour it caused up here in Norwich it made the front and back pages for days on end! Everyone spoke of Jeremy Goss's volley as the goal of the 20th century,.it was.pretty special to be fair. I meant our win in Herts 😂 |
|
|
|
Post by shatter2 on Apr 1, 2023 5:15:04 GMT
You can imagine the fervour it caused up here in Norwich it made the front and back pages for days on end! Everyone spoke of Jeremy Goss's volley as the goal of the 20th century,.it was.pretty special to be fair. I meant our win in Herts 😂 😁😁 |
|
|
|
Post by 8two on Apr 1, 2023 8:56:01 GMT
Certainly not trivia. Copied and pasted from 'Outlaws' an authoritative history of the rivalry between Luton and Watford as posted by RADSB of the 'Straw Plaiters' and 'Hatter's Heritage' websites:
Although only formed in 1898, there was a rivalry between Luton and Watford clubs before this. In 1891 West Herts gained a lucky 4 3 win at Dallow Lane. In the last minute a Luton header went through the posts and hit the fans behind the goal as there were no nets. The ref saw the ball bounce out and West Herts kick the ball away. The "goal" which would have levelled the score, was not allowed. The ref was jostled after the match and later admitted he had made an error disallowing the goal. Nevertheless Watford newspapers crowed -
10th December 1891 Luton News football column said “A Watford contemporary gives vent to his feelings to the recent match between Luton and West Herts in a manner the reverse of creditable. Nothing can possibly be gained by indulging in ill-natured gibes and sneers, and surely it is not worth while to go out of the way to stir up bad feeling between the supporters of the different clubs. The least a critic can do is to refrain from any attempt to degrade a friendly game and a manly sport by the introduction of bad blood.”
And so it began.
|
|
|
|
Post by 8two on Apr 1, 2023 10:31:28 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by 8two on Apr 1, 2023 13:45:13 GMT
What a game! If we had scored 6 it wouldn't have adequately shown the superiority Luton had over a lamentable Watford XI.
There were a number who deserved 9's for performance, for me I couldn't separate Lockyer and Osho for MoM but Pelly, Bell, Morris, Adebayo, Drameh and Marvelous were up there with them.
Those watching ifollow must have been impressed with Simon's co-commentator Wayne Turner, invite him back any time Simon.
|
|
|
|
Post by rutlandhatter on Apr 1, 2023 16:54:07 GMT
I taught Wayne Turner English. Lovely lad. As to the footy; Music and I had a Watfraud supporter with us and she said afterwards she'd forgotten what it was like to be in a crowd where the players, supporter, back room staff etc were all demonstrably part of one Club and it hadn't been like that at her Club since her school days (she's early 30s now). I talked about our recruitment policy and how we looked for certain characteristics as well as talent to which her comment was that the culture at Luton was very different to that at Watfraud. Low and behold their manager in his post match interview talked about their need for a culture change! And, despite all that, or more likely because of it, we were the better team.
|
|
|
|
Post by shatter2 on Apr 1, 2023 19:23:16 GMT
Great performance from the lads,they nearly scored from the corner taken in the 64th when the crowd celebrated Luton Loyals life as a Town supporter.
One downside the idiot or idiots who set off flares during the game, hope we don't get sanctioned for it.
|
|
|
|
Post by rutlandhatter on Apr 2, 2023 11:44:42 GMT
I hope the idiot(s) who set of the flares are caught and banned for the rest of the season!
|
|
ickle2
Full Member
Posts: 226
Member is Online
|
Post by ickle2 on Apr 2, 2023 13:35:52 GMT
If caught & banned it should be for much longer than just this season.
|
|
|
|
Post by 8two on Apr 2, 2023 14:04:21 GMT
If caught & banned it should be for much longer than just this season. Does Simon have any input regarding his co-commentator re my earlier comment? |
|
|
|
Post by maggiechow on Apr 2, 2023 15:11:52 GMT
I hope the idiot(s) who set of the flares are caught and banned for the rest of the season! Couldn't agree more. |
|
ickle2
Full Member
Posts: 226
Member is Online
|
Post by ickle2 on Apr 2, 2023 15:54:07 GMT
If caught & banned it should be for much longer than just this season. Does Simon have any input regarding his co-commentator re my earlier comment? Unfortunately Simon gets little input on who joins him, that's down to the club generally although I know various people have said they are always happy to join him when available & get in contact with him about it. |
|
