MATCHWATCH : Watford (h) sponsored by a difficulty to enthuse

[Zip]

Looks like 5/3/2 tonight with Moore, Ilori and O’Shea starting and Gunter and Richards as wingbacks.
The three in midfield are Swift, Kelly and Bacuna with Meite and McNulty up top. Walker starts.

[Sutekh]

Walker
Moore
Ilori
O’Shea
Gunter
Richards
Bacuna
Meite
Swift
McNulty
Kelly

Subs

Jaakkola
Yiadom
McShane
Baldock
Sims
Clement
Rinomhota

[Zip]

Surely this has to mean Popa is loaned out. He’s not even on the bench.

[Sutekh]

No width and a weedy midfield.

[strap]

Looks like 5/3/2 tonight with Moore, Ilori and O’Shea starting and Gunter and Richards as wingbacks.
The three in midfield are Swift, Kelly and Bacuna with Meite and McNulty up top. Walker starts.

Possibly 3-5-2? We haven't played 5-3-2 for a while as far as i can tell.

Looks like last 5-3-2 was actually 07/05/17 v Burton (away) - won 4-2
Last 5-4-1 was 26/09/17 v Millwall (away) - lost 1-2

So you could be right.

[Hendo]

Watford will have more fans than us at today’s game.

Our fat CEO is turning us into a laughing stock

Apart from the fact that they won’t?

[Hound]

Popa will be out before the end of the week surely

Think from the official that Moore has done the programme notes today. Think that is quite significant if true

[Snowflake Royal]

Looks like 5/3/2 tonight with Moore, Ilori and O’Shea starting and Gunter and Richards as wingbacks.
The three in midfield are Swift, Kelly and Bacuna with Meite and McNulty up top. Walker starts.

Snowflake royal likes this.

It's how we should line up (shape) when Barrow is out as we lack enough quality on the wing without him.

[Zip]

Popa will be out before the end of the week surely

Think from the official that Moore has done the programme notes today. Think that is quite significant if true

Yep agreed on both counts. Moore will shortly be the official captain before long. I do feel a bit for Popa.

[WAZZOCK]

Watford will have more fans than us at today’s game.

Our fat CEO is turning us into a laughing stock

Don't like him but when have we ever had large crowds for early round league cup games?

14/15 - Newport 6,459
16/17 - Plymouth 6,979 & MK Dons 6,848
17/18 - Gillingham 5,936 & Millwall 7,148

Baring in mind we’re playing a Premier League team and the away following is 2,500+, having an attendance that is set to be around 5k is embarrassing. It’s an awful reflection of how far backwards that fraudster has taken us.

[Zip]

Looks like 5/3/2 tonight with Moore, Ilori and O’Shea starting and Gunter and Richards as wingbacks.
The three in midfield are Swift, Kelly and Bacuna with Meite and McNulty up top. Walker starts.

Snowflake royal likes this.

It's how we should line up (shape) when Barrow is out as we lack enough quality on the wing without him.

I would like to have seen Sims start tonight Ian but otherwise agreed. Bolton at home being a case in point.

[Snowflake Royal]

Looks like 5/3/2 tonight with Moore, Ilori and O’Shea starting and Gunter and Richards as wingbacks.
The three in midfield are Swift, Kelly and Bacuna with Meite and McNulty up top. Walker starts.

Possibly 3-5-2? We haven't played 5-3-2 for a while as far as i can tell.

Looks like last 5-3-2 was actually 07/05/17 v Burton (away) - won 4-2
Last 5-4-1 was 26/09/17 v Millwall (away) - lost 1-2

So you could be right.

The differenrce between 3-5-2 and 5-3-2 is basically whether you're defending or attacking.

[Zip]

Watford will have more fans than us at today’s game.

Our fat CEO is turning us into a laughing stock

Don't like him but when have we ever had large crowds for early round league cup games?

14/15 - Newport 6,459
16/17 - Plymouth 6,979 & MK Dons 6,848
17/18 - Gillingham 5,936 & Millwall 7,148

Baring in mind we’re playing a Premier League team and the away following is 2,500+, having an attendance that is set to be around 5k is embarrassing. It’s an awful reflection of how far backwards that fraudster has taken us.

The crowd will be bigger than £5k. I would expect something like 8,000 tonight.

[Hound]

I don’t mind a 5-3-2 but realistically don’t think Gunter or Richards (currently) are good enough to make it work

[Sutekh]

Watford will have more fans than us at today’s game.

Our fat CEO is turning us into a laughing stock

Don't like him but when have we ever had large crowds for early round league cup games?

14/15 - Newport 6,459
16/17 - Plymouth 6,979 & MK Dons 6,848
17/18 - Gillingham 5,936 & Millwall 7,148

Baring in mind we’re playing a Premier League team and the away following is 2,500+, having an attendance that is set to be around 5k is embarrassing. It’s an awful reflection of how far backwards that fraudster has taken us.

5k? I reckon it’ll be around 9k.

[Sutekh]

And for those that know their Watford. Just the 11 changes from their last game apparently

Gomes
Navarro
Marina
Mariappa
Prodl
Wilmott
Fremenia
Chalobah
Success
Semi
Qina

Subs
Dahlberg
Jaanmaat
Doucoure
Cathcart
Hughes
Gray
Okaka

[RoyalBlue]

Watford will have more fans than us at today’s game.

Our fat CEO is turning us into a laughing stock

Don't like him but when have we ever had large crowds for early round league cup games?

14/15 - Newport 6,459
16/17 - Plymouth 6,979 & MK Dons 6,848
17/18 - Gillingham 5,936 & Millwall 7,148

Baring in mind we’re playing a Premier League team and the away following is 2,500+, having an attendance that is set to be around 5k is embarrassing. It’s an awful reflection of how far backwards that fraudster has taken us.

No, it's a reflection of how little this tinpot competition means nowadays, as also reflected by the massive number of team changes for both clubs.

And whilst you might not like him, calling him a fraudster is somewhat OTT. Never heard of libel?

[strap]

Looks like 5/3/2 tonight with Moore, Ilori and O’Shea starting and Gunter and Richards as wingbacks.
The three in midfield are Swift, Kelly and Bacuna with Meite and McNulty up top. Walker starts.

Possibly 3-5-2? We haven't played 5-3-2 for a while as far as i can tell.

Looks like last 5-3-2 was actually 07/05/17 v Burton (away) - won 4-2
Last 5-4-1 was 26/09/17 v Millwall (away) - lost 1-2

So you could be right.

The differenrce between 3-5-2 and 5-3-2 is basically whether you're defending or attacking.

Yes, yes it is. "Official" order of line-up suggests defensive line-up then.

[Snowflake Royal]

Didn't Gunter play for the Unders yesterday? Surprised he's starting today if that's the case. Was it only a half or something?

[strap]

Little bit of nonsense trivia - Ben Wilmot makes his debut for Watford v RFC, as he did for Stevenage v RFC - both debuts coming in 2018. (Sorry, Stevenage FULL debut - he'd come on as a sub once previously).