[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Murder at the Vicarage: Albion's first-ever competitive trip to Watford ends in a 3-0 defeat, 11th September 1983

The vagaries of the fixture list send us to Vicarage Road on Tuesday night for the first time in nearly two years. When we last visited, Watford were Premier League new boys just starting their campaign, but it's hard to see them as anything but a firmly-established mid-table side now, just needing another win or two to get across the line and ensure a third consecutive season in the top flight. They have a decent if unimpressive home record, and on the back of victory against Sunderland on Saturday, they'll no doubt look to add another three points to their tally here.

Albion come into this having nabbed a good point with a professional performance at Old Trafford, and will presumably look to employ a similar strategy with (ideally) a little more adventurous play on the break to try and snatch the win this time. Fifty points is still very much on the cards, and this is a great opportunity for us to put ourselves within touching distance of it.

[drewks]

I feel that our game plan of dogged defence and quick breaks is very dependant on Matt Phillips, and without him, or someone similar, we just don't have that threat going forward. It seems very strange to me that Leko isn't getting a start - or even being on the bench - in the continuing absence of Phillips .......he'd seem to me to be the closest type of player we have to MP?
Still - in TP we trust.......
......another hard-earned point here methinks.

[Salopbaggie]

I have a feeling this may just be a cracker of a game. 2 - 3

[Stairs]

Just wangled permission to get to this game. Hope it's a cracker.

[talkSAFT]

Just wangled permission to get to this game.

Mrs Stairs certainly looks after you.

[Bierzo Baggie]

Cyrille-Peter Eastoe-Martin Jol-Romeo Zondervan-Gary Owen-John Barnes-Nigel Callaghan

Sorry, had to get that out of my system!

No idea who the number 5 is.. belter of a shot though!

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Cyrille Peter Eastoe Martin Jol Romeo Zondervan Gary Owen John Barnes Nigel Callaghan

Oi, how do you know my daughter's full name?

[betterthanbaird]

Have any of you named your kids after albion players' out of interest?

On the game, I'd like to think we have a decent chance of winning but I wouldn't be too dissapointed with a draw, depending on the circumstances, Think we'll see 2 or 3 changes, probably Rondon and Morrison back in, and we'll try to take the game to Watford.

[Alouion]

A chance for us to register our first double this season. We have only lost one league game to Watford in the last 17 meetings. For most of those 17 fixtures I was working abroad so I did not attend them. Unfortunately I was at the defeat. I did witness Stokes prize capture, Berahino, miss both penalties.
The good news is that I won't be there tonight, so we have every chance. Both teams have misfiring front lines at the moment. However at least our defenders are chipping in with goals, always assuming we can hold on to the ball long enough to get it into their penalty area and win a free kick or corner.
My heady optimism at Manchester let me down so I will go for a Desmond, 2-2.

[Stairs]

Have any of you named your kids after albion players' out of interest?

On the game, I'd like to think we have a decent chance of winning but I wouldn't be too dissapointed with a draw, depending on the circumstances, Think we'll see 2 or 3 changes, probably Rondon and Morrison back in, and we'll try to take the game to Watford.

No but if ever they sign a player called Georgina, Helena or Anna I will claim that I did