Saturday, September 29, 2007

The man behind me- Watford 1 Blackpool 1

Home to Blackpool and drew 1-1 in a game we really should have won easily. Adam Johnson scored a great free kick just before half time but Blackpool scored a penalty with about 15 minutes left.

My mate Laurence made the comment after he used my ticket to go to the Southampton game that the man behind me was very annoying. I was surprised because whilst being loud I like the man behind me as he is quite funny.

However I soon saw what Laurence meant. Another man, who does now sit right behind and next to the funny loud man, has appeared and will only shout to yell abuse at the Watford players. His targets yesterday were King (!), Doyley and Mahon. I clearly wasn't the only one who got fed up as a couple of women near me turned round to stare at him. I really hope he isn't going to be there again but the fact he has had that seat for two games in a row doesn't look good.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Compact- Queens Park Rangers 1 Watford 1


Drove to South Ruislip and got a very fast Central Line train to White City. I was at the ground by 1.50 as the station is less than half a mile away.

I liked Loftus Road a lot. For a start it had the biggest loo's I've ever seen inside a football ground and it was also very compact. You feel like your seat is right on the pitch. I was amazed that the capacity is around 18,000 as everything is so close you'd imagine you could only get about 5000 in there.

I was wearing my San Francisco 49'ers sweater and a steward came and had a chat to me because he used to live in San Fran when he was in the marines and had been a 49'ers Season Ticket holder for two years. I was very impressed! He also said he did stewarding at Wembley and so was going to see the Miami v NY Giants game there in October.

The chatting continued as I sat next to an older lady call Phyl who had 3 children and whose husband had died last year. She had been a Watford supporter for years and it was the thing she did on her own. She was very chatty about Watford and families and was a good person to sit next to.

The game was one we should have won easily but we just didn't get the luck and ended up drawing 1-1. Adam Johnson scored our goal early in the 2nd half but QPR equalised within 10 minutes. It didn't even help when they had a man sent off for two bookable offences late on.

I left the ground quickly and there was a train in the station when I got there. I got back home by 5.40! Only slightly later than if I'd gone to the Vic.