Hooray, a routine win, never particularly in doubt against a pretty woeful Portsmouth, whose fans must be wondering why they've brought in some unheard of guy when the caretakers seemed to be doing a better job than the very unlikeable Cotterill.
I was pleased to hear a rendition of 'Taylor Made Army' from the Rookery. I did join in, but alas, my Rous colleagues are not a very musical bunch. Not so, the Pompey fans who chanted, drummed and chimed their way through the 90 minutes regardless of what was taking place on the pitch. In particular, its always satisfying to hear an opposition support chant 'What a load of rubbish'.
I found our starting 11 today a lot more palatable than against Brighton. Well 10 of them any-way, I'm not sure I'm ever going to be sold on Big Chris. Everyone else did their jobs with a pleasing conviction and even when errors were made these were safely and confidently covered. It was an all round good team performance. The stand outs being Mariappa who seems to enjoy the company of Nosworthy, Hogg and Bauben who look like they are going to keep Eustace out of the side for a good while, and Kightly who had his best game in a Watford shirt.
We now have a great chance to actually make the first half of our season look pretty respectable with games to come at Donnie and home to Bristol City. Win those and on the pitch things look considerably brighter, more so than in the Watford boardroom at any rate.
