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Little wonder Watford enjoyed it. Expectations had not been sky-high going into the new campaign as fans began adjusting to yet another new man in the dug-out.
Injuries have not helped, but Watford looked lively and threatening on the counter throughout.
With Wrexham slow to press in the opening exchanges, they took full advantage as Traore’s flicked cross under no pressure allowed Kjerrumgaard to get a run on Dom
My biggest nagging worry is that while the expulsion from the play-off final in May has become a galvanising factor for fans and players alike, is there a quietly bigger impact on that let-down for the players in the back of their minds?
Has it punctured their resolve slightly knowing they have got to go uphill again for nine months to get where they want to be? Will bad moments
It has been almost 13 weeks since Southampton were unceremoniously expelled from last season’s Championship play-off final, but the full fallout from the scandal remains to be seen.
Saints were docked four points as part of their punishment – and after this defeat, that deficit remains – but the FA’s investigation into head coach Tonda Eckert rumbles on.
BBC Sport has been told that an FA hearing is likely to
News that Michail Antonio is training with Watford should please Hornets fans wanting to see their club strengthen in the striker department.
Luca Kjerrumgaard and Mamadou Doumbia both have room to develop and contribute this season, but it would be a big ask for them to carry the Hornets alone.
On the surface, the addition of Antonio – a player who boasts more than 250 Premier League matches and 68
We asked you what you thought of Watford’s appointment of new boss Alessio Dionisi.
Here is a selection of what you had to say:
Matt: He will be gone by the first international break. Until Gino Pozzo wakes up, realises that the problem is him and the people that run the club, we will never move forward.
Martin: If you throw enough darts at the board eventually you must hit
Here we go again. Watford have a brand new manager in Alessio Dionisi to lead them into the 2026-27 season.
If you’re trying to count up how many managers we’ve seen through the doors at Vicarage Road since the Pozzo family took over in 2012, Dionisi makes it 24.
The Italian has won the Serie B title with Empoli but the Hornets will offer him his first taste of English
Watford legend and former Wales international Kenny Jackett has died at the age of 64.
Watford-born Jackett made 428 appearances for his hometown side during a one-club playing career that also saw him win 31 caps.
Forced to retire at the age of 28, following persistent knee injuries, he began a long coaching career which included spells in charge at Watford, Swansea City, Millwall, Wolves, Rotherham, Portsmouth and Leyton Orient.
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This has been inevitable for quite a few weeks, and the announcement comes as no surprise. No matter what would have happened against Coventry yesterday (and it was another abject performance) Still was on his way.
In the past two months the results have been awful, the performances dreadful and tactically the Hornets have lacked structure and recognised game-plan.
The players have looked fed up as well – morale, confidence,
Watford will go into the game against Coventry in 16th place, 13 points adrift of the play-off places, and have not finished higher than 11th since they were relegated from the Premier League in 2020.
“I know how intent I am on being here next season and (to act on) the lessons I’ve learned, everything I’ve seen over the past few months, and what needs to be done to make
