Predictions: Who will be 2010/11’s main winners and losers?

If everything I predicted 12 months ago came true I would be a very rich and happy man right now. Unfortunately Arsenal let me down in the league, West Ham failed me in the FA Cup and letting my heart rule my head in the SPL by putting £10 on my beloved Aberdeen to win the SPL really was a waste of ...

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Predictions: Who will be 2010/11’s main winners and losers Part 2

Well you’ve heard what our Panel members have had to say for themselves, now it’s time for the “experts” to have their say. We’ll start off with writer Hugh Larkin. He loves the underdog but he thinks Chelsea are just far too strong for anyone to cope with and thinks Arsenal and Spurs are going to...

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Fantasy football 2010/11 reminder

Do you think you can spend £100 million better than Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini? Do you think you could assemble a better squad than Spurs boss Harry Redknapp? Do you think you can guide your side to glory like Chelsea’s Carlo Ancelotti? If so then we want to hear from you. We at Squarefootba...

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Squarefootball fantasy football invitation 2010/11

I saw more action and excitement this summer down at the mortuary than I did at the World Cup in South Africa. There was also a better atmosphere between me and my ex-girlfriend than there was inside the grounds, thanks to the constant drone of those awful vuvuzelas. And as for entertainment, I th...

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Get on side and sport your colours for Shelter this World Cup

In celebration of this years FIFA World Cup, housing and homelessness charity Shelter are teaming up with Nationwide Building Society, Official England Team sponsor, to launch their fantastic footy fundraiser, Strip4Shelter. Shelter is asking people across the country to replace their regular work ...

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England: Who should Fabio choose as his No 1 for South Africa?

In less than 100 days the greatest show on earth kicks off in South Africa but England manager Fabio Capello still has major issues to resolve before he finalises on his squad who will be given the task of bringing the World Cup home. Who will fill the left-back role if Ashley Cole fails to recover ...

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Is Wayne Bridge right to turn his back on England?

Representing your country in the World Cup is supposed to be every footballer’s dream. Every one bar Wayne Bridge that is. The Manchester City left-back has kicked his international career into row Z due to the fall-out of John Terry’s alleged affair with his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children...

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The Old Firm: Premier League? You’re having a laugh!

Martin Luther King famously had a dream of racial equality and an end to discrimination. I too have a dream but sadly it isn’t as prophetic as that. I just want to live to see Aberdeen crowned as SPL champions. Now that may sound ridiculous to many of you given the Dons’ recent lack of silverware bu...

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Manchester derby: Was this the greatest Premier League game ever?

Sir Alex Ferguson has described Manchester United’s action-packed 4-3 over their rivals Manchester City as the greatest Manchester derby of all time and it’s hard to refute that claim. From start to finish it was pulsating viewing and had absolutely everything a fan could ask for – goals galore, def...

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Championship 2009-10 Previews - Watford

It was all starting to look quite positive for Watford under Brendan Rodgers, but his decision to make the short move to Reading after barely six months at Vicarage Road could spell further trouble for the Hornets.Former player and coach Malky Mackay has been named as Rodgers’ successor and could be...

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Who will win the Championship, League One and League Two?

Forget those Saturday afternoons traipsing around the shops with the other half. Forget about cutting the grass and mending the fence and you can definitely forget about visiting the in-laws because, yes, the Football League is back! Middlesbrough and Sheffield United got the new season under way ...

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Squarefootball's fantasy football challenge

Do you see yourself as the next Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger? Do you think you can pick a better team than Harry Redknapp or Rafa Benitez? Brilliant, then why don’t you join us in competing for the coveted Squarefootball fantasy league crown? For the past few years we at Squarefootball towers...

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Sir Bobby Robson - A tribute to a true gentleman

The world of football lost one of its most famous sons yesterday. Sir Bobby Robson, the former Ipswich Town, Newcastle United, Barcelona and England manager, passed away aged 76 following a long battle with lung cancer. Fans, players, pundits and managers have been paying their respect to Robson wit...

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Plunging Pound Could See Transfer Focus Switch To Football League

With the opening of the January transfer window looming large, speculation is rife as to which big name stars from Europe’s major leagues will be winging their way to the Premiership over the next few weeks. However, with sterling’s collapse against the Euro meaning that transfer fees for players b...

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Championship 2008-09 Preview - Watford

The Hornets looked set for a swift return to the Premiership in the early months of last season but, coinciding with the departure of Aidy Boothroyd’s assistant Keith Burkinshaw, their form dipped alarmingly over the latter months of the campaign and they only just managed to secure a play-off spot,...

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A big season for...Aidy Boothroyd

After appearing almost from nowhere to become one of the hottest managerial properties around, Aidy Boothroyd faces the toughest task of his career to date in the forthcoming season. Guiding Watford to promotion in his first full season in management saw Boothroyd described as man with 'extraordin...

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Championship Play-off Contenders - Watford

It looked as if the Hornets would reclaim their Premiership place at the first time of asking early on in the campaign, as they opened up a commanding lead at the top of the table. They were quickly reeled in by the chasing pack though and just one win in their final 14 games very nearly cost them ...

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5408 Championship Promotion Contend

by : Cody Strunk It looked as if Watford were going to stroll back to the Premiership at the first time of asking early on in the season, but they were quickly reeled in by the chasing pack and now have a real battle on their hands if they are to secure automatic promotion. They are unbeaten in th...

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5138 2007 as it happened: Watford

by : Alex Wolstenholme As 2007 draws to a close, Watford are living up to their billing as promotion favourites in the Championship after their struggles in the top-flight. January: The Hornets decide to cash in on star man Ashley Young after Aston Villa's near-£10m offer for the wideman. Boss Aid...

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4983: Watford Looking Good For A Rap

by : Cody Strunk It’s been an excellent start to the season for Watford as the Hornets bid to regain their Premiership status at the first time of asking following their (not altogether unexpected) short stay in the top-flight, with Monday night’s 2:0 victory at Crystal Palace sending Adrian Boothr...

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4760: Watford: Smith weaves a little

by : Jeff Gold Week 2 of the Championship and there’s lots to discuss. The new arrivals from League One remain undefeated, Premiership refugees Sheffield United and Charlton Athletic have only a point apiece and, even by their pitifully low standards, Sheffield Wednesday have produced the most shoc...

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4608: Watford Season Review 2006/07

by : Hugh Larkin 2006/07 proved to be a season of struggle for Watford and ultimately the predictions were confirmed. The Hornets had been favourites to go straight back to the Championship and they ended bottom of the pile- however, they never lost their pride and won a lot of admirers for their a...

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4437: Watford: Can The Hornets Bounc

by : Stephen Orford Failure to beat Manchester City at Vicarage Road on Saturday (April 21) confirmed Watford’s relegation to the Championship. The Hornets have spent just one year in the top flight after beating Leeds United in last season’s Championship play-off final at Cardiff, and have had a...

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4397: FA Cup Semi-Final Preview; Wa

by : Stephen Orford Premiership leaders Manchester United continue their three-pronged quest for silverware when they meet Watford in the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park on Saturday evening (April 14). The clash pitches the Premiership’s top and bottom clubs together, with Watford hoping to add so...

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4391: Crystal Palace 1990 Can Inspir

by : Hugh Larkin Logic suggests that Watford have little hope of putting a brake on Manchester United in this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final but this is a one-off game and anything could happen. If Adi Boothroyd needs inspiration he could look back to the events of 1990. The Cup Finalists that season...

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4305: Watford; The Run-In - There's

by : Stephen Orford Well before Santa rode his sleigh into town, the football fraternity were predicting nothing but Premiership doom for Watford. An inevitable return to the Championship has looked on the cards for the entire season, and with eight games remaining the Hornets still find themselve...

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4270: Watford Close On The Unwanted

by : Hugh Larkin Watford’s are lying ten points away from safety in the Premiership, so relegation must be a probability. Because they have progressed to the FA Cup semi-finals as well, it raises the possibility that the Hornets could become just the sixth side to reach the Final and be relegated. ...

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4137: Watford: January 2007 transfer

by : Alex Wolstenholme Manchester City (13) vs Reading (7), KO 15:00 Manchester City have been occupied by talk of Stuart Pearce and the Englan Under-21s this week and you have to wonder if it will have effected the preparations for this match. Reading are continuing to prove to be obdurate oppone...

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4080: Young Transfer Will Have Watfo

by : Paul Grech They don’t call it the silly season for nothing. Ashley Young might have decided against moving to West Ham yet the fact that these were willing to pay a £10 million transfer fee highlights the lack of quality that is available. As well as proving that West Ham have too much money...

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4067: Premiership Preview; Watford

by : Stephen Orford Two sides with very different problems clash at Vicarage Road this Saturday (January 13) when Watford entertain Liverpool. Aidy Boothroyd’s side are still bottom of the Premiership, having won only once in the league all season. That came against Middlesbrough back in November...

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3955: Boothroyd struggling to plug t

by : David Hulott Retaining their Premiership status following promotion was never going to be an easy task for Watford, but the fates really do seem to be conspiring against Adrian Boothroyd in his attempts to keep The Hornets in the top-flight. Tuesday’s game at home to Sheffield United was alwa...

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3594: Pen Portrait: Albert Jarrett(W

by : Sam Cullen As Watford signed 21 year old midfielder Albert Jarrett from Brighton last month, many Hornet fans could have been forgiven for asking “Albert who?” One thing was certain, they had signed a player with no Premiership experience. Jarrett’s professional career began in the 2003/04 s...

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3497: Pen Portrait: Tamas Priskin (W

by : Paul Grech Typically for a side that no one was expected to be in the Premiership this time last year, Watford’s transfers so far have been low key. Manager Aidy Boothroyd seems set to confirm his faith in the bulk of the squad that won promotion last year with a couple of additions from the ...

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3505: What Hope For Watford?

by : Hugh Larkin George Boateng has been handed the captain’s armband and his displays this season will be vital as Southgate aims to build on from McClaren’s success. Fabio Rochemback will start the new campaign with the fans on his side after a poor start to his career on Teesside and Malcolm Chr...

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3186: Watford:Back in the big time!

by : Sam Cullen At the beginning of the 2005/06 season, few pundits predicted much for Watford. Adie Boothroyd, appointed in March 2005, was seen by many as nothing more than a cheap option and Watford were highlighted for relegation "fodder" seeing as they had only survived the drop by 2 points th...

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1819: Watford: Will sacking Ray Lewi

by : Stephen Orford Some football clubs never learn. Your team is sitting an admittedly disappointing 15th in the Coca Cola Championship, just four points off the relegation zone as you enter the notoriously decisive Easter period. You have not won since the end of February, and you have won just f...

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1512: Championship: Can Lewington’s

by : Matt Furniss After their defeat away at Brighton, Watford currently occupy 16th place in the Championship, most probably due to the twelve draws that they have achieved in twenty eight games so far this season. But even though this is the case, any Watford supporter cannot deny that they are n...

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1401: Championship Form Guide: Watfo

by : Alex Wolstenholme Watford stand 14th in the Championship table at the time of writing and but for a home record that sees seven draws in twelve games could have surprised even more people with their solid first half of the campaign. In a division where goalscorers can hold the key, two strike...

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