Watford v Plymouth Argyle
Tuesday 17th September
Tuesday 17th September
Within a few minutes of our slightly late arrival – and as three stewards strolled to their seated positions in front of us – the stench of rotting garbage wafted into the Rookery. It was not that, however, which kept the 13,000 fans quiet, but the rubbish being played out on the pitch. The Horns were uninspired and Plymouth, bottom of the table without a win, were able to pass better and move faster. On the half-hour, they put together a fine combination that culminated in a curling shot inside Mart Poom’s post in front of us and the team went off to boos at half-time.
Despite the intermittent recurrence of the pong, the Yellow Army was in better voice in the second half but not for the first time this season, the response team’s heavy-handedness with the standing fans at the back of the stand led to chants of “stand up if you hate stewards”. On the pitch, our captain Jay Demerit had his hands above his head as the ball was crossed into the area and from the resultant penalty Argyle scored their second away goal of the night and season.
Two-nil down the team stepped up a gear and Tommy Smith had a cross-shot converted by John Joe O’Toole to put us in with a hope. Meanwhile, Joss was warned by the leader of the fluorescent jackets that he’d made two obscene hand gestures and one more and he’d walk. I called him a naughty boy. Then the same guy and several of his henchmen came to cause trouble with the cheer-leading Liam (Curly) I have mentioned several times before and none of us could follow the game as we protested their over-reaction. The game finished with a 2-1 defeat but it was the misuse of authority - rather than the result or the inexplicable reek - which stank.
Despite the intermittent recurrence of the pong, the Yellow Army was in better voice in the second half but not for the first time this season, the response team’s heavy-handedness with the standing fans at the back of the stand led to chants of “stand up if you hate stewards”. On the pitch, our captain Jay Demerit had his hands above his head as the ball was crossed into the area and from the resultant penalty Argyle scored their second away goal of the night and season.
Two-nil down the team stepped up a gear and Tommy Smith had a cross-shot converted by John Joe O’Toole to put us in with a hope. Meanwhile, Joss was warned by the leader of the fluorescent jackets that he’d made two obscene hand gestures and one more and he’d walk. I called him a naughty boy. Then the same guy and several of his henchmen came to cause trouble with the cheer-leading Liam (Curly) I have mentioned several times before and none of us could follow the game as we protested their over-reaction. The game finished with a 2-1 defeat but it was the misuse of authority - rather than the result or the inexplicable reek - which stank.
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