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Things you never knew about..............Watford

AFKABartramAFKABartram
edited January 2008 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
1. Elton John was once an active element of Watford's 70s firm, and penned the song 'Saturday's Alright For Fighting' following a successful ambush that led to the major shoeing of a group of Luton fans in 1973.

2. Formed in 1881 as Hertford FC, the name was changed in 1897 following a long running joke between board members. Hertford were renouned for their hospitality to vising clubs, a feat rarely reciprocated on their travels. On return from away games, the chairman would ask 'how was the food' to which the fellow directors would chuckle, and cohesively shout ' WHAT FOOD ?'.

'What Food' become their running joke, and following the resignation of the original chairman in 1897, the remaining directors changed the name to Watford FC to stamp their mark on the club.

3. Graham Taylor's famous 'Do I Not Like That' originated from Dec 1981, when the manager was offended by an x-rated present he had drawn from the chairman's Secret Santa competition.

4. Luther Blisset is believed to head of the UK branch of the Scientology Church, having introduced the religion to the UK following an extended holiday in Los Angeles in 1984. Luther delivered a reading at the 2006 wedding of his good friend Tom Cruise to Katie Holmes.

5. Watford's traditional colours are red and blue, but they changed to their yellow colours in response to the death of manager Bill Findlay's popular canary bird 'Coco' in 1946.
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    The EqualiserThe Equaliser
    6.Vicarage Road was used in the filming of Murphys Mob.....Dunmore Utd.
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    kigeliakigelia
    edited January 2008
    7. they are known as the Hornet's not because of the obvious Yellow colour of their strip, but because of an Eccentric Manager they had in the 30's. Ivor Welman was a great believer in the envigorating properties of ground walrus tusk. He insisted that players tucked into ground walrus tusk sandwiches before a match. The undeducated masses called them horn eaters and eventually the name was contracted to the hornets that we know them as today.
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    WSSWSS
    edited January 2008
    8. The Watford nickname has always been "The Hornets" but not always in its current form. Prior to when the name was changed, the Watford squad would routinely frequent "Destiny", the nightclub in central Watford. Here the players would often use their flared trousers to attract the ladies back to their pads for some nocturnal activities. The flared trousers were named by regular members of the public as "Whore Nets" and as such the nickname was born.

    Considering to be offensive, Elton John got rid of the name as he preffered to see a little pricks hence the change to "Hornets" who do have pricks.
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    LoOkOuTLoOkOuT
    Which is true, 7 or 8?
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited January 2008
    9. Watford have never won a game played on a Sunday

    10. In 1894 the off-side rule had to be changed so that players were only off-side in your own half following Watfords tactic of pushing all but one of their players in to the other teams penalty area so making an almost impossible to break off-side trap

    11. The allottments that used to surround Vicarage Rd were destroyed by the CIA when it was discovered that they were being used to grow heroin poppies
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    WSSWSS
    [cite]Posted By: LoOkOuT[/cite]Which is true, 7 or 8?
    Defiantely 8
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    edited January 2008
    12) Aidy Boothroyd is the illegitimate spawn of Gordon Strachan
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    AFKABartramAFKABartram
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]9. Watford have never won a game played on a Sunday

    This is indeed true, and purely for religious regions.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]9. Watford have never won a game played on a Sunday

    This is indeed true, and purely for religious regions.

    Hence Vicarage Rd.

    Should they ever win a game played on a Sunday the freehold of the Eastern side of the ground would revert to the Retired Vicars Friendly Society, a charity that is the 4th largest landowner in England.
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    13) Marlon King in an incredibly wanky striker, who never scores against London teams
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    WSSWSS
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]13) Marlon King in an incredibly wanky striker, who never scores against London teams
    Well done...
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    PlaaayerPlaaayer
    [quote][cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]13) Marlon King in an incredibly wanky striker, who never scores against London teams[/quote]

    Thats his hat-trick sorted for the weekend then! ;-)
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    Apologies, he's scored against Palace earlier this season. I've just remembered.
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    The EqualiserThe Equaliser
    14.Avoid letting ex-watford chairman play a concert at your football club.Immediate relegation ensues.

    Elton John to play Selhurst summer 2008.
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    Ghetto1Ghetto1
    14 , Charlton Athletic fans director Ben Hayes was born in Watford in 1951
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    dansmudgedansmudge
    14) When I was a student I worked in Chicago Rock Cafe in the high street, I had to wear a red & white striped shirt and matching braces.
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    suzisausagesuzisausage
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]Apologies, he's scored against Palace earlier this season. I've just remembered.

    isnt' that Surrey? have we been here before?
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    14) Watford have won every home game they have played against London teams this season ;-)
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    [cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]Apologies, he's scored against Palace earlier this season. I've just remembered.

    isnt' that Surrey? have we been here before?

    In which case I was correct in my original post ;-)
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]14) Watford have won every home game they have played against London teams this season ;-)

    They lost to QPR a few weeks ago.

    17. Watford are the last of the other 23 Championship sides to face Charlton this season.
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    kigeliakigelia
    edited January 2008
    Watford is home to the infamous Hertfordshire Dribbler. The unknown freak spent much of the seventies breaking into houses in Watford and leaving pint mugs full of what can only be described as 'greenies'. It is believed that the dribbler was an inmate at a local asylum closed in 1973, shortly before the dribbling incidents began. The contents of the mugs were disposed of by the local fire-brigade who were rumoured to get new recruits to drink them as part of some bizarre initiation ceremony.
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    ShagShag
    It is the UK origin of the world famous Tequila snorter
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    AFKABartramAFKABartram
    18. An ill-fated belief that sandpaper held mystical healing powers, led Watford to finish the 1923/24 season with 13 players sporting third-degree burns.
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    The EqualiserThe Equaliser
    19.Southport FC's final game as a football league club before getting demoted to non-league in 1978 was at Watford.

    20.Never go out on a date with a Watford girl.You end up marrying them.
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    21) Watford is full of dirty northern bastards!
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    AFKABartramAFKABartram
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]21) Watford is full of dirty northern bastards!

    CORRECTION: Watford are the most Southern of the Dirty Northern B*stards category
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    StanmoreAddickStanmoreAddick
    [cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]21) Watford is full of dirty northern bastards!

    CORRECTION: Watford are the most Southern of the Dirty Northern B*stards category

    Thus ensuring that Stanmore is in the "Southern Softy" catagory!
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    OaksterOakster
    22). The Watford Gap cheap & cheerful clothing store is confusingly in Watford, not Watford Gap.
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    cunningstunt87cunningstunt87
    22) The most popular car in the Watford players car park, is Jobi Mcanuffs pink Volkswagen Beetle.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited January 2008
    [cite]Posted By: StanmoreAddick[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: cunningstunt87[/cite]21) Watford is full of dirty northern bastards!

    CORRECTION: Watford are the most Southern of the Dirty Northern B*stards category

    Thus ensuring that Stanmore is in the "Southern Softy" catagory!

    Anyone's who has met you would know that ; - )
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