Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Apr 6, 2012 9:52:05 GMT 1
Its match day at last seems a lifetime already since the last match, sadly no links for todays match folks but will try and find a audio one for those that can not listen to the commentary on the radio.
As for the match here is a selection of what the press are saying today.
Bwin
Ian Holloway is unlikely to be a fan of Swedish crime fiction, but it doesn’t take a detective to realise that his Blackpool team are facing a tricky task against one of the in-form teams of the Championship this Good Friday.
Recent months have seen Watford well and truly pull their socks up, with an impressive haul of 17 points from a possible 21 putting them in the hunt for a unexpected Premier League return.
Blackpool, meanwhile, also remain in the frame for an immediate return to the top division, having provided more page-turning moments in last week’s win over Southampton than a Dan Brown novel featuring a new chapter every two pages.
BBC
The 11th-placed Hornets go into this game searching for a fourth straight victory, and sitting at the top of the Championship's "Last Six Current Form" table.
• Sean Dyche's side, who are unbeaten in seven, are on their best winning sequence since notching six on the bounce in mid-January last year.
• Only three of Watford's 13 league wins have been against clubs higher than themselves in the table.
• Fifth-placed Blackpool will be buoyant after last Saturday's 3-0 home triumph over leaders Southampton, but they travel on a three-match losing run away from home.
• The goals netted at Bloomfield Road last weekend did not only see them retain the unique distinction as the only club to have scored in every Championship game of 2012, it also took their total to within three of the 72 by top scorers Southampton.
• Ian Holloway's Seasiders have won an unrivalled seven league games in which their opponents have opened the scoring.
Last 11 games between the two
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Blackpool 0 - 0 Watford
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Blackpool 3 - 2 Watford
Sat 22 Aug Watford 2 - 2 Blackpool
2008/2009 Sat 21 Feb Blackpool 0 - 2 Watford
Sat 01 Nov Watford 3 - 4 Blackpool
2007/2008 Sun 04 May Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford
Sat 29 Sep Watford 1 - 1 Blackpool
1997/1998 Sat 07 Mar Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford
Sat 01 Nov Watford 4 - 1 Blackpool
1996/1997 Sat 30 Nov Watford 2 - 2 Blackpool
Sat 26 Oct Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford
As for the match here is a selection of what the press are saying today.
Bwin
Ian Holloway is unlikely to be a fan of Swedish crime fiction, but it doesn’t take a detective to realise that his Blackpool team are facing a tricky task against one of the in-form teams of the Championship this Good Friday.
Recent months have seen Watford well and truly pull their socks up, with an impressive haul of 17 points from a possible 21 putting them in the hunt for a unexpected Premier League return.
Blackpool, meanwhile, also remain in the frame for an immediate return to the top division, having provided more page-turning moments in last week’s win over Southampton than a Dan Brown novel featuring a new chapter every two pages.
BBC
The 11th-placed Hornets go into this game searching for a fourth straight victory, and sitting at the top of the Championship's "Last Six Current Form" table.
• Sean Dyche's side, who are unbeaten in seven, are on their best winning sequence since notching six on the bounce in mid-January last year.
• Only three of Watford's 13 league wins have been against clubs higher than themselves in the table.
• Fifth-placed Blackpool will be buoyant after last Saturday's 3-0 home triumph over leaders Southampton, but they travel on a three-match losing run away from home.
• The goals netted at Bloomfield Road last weekend did not only see them retain the unique distinction as the only club to have scored in every Championship game of 2012, it also took their total to within three of the 72 by top scorers Southampton.
• Ian Holloway's Seasiders have won an unrivalled seven league games in which their opponents have opened the scoring.
Stats
Last 11 games between the two
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Blackpool 0 - 0 Watford
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Blackpool 3 - 2 Watford
Sat 22 Aug Watford 2 - 2 Blackpool
2008/2009 Sat 21 Feb Blackpool 0 - 2 Watford
Sat 01 Nov Watford 3 - 4 Blackpool
2007/2008 Sun 04 May Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford
Sat 29 Sep Watford 1 - 1 Blackpool
1997/1998 Sat 07 Mar Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford
Sat 01 Nov Watford 4 - 1 Blackpool
1996/1997 Sat 30 Nov Watford 2 - 2 Blackpool
Sat 26 Oct Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford