Nationwide Division One, 20/03/04, 12.00pm
Ipswich Town
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 2-4 (14/12/02)
Lingering memory: Iroha kicking air.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Walsall (A, 16/03/04 W3-1)
Last line-up: K.Davis, F.Wilnis, M.Richards, R.Naylor, M.Elliott, J.Wright, I.Westlake, J.Magilton, T.Miller, D.Bowditch, D.Bent (Subs: S.Kuqi, S.Barron, A.Collins, S.Mitchell, L.Price)
Ex-Blues at Watford: Alec Chamberlain, Paolo Vernazza, Wayne Brown (ish)
Ex-Hornets at Ipswich: None
Mutual friends: David Barnes, Steve Palmer, Trevor Putney, Stuart Slater, John Stirk, Brian Talbot
Web sites: Pride of Anglia, Bluesweb, Those Were The Days (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (Ipswich)

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 0 Bury 0 20/03/99
Celebrity birthdays: Henrik Ibsen (1828), Spike Lee (1957)
Historical events: Jesse James' Gang robbed a bank in Russelville, Kentucky of $14,000 (1868), John Matzeliger of Suriname patented the shoe lacing machine (1885).
Saint of the day: Saint Ambrose Sansedoni of Siena, a Mediaeval Italian monk and the patron saint of engaged and betrothed couples, would've been hard to miss in a crowd. As well as being able to levitate during prayer, he was often seen circled by a holy light in which flew brightly coloured birds.