Nationwide Division One, 27/09/03, 3pm
Watford
versus
Ipswich Town
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 0-2 (17/11/02)
Lingering memory: Pennant up front. Ngggh.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Franchise FC (H, 20/09/03, W4-1)
Last line-up: K.Davis, F.Wilnis, M.Richards, G.Santos, D.Diallo, J.Wright, C.Bart-Williams, J.Magilton, A.Mahon, A.Armstrong, D.Bent (Subs: D.Bowditch, P.Couñago, T.Naylor, I.Westlake, L.Price)
Ex-Blues at Watford: Alec Chamberlain, Paolo Vernazza
Ex-Hornets at Ipswich: Wayne Brown
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 (London)

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 1 York City 1 27/09/97
Celebrity birthdays: Marcus Gayle (1970), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972)
Historical events: George Stephenson operated the first locomotive that hauled a passenger train (1825), The Taliban siezed control of Kabul (1996).
Saint of the day: Saint Barry, a Celtic saint, gave his name to Barry Island in Wales, where he is said to be buried. He is also said to be buried in Cornwall, in a place the locals preferred to be named Fowey.