Nationwide Division One, 13/12/03, 5.35pm
Sheffield United
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 2-1 (28/09/02)
Lingering memory: Ice-cool Heidar
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Walsall (H, 09/12/03, W2-0)
Last line-up: A.Fettis, R.Kozluk, R.Page, P.Jagielka, A.Wright, S.McCall, M.Tonge, N.Montgomery, P.Ndlovu, J.Lester, P.Peschisolido (Subs: W.Allison, M.Brown, A.Parkinson, D.Boussatta, A.Fettis)
Ex-Blades at Watford: Paul Devlin
Ex-Hornets at United: Wayne Allison, Robert Page
Mutual friends: Tony Agana, David Barnes, Dave Bassett, Willie Falconer, Mick Henderson, Peter Hetherston, Glyn Hodges, David Holdsworth, Martin Kuhl, Tommy Mooney, Mark Morris, Cliff Powell, Mel Rees, Wilf Rostron, Keith Waugh
Web sites: Gallon of Magnet, The Blades Online (Rivals), Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 1 Bristol City 1 13/12/97
Celebrity birthdays: Dick Van Dyke (1925), Steve Buscemi (1957)
Historical events: - Al Gore conceded the 2000 Presidential election to George W. Bush (2000); U.S. President George W. Bush served formal notice to Russia that the United States was withdrawing from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (2001)
Saint of the day: A wealthy and beautiful maiden, Saint Lucy would've made the perfect match for her fiancé had she not vowed to remain a virgin and devote her life to charitable work. He betrayed her to the pagan authorities, but not before she'd plucked out her eyes and made them a present to him - he'd always admired them.