Nationwide Division One, 27/03/04, 3.00pm
Watford
versus
Wigan Athletic
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 2-0 (14/09/99)
Lingering memory: Drab nonsense.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Coventry City (H, 20/03/04, W2-1)
Last line-up: J.Filan, N.Eaden, L.Baines, I.Breckin, M.Jackson, A.Liddell, J.Jarrett, J.Bullard, L.McCulloch, J.Roberts, N.Ellington (Subs: N.Roberts, G.Farrelly, M.Flynn, P.Mitchell, G.Walsh)
Ex-Latics at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Wigan: Peter Kennedy
Mutual friends: Mick Quinn, Craig Ramage, Neil Redfearn
Web sites: Ye Olde Tree and Crown, The Ultimate WAFC Website, Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: None
Celebrity birthdays: Quentin Tarantino (1963), Mariah Carey (1970)
Historical events: The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn (1860), The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor Marconi (1899)
Saint of the day: Setting up home on a mountain wasn't isolation enough for Saint John of Lycopolis, so the Eqyptian hermit walled himself into his cell. This didn't stop him from looking after the moral welfare of his many students, where his skill at being able to read the hidden sins of visitors must have come in handy.