Ross McConnell-Tait

❤️✨ 20 years ago, Alan Shearer opened up a charity centre. It helps people with complex disabilities and their families. 🫂 Shearer made sure the facilities are free to use. He's now aiming to build a second hydrotherapy pool after demand soared. 👏

Former Tesco worker Simon Grimes, 44, secretly emptied his 73-year-old mum’s £595,000 life savings over six years. He abused her trust, transferring the money (from her late husband’s estate) into his own accounts to blow on cocaine, alcohol, gambling and loan sharks while living rent-free in her bungalow. When she finally confronted him, he left a suicide note on her coffee table saying: “I’m sorry for what I’ve done. By the time you read this I will be at Beachy Head and I will be dead.” He disappeared for several days, then walked into a police station and confessed instead. His devastated widow mum has been left financially ruined and has cut all contact. Grimes is on trial at Croydon Crown Court pleading not guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position. What an absolute bastard

@DNSYE_podcast Louza has been head and shoulders above everyone else,then Bola for me. YPOS Doumbia, I think he has been unlucky to not get a run of games as the starting striker. On K9 give the lad a break, he gets very little service and is often isolated, he will be much improved next season

Name your #WatfordFC player of the season…

@louorns @thewatfordway No alignment on the board, board is a farce, there’s no real board just Pozzo. He occasionally allows the others to think he is backing their suggestions … then he ensures it fails to prove himself right, he then swans off and finds some other mug who will do as he tells them

Forgot to put in here as what I know it’s a matter of when not if Ed is sacked. There’s not alignment on the board and we all know what happens there Blades could be divisive. Players really like him is what I’ll say. Which wasn’t the case for Javi or Paolo

Jotted down some late night ramblings on Watford and how annoying we are, how easy it is to rectify and what I would do. It’s all over the place structurally which is quite fitting. Link below

@androofrench @Richwfc2 Crossed my mind today …. Bahrami probably has a strategy and long term plan for stability and success - therefore he is not aligned with the owner. Why would he be needed to scout players with our world leading, global scouting network?

Serious question: where has Behrami gone? Obviously still employed but from sitting cheek to cheek with Gracia at press conferences and taking media questions, he’s just disappeared. And ‘scouting players for the summer’ is not a serious or acceptable answer!

@louorns Spot on - will never happen with Pozzo at the helm and I fear he is staying for another 10 years as he has zero intention to sell or entertain outside investment which dilutes his grip on the club … we need a shake up of ownership, CEO, board, sporting directors the lot.

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🥹 "It means everything" - Cheltenham Town boss Steve Cotterill fighting back the tears after EFL safety secured with emphatic 4-0 win at Walsall #ctfc

Amazes me we’re ran by the same people. Kosta Runjaic coming up to his 80th game in charge, competed for top half under his tenure and recruited to his style of football even before he got there. How the hell do they not apply the same logic to us

Anger is wasted energy. It's time to act Peaceful actions obviously The club is rotten it doesn't matter who manages this #Watfordfc team It's our club & we'll be left behind when Gino does eventually go Let's encourage him to sell sooner than later Be loud and tell him

@androofrench @Richwfc2 Same old story, season after season it’s like watching a crap film on repeat. We have to accept the ambition of the owner is to unearth a few gems he can sell for big money. We will never get out of this league with kids, punts and the odd bit of stardust. Owners don’t care.

Ekwah (273 mins) and Bove (170) have played less minutes for #watfordfc added together than Goglichidze (681). Two things stand out for me: only injuries allowed Goglichidze so much time & signing unfit players in January isn’t helpful.

@Adam_Drury1 What does Doumbia have to do to get a semi regular start at least ?

🚨 Two changes to the Watford XI... IN: Abankwah, Kayembe OUT: Keben, Doumbia Kjerrumgaard goes again upfront, Maamma returns to the bench, Bove drops out of the squad (HG rule) 👇 watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/26013056… #Watfordfc

Anyone who watched that #watfordfc bank holiday stroll around West London but still thinks we can win 5 or 6 of our last six games and possibly make the play-offs should consider we’ve won 3 of our last 16 - and also stop drinking now.

@dannykellywords Keep going, keep a positive mindset and in the not to distant future you will be able look back at this period of your life as a bump in the road, a bump that will only be seen in the rear view mirror as you move forward

Kelly chemo capers, day 7. The dark days of the cycle close in. Fatigue flattens, symptoms spiral, sleep replaced by anxious staring. New drugs bring new pains: tablets help. But we endure, not cos we're "brave" or "tough", but cos we told our loved ones we would do our best.

If people were able to legally watch 3pm kick offs in this country at a reasonable price, the market for FireSticks would drop off significantly. Everywhere else on earth, you can watch every Premier League game for a fraction of the price UK consumers are offered.

@dannykellywords Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.

Cancer update. Poking over. Treatment starts! Now: PICC line insert. Then chemo and immuno drugs begin ("tough" say the docs). I'm wearing my Disraeli Gears hoodie, multi-hueded Dongeal tweed lid, and acid green shirt. Not Psychedia v Chemo... Psych *helping* the Drugs! 💚✊️💊

@DNSYE_podcast Lack of direction of club,no connection with the management team(how could you having 3/4 coaches a season)embarrassment to say you are a #watfordfc fan the way Duxbury & Pozzo conduct themselves The worse communication team ever at the club ! Soul of club dead community gone

If you want Baroness Michelle Mone removed from the House of Lords and to repay the £136,000,000 owed to taxpayers, please RT!

@NicktheHornet @DNSYE_podcast @Adam_Drury1 Still is not out of his depth imo. If the players can’t bury the chances created that’s on them - better finishing would have seen us win our last 2. We are also a team of inexperienced kids, he inherited a squad desperately needing a couple of experienced, championship players

@Adam_Drury1 Who would have thought that a manager who won 2 out of his previous 26 games in Belgium would be out of his depth at a Championship club in England?!

Still 🗣️ 'Gutted. Need to take chances and really disappointed with indiscipline in possession.' 'Season definitely not over. Loads of points to play for.' Doesn't doubt players' minerals and strength of character. Luca K has knee issue and did well to even travel. #watfordfc

Would love to know the stats in the Championship for playing out from the back, making it to the other end of the pitch to create something vs giving away massive chances. What are we doing for the goal, rolling it out when they are ready to press the back four? #watfordfc

For those blaming Still today, I don’t think you can. Side should’ve been 2/3-0 up at half time but the players couldn’t finish. Is Still the long-term answer? I don’t know. But you certainly cannot put much blame on him for players missing countless no. chances.