Matt Rowson

Watford 2 Derby County 0 (21/02/2026) 1- It’s finally raining again when we emerge onto Occupation Road. Cold drizzle to chill what had been relatively mild afternoon. True, daylight is now hanging around long enough to light our…

Watford 2 Derby County 0 (21/02/2026). A Glint in the Eye. #watfordfc #dcfc bhappy.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/w...

Preston North End 2 Watford 2 (14/02/2026) 1- It’s crisp and cold in Preston. The rare sunshine, such a treat after weeks and weeks of grey skies and rain, had refused to cross the Pennines; we’d seen the cloud cover delineating…

Preston North End 2 Watford 2 (14/02/2026). A new chapter. #watfordfc #pne bhappy.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/p...

Come on orns… #watfordfc

The List – January 2026. Yes, it’s been quieter on here than normal.  That’s having a proper job for you.  Normal service will be resumed at some point… in the meantime here’s “The List”…

Seeing as not much is happening at #watfordfc at the moment, why not keep yourself entertained with The List of all the players linked this month with one day to go... bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/t...

Watford 3 Birmingham City 0 (01/01/2026) 1- “So… did you watch the game last night?”. The reaction is immediate. A darkening of the expression, a shake of the head not in response but in frustration. “Aaaah… …

Watford 3 Birmingham City 0 (01/01/2026) Riding an Avalanche #watfordfc #BCFC bhappy.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/w...

Come on ‘orns #watfordfc

Watford 3 Norwich City 2 (06/12/2025) 1- “It’s just like learning to drive”, I’ve been advised repeatedly. It’s not a bad analogy. There’s just so much to think about and when it’s all delibera…

Watford 3 Norwich City 2 (06/12/2025). Ready or not, you can't hide. #watfordfc #otbc bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/w...

Watford 1 Bristol City 1 (07/11/2025) 1- In the end, there was no moment of silence. No deep intake of breath, no turn to face a sea of faces. One of the many, many things that I hadn’t appreciated about life as a teacher is the …

Watford 1 Bristol City 1 (07/11/2025). Pie Charts. #watfordfc #BristolCity bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/w...

Thank you kindly. No, as in the report just an unfortunate combination of Stuff and Things. Plan to report on Friday.

Indeed. The implication that we’re a shambles on a par with the Conservative Party is highly libellous.

Watford 3 Middlesbrough 0 (01/11/2025) 1- So. Did I miss anything? It’s not often you go for a month mid-season without a game. An international break, a play and an inconvenient scheduling of fixtures meant that I’d not see…

Watford 3 Middlesbrough 0 (01/11/2025). **** or bust. #watfordfc #boro bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/w...

Watford 2 Hull City 1 (27/09/2025) 1- So. Four weeks in. And it’s all good. There’s a 24-strong mob of wannabe Maths teachers for one thing, sound people one and all and while I’m definitely an old codger I’m…

Watford 2 Hull City 1 (28/09/2025). "I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work" #watfordfc #hcafc bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/09/28/w...

Watford 0 Blackburn Rovers 1 (13/09/2025) 1- It’s a slightly absurd statement, but nonetheless. Elton John is often overlooked. Insane, right? One of the least overlooked men in pop history, surely one of the most recognisable. And y…

Watford 0 Blackburn Rovers 1 (13/08/2025). "But when they are bad, they are horrid...". #watfordfc #Rovers bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/w...

The List – Summer 2025. The List.  Every player to have been linked with moves in or out since the closure of the January window. To be kept up to date until the closure of the window so bookmark if you like This Sort Of …

Based on very flexible inclusion criteria, the number of players linked to #watfordfc in the window topped out at 50. Ten of them moved clubs yesterday, fourteen ended up joining the Hornets, only twelve ended the window where they started... bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t...

Watford 2 Southampton 2 (30/08/2025) 1- It’s not been your a regular transfer window, that much is clear. At least… not what we’ve become used to. Since our most recent relegation from the Premier League in 2022 it&#…

Watford 2 Southampton 2 (30/08/2025). Outrageous Stuff. #watfordfc #SaintsFC bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/w...

The List – Summer 2025. The List.  Every player to have been linked with moves in or out since the closure of the January window. To be kept up to date until the closure of the window so bookmark if you like This Sort Of …

The number of players linked to #watfordfc this window has hit 42. 10 have signed, 12 have gone elsewhere, 20 still in play. Life, the Universe, and Everything (including, maybe, a DM and a CB) in the List... bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t...

Watford 2 Queens Park Rangers 1 (16/08/2025) 1- Two more weeks of freedom. I’m not complaining. At all. Five months since I was made redundant but I’ve been able to enjoy the break, cushioned by the pay-off. I’ve… been…

Watford 2 Queens Park Rangers 1 (16/08/2025). A thousand different possible futures #watfordfc #qpr bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/w...

Watford 1 Norwich City 2 (12/08/2025) 1- It feels wrong to start the season at home with a League Cup game. We must often have done so, logic dictates. Nonetheless. It feels a bit half-baked from the moment we pull into an empty car pa…

Watford 1 Norwich City 2 (12/08/2025) Blancmange, and a snarling lion. #watfordfc #ncfc bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/13/w...

Charlton Athletic 1 Watford 0 (09/08/2025) 1- “There’s another bar on the other side of the stand with no queue, ladies and gentlemen…” It’s around 11.30. An uncivilised time to start the new season but at leas…

Second try... bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/c...

Charlton Athletic 1 Watford 0 (09/08/2025) 1- “There’s another bar on the other side of the stand with no queue, ladies and gentlemen…” It’s around 11.30. An uncivilised time to start the new season but at leas…

Weird. I pasted it with a link. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/c...

YouTube video by Watford FC FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Chalobah's Rocket v Leicester 26.04.13

youtu.be/bo73CEMMvvM?... #chalobah #swfc #lcfc

Charlton Athletic 1 Watford 0 (09/08/2025). Encouragement #watfordfc #cafc

#watfordfc fans heading to the Valley advised to grab sustenance outside the ground. Long queues already inside

Season Preview 2025 – Part 6 SWANSEA CITY INS: Nathan Broome (Bolton Wanderers. Unidsclosed), Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient, Undisclosed), Zeidane Inoussa (BK Häcken, Undisclosed), Bobby Wales (Kilmarnock, Undisclosed), Melke…

The BHaPPY Season Preview - Part 6. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/s... #SwanseaCity #wba #WxmAFC #watfordfc

Season Preview 2025 – Part 5 SHEFFIELD UNITED INS: Mihail Polendakov (Septemvri Sofia, Undisclosed), Djibril Soumaré (Braga, Undisclosed), Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv, Undisclosed), Louie Barry (Aston Villa, Season Loan), Tyler…

The BHaPPY Season Preview - Part 5. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/s... #sufc #SWFC #saintsfc #SCFC

Season Preview 2025 – Part 4 OXFORD UNITED INS: Brian de Keersmaecker (Heracles, Undisclosed), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town, Undisclosed), Luke Harris (Fulham, Season Loan), Will Lankshear (Tottenham Hotspur, Season Loan)…

The BHaPPY Season Preview - Part 4. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/s... #oufc #pompey #pne #qpr

Season Preview 2025 – Part 3 LEICESTER CITY INS: Asmir Begović (Everton, Free) OUTS: Conor Coady (Wrexham, Undisclosed), Danny Iversen (Preston North End, Free), Danny Ward (Wrexham, Free), Brad Young (Bristol Rovers, Free), D…

The BHaPPY Season Preview - Part 3. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/s... #lcfc #boro #millwall #ncfc

Season Preview 2025 – Part 2 COVENTRY CITY INS: Miguel Angel Brau (Granada, Free), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Aston Villa, Free), Carl Rushworth (Brighton, Season Loan) OUTS: Luis Binks (Brøndby, Undisclosed), Jack Burroughs (Northa…

The BHaPPY Season Preview - Part 2. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/s... #ccfc #dcfc #hcafc #itfc

Season Preview 2025 – Part 1 Well hello again.  Four today, four tomorrow and so on… BIRMINGHAM CITY INS: Kyogo Furuhashi (Rennes, Undisclosed), Demarai Gray (Al Ettifaq, Undisclosed), Alfons Sampsted (Twente Enschede, U…

The BHaPPY Season Preview - Part 1. bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/s... #bcfc #rovers #BristolCity #cafc

The List – Summer 2025. The List.  Every player to have been linked with moves in or out since the closure of the January window. To be kept up to date until the closure of the window so bookmark if you like This Sort Of …

The List of all #watfordfc transfer rumours since January... bhappy.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t...