It’s Time To Talk About Gino Pozzo

Pozzo Out

Us fans wanted the youngsters playing for watford and I think they will get there wish maybe it's a good thing because we have some good players

Brilliant video lads. It’s not particularly fun or easy to speak about all of the issues going on at watford right now but you’ve said it exactly how it is while providing a fair balance. Top stuff👏🟡⚫️

Great stream and honest comments as ever Guys, TBH I don't do social media but anyone can see and feel that the general feelings around the club are not great, alot of future direction of feelings I think will depend on the performance and direction of the team in the first game at Millwall, after the results of pre season it could turn sour if things go against us, lets be honest they are going to bully us and I don't know if we are mentally strong enough to cope with it. Hopefully I'm wrong and we can all look forward to a successful season. 🙂👍.

Good video guys. Personally I don't subscribe to the view that the opinions on social media don't represent the wider view. Yes if you only base opinions on one platform you may be right, but views are echod across multiple platforms from different accounts. Last seasons attendances dropping like a stone are also a key indicator of this

I really believe that one of the biggest mistakes that Pozzo has made is the constant head coach changes. No continuity and every newcomer brings different ideas and styles. Players have to always adapt to new ways sometimes several times a season. I fear for Clevs.

Please wait until we have made our final signings before condemning us to a relegation scrap! If we bring in a decent LWB and striker and manage to keep hold of Hoedt and/or Asprilla then we will be alright!

Gino's gonna do what Gino's gonna do, but ultimately it's in his own interests to wake up and smell the coffee as to how rough things have gotten. The reason the early part of his tenure was comparatively good is that his interests and the fans' interests naturally aligned. Right now, they appear poles apart, and I think that's a misjudgement on his part.

Nice one lads. I have found social media (X) too toxic recently but clearly things not good at Watford. Good to acknowledge that without spewing hate.👍🐝

I think everybody needs to get off Twitter.

There is no doubt that pre-season has been discouraging and the past few years have seen the club in decline. However, this is not unusual for clubs who have to deal with relegation. Indeed, bigger clubs than ours have endured relegations to the 3rd tier in the past.

The financial fallout from COVID plus relegation cannot be underestimated. There were definitely huge mistakes again in the 2nd relegation season and subsequent attempted promotion push. The culture of sacking coaches had a huge impact on player happiness, squad cohesion and player fitness. No doubt.

The recruitment has been 2nd rate at times, but there have still been enough good transfers to generate a very reasonable return. Even in the good times, the recruitment was never perfect and a lot of clubs struggle to get it right every time. Not saying it can't be improved – clubs like Brentford and Brighton have proven this more consistently, for sure – but you're not always going to get it right. The perception of instability and churn also will not help in the long run.

But we loved it when it worked. I find it hard to hate Gino and his methods even though thing are going from bad to worse. Personally, given how bad it has been the past few years, I came into this season with very moderate expectations, which is why, I guess, I'm slightly surprised by this recent outpouring of negativity and toxicity.

I don't think we've actually done anything wrong so far this summer and there is plenty of time for player trading left. Looks like we will have a new left back coming in this week, we have brought in a back up left footed centre back and replaced Kone with an experienced alternative for no money and brought in an Asprilla replacement in Vata for absolute peanuts. There is a month left of trading. Who knows what other opportunities are still out there, particularly if Asprilla goes for the reported fee. There could still be some good deals yet to come. Are we going to be significantly worse off than last season when all is said and done? I don't think so.

I know people will look at the money coming in vs money going out and get angry about that. But the club is cutting its cloth accordingly. We cannot both circulate fears around administration and expect the club to reinvest all its transfer takings on other players. There is simply a black hole that needs to be filled and Gino is doing his best to fill it as quickly as possible before it sucks us in. At least that's how it looks to me. If we have been promised that we will be debt free, this is obviously how we need to go about. I'm sure people would moan about it if the club were doing the opposite and the debts were mounting up.

Anyway, the competition is fierce. We are not a a big player. I think we just have to accept that we are in a difficult position and people running the club are still doing their best, even if we think it could be better or indeed isn't "good enough."

This will be a tough season. I didn't expect anything less.

i have no positive outlook on this season, cleverly will be scapegoat. Rinse and repeat and probably just survive relegation

Where’s the badge on Sam’s purple kit gone?😂

A really excellent video and you have some very good points about uniting the fans. As you say, a lot of negativity on social media doesn't necessarily reflect the whole fan base, however, it does have a huge impact on how people feel about the club. I try to be as positive as I can about the club, but I have found myself feeling so horribly down about what fans say to each other and how some certain individuals will find any way of painting a negative picture. Another thing that start more and more is people @ing other people in tweets to try and get attention/more negativity. Things are not great. I am worried about the season ahead and there are some lack of depth in certain positions. However, there are some decent youngsters coming through by the looks of things and Vata looks a player. I am just so sad that the negativity is so bad, that any player we are linked with is instantly considered not good enough and have decided it is a bad signing no matter what. If Vata was being bought today, fans would complain…yet he looks decent? Give players a chance and stop complaining we need more players…but the one we get isn't the right player. Give Cleverley and the team your support. Likewise, don't just jump on rumours on who we may sell – incidently we all dislike the Bayat influence….who is one of Watford's best defenders recently – Wes Hoedt….who is his agent? So there is balance with even with the more decisive issues with the club! So let's not all just be negative about absolutely everything, try and see some positives and don't get dragged down by others who just moan about the smallest things. Keep up the good work boys and let's stick together.

I am very grateful to the Pozzos for what they have done for our club but football is a very expensive business and management have to be very switched on to survive and progress. Most don't. Eventually the money and ideas start to run out. That seems to be where we are now.

Results this year are likely to be poor. I just hope that Cleverley is able to survive. My only hope is that we might be able to develop enough youngsters over the next few years and Cleverly is the right coach for this.