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Espen Baardsen

       

 

 

 

Signed from Spurs in the summer of 2000 for a significant £1.25m fee, Espen joined the Hornets as we looked to jump straight back to the Prem.

 

He played 46 games for Watford before leaving at the end of 2002 to join Everton.

 

We caught up with Espen in July 2008

 

 

David Holdsworth

    

 

 

 

Youth team player-done-good. Came through the ranks at Watford with twin Dean in the late 80's/early nineties. 

 

Reminders of bullet headers vs Leeds come back....

 

 

 

Allan

Smart

 

 

 

If you need to know who Allan is then maybe you should go to a L***n Town website. Scored at Wembley, what more do you need...?

 

 

 

Peter Kennedy

           

 

 

 

 

Has done all the things we'd like to do ourselves - won in a Watford shirt at Wembley, represented his country, and scored twice at Kenilworth Road.

 

 

 

Kevin

Miller

        

 

 

 

 

Cornishman Kev signed in 1994 and stayed for 3 years, playing over 130 games for the club.

 

 

 

Keith

Scott

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

Keith signed from Naaaarwich on loan courtesy of former Hornet Mike Walker. He stayed for six games, but wanted to sign full-time.....

 

 

 

James

Meara

     

 

 

 

 

James came through the Youth ranks but never made a full claim on a first team shirt. However, he was a loyal hornet for 13 years.

 

 

 

Devon

White

        

 

 

 

Big Dev signed in 1996 from Notts County, and returned to Meadow Lane after one year.

 

 

Craig

Ramage

    

 

 

 

 

Craig was quite a talent in the mid nineties, and spent a good 3 and a half years at the club.

 

 

Keith

Eddy

        

 

 

 

 

 

Keith 'Fast' Eddy was a 60's stalwart and enjoyed 6 years with the club before heading 'Stateside'....

 

We spoke to him in July 2008.

 

 

Trevor

Senior

     

 

 

 

Tricky Trevor was the big money signing in 1987 after the departure of GT to Aston Villa.

 

 

 

 

Lenny

Pidgeley

       

 

 

 

 

Lenny joined Ray Lewington's Hornet's side in 2003 on loan from Chelsea, where he spent 8 months in goal for us

 

 

 

Nigel

Gibbs

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Gibbsy is our all time appearance record holder. A true hornet (apart from the day job), and a true gent.

 

 

 

Nick

Wright

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

Nick is well known for a certain bicycle kick.....

 

 

Andy

Hessenthaler

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

Hess was our midfield terrier in the early to mid-nineties....

 

Now the gaffer at Dover Athletic.

 

 

John

McClelland

 

 

                

 

 

 

 

John was the super cool centre half in the late eighties. 

 

Now up in Wakefield, working at Leeds United.

 

 

Gary

Plumley

 

 

                   

 

 

 

 

Gary had a fairy tale Watford career, here's his story.....

 

 

Paul Robinson

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

Paul Robinson was our last tough nut left back.

 

He's now at West Brom

 

Keith

Mercer

 

 

 

 

         

               

 

 

 

 

Keith was a tough centre forward in the seventies....

 

Gary

Porter

 

Part 1

 

 

       

 

 

 

A long servant of the club, Gary has an interesting and long story to tell.

 

Here's part one.

 

 

 

Gary

Porter

 

Part 2

 

 

       

 

 

 

Part 2 of our interview with Gary, talking about the second half of his time at the club.

 

Steve

Sims

         

 

 

 

Steve was at Vicarage Road for two stays in the eighties.

 

Darren

Bazeley

            

 

 

 

Darren was a Youth trainee and part of that great side that took us to Wembley

Who's Next??

 

 

   

              

 

 

 

Find Out Next Week!

 

 

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As we are Watford through and through here, we like to talk to everyone primarily about their time at Vicarage Road. We also like to find out about what everyone is up to now, and we enjoy a good insight in to the behind-the-scenes stuff we never knew about.

 

As much as we all feel it should have been us that was given the number 9 shirt by GT or Aidy, that privilege was given to someone else. And we want to know what it was like.

 

Here's what we learned...