Hello guys. Long time no post I know. Last time I posted, I did promise that I would do an overall sweep of bests and worsts at the World Cup. The only reason I didn't get around to this was that by the time I had perused all the relevant info, and made my decisions on certain bests and worsts, it had been about 2 weeks since the World Cup had ended so there seemed very little point so sorry to anyone who had been awaiting the arrival of that and still wanted me to do it.
So what's new?? Well, tonight, the football season officially started again as Norwich City took on Watford in the first game of the inaugral Npower Championship having changed sponsors from Coca Cola last season of course. Pre-kick-off, there was alot of talk about Norwich City challenging for promotion this season after the way they ran away with League One last season and subsequently gained promotion back to England's second tier and also alot of talk about Watford being contenders for a possible relegation to League One. Everything seemed set then for a big win for the team from East Anglia, but as so often happens with this division, we were in for a surprise. Watford first took the lead through the unlikely first goalscorer of John Eustace, a player who had looked like he would move on from the Londoner's at many points this summer. It was a very well taken goal aswell for a defender as Eustace took the ball down on his chest after it had been lofted in to him and struck a beautiful left-foot half volley past the despairing dive of John Ruddy to give Watford a 1-0 lead. The Hornets managed to double their lead before half-time as striker Danny Graham finished off a beautiful flowing move with a stunning finish. As the ball was lofted to Graham, he chested the ball to Marvin Sordell who played a glorious through-ball back to his compatriot allowing Graham to stroke the ball into the right-hand corner past John Ruddy and send the away fans into delirium and severely trouble the Canaries. Paul Lambert looked like he had alot to do at half-time then and it seemed he must've done that as just 6 minutes into the second-half, Delia's Canaries pulled themselves back into the game through Andrew Croft's brilliant low-strike after good build-up play involving debutant Simeon Jackson. After that there seemed to be a very sustained period of pressure from Norwich which ended when Graham got a controversial second goal in the 81st minute. The reason it was controversial was that it seemed as though Watford player's had fouled a few of the Norwich boys in the build-up to the goal, but it was a very good finish from the Watford striker when he was given the chance. 3-1 then and it seemed as though it was all over, however, when Michael Nelson swept in a goal in the 90th minute, and the news was revealed that there would be 4 minutes of extra time, the Norwich fans and players sensed there may still be something in this game for them. Unfortunately that was not the case, but it was still nice to see a grandstand finish in the first Championship of the season. So plaudits to Watford who become the first team to win this season and are the first leaders of the Npower Championship. Final result: Norwich City 2-3 Watford, a result which shows that anything is possible in this league.
This blog isn't just about that match, I also have something new to reveal. From now on, I will be covering every division in England down to the Blue Square Premier and giving all the scores on this blog having spoken about select games from each league. I feel this will be more comprehensive and so I hope you guy's enjoy the new format of the blog this season. Thanks for reading as usual, and here's to what will hopefully be a fantastic season for everyone. Good luck to your individual team's this season, and I hope you enjoy this blog week in, week out.
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