Nationwide Division One, 17/11/02, 3pm
Watford
versus
Ipswich Town
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 1-0 (26/09/98)
Lingering memory: 90 minutes of bloody-minded defiance.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Sheffield United (A, 09/11/02, D0-0)
Last line-up: A.Marshall, C.Makin, H.Hreidarsson, J.McGreal, M.Venus, T.Gaardsøe, J.Magilton, M.Holland, J.Clapham, A.Armstrong, D.Bent (Subs: J.Wright, D.Ambrose, F.Wilnis, F.George, J.Pullen)
Ex-Blues at Watford: Alec Chamberlain, Paolo Vernazza
Ex-Hornets at Ipswich: Wayne Brown
Mutual friends: David Barnes, Steve Palmer, Trevor Putney, Stuart Slater, John Stirk, Brian Talbot
Web sites: Pride of Anglia, Bluesweb, Those Were The Days (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (London)

On this day

Previous reports: Northampton Town 0 Watford 1 17/11/96
Celebrity birthdays: Martin Scorcese (1942), Jason Drysdale (1970)
Historical events: Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary Tudor (1558), The first underwater submarine journey was taken, from Southampton to the Isle of Wight (1904).
Saint of the day: St Gregory the Wonderworker, a third century saint, was a geographer's nightmare, performing miracles that included changing the course of a river and moving a mountain. He also put his powers over nature to good use in his role as a civil judge. When two brothers were in dispute over rights to a lake, he thoughtfully resolved the matter by drying up the lake.