Nationwide Division One, 08/02/03, 3pm
Watford
versus
Rotherham United
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 3-2 (18/08/01)
Lingering memory: Complete mayhem. But much better than Maine Road....
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Derby County (A, 01/02/03, L0-3)
Last line-up: M Pollitt, P Hurst, C Swailes, M Bryan, N Daws, D Garner, M McIntosh, C Sedgwick, C Woodhouse, R Barker, D Byfield (Subs: I Gray, G Branston, A Lee, A Monkhouse, P Warne)
Ex-Millers at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Rotherham: None
Mutual friends: Nigel Jemson, Ian Richardson
Web sites: rotherhamunited.co.uk, Millersnet (Rivals), Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: Brentford 1 Watford 1 08/02/97
Celebrity birthdays: Jules Verne (1828), James Dean (1931)
Historical events: The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens (1963); "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its six and a half year run on CBS television (1985)
Saint of the day: After a dissolute youth, Saint Jerome Emiliani joined the Venetian army and was taken prisoner. Held captive in a dungeon by a ball and chain, he repented former ways and begged the Virgin Mary for help. Eventually she appeared with a key and assisted his escape.