Nationwide Division One, 01/11/03, 3pm
Watford
versus
Rotherham United
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 1-2 (08/02/03)
Lingering memory: Alan Lee on a mission.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Arsenal (A, 28/10/03, D1-1)
Last line-up: M.Pollitt, S.Barker, P.Hurst, C.Swailes, M.McIntosh, C.Sedgwick, C.Robinson, S.Talbot, P.Warne, D.Byfield, R.Barker (Subs: J.Baudet, M.Robins, A.Monkhouse, J.Mullin, G.Montgomery)
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: Watford 4 Blackpool 1 01/11/97
Celebrity birthdays: Martin Patching (1958), Paolo Vernazza (1979)
Historical events: Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public (1512), "Othello" was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London (1604)
Saint of the day: Saint Marcel was educated and ordained in Paris, where he showed an early flair for the dramatic, holding hot iron bars in his hand and turning water into wine. He is invoked against vampires because of his success in dealing with a serpent that appeared from the grave of a wicked woman.