Football League Division Two, 26/12/04, 11.00am ffs
Reading
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 3-0 (21/09/04)
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Q.P.R. (H, 18/12/04, W1-0)
Last line-up: M.Hahnemann, A.Hughes, N.Shorey, I.Sonko, I.Ingimarsson, G.Little, J.Harper, S.Sidwell, P.Brooker, D.Kitson, D.Morgan (Subs: B.Convey, L.Owusu, N.Forster, R.Newman, J.Young)
Ex-Royals at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Reading: None
Mutual friends: David Byrne, Darren Caskey, Kerry Dixon, Gary Donnellan, Paul Franklin, Richard Hill, Roger Joslyn, Colin Lee, Steve Morrow, Lee Nogan, Mark Robson, Trevor Senior, Simon Sheppard, Neil Smillie, Les Taylor
Web sites: Hob Nob Anyone, Off at Eleven (Rivals), Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: Gillingham 1 Watford 0 26/12/03, Franchise FC 0 Watford 0, 26/12/02, Fulham 5 Watford 0, 26/12/00, Tottenham Hotspur 4 Watford 0, 26/12/99, Watford 1 Bristol City 0, 26/12/98, Wycombe Wanderers 0 Watford 0, 26/12/97, Watford 0 Notts.County 0, 26/12/96
Saint of the Day:St Noel Chabanel maybe festive in name, but not so in life. He became a missionary with the native Americans but had trouble coping with the food, language and basic living conditions. He survived a massacre of the Hurons only to be killed by the Iroquois leading survivors to safety.

Further information

Nicholas Ralph's Numbers - Game 25: No matter the power to which you raise twenty-five, the result will always end in "25". For example, 25 x 25 x 25 x 25 = 1,500,625
Lucky animal: A robin.
Unlucky food: Christmas pudding. Not for breakfast, surely?