Football League Division Two, 30/04/05, 3.00pm
Stoke City
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 1-3 (06/03/04)
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Crewe Alexandra (A, (23/04/05, W2-0)
Last line-up: S.Simonsen, K.Henry, M.Duberry, G.Taggart, C.Clarke, C.Greenacre, D.Brammer, D.Russell, L.Neal, K.Jones, G.Noel-Williams (Subs: M.Ricketts, C.Clark, M.Patterson, C.Dickinson, E.de Goey)
Ex-Potters at Watford: Brynjar Gunnarsson
Ex-Hornets at Stoke: Gifton Noel-Williams
Mutual friends: Dave Bamber, Richard Johnson, Tommy Mooney, Allan Smart, Brian Talbot, Mark Williams
Web sites: The Oatcake (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (Stoke)
Weather forecast for Paphos: Nicer than Stoke, I reckon...

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 0 Reading 3, 30/04/03
Saint of the Day: Saint Adjutor was a Norman noble captured during the Crusades but miraculously set free and transported home by St Mary Magdalene. On his return to France, he made safe a dangerous whirlpool in the Seine by sprinkling it with holy water. For this reason, he is the patron saint invoked against drowning.

Further information

Nicholas Ralph's Numbers - Game 45: Every number greater than forty-five is the sum of two different prime numbers.
Lucky animal: The kingfisher, for whom the word "resplendent" was invented.
Unlucky food: This and that. (BSaD in-joke, don't worry about it.)