Watford have come in for a lot of criticism from other Championship clubs this season for their use of international loan players. They insist they have stayed within the rules, but their creative interpretation of them has led the Football League to propose rule changes that would bring international players within the five player limit.
Watford have come in for a lot of criticism from other Championship clubs this season for their use of international loan players. They insist they have stayed within the rules, but their creative interpretation of them has led the Football League to propose rule changes that would bring international players within the five player limit.
Watford have been through some testing times in recent years and leading football commentator David Conn has produced a balanced appraisal of the ‘Watford model’.