Football: MAHON AND C0 CAN SEE FUNNY SIDE; Hull City 1 Watford 2.PREMIERSHIP? Gavin Mahon Gavin Mahon (born 2 January, 1977 in Birmingham) is a professional English football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Watford. He is a defensive midfielder. Mahon was a trainee with Wolves but did not do enough to secure a professional deal with the club. admits that Watford are having a laugh. Mahon popped up with a rare goal to help the Hornets to a fourth straight League win as their promotion bandwagon rolls on. Rookie boss Adrian Boothroyd Adrian Neil "Aidy" Boothroyd (born February 8, 1971 in Baildon, near Bradford, England) is an English former footballer and is the current manager of Watford Football Club of the Championship, and is the youngest manager in the division. has transformed Watford from relegation favourites into top-flight hopefuls in a whirlwind whirlwind, revolving mass of air resulting from local atmospheric instability, such as that caused by intense heating of the ground by the sun on a hot summer day. seven-month reign. The 34-year-old has quickly developed a reputation as a perfectionist per·fec·tion·ism n. 1. A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. 2. who is not afraid to crack the whip - even after a victory that tightened his side's grip on third. But Mahon revealed a lesser-known side to the Hornets boss which has helped build a rock-solid team spirit and mark Watford out as automatic promotion material if one of the top two slip up. He said: "The boss likes a joke and a laugh. He's not one of these strict disciplinarians. "He's only young, so in a way he's like one of the older pros at the club."He likes us to work hard and do things the right way. But once the ball's put away he's joking and having a good laugh with the rest of the lads." Mahon cancelled out Nick Barmby's early opener with a clinical header. And just before the break the skipper's long throw was hammered home by Matt Spring. Watford's fifth away win was assured when City's Stuart Green sent a late penalty into orbit. Mahon paid tribute to Boothroyd for instilling in·still also in·stil tr.v. in·stilled, in·still·ing, in·stills also in·stils 1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . a self-belief sadly missing before his arrival at the end of last season. He added: "The major difference with last year is the self-belief the manager has instilled. It wasn't there last season but now we believe we can play against the best sides in the division. "It's been like a domino effect, you get a few of the lads playing well and then everyone raises their game as well." Boothroyd, who saw keeper Ben Foster make stunning saves in each half, added: "We were average and Hull were the better team in the second half. We're still learning as a team." City have won just once in seven games but Hull boss Peter Taylor said of the penalty blunder: "No one misses on purpose." CAPTION(S): MATT GLOSS: Spring celebrates his winner with Paul Devlin (No10) |
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