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'Get behind the team and let's be realistic' - Dionisi's message to the fans
In golfing terms, Watford's new head coach isn't starting the season with a full set of clubs and the first four games could be like trying to dig his way out of a bunker without a sand wedge - but Alessio Dionisi is ready to give it a full swing off the tee
15.08.26Matchday
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Hugh's a clever boy, then? Dionisi brushes up his English watching classic movie Notting Hill
Watford's new head coach is determined to hurdle the language barrier - and he's been studying Hugh Grant's elocution in a famous romcom to inspire his crash course in fluent posh
14.08.26News
EXCLUSIVE: HORNET HEAVEN - The Football Widow
A brilliant short story from the creator of the award-winning podcast Hornet Heaven, based on real-life events at Watford FC but set in a fictional afterlife paradise where Hornets fans can carry on watching the team for eternity.
13.08.26Features
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BACK OF THE NET: Watford's top 25 goals of all time - is your favourite here?
From 1969 to the present day, The Watford Word has compiled a list of the Hornets' best goals. Many of the names will be familiar, some you may have forgotten - but all of these made your heart soar. Any glaring omissions?
12.08.26News
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Bola: There's been a cultural shift and we're trying to bottle gratitude
Watford's 1-0 win against Crawley Town, a rare success in the EFL Cup, gave head coach Alessio Dionisi a winning start, but there are problems to solve at both ends of the pitch with a thankless start in the Championship around the corner
09.08.26News
COMMENT: it's time to change the record and look beyond turnover of head coaches for solutions
The numbers don't lie - Watford has become the spiritual home of short-termism when it comes to hiring and discarding head coaches, but four seasons in mid-table (11th, 15th, 14th and 16th) tell the story. It's time for the churn to slow down.
05.08.26Opinion
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AWAY THE LADS: The 23 road trips awaiting Watford in the League in 2026-27
Almost 6,000 miles of travel await diehard Hornets fans who go to every away game this season. Many of the venues are familiar, but Watford will be making their first trip to Lincoln for 45 years.
04.08.26Matchday
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Remember what made this club special and set us apart'
As a player, Ian Bolton was one of four Watford marvels who featured in all four divisions on the Hornets' climb through the leagues under Graham Taylor. He believes the values which sustained that golden era, and made Watford the original family club, are still applicable today.
04.08.26News
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Dionisi: Bove sets a great example and he will have a big part to play this season
All the talk, when Edoardo Bove rebooted his career at Watford, was of the convalescing heart patient who suffered a cardiac arrest. Now it's time to focus on what he can deliver on the pitch under new head coach Alessio Dionisi - and his pre-season was promising.
04.08.26News
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This is your captain speaking: Pollock assembles his leadership group
Mattie Pollock's ascension to take over as Watford captain for the 2026-27 season is no surprise, but the Hornets' new sergeant-major on the pitch has wasted no time in laying down the law
02.08.26News
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Robert Page: The debt I owe Kenny
Reporting for their excursion to the Welsh hinterlands, Watford’s youth team squad assembled by the minibus and speculated what lay in store for them. They thought coach Kenny Jackett was taking them on a bonding trip. It turned out to be a boot camp that would have made Bear Grylls’ eyes water...
30.07.26History
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The day we sang on Elton John's album
Almost half a century after their dabble as freelance choristers for Sir Elton John, Watford players still marvel at their day in the recording studio which took them to No.8 in the album charts.
29.07.26History
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Travis: The man who could be worth a packet
Upright, unflustered and quick, former England youth international Travis Akomeah has an air of Rio Ferdinand about the way he plays.
29.07.26Opinion
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My first game - 55 years ago, the memory still burns brightly
The clackety-clack of the turnstile, the first sighting of the green savannah, celebrating your first goal and jumping so high out of your seat that you land in another postcode. You never forget your first game as a football fan.
29.07.26History
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Project Fear - How a pre-season friendly became a diplomatic triumph
To invite Hansa Rostock as visitors for a pre-season friendly at Vicarage Road, said the doom-mongers, was an invitation for panic on the streets of Watford. But sometimes in football, on and off the pitch, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
29.07.26Opinion
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"I hope to stay here for a lot of matches" - Alessio Dionisi was born on April 1st, but he's nobody's fool
The Watford Word speaks to new Hornets boss Alessio Dionisi, the 23rd different permanent head coach of the Pozzo era at Vicarage Road.
29.07.26News
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Two little ducks: The 22 who came before Dionisi
Alessio Dionisi will be the 23rd permanent head coach during Gino Pozzo’s ownership of Watford. Here, The Watford Word looks at how his predecessors fared - from eight days (the shortest reign) to 75 games (the longest).
29.07.26Features
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Out of the blue - it's another hit for Elton
If the blue label looks familiar, it may remind you of the commemorative shirt Watford launched last season to celebrate 50 years since he bought the club.
21.07.26News

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