MATTIE POLLOCK ON SURPRISE PACKAGE WATFORD
By Chris Dunlavy

ON THE CLIMB: Watford’s Mattie Pollock rises high for a header against Oxford United
PICTURE: Alamy

WATFORD, we were told in August, is a broken club. A rookie manager. A disinterested dressing room. An owner who couldn’t tell his a*** from his elbow.
More than one pundit tipped the Hornets for relegation and an esteemed EFL podcast even predicted that Tom Cleverley’s side would finish bottom of the Championship.
Fast forward three months and all such talk has ceased. A 1-0 win over Oxford in the ...