Zola confirmed!!

[tsouthwfc]

On the official site now!!

[NNNN]

If they wanted to inspire us, could they not have found a better picture? Makes him look like the archetypal nutter on the bus.

[bringe555]

We're gonna win the league, We're gonna win the league
An now you're gonna believe us!

Rock n' Roll!!!

[Turnipician]

Wow, didn't seem that one coming, came out of nowhere.

[SW17]

We're gonna win the league, We're gonna win the league
An now you're gonna believe us!

Rock n' Roll!!!

Well, I hope so, but I am a fair bit less optimistic about it.
Expecting some failure & gnashing of teeth before success comes.

[mickey]

Did Zola play when we beat Chelsea 1 nil at the vic, allan smart.

[Callys_Disco]

Did Zola play when we beat Chelsea 1 nil at the vic, allan smart.

Came on as a sub when we were 1-0 up

[mark_wfc]

Great news.

[mark_wfc]

On the official site now!!

WATFORD FC confirms the appointment of Gianfranco Zola as First Team Manager.

The 46-year-old Italian has signed a two-year contract at Vicarage Road.

"Everyone knows how Gianfranco Zola likes football to be played," said Watford's Technical Director Gianluca Nani of the appointment.

"I think Watford's fans can expect an exciting and attacking style from his team. Gianfranco represents this project perfectly."

Zola gained initial coaching experience working with the Italy Under-21 squad shortly after he'd retired from playing at the age of 39.

The Sardinian then guided West Ham United to a ninth-place finish in the 2008/09 Premier League, before parting company with the Hammers at the end of the following campaign.

The former Napoli, Parma and Chelsea goalscorer was capped 35 times by Italy during a glittering playing career which included title-winning medals at club level for the UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, England's FA Cup & League Cup as well as Serie A in Zola's home country.

[Turnipician]

Did Zola play when we beat Chelsea 1 nil at the vic, allan smart.

Came on as a sub when we were 1-0 up

What a great 16th birthday present that was.

Zola's Italian army?
Pozzo's Gianfranco army?
Gianluca's Duxbury army?

[WFC4ever]

Did Zola play when we beat Chelsea 1 nil at the vic, allan smart.

Came on as a sub when we were 1-0 up

He'll say that's why we beat them.

[Callys_Disco]

Whatever the circumstances of his appointment, Zola is a top bloke and I certainly trust him more than Vialli to run our club in line with our heritage.

He will also attract a better class of loanee ( Wenger, SAF, di Matteo etc will all respect him and trust him to coach their players to play the right way).

Am happy that he has been appointed and looking forward to the next couple of seasons

[Round_the_Corner]

We will still finish 12th.

YouCUNTS just don't understand.

Was that the game Deseillie twatted Mooney?

[Ramage_4_England]

We will still finish 12th.

YouCUNTS just don't understand.

Was that the game Deseillie twatted Mooney?

Yep

[NNNN]

We will still finish 12th.

YouCUNTS just don't understand.

Was that the game Deseillie twatted Mooney?

Yep

STM on Deseillie...."I will be honest with you, I still cannot watch the World Cup coverage on the BBC because when I see his face I want to put my boot through the T.V."

Me too actually.

[mickey]

Hopefully he will have learnt a lot about Watford that day. endeavour

[Ramage_4_England]

What's Inspector Morse got to do with anything?

[corbyhornet]

Whatever the circumstances of his appointment, Zola is a top bloke and I certainly trust him more than Vialli to run our club in line with our heritage.

He will also attract a better class of loanee ( Wenger, SAF, di Matteo etc will all respect him and trust him to coach their players to play the right way).

Am happy that he has been appointed and looking forward to the next couple of seasons

There wont be room under the project for any of them loanees!

Seems they will all be coming from Udinese!

Remember you can only have 5 loanees in your matchday squad.

[bringe555]

There wont be room under the project for any of them loanees!

Seems they will all be coming from Udinese!

Remember you can only have 5 loanees in your matchday squad.

You forget Granada Corbs and who know's? they might have secret links with clubs in other countries.

[Callys_Disco]

Bringe, you don't really believe that Zola is actually the manager do you ? He is clearly just a front for someone else, probably Lewington

[bringe555]

Bringe, you don't really believe that Zola is actually the manager do you ? He is clearly just a front for someone else, probably Lewington

Zola is just a coach, Nani is the real manager, Duxbury the legal/accounts department. I haven't spent 13 years on the continent without learning something about how European clubs are run.

[Callys_Disco]

Bringe, you don't really believe that Zola is actually the manager do you ? He is clearly just a front for someone else, probably Lewington

Zola is just a coach, Nani is the real manager, Duxbury the legal/accounts department. I haven't spent 13 years on the continent without learning something about how European clubs are run.

[NNNN]

Whatever the circumstances of his appointment, Zola is a top bloke and I certainly trust him more than Vialli to run our club in line with our heritage.

He will also attract a better class of loanee

If you are saying he can attract a better class of loanee than AJ, Cleverley, Lansbury, Mutch, Kightly & Katchanutlick.....then I will be seriously impressed.

[bringe555]

If you are saying he can attract a better class of loanee than AJ, Cleverley, Lansbury, Mutch, Kightly & Katchanutlick.....then I will be seriously impressed.

That little lot would be lost in what we're about to unleash on the unsuspecting British public ....

.... Well maybe not quite but we'll get some nice Pozzo loans and no doubt the odd Birdcunt thrown in to balance things.

[Feliuk]

There wont be room under the project for any of them loanees!

Seems they will all be coming from Udinese!

Remember you can only have 5 loanees in your matchday squad.

You forget Granada Corbs and who know's? they might have secret links with clubs in other countries.

Granada had 12 loanees themselves!! last season.