Geoff Doyle

Oxford

Sports Editor at BBC Three Counties Radio

BBC Three Counties Radio Sports Editor. Beds, Herts and Bucks. Commentator/presenter/producer/reporter/journalist. Football coach. My views not BBC's.

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Articles

Good, early first summer signing to lift mood at Watford

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

Watford owner Gino Pozzo, chief executive Scott Duxbury and sporting director Gina Luca Nani have bridges to build. There has been seething reaction and resentment to Tom Cleverley's sacking and it's alarmed them. In a poll in the local newspaper, 94% were against the latest head coach removal. The vitriol has been its loudest since Pozzo took over and it seems to have shocked him and the board. Changes have been made and operation reconciliation has begun.
Tom Cleverley: Watford sack head coach after falling short of play-offs

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Geoff Doyle

Cleverley was the first head coach to remain in charge for an entire season since Javi Gracia in 2018-19. He was unbeaten at home in his first 15 league games as boss, but results took a downturn following a 2-1 defeat by Cardiff on 29 December and they only took five points from the next nine matches. Reports in Spain earlier this season claimed former Villarreal head coach Jose Rojo Martin, known as Pacheta, had been in talks with Watford to replace him.
Luton Town: 'One final push for the Hatters at The Hawthorns'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

So it's one final push for Luton Town. A win at West Brom guarantees Championship football next season, a draw could be good enough and even defeat might not mean relegation if Hull slip up at Portsmouth. Three wins out of three has helped put the Hatters in this situation as has the longer spell of decent form - one defeat in nine. But it still always comes down to fine margins.
Luton Town: 'One final push for the Hatters at The Hawthorns'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Geoff Doyle

So it's one final push for Luton Town. A win at West Brom guarantees Championship football next season, a draw could be good enough and even defeat might not mean relegation if Hull slip up at Portsmouth. Three wins out of three has helped put the Hatters in this situation as has the longer spell of decent form - one defeat in nine. But it still always comes down to fine margins.
Luton Town: Opinion - Matt Bloomfield has gone back to basics

1 month ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

Two wins out of two over Easter has given Luton's chances of staying up a massive boost. They know that if they beat Coventry on Saturday in the early kick-off they will be outside the relegation zone come the final day of the season with their nearest rivals Hull and Derby playing each other later that day. What an incentive. What a turnaround. The Hatters went into the Good Friday match at Derby knowing that anything less than a win would almost certainly mean relegation.
Giorgi Chakvetadze: 'Watford playmaker among Championship's best'

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Geoff Doyle

It's that time of the year when divisional teams of the season are named and from Watford, Giorgi Chakvetadze is likely to be the only player in contention for a place in that XI. There have been other solid performers in the Hornets squad, and a few more may have had a chance if they had been playing all season. But Chakvetadze has consistently delivered across the season. He's been a constant threat and the amount of poor games he's had you could probably count on one hand.
Giorgi Chakvetadze: 'Watford playmaker among Championship's best'

2 months ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

It's that time of the year when divisional teams of the season are named and from Watford, Giorgi Chakvetadze is likely to be the only player in contention for a place in that XI. There have been other solid performers in the Hornets squad, and a few more may have had a chance if they had been playing all season. But Chakvetadze has consistently delivered across the season. He's been a constant threat and the amount of poor games he's had you could probably count on one hand.
Luton Town expert view: Christ Makosso among reasons for resurgence

2 months ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

This weekend's match between Luton and Leeds is set to be a humdinger of an occasion. It's second from bottom versus second from top. Contrasting positions and contrasting form of an unusual kind. The Hatters' win at Hull and Leeds' late heartbreak at home to Swansea has added to the mouth-watering encounter. Luton have gained confidence from three wins in five, while Leeds are having a wobble at precisely the wrong time with just one win in five.
Geoff Doyle on why Watford's lack of squad depth may cost them

2 months ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

Watford will probably need to win six of their last eight games to make the Championship play-offs. That task seems unlikely so they may have to settle for a top 10 finish - the lack of squad depth is likely to cost them. Watford have as strong an 11 as most in the Championship and some top players in the form of Giorgi Chakvetadze, Kwadwo Baah, Imran Louza and James Abankwah but dig down a bit and the quality is not quite there. It's most apparent in the striker department.
BBC 3CR sports editor Geoff Doyle thinks Luton need four more wins

2 months ago | bbc.com | Geoff Doyle

Luton are likely to need four wins from their last eight games to avoid relegation. On the evidence of the season so far that ratio looks unlikely, but the good news is the Hatters are playing better now than they have done for the previous seven months. They should've won against Middlesbrough on Saturday to follow up a crucial victory at Cardiff before that.