Rocco Vata M Watford b.2005

[SkStu]

Watford have brought through or given the profile to so many excellent, skillful young players over the years and his playing style fits perfectly with the type of players they bring through best. Not sure I agree with you there at all, zero.

[pateen]

no offence to the guy but if that's the type of club going for him i wouldn't hold out too much hope of him making it at the top level.

The drizzle some people come out with

[John83]

The drizzle some people come out with

I think you mean drivel. Drizzle is a light rain.

[pineapple stu]

I presumed it was a malapropism

[JR89]

Could be on the move to Watford.

[JR89]

Signs a four year contract with the option of a fifth year. No fee mentioned but likely was low as they only had to pay training compensation.

[Eirambler]

It was around £250k.

[Demesne Lad]

Brendan Rodgers is assuming that Scotland U-19 midfielder Daniel Kelly will be leaving Celtic too.

"Daniel, like Rocco, he has been offered a deal which is valued and, with the greatest respect, I have worked with young players and I know the levels of young players and where they’re at from a technical perspective and a financial perspective. .....“Rocco was offered it and he was going to be one of the three strikers at Celtic and he decided that that wasn’t going to be for him. So he then leaves. That is absolutely fine and we wish him all the very best."
(Daily Record online, 11 July)

[Eirambler]

A goal in pre-season for Rocco Vata against Hibs. Getting a decent run out from Watford and the support impressed with his early appearances.

[Buckett]

Heard his dad speaking on the Hard Shoulder on Newstalk this evening about his life story, promoting his new book. Very interesting, I'd say it would be a good read

[liamoo11]

Heard his dad speaking on the Hard Shoulder on Newstalk this evening about his life story, promoting his new book. Very interesting, I'd say it would be a good read

Was disappointing the presenter didn't ask him about roco

[Buckett]

All she said was "we're delighted to have Rocco playing in our team" at the very end. I'm sure there'll be a few more interviews over the next week or two

[liamoo11]

All she said was "we're delighted to have Rocco playing in our team" at the very end. I'm sure there'll be a few more interviews over the next week or two

I totally missed that. It did seem a bit rushed at the end

[SkStu]

Scores his first goal for Watford to earn a draw away to Hull City. Scored with a few mins to go after coming on as a sub.

This is all down to sub Kwadwo Baah who spins on halfway and blazes down the right and surges all the way to the byline before producing an inch-perfect cut-back into the middle for former Celtic man Rocco Vata to sweep a first-time effort home, via a touch from keeper Ivan Pandur.

https://x.com/reptracker/status/1866...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Eirambler]

Two assists and a shot off the crossbar so far today.

[Eirambler]

Caught a good chunk of this game today. Vata was excellent, if that's his level week to week he needs to be in the next squad. Molumby was his usual busy self and got a goal, a booking and a whack on the head in a "coming together", the kind he seems to get involved in in most games. Johnston got the second half but nothing was really working for him today.

[Olé Olé]

Doesn't sound like we should sleep on him. Albania aren't stacked with attacking midfielders but neither are we.

[Jolly Red Giant]

Vata seems to be developing quite well

[Eirambler]

Doesn't sound like we should sleep on him. Albania aren't stacked with attacking midfielders but neither are we.

Not to mention the Scots, who I'm sure won't give up on him until he's 100% tied to someone else. Though the Scots have lost an awful lot of decent players to other countries down the years.

[Stuttgart88]

One Twitter account is saying HH is watching him and might call him up in March.