Watford FC opinion: 'Frustrating draw signals end of play-off dream'

The dream of Watford snatching a play-off place is now well and truly over.

A 1-1 draw against an already relegated Sheffield Wednesday is simply not good enough – and has deflated any hope Watford supporters had of a late charge towards promotion.

We find ourselves five points outside the top six, so while it is mathematically possible to reach the play-offs, there have been no signs of a resurgence and it feels like we are now too far adrift of the leading pack.

In a match that could have seen the Hornets 3-0 up at half-time, in classic football - and Watford - fashion, we instead concede.

And as their goal went it, the match felt destined to be a frustrating affair – personified by their captain, Liam Palmer, beginning time-wasting in the 65th minute.

Even more frustratingly, pretty much every other result this week has gone Watford's way – but we could not hold up our end of the deal.

Put simply, if Sheffield Wednesday take two points off you this season, you do not deserve to be in the hunt for promotion.

While the late, scrappy goal from Vivaldo Semedo saved our blushes to a certain extent, the result still signifies the end of the season for Watford.

Supporters were promised fast-paced, attacking football through wide players upon Ed Still's arrival. But there has been little spark in these areas with the absence of Kwadwo Baah and Othmane Maamma, meaning the new manager has been unable to implement his vision.

What the future holds for the man currently in charge at Vicarage Road, we will have to wait and see.

With our final two fixtures of the season against the two league leaders, Coventry City and Middlesbrough, we needed to be in a strong position going into those matches to stand any chance of snatching a place in the top six.

But now that hope has all but faded away.

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