Watford chairman rips into Ben Foster over vlogging antics and Roy Hodgson for snubbing fans in blistering attack

WATFORD’S chairman has slammed Ben Foster and Roy Hodgson for “disappointing” actions last season. 

Scott Duxbury revealed the club fined Foster for posting funny YouTube videos during the club’s woeful run last term.

Watford chairman Scott Duxbury slammed Ben Foster and Roy Hodgson for “disappointing” actions last season

The shot-stopper was uploading clips like ‘The balloon that almost injured me’ to his ‘Cycling GK’ channel while the club was nose-diving towards relegation. 

Duxbury told the Watford Observer: “There are many things that occur during a season that are politically sensitive and that we can’t discuss with fans in the way I would like to,

“However, now the season is over, I’ll say I think some of the videos were disappointing. 

“Our sporting director, Cristiano Giaretta, met with Ben and asked him to stop. He promised he would, but he didn’t. He was fined.

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“We want a culture of excellence at Watford. Those videos were not that.

“I wanted to say publicly at the time that the videos were utterly wrong and we had fined the player and asked him to stop, but it just wasn’t something I could do.

“In future, player contracts will have clauses in them to make it clear that sort of behaviour will not be permitted.”

Fans were in uproar when Hodgson failed to acknowledge Watford’s travelling support after the defeat at Crystal Palace which confirmed relegation last term.

The ex-England boss claimed the away end was too far away from the dugout.

To make matters worse he was seen chin-wagging with Palace players after the full-time whistle.

He also clapped the home fans on his way back to the dressing room after the game.

Duxbury added: “I did try, after that had happened, to allude in my programme notes to things that had happened which were beyond my belief,

“Even if, as a person, your heart belongs at another club, you are still the coach of Watford.

“You’ve just finished a match which has seen you relegated and you ignore your own fans? No, you must go to your own fans and your own players. Words failed me.

“I’ve known Roy for many years and I was surprised and disappointed, but I suppose we must accept, if not truly understand, his explanation.”