Boss Jim Magilton has conceded that he may have been too harsh in some of his players when commenting on last week's 2-0 defeat to Wolves. The Town manager was particularly scathing about Danny Haynes's display having replaced Liam Trotter in the side.
Magilton told the club site: "I was very critical of my players after the Wolves game, maybe I was too harsh.
"It's an emotional game and I was speaking out after what was a disappointing performance, but the players were as disappointed as anyone else and they reacted very well against Colchester.
"We played some bright football against a determined Colchester side and now we have to look to take that on against Watford.
"It will be a difficult game against a club that you would expect to be among the promotion contenders. They are missing Grzegorz Rasiak, which is disappointing for them, but they have quality players throughout their side.â€Â
Further to the Carling Cup draw story, Town's most recent appearance in the third round draw was in the 2001/02 season as stated, although the Blues appeared in round four in 2002/03, where they lost on penalties to Liverpool, having been given a bye through the first three rounds.