IT seems that every supporter of every team always rolls their eyes to the heavens and proclaims "That's just so typical of us; we never do things the easy way!"

You can insert whatever team name you like, the same applies. Each supporter believes that their team and their team alone stand triumphant in their bid to be the most infuriating side in the land.

"We never do things the easy way do we?" Is the common cry. Ask any Manchester United fan who watched his side trail for 84 minutes of the Champions League final in 1999, to then pip Bayern Munich with two injury time goals.

And the Arsenal fans in 1989 who thought their season had gone up in smoke when they were due to visit Anfield with the unenviable task of having to win by two clear goals - scoring the all important second with 93 minutes on the clock.

My point is, no matter who you support, from non league to the highest of the footballing echelons, all supporters go through the same despair. And of course, winning on Wednesday night against Barnsley and going top of the league would have just been a bit too simple wouldn't it? This game likes to make you sweat a bit more first.

So that's why tomorrow's clash with West Bromwich Albion has of course been chosen for the Sky cameras, because everyone knows that at this stage of the season, it's still all up in the air in what has been dubbed "The league no one wants to win."

Well, Aidy Boothroyd and Tony Mowbray may not agree with that assumption. You can guarantee that they will both want to win a fair bit.

If the season so far has been a rollercoaster, then prepare for the ride to enter breakneck speed. You can guarantee there will be an unpredictable result within the top six tomorrow. Bristol City face a Wolves side sniffing out a play-off place, Hull take on the free scoring QPR and Stoke travel to a Coventry side desperate for a win to stave off the threat of relegation.

The importance of the West Brom v Watford clash? Boothroyd did not mix his words: "It's a big, big game for us. I'm not sure it's season defining, but it's a game I'm really looking forward to. It will be a terrific and hard game. They are a terrific team.

"I like West Brom and I have a high regard for Tony Mowbray. He goes about his business quietly. I like him as a bloke.

The respect for the Baggies shouldn't come as any surprise, given the humbling that the Hornets suffered at the hands of them back in November. That was a day that the manager won't forget for a while.

"I think it gave us a real kick up the backside, I remember we lost Jay DeMerit fairly early on and we changed things round. Then Adam Johnson left as did Marlon so there's been a lot of changes and we've rode it out. We were magnificent early doors and perhaps everybody started booking their travel for the Premiership grounds.

"Football has a point of evening itself out, I thought some of our performances when we drew games, we should have won. The God of football evens it all out, for example we didn't play very well against Coventry and we got a result.

"Arguably we could have scored two or three against Barnsley and we got caught out because we couldn't defend properly.

"So there are lessons all along, I'm still confident that with these guys we'll be where we can be."

Watford will be buoyed by the return of John Eustace after a four game suspension. The midfield marshal could be just what the 'Orns need for the battle of the Brom.

"John Eustace is ready and he wants to come back in. He feels like he's let people down and he's disappointed he got sent off. We're just pleased to have him back because he's 'me' on the pitch - he tells people what is required and what needs to be done.

"Nathan, Darius and Tommy are all touch and go for Saturday, they are all 50/50. We'll have a look at them today and maybe leave it until the last minute to make a decision. It will be a different game up there, as it's televised it will be analysed and scrutinised but the bottom line is that we must respond properly."

'Barnsleygate' was thankfully not under the watchful eyes of the cameras, and Boothroyd admitted that some of his players did not step up to the plate.

"Jordan Stewart was one of the few bright spots. I couldn't point a finger at Jordan or Lloyd Doyley and say they haven't done enough. They gave what they could and I accept that. But I look at every single player after every single game and say 'Have you done all you can today?' and I don't think most of them had.

"We've spent all season to get to this stage, we set our goal of automatic promotion early and it's still in our hands and we've got to make sure that we're consistent and we win.

"I don't know if we're going to have to win them all because who would have bet on the league table at this time? But the league is tight, it's going to be the lowest points ever that's gone up and the highest that avoids relegation.

"We have a great opportunity to lift ourselves and if we get something at West Brom the whole picture changes and the smiles come back. Then the tension comes back again before Crystal Palace. It's still very much in our hands."

The fact of the matter is, there are still 12 points up for grabs and Watford are two points off the top. If given that scenario in August, how many of us would have taken it? I think most would have been tempted to say yes. A win tomorrow and it's all change again. We wonder who would want to be a supporter in this current climate, but more importantly who would choose to be a manager?

"Being a football manager is a strange sort of a job because take Barnsley for example. A 3-0 home defeat, people don't look at you or talk to you and they're quite quick to tell you what you're doing wrong. Then when you win you're suddenly a messiah and you know everything and I'm very careful that I keep a level head.

"As a manager one said to me 'When they're singing your name, it's only an anagram of 'you don't know what you're doing'.

"You give respect to the people that have defeated you and you've got to move on because if you don't, you put even more pressure on your team and on yourself."