I have to say, I've always been impressed by Watson, each time I've seen him play. Is he up to A-League standard? Time will tell.
He's not that fancy, but has a mean shot on him, can head the ball well and is very powerful, and has good vision. I'm a bit puzzled about why Ernie would pick Krishna first (you think of speed) and Watson after (you think of power)..but I'm glad we got both, if they can make themselves useful.
It's going to be hard for Ernie to decide who to take on the bench though.. you could potentially have Brockie/Boyd, Krishna and Watson all fighting for two spots (again, I'm glad no one is certain to play!).
Read a few posts about Ifill...well, as a Nix fan and someone who absolutely ADORES him, I sure hope he gets signed, maybe on a $ per game basis or whatever, but I think we need to really think about what we do if he is not up to it next season.
We've all seen what difference it makes having a player of that calibre, either out wide (Ifill) or in a central position (King Carlos) - and I think we should keep looking for similar sort of players. Not the Kewell or Bridges - who are truly at the end of their careers - but players in their late 20's, who've had experience at good level, who have the class to open up oppositions defences.