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Will the Hornets sting at St James Park?

December 4th, 2009 | 144 Comments |

The Vicarage Road Dream Team in happier times.
The Vicarage Road Dream Team in happier times.
And we thought we had problems? The visit of Watford Town to Saint James Park on Saturday will be a welcome distraction for the Hornets, a club rumoured to be on the point of administration as early as Christmas, unless the club can find £5.5M pronto.

The Hornets were forced to go cap in hand to their current chairman for a £1million loan last weekend to help cover their cash requirements for the next two weeks. Maybe previous owner and honorary life president Sir Elton John, who has had a long association with his home town club could throw them some cash to help keep their heads above water. It’s always tough to hear of a long established club having such problems and I’m sure we all wish them well.

Watford have had an interesting history and have managed to yo-yo through the divisions with the best of ’em over the years. It’s hard to forget the period in the ’70s and ’80s when they went from bottom of the old fourth division to runners up in today’s equivalent of the Premiership in 6 years. This was acheived under the management of Graham Taylor during one of his two stints in charge of the club. (more…)