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ROCKET MAN! When Sir Elton wades in to convey his dismay, you know Watford are bang in trouble
11.10.26, 10:31 Updated 11.10.26, 10:34 6 Minute Read
When luminaries from Sir Elton John to Troy Deeney express dismay at the state of affairs, you know Watford are in big trouble.
Sir Elton is 79 now. He has bought the club twice, and presided over two golden eras. There will not be a third time, so don’t build your hopes up of a Rocket man encore.
But it has reached a tipping point when he posts on Instagram, hours after a lacerating defeat: “As a lifetime supporter of Watford FC, I am very upset and disappointed at the decline over the past few weeks. I really feel for the other supporters who have to watch this.”
From memory, I can only recall two occasions in the last 21 years when Elton’s interventions have been commentaries on the direction of the club.
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spent 40 years on Fleet Street as a top sports writer and a regular in the Press box at Vicarage Road. His first game as a wide-eyed Watford fan was a 5-0 FA Cup win against Reading 55 years ago and, coupled with his national newspaper experience, few supporters are better-equipped to cover English football's original family club.