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Welcome to The Watford Word. Thank you for joining a new, independent talking shop for Hornets fans of all ages.

It's never dull at Vicarage Road. From promotions, cup runs and, yes, a dizzying turnover of head coaches and players, Vicarage Road has been a Hornets nest of talking points down the years, and we're here to keep the chattering classes buzzing on the grapevine.

The Watford Word will bring you news, interviews, nostalgia, analysis and offbeat fun to keep you informed and help fill the gaps left behind by national newspapers and their sister websites, who have all but abandoned coverage of football outside the Premier League.

But above all, it's about YOU, the supporters. Let us know what YOU want to read - it's your club, your community, your weekends which are coloured by triumph or disappointment.

Since the glory days of Graham Taylor and Elton John's leadership, subsequent regimes have rightly been judged by the standards set by Watford Football Club's godfathers on and off the pitch.

Whether there's a happy ending, turbulence or plain sailing ahead this season, strap in for the ride - the journey starts here.