David Harrison pays tribute to Andy Rankin
I’ve noted, in this publication as well as others, references to ‘Watford Legends’ where the subject has invariably been a decent player, typically with us for a few seasons before drifting off to continue their career elsewhere. The awarding of ‘Legen...
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Jack Ottman on losing the talent that is Ismaïla Sarr
There has been plenty of debate amongst Watford fans about how successful Watford’s all-time record signing has been, even before he left. Now the curtain has finally come down on Ismaïla Sarr’s tumultuous journey at Vicarage Road, I thought...
Colin Payne on why his arms will no doubt remain goosebump-free for the foreseeable future
Of course, it’s all meant with the best of intentions, these things always are. It’s a noble quest, one that attempts to highlight the best of us, whilst recognising Sir Elton’s ties to this club of ours....
Nick Catley presents his list of GT's greatest seasons at Watford
In some ways, the peak of the Taylor era. Playing in Europe, and reaching the FA Cup final – almost all our dreams had been achieved. The only way we could go further was to win something – and for all the incredible achievements...
Nick Catley presents his list of GT's greatest seasons at Watford
Most retrospectives of 1998/99 focus almost exclusively on the final 11 matches. This one won’t be an exception, but before we get there, let’s remember some of the best moments of what was, by the end of March, already a pretty ...
Nick Catley presents his list of GT's greatest seasons at Watford
This was, of course, the season when the impossible dream became reality, the fulfilment of a vision we didn’t dare to believe achievable. We’ve won promotion to the top division since, but never for the first time.
In the midst ...
Nick Catley presents his list of GT's greatest seasons at Watford
The greatest season in the Taylor era. The greatest season in Watford FC’s history. The greatest season we will ever have. The year we were the second-best team in the entire country.
There are plenty of highlights from the seaso...
Colin Payne goes all the way back to 1979 to say... Forgive GT For I Have Sinned
It’s been 44 years since it happened, but a recent event has reawakened the guilt, and I fear I can no longer carry the burden, the shame is too great. It is something that I know you wouldn’t approve of, something...
Nick Catley goes back to August 1992, when a rule change caused chaos, confusion and not a little comedy.
In retrospect, the timing wasn’t great for us. Since I’d started supporting Watford, we’d had a tradition of long-serving, excellent goalkeepers – a list taking in Rankin, Sherwood, Coton a...
Colin Payne looks at the massive contribution Tom Walley has made to Watford Football Club
There are two photographs, that will probably be familiar to most Watford fans of a certain age, that brilliantly highlight Tom Walley’s career at the club. The first was taken the night the Hornets beat ...
Peter Morgan recalls some of the lesser-known Watford games during his first 50 years following the Hornets – this edition he is sent to Coventry
For those, like me, who were teenagers in the 1970s, Coventry City were very much an established First Division team. However for most of the inter...
Olly Wicken has only ever left one game early...
It’s a long-standing tradition at Vicarage Road that, just before kick-off, the stadium announcer shouts: “Enduuuuuure the Game!”
I’m fairly sure I’ve been hearing it correctly. A lot of Watford matches are definitely a test of patience. But I to...