Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

REFLECTING on his time as owner of Watford, Elton John recalled how the club felt like an extended family. “Back then, you knew the name of everyone, the tea lady, the guy who did the pitch,” said the 76-year-old, whose legendary partnership with manager Graham Taylor saw the Hornets challenge for the First Division title in 1983. “I find a bit of this missing in football, now.” It’s missing at Watford, alright. So quickly do folk pass through Vicarage Road these days that you’d struggle to name the ...