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    612-822-4611

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Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other

Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other

Preston, John
John, Elton

Hardcover

SoccerBritish HistoryMusic Reference

Publisher Price: $28.99

ISBN10: 1324095474
ISBN13: 9781324095477
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: Aug 27 2024
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.60
Language: English

Nothing has brought English soccer more immediately into the American mainstream than Ted Lasso, which captivated the nation in thirty-four episodes over three seasons. But before there was Jason Sudeikis's lovable and, at first, hapless AFC Richmond, there was Watford Football Club, a team from the outskirts of London with barely enough fans to fill its stands--and which, in the mid-1970s, was languishing in 92nd place at the bottom of the last division of the English Football League. That is, until rock superstar Elton John--who, with his dad, had followed the team as a boy--bought the lowly franchise and, with legendary manager Graham Taylor, transformed the luckless football club into a top-seeded Premier League team. Inspiring, funny, and ultimately heartbreaking, Watford Forever recalls the improbably tender relationship between Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback, who together beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a struggling community.

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