EntertainmentElton John: how English club Watford saved the star’s lifeIn the 1980s, Elton John led the English team Watford and changed the history of the clubtoday at 13:28

Elton John he was once president of a club in England. The singer has always been passionate about football, he bought the team watford in 1977 and led the club in two phases – 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. In his autobiography I, Elton John (2019)the star told how football saved his life.

“I was president of the club during the worst period of my life: years of addiction, unhappiness from failed relationships, bad deals and lawsuits, endless turmoil. watford was a constant source of happiness for obvious reasons.”

There are bits from the 80’s that I don’t remember, but every game in the watford that I saw are permanently etched in my memory. “

However, not only did the club bring benefits to the Rocket Man; his leadership also contributed to the club’s victories, which rose from the fourth to the first division of English football, in addition to winning the runner-up Premier League in 1982 and 1983 and reaching the English League Cup Final in 1984 (via UolEsporte).

In his autobiography, Elton John described memorable moments, such as the match that really put Watford in the press’ sights (via trivela):

On the night we knocked Manchester United out of the League Cup at Old Trafford, when we were still in Division Three, newspapers who normally didn’t care about Watford were calling the club ‘Elton John’s Rocket Men’ the next morning.” .

The star also used to appear in training and games of the watfordas well as organizing large parties at his home for the players and stadium staff. Elton John it also created scavenger hunts for children in the region and talent shows starring the athletes themselves.

As a tribute, one of the stands at the club’s stadium was named “The Sir Elton John.”

Reviews

Not everything was rosy in the leadership period of Elton John in the club. The star was criticized by friends for getting so deep into football.

Even though he is equally fanatical about Celtic, Rod Stewart mocked the purchase of hornets:

“What the hell do you know about football? If you knew anything, you wouldn’t root for it so much.”

stweart admitted the error in his words when he saw the fantastic undertaking of the rocket man. No matter how much he invested in the team, Elton John I didn’t do crazy things as president. He created a brotherly relationship with graham taylor and, alongside the coach, managed to put together an extremely competitive team (via trivela).

hereditary passion

The relationship of the ‘Sir’ with the watford started in childhood. His father idolized the striker Cliff Holton, one of the biggest idols of the club at the time, and Elton John, like many children, went to the stadium with his father. In 2018Zachary Furnish-Johnthe singer’s son, signed a one-year contract to train at the club’s training academy.

Some huge transfer news coming out of Watford…

Elton John’s seven-year-old son has signed for the club’s academy! 🎤⚽️ pic.twitter.com/g5KFWGUxmy

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