Watford FC’s most famous fan Sir Elton John has launched a stinging attack on the club’s board, warning the Hornets are “in danger of plummeting freefall” and that the directors “should go” if they do not share an optimism about the club’s future.
In a statement, the rock star said: “As a lifelong fan and former chairman of Watford FC I feel I must now express my deep dismay about what is happening at the club. First I should make it clear that the manager and the players have my full support. However, it is clear that the playing staff has been left threadbare after the sale of leading players over the last year or so, and even now I understand that there are still plans for further player sales in January.
“The chairman and leading shareholders have made it clear that they wish to sell the club, and this comes despite a profit of nearly £8m having been made last year (2007). We know from other clubs that when stability and confidence go then there is a danger of plummeting freefall. I fear we could be facing that catastrophe.
“Voices other than my own have already asked the question of what has happened to the money from the sale of some of our best players and the parachute payments. Whatever investment the directors still have in the club is likely to be devalued if stability is not brought back. More than anything else, confidence must be brought back to the playing staff and a real sense that there is a future at the club. If the directors do not have that optimism then they should go.”
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Elton John: 'Watford FC in danger of plummeting freefall'
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