‘Yes, it is, Henry.’
‘In that case, I think the ancient turnstile’s playing up,’ Henry said.
‘Really? Why?’ Bill asked.
(3/10)
‘Well, I just went to the Arsenal game — and do you know who I saw in the dug-out? It was that very handsome man Quique Sanchez Flores. Lovely to look at. But he’s from 2015/16. Do you think the ancient turnstile has blown a fuse or something?’
(4/10)
Henry continued: ‘And then it suddenly seemed to be 2017/18: a marvellous barnstorming comeback against Arsenal, with the stadium rocking. It was like we were watching a mash-up of games from previous years.’
(5/10)
‘Ah, yes. True. Very true,’ Henry agreed.
(6/10)
(7/10)
‘Aha,’ Henry said, with a look of revelation on his face. ‘That’ll explain what we’ve just seen.’
‘How do you mean?’ Bill asked.
(8/10)
‘GT would have been 75 today if he hadn’t joined us up here. The second half performance was clearly Watford Football Club’s birthday present to The Great Man.’
(9/10)
He strolled off to enjoy the rest of his week.
ENDS
(10/10)
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