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A short #watfordfc Hornet Heaven scene from after the Arsenal game yesterday….

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(1/10)
Henry Grover — the man who founded Watford Rovers in 1881 — had a frown on his face.

Bill Mainwood, Hornet Heaven’s Head of Programmes, asked him: ‘What’s puzzling you, Henry?’

(2/10)
‘Er… it is September 2019, isn’t it, Bill?’

‘Yes, it is, Henry.’

‘In that case, I think the ancient turnstile’s playing up,’ Henry said.

‘Really? Why?’ Bill asked.

(3/10)
Henry said:

‘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)
Bill replied: ‘No, Henry. He was there because—’

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)
‘Our defending in the first half was very 2019/20, though,’ Bill commented.

‘Ah, yes. True. Very true,’ Henry agreed.

(6/10)
‘Anyway, the whole thing was marvellous,’ Henry continued. ‘If Doucs had buried that chance at the end, I… I… Well, let’s just say I wouldn’t have been accountable for my behaviour.’

(7/10)
‘It was the spirit and fight that I loved,’ Bill said. ‘It reminded me of 1977 to 1987 when GT was in charge.’

‘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)
Henry explained:

‘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)
With that, the frown lifted from Henry’s face and was replaced by a contented smile — replicating what had just happened on the faces of thousands of Watford fans in the land of the living.

He strolled off to enjoy the rest of his week.

ENDS

(10/10)
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