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32 reviews for:
Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other
John Preston, Elton John
4.25 AVERAGE
32 reviews for:
Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other
John Preston, Elton John
4.25 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published.
For somebody, like me, who isn’t a fan of soccer clubs in England and in general, this book was easy to read, and I never found myself confused with the verbiage.
It’s really cool to see the progression of how Reginald Dwight saw the team play when he was very young, and then ended up buying the club as Elton John, superstar! He didn’t do it for money, he did it because he loved the team and he had a lot of knowledge of the players. One of his first orders of business was hiring Graham Taylor as the manager.
This book provided extra insight to the town, the team, the owner, the manager, and the players. The last chapter provided a where are they know synopsis, and I enjoyed that part.
Overall, I enjoyed it a lot. It did take me a few more days to complete it than all of my other reads.
For somebody, like me, who isn’t a fan of soccer clubs in England and in general, this book was easy to read, and I never found myself confused with the verbiage.
It’s really cool to see the progression of how Reginald Dwight saw the team play when he was very young, and then ended up buying the club as Elton John, superstar! He didn’t do it for money, he did it because he loved the team and he had a lot of knowledge of the players. One of his first orders of business was hiring Graham Taylor as the manager.
This book provided extra insight to the town, the team, the owner, the manager, and the players. The last chapter provided a where are they know synopsis, and I enjoyed that part.
Overall, I enjoyed it a lot. It did take me a few more days to complete it than all of my other reads.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Watford fans will know this backwards sideways, but how incredible for little old Watford to have their story told so excellently, with no hyperbole and with the blessing of Reggie Dwight. Now we know why there wasn't much football in his memoir Me; he needed 270 pages to tell the full story of how a little football club saved his life (tonight). Never forget to be decent.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Racism, Alcohol
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
The thing that caught my eye in selecting this book was Elton John’s name and picture on the cover. I’m a big Elton fan. I was vaguely aware of Elton’s involvement in the Watford Football Club, but certainly not an expert on English football or Graham Taylor as its most successful manager. This book is primarily about how Taylor’s leadership affected Watford and the men who played for him. There is a lot of detail about matches that won’t be familiar to non-English football fans. The stories about the people, however, are universal.