Rob Edwards discovered Watford godfather Sir Elton John's powers as a force for unity when the Rocket Man played two gigs at Vicarage Road.
After a private audience with the club's superstar fan and former chairman backstage, the new Hornets head coach was moved by the warmth of his reception as he took his seat before the great showman's entrance. Can you feel the love tonight? There wasn't much affection for the strolling millionaires who were relegated without a whimper last season.
Midfielder Dan Gosling, who lifted the lid on “disgraceful” attitudes in the “worst dressing room I've ever been part of” at the weekend, was given a hero's reception by supporters at the pre-season friendly against Southampton for his searing honesty. But under Edwards, Watford's eighth boss in 34 months, there are already green shoots of recovery.
