Sir Elton John has told Watford he “couldn’t be more proud” of his beloved club’s sanctuary for exhausted NHS staff. Until sport was brought to a shuddering halt by the pandemic, the chart-topping superstar thought the best performance at Vicarage Road this season would be the Hornets dashing Liverpool ’s dream of an ‘Invincibles’ season in February.
But the club’s response to coronavirus – turning their stadium into a respite centre for medical staff from nearby Watford General Hospital – has won more plaudits than any 3-0 win against the Premier League leaders.
And two-time former chairman Sir Elton has never been more moved by his boyhood club’s outreach. Between them, Elton and Golden Boys godfather Graham Taylor, who died in 2017,