Friday, December 18, 2009

Some Sort of Common Sense Prevails

But please don't think I'm going to praise anyone on here. It should never have come to this. If Jimmy reckons we're all going to kiss his feet he's wrong. Yes we are so very very grateful that he saved us so many times. But no-one who claimed to have the best interests of Watford Football Club at heart would have willingly entered into the pantomime that has been played out this week.

The irony is that all this has been about ownership, when I don't believe any person can truly own a community football club like ours. We, the supporters, own the identity, the ethos, the belief, the hopes and the dreams and will do so until we die. They, the money men, only own the skelton and like players and managers are unlikely to be with us for more than a small fraction of that time. As the fans of Wimbledon and many other less high profile clubs have proved, we have the real power. If we are disregarded too often we can take our club and leave them owning next to nothing.