John McClelland’s final appearance for the Hornets. After leaving for Leeds in June 1989 he came back for a short loan loan in January only playing in this game, In total he appeared 185 times for Watford scoring three goals.
It’s pretty unthinkable that Watford being taken over would be a major news story but the media interest in both Elton and Robert Maxwell meant that the proposed sale of the club to Maxwell’s printing company BPCC was big news, particularly because he already owned Oxford United and Derby County. The fact that a deal appeared to be done just before we played Oxford only added to the interest. Eventually the deal would fall through.
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Sunday People, 22 Nov 1987
