The Sunday Times Sports Book Of The Yeara Times Book Of The Yeara Financial Times Book Of The Yeara Guardian Book Of The Yeara New Statesman Book Of The Year'the Heartwarming Story Of The Collaboration And Friendship Between English Football's Oddest Couple, Elton John And Graham Taylor' The Times' A Wonderful, Feel-good Account Of An Ultimately English Provincial Story' Simon Kuper An Unforgettable British Underdog Story From One Of Our Greatest Narrative Nonfiction Writers, John Preston, And The International Musical Icon And Bestselling Author, Sir Elton John.britain In The 1970s Was Beset By Unrest And Unemployment, As Inflation Soared, Fuel Was Scarce, And Hooliganism Was On The Rise. And For Watford Fc, The Outlook Was Even Gloomier. Rundown And Rat-infested, Watford Were An Ailing Side With Holes In Their Kit And Barely Enough Fans To Fill A Stand.