How Elton John was the original Ryan Reynolds, buying a failing UK soccer team and taking them to the top
nypost.com“Long before Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney came to Wrexham, Elton John came to Watford,” writes John Preston in the introduction to his new book, Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other.
Written in collaboration with the legendary singer-songwriter, the book looks at how Elton was the first celebrity to buy a soccer club.
He purchased Watford in 1976, well before actors such as Reynolds and McElhenney became owners of Welsh team Wrexham in 2020.
Elton had grown up going to Watford games with his father, who was often distant otherwise, and the fond memories compelled him to get involved with the team — even though the squad was in last place in the lowest league at the time, ranking 92nd out of 92.
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