Graham Taylor was warmly remembered by the club that made his name and whose name he helped to make, Sadly for Watford and their emotional crowd, the fare on the field was eminently forgettable as the match ended in a goalless draw.
Before the match hundreds gathered by a memorial of bright yellow flowers, and hundreds of equally bright shirts to pay respect to their great departed manager. With Taylor’s wife, Rita, and two daughters in attendance, the teams entered the field to Taylor’s favourite song, Buddy Holly’s Raining In My Heart. Before the match there was a flash of red and yellow foils in the Rookery Stand that spelled out ‘Heart GT’. The big screens played footage from Taylor’s two spells in charge at the club, in the 1980s and the noughties. There were messages of condolence scrolling along the hoardings. Finally, there was that unstinting minute’s applause, rounded out with chants in praise of the man. “We love you Graham Taylor” was a consistent refrain. You could feel that love.
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