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There were some Watford fans that felt worried before the start of this season. As we head into the last five games of the campaign, however, the Hornets sit snugly in the top half of the Championship table. Mike Parkin tells the tale of the man responsible for one of the division’s most exciting teams. It is now almost 15 years since he etched his name into Celtic folklore by scoring against Rangers to prevent them going a record ten matches unbeaten against his beloved Bhoys. Now, having enjoyed successful stints at Norwich and West Ham, Malky Mackay is fast…

Recently, we featured a post from Watford supporter Tom Bodell about the season ahead at Vicarage Road. In response, we received the following article from Mike Parkin, another Watford supporter, who is fiercely defiant in the face of his side’s reliance on young talent: “You don’t win anything with kids” “If you’re old enough you’re good enough” “There’s no substitute for experience” These are phrases that all football fans will be familiar with, each of them an oft-used part of every football pundits’ armoury. Apart from being massively overused, these three phrases have one other theme in common:…