Football Daily | Watford, a ‘fake news’ sacking and an apology to Elton John

The Guardian Sport · 10/16/2026, 2:37:46 PM

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! There are only two things certain in life – death and taxes Reece James knack and Watford managerial news – and Football Daily’s bingo card lit up with both on Friday. But while Chelsea’s statement on their crocked right-back having successful knee surgery was a cut-and-paste job from the last time James was injured, the quotes by Watford manager Alessio Dionisi were much more exciting, mainly because it contained an actual apology to Elton John and the remarkable news that the club’s trigger-happy owners have not already sent the Italian the same way as an apple in Michael Owen’s house . Shall we just hand over the Bigger Cup to PSG now to ease the calendar congestion?” – Krishna Moorthy. Reading that ‘European football leaders are increasingly confident they will find a candidate to stand against Infantino next year’ , I can’t be the only well informed reader to think that a certain intergalactic bin wearing member of the nobility would make a terrific candidate. Can the Big Website ‘Higher Ups’ have a word?!” – Chris Reid. Looking at the Benfica v Celtic game I was immediately drawn to the presence of two Durans. Have there been any other instances of any other bands being present in a game? Possibly in the Human League? I am hoping a Serie A game with a Scritti and a Politti … a French game with Depeche and Mode. You get the general idea” – Mike Turney. Continue reading...