HERE is our next featured Hornet in our 'My Watford' series.

Thanks to Alan Walsh for volunteering to answer our teasers. All of these articles are located in the 'My Watford' area of the website which can be found by clicking here. 

If you would like to be featured please email themediateam@watfordfc.com with 'My Watford' in the subject line and we'll send you some questions to answer.

Name: Alan Walsh
From: Surbiton, Surrey

Alan Walsh

Q: Why do you support Watford and how long have you followed them for?

A: It is my home town and I have suffered from this complaint for the last 53 years!

Q: Take us through a normal home matchday for you, from where you have to travel from right up to taking your seat in the stadium?

A: My wife (a Sunderland A.F.C. convert) and I, together with another friend, leave our house at around 12.45 where we drive to the ground via the A3 and infamous M25.

We then walk from our school car park in Vicarage Road picking up a programme from our seller along the way.

We enter the ground via the Lower Rous entrance and purchase a drink before taking our seats about an hour before the kick off. My wife then hands out our lucky(?) Mars bars.

Q: As a supporter how hardcore are you?

A: I have been a season ticket holder for quite a time now, although for 30 years I couldn't attend all games due to working shifts.

Q: What is your most memorable moment following the Hornets?

A: I've had quite a few of those over the years, but it has got to be the F.A. Cup final at Wembley.

The banter with the Everton fans was memorable. Although the 7-1 comeback against Southampton comes close!

Q: What are the most extraordinary lengths you've gone to to get to a Watford game?

A: Bribed my Duties Sergeant so that I could be on duty at a Wimbledon v Watford game when they were at Plough Lane. I won't tell you what I had to do to get that!

Q: Who is your all time favourite Watford player?

A: There have been a few……. but Luther [Blissett] takes the crown for me.

Luther takes the prize for Alan

Q: Who is the last truly exciting player you saw play?

A: Without question Thierry Henry for Arsenal, his grace and composure truly inspires

Q: Do you have any football related superstitions?

A: No, not at all superstitious.

Q: How do you fill your weekends during the summer break?

A: Flying my radio controlled helicopter and or target shooting.

Q: Club or country? Or is there no contest?

A: Club every time.

Q: Are you a singer when you attend games and if so do you have a favourite song?

A: Not with my voice, but I am quite vocal when required!

Q: What do you think of the atmosphere at football grounds today? Has it got better or worse and why?

A: It is generally better than a few years ago but I do wish fans would appreciate that we are a family club and amend some of their chants.

Q: If you could meet one ex-Watford player, who would it be and what would you ask them?

A: I have been privileged to meet many of them over the years but the one I would like to have met was my first idol at the club, Cliff Holton.

Holton was an early favourite for Alan

Q: If you had the talent to have been a professional footballer, what position would you play and how would you describe yourself as a player?

A: I dabbled at being a "winger" in my day but rugby was my game then.

Q: Do you have a favourite away ground, if so why?

A: Wembley and Cardiff for the play-offs!

Q: What is the best away support that you've ever seen at Vicarage Road?

A: Liverpool supporters in the F.A. Cup - so knowledgeable and fair minded.

Q: Do you have a soft spot for another team or do you look out for anyone else when the results come in?

A: AFC Wimbledon, my local team, after what they went through they deserve it.

Q: How active a supporter are you away from matchdays?

A: Very active, talk to my wife and friends about the club all the time. On the website every day at least once.

Q: How do you think opposition supporters view the club?

A: Having spoken to quite a few this year at away games, there is a quiet respect for what we have achieved considering our resources.

Q: Do you think the club is still staying strong to its community values and how important is that for a supporter?

A: Yes very much the lifeblood for the club and its support base in the future.

Q: If you could change one thing about football, what would it be and why?

A: Get rid of the offside rule completely.

Q: Homegrown players. Just how important are they for the club and what does it mean for supporters to see a youngster coming through the ranks?

A: For clubs like Watford it is the only way to survive in the long run. The money we got for Ashley Young says it all.

Another Academy product for the 'Orns

Q: What are your feelings on the Premiership? Has it been good or bad for the game or is the answer somewhere in between?

A: Great if you are in it, but detrimental to football as a whole.

Q: How do you feel about the large amount of British clubs being brought by businessmen from abroad? What would be your reaction if it happened to your club?

A: As a last resort it is better than going under but I prefer clubs to remain in British hands and responsible to the supporters.

Q: Do you prefer new stadiums or old grounds?

A: New stadiums generally, MK Dons are a fine example of lovely facilities.

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