The Remaster: As bad as things got - Watford, 7th May 1959

The post-war decline of Watford is the subject of this morning's remastered 200% piece.

When we talk about football traditions and identity, there is a tendency to assume that they should be preserved in aspic, that things are the way they are because they always have been. This, however, certainly isn’t always the case, and some clubs have in the past pushed through complete rebrands; a change of colours, a change of nickname, a completely fresh start.

When we think of Watford Football Club, we might think of many things, but close to the top of that list will be their distinctive yellow, black and red colours, and their rivalry with Luton Town. But Watford weren’t always the Hornets, their colours weren’t always yellow, black and red, and there was even a time when Luton weren’t especially their local rivals.