On this day three years ago the Pozzo family completed their takeover of Watford. Given what has followed June 29, 2012, will to go down as a momentous day in Hornets history.

Overnight Watford went from a club whose ambition was Championship survival to a club the Pozzos wanted to become established in the Premier League.

After clinching promotion to the top flight last season, the Hornets are halfway there.

It hasn’t always been plain sailing and there have been unpopular decisions - such as terminating then manager Sean Dyche’s contract a week after sealing their takeover - but the Pozzos, and specifically Gino Pozzo, have always done what they think is best for the Hornets.

And given what the Golden Boys have achieved since their arrival, it is difficult to argue they have got anything dramatically wrong.

During the Pozzos’ time in charge, six managers or head coaches have come and gone from Vicarage Road - current Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores will hope to last significantly longer than the majority of his processors.

Fifty-four players have been signed. Some have been excellent additions, such as Almen Abdi and Gabriele Angella, others have made less of an impact. Remember Jean Alain Fanchone or Lucas Neill?

Watford have played 138 games since the Pozzos’ arrival and have won 65 of those. There have been 31 draws and only 42 defeats.

A total of 250 goals have been scored, an average of just over 83 a season, while 172 have been conceded. They are impressive numbers.

The Pozzo influence on Watford is all-encompassing, however. There have been several improvements made at Vicarage Road, including the construction of the brand new Sir Elton John Stand, and at the Hornets’ London Colney training ground.

But most important of all is the Hornets’ promotion and the incredible amount of money that comes with it.

Can the Golden Boys become an established top flight club? With Gino Pozzo and his family at the helm you are confident they will.

And how many newly promoted clubs can say that?