However, I am aware that all too soon his mates will start wearing Spurs, Manchester City, Barcelona and Liverpool kits, and he will find himself faced with his first major life choice, at an age when such a dilemma is beyond his unformed brain. Chances, are, he is going to be forced into supporting someone much worse than Watford (more successful, granted; but morally worse). So, like my mother, I am steering him towards Watford. But is it cruel of me to do so? Am I storing up years of adolescent resentment by making him conform to my own brand of loser?