Watford chairman Scott Duxbury has revealed Sir Elton John gives him recommendations about players the club should scout or buy.

Sir Elton is a boyhood Watford fan and was chairman and owner of the club when they rose from the Fourth Division to the First Division in the 1970s and 1980s.

The 71-year-old is now Honorary Life-President of the club, but Duxbury has revealed that has not dampened his passion or involvement.

Watford’s current chairman and chief executive officer has explained Sir Elton regularly messages him recommendations about players who have caught his eye.

Duxbury then forwards on the tips to the club’s scouting department and he admits in the past they have come back and agreed the players should be tracked.

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“He is involved in the sense that emotionally, he is involved on a daily basis. He comes to games as often and as regularly as he can,” Duxbury told talkSPORT.

“He is in constant communication, constant communication, both with opinions of how the team has played, opinions on players, who we should be signing, have we seen this player.

“His knowledge of football is incredible. He often will text or email me: ‘Are you watching this second division game?’ And I go: ‘No, no I am not Elton’.

“He recommends players that I have not heard of and I say I will pass it to my scouting department. They come back and say: ‘Yeah, yeah, really good player let's look at this’.

“He absolutely has an encyclopedic knowledge of the lower-division players. It is incredible.

“He watches everything and he has a real knowledge of players and an absolute passion for the football club. It is not superficial.

“His obvious love is music, his second love is Watford Football Club. I will probably hear from him on a daily basis on one matter or another.

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“And he is not backwards at criticising as well, if I am doing something wrong he will let me know. But he has a genuine passion, a genuine warmth and it is great to have him involved."