Five years ago this week, Watford faced an increasingly uncertain financial future, were looking for their first league win and had been dumped out of the League Cup by lower-league opposition.
Heading home from Bristol Rovers, the scene of Watford's cup elimination in 2011, survival was the only thing on supporters' minds and the goal was survival in a very literal sense. Under the ownership of Laurence Bassini, there was very real concern about the future of the club. How things have changed in the five years since.
Watford were taken over by the Pozzo family in 2012 -- a statement on the sale said "Watford FC's immediate future is safe" -- and are currently embarking upon their second season back in the Premier League and feeling hard done by after a decent performance against a team synonymous with success in the modern era.