Now this referred to the fact that Watford Football Club is on the Metropolitan Line, and just a mile from the station, in Cassiobury. Though there is a nearer one, Watford High Street Station, which is only ten minutes walk away, and sadly that is why our station is hardly known of by all the fans who attend on match day. In fact, several times, ours has been under threat of closure.
Now our station was built in 1925, in a very Arts and Crafts style, and it is now the North Western Terminus of the Metropolitan Line. The idea was to extend London`s new Metroland right out to here along the railway, building houses in a similar style to the station, but it never happened, there were delays, and a definite lack of confidence for living so far away from Central London, something which was much easier to counteract at places like Wembley and Harrow.
In fact Watford just grew along the line all on its ownsome, and so looks much different to how it might have been.
This set is very curious, because it is not listed in our our original British Trade Index part III, issued in 1986, which only includes up to "Football 81-82". Then in our British Trade Index part IV, issued in 1997, there are four sets of "Football Candy Sticks" cards, but none appear to be ours, they start with the set for 1986-87. So perhaps this is that? Well, I am going to say it is, for now - but if you can shine a little light, please do.
The entire listing of the Candy Sticks issues is :
Football Candy Sticks. 65 x 35. Four sets, each Nd. 1/48"
1. 1986-87 issue. Back without compilation date
2. 1987-88 issue. Back"compiled up to March 31st 1987."
3. 1988-89 issue. Back"compiled up to April 30th 1988."
4. 1989-90 issue. Back"compiled up to May 31st 1989."
Back in two shades of red".
And they are too modern for our updated British Trade Index.