AHEAD of this weekend's Plymouth Argyle game, the Watford press office were grateful to receive the memories of Mr Alec Henderson, an Argyle fan who fondly remembers Watford fans for their kind-heartedness in the 1980's.

Maybe you were one of these fans, if so, email us with your own memories at themediateam@watfordfc.com

For now, we'll let Alec take up the story: "During our famous cup run in 1984, I advertised on the radio that I had a spare seat in my car to go to West Bromwich Albion for the third round. A lady rang me and said she had a boy who'd like to go but asked if I would visit him first, which at the time sounded odd.

"I called and the lad was a young man called Bruce, of about 22, who had been discharged from the Army with horrendous injuries, aIl inflicted in Northern Ireland. He could barely walk or talk but Argyle was his life, as his wife had left him and his family had abandoned him; the lady who rang me was his carer.

"He was so fanatical that he would disappear on a Friday if Argyle were away and she would get calls from the police in places like Huddersfield or Tranmere saying they'd picked him up after the game, struggling along the main road, and would she make arrangements to come and collect him. To this day, she doesn't know how he got to these places or how he got home in some cases.

"So, I took him to West Brom and then to Derby where we were 'pulled over' by the Police who thought he was drunk, the way he staggered along. As soon as they realised the severity of his disablement they gave us a lift right to the ground and waited for us after the match to give us a lift back to my car!

"When we reached the semi-finals I rang Villa Park to ask them about facilities for the disabled, and they said that there was an area right behind the goal, on the cinder track, but that the disabled had to be in wheelchairs.

"I told the lad, Bruce, and he refused point blank. He was very independent and hated being in his chair, but I explained 'no chair, no game'. With much muttering and cursing he agreed so off we went.

"On reaching Villa's ground we had to park about half a mile away and even then I almost had to pin him to his chair. Never having pushed a wheelchair before, I didn't realise how difficult it can be.

"We'd gone about half way to the ground when a crowd of Watford supporters came down the road towards us. At this point, I was having difficulty getting the wheelchair off the kerb to cross the road, when they rushed towards us. 'This is all I need', I thought, but they pushed me out of the way, grabbed Bruce in his wheelchair and carried him across the road, dumped him down on the pavement and said to me, 'That's all the help you'll get from us this afternoon'.

"I was speechless and couldn't thank them before they left so perhaps to any of your fans who were part of that group that read this - thanks.

"We had a superb view of the game as promised and after the match, many of your fans came over to Bruce, patted him on the back and said 'Hard luck mate'. All very touching but it didn't change the score!

"Even on the way home with hearts in boots, the memory of all those kind people made the day less painful. Losing again 0-1 last year brought many memories back and please don't take it the wrong way when I say that if it does happen, I hope we don't see you in the play offs!

"I wish you well for the rest of the season, except at Home Park, and hope that you can publish this memory."