Hornets fan KellySomers reflects on her career ahead of travelling to Qatar to report on England for the BBC at the World Cup watfordfc
Any Watford fan who was at Wembley Stadium on Monday, May 31, 1999 will not need reminding what a wonderful day it was. Nick Wright’s stunning overhead kick, Allan Smart’s emotional celebrations and the never-to-be-forgotten scenes as the Hornets clinched promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history by beating Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in the Play-Off Final.
“It’s really surreal. People ask did you dream of working at World Cup? No, I never ever thought of that. My aim was always ‘imagine if I could sit over there at Vicarage Road’. So to then be going to a World Cup…” “Covid has made it a little trickier because in Russia [at the 2018 World Cup], before I was England reporter when Gabby Logan was doing it, they were able to do slightly more fun stuff, whereas we were living in Covid rules last year – three metres, masks, testing every game.
“You’ve seen in the build up other things being reported but ultimately my role is to report on the England football team. I think one good thing is it’s shining a light on the country and maybe things that wouldn’t have come to light otherwise.” Kelly is also appreciative of what she learnt during the work experience she gained with this newspaper during school holidays and while she was at university at Loughborough.
“I’m probably the only Watford fan in the world that has such a soft spot for Bournemouth but had I never gone there I never would have been where I am today. I learnt so, so much. She explained: “A lot of people have said to me ‘why have you never worked for Watford? You must want to work for Watford? Isn’t that your dream job?’ Watford for me is my biggest hobby, my biggest passion outside of work and I never want that to change.
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