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Roy Hodgson may be on the cusp of becoming Watford's new manager but he may receive a muted reception from the club's supporters after his criticism of mascot Harry the Hornet back in 2018.
Harry the Hornet, whose costume used to be worn by Gareth Evans, mocked Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha by diving to the floor during a Premier League game back in December 2016.
It came after Zaha was shown a yellow card earlier in the same game at Vicarage Road for diving.
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Sam Allardyce was the Crystal Palace manager at the time of the fixture and insisted the mascot's actions were 'out of order' but the FA took no action.
At the time, Zaha did not seem to be too upset with Evans' dive and after the game sent him a thumbs up and a picture of judges holding up scorecards on Twitter.
But when the two teams met again at the start of the 2018-19 season, Hodgson had taken over at Selhurst Park and
