Should Tony Coton ever be tempted to seek a career away from football, he could do a lot worse than consider establishing himself on the after dinner speaking circuit.

The former Watford goalkeeper was in fine story-telling form when he made his first appearance at Tales from the Vicarage Live in November and almost five months later he effectively continued where he left off when he returned to the Palace Theatre on Tuesday for the fifth show inspired by the popular series of Hornets-themed books and hosted by Sky Sports News presenter Adam Leventhal.

The expletive count may have risen since the three-time Watford Player of the Season first appeared on the show, but his popularity as a guest was again in no doubt as his anecdotes led to laughs aplenty among another sold-out audience.

While one tale literally left me with tears in my eyes, I was also struck by the more touching reflections and honesty from a panel of guests that also consisted of Sean Dyche, Luther Blissett and Paul Wilkinson, who was a late call-up due to Kenny Jackett being on FA Youth Cup quarter-final duty with Tottenham Hotspur.

Graham Taylor has always provided a rich source of topics for discussion in Tales from the Vicarage Live and as this was the first show to be staged since his passing, it was inevitable the name of Watford’s greatest every manager would be spoken of again.

While the words were warm and affectionate as the panel primarily chose to remember Taylor’s qualities as a human being – Dyche, for example, recalling when he was getting a tough time in a radio interview and his then former chairman spoke out against the treatment he was getting - the show was not simply a tribute to the former England boss. It offered a lot more and much of that was due to the ex-Vicarage Road boss on the panel.

Dyche is another humorous speaker – a tale of Brian Clough from their time together at Nottingham Forest being another highlight of the evening – but the Burnley boss is known for his straight talking and tackles awkward questions head on.

The subject of his departure from Vicarage Road following the Pozzo takeover predictably arose and, as he has stated in the past, Dyche reiterated he did not believe the model and structure of the club suited him and vice-versa. And while the former centre-half felt aspects of his leaving Vicarage Road could have been dealt with better, he stressed there were no hard feelings and accepted it was part of football.

There was also a telling moment when the ex-Hornets boss turned the tables and asked the audience what they felt about the cheating in the Premier League. The question was met with loud applause. It spoke volumes.

The show was to end in reflective fashion as the guests were asked what was the best advice they had been given in football.

Dyche chose having a good attitude; Coton recalled when he was coaching Sir Alex Ferguson had told him to always make a decision on a player; Blissett opted for a piece of guidance from Taylor - if you are going to make a mistake, make it a positive one. And for Wilkinson, it was believe in yourself.

It was a thoughtful conclusion to another successful show which touched on a variety of positive emotions.