Plans for charity match with Derby for former Watford winger Nigel Callaghan (From Watford Observer)

Plans for charity match with Derby for former Watford winger Nigel Callaghan

10:00am Sunday 25th July 2010 in

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Nigel Callaghan and Neil Price will travel to Derby County on Tuesday to discuss plans for a charity match in aid of the ex-Watford winger, who was diagnosed with cancer last year.

Callaghan, who came through the youth system at Vicarage Road and played more than 200 games for the club, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in November and started a six-month course of chemotherapy in March.

The 47-year-old has been unable to work as a DJ due to his treatment and, although he has been able to return for the odd day recently and has received some help from the Professional Footballers' Association, 'Cally' is struggling to pay the bills.

So the Watford Former Players Association, set up by Callaghan's old team-mate and close friend Price, and representatives from Derby, one of the winger's former clubs, have agreed to hold a charity match between a Watford Legends side and Derby Legends at Pride Park on Sunday, September 12.

Price, who played alongside Callaghan in the 1984 FA Cup Final, said: "It is a good cause and it will be interesting to see if a large number of fans want to come because if there is a call for it, then maybe we could put on a coach for them.

"These are are the sort of things we will be discussing on Tuesday."

Price said a list of players who will be involved has yet to be confirmed despite reports to the contrary in Derby.