Do Not Scratch Your Eyes

We chat with Adrian Mariappa and Lloyd Doyley about how they started their careers at Watford “Centres of Excellence” that turned to Academy set ups during their formative football years. Tales of determination, setbacks and fighting back to keep progressing both their individual games as well as their journey to first team football are lessons that todays aspiring footballer could do well to list...

We hear the fan reaction following Tom Cleverley's first game in charge in the away win at St Andrews! We hear from the regulars and some occasional callers before the 5 word and long form reviews, Haikus and Limericks!! COYH!!!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Huge thanks to all our Patre...

After the Opposition View we just kept chatting about things and went from one subject to another. Carl has a fractured skull and has recently been in a coma but Justin and Pete have no such excuse! Questions from X or Twitter were discussed, the social media turmoil of the last few weeks came up and Pete went off on one again, Protest scarves, Indian, Mangalese and Persian food preferences, what...

Tom Cleverley is set to lead the team as the Hornets travel to St Andrews but we talk to Sam from Blues Focus to hear about a season that has involved John Eustace, Wayne Rooney, Tony Mowbray for a fortnight (Get well soon Tony btw), a takeover involving an appearance from Tom Brady and Jay Stansfield! The prediction league sees Jarvis learn to talk and John go very Sci-fi on us - and then he star...

Pete talks to Helen an artist who specializes in bespoke Subbuteo players via a "whatsapp" voicemail chain about her work and Justin and Pete wonder all over the place (again!) remembering Subbuteo, defunct toy Watford shops, Cigarette lighter and ashtray combination sets, Egg Flip and Soda water dispensers!!! Pete comes up with an overly elaborate plan for a competition (at least it doesn't invol...

PART TWO The second half of the Spaces and all the fan reaction, 5 word and long form reviews plus limericks!!!! After all this we fired Val and off we all went again! Thanks as ever for all the contributions and whatever opinions you hold on our club or the myriad of nonsenses that we end up going off on. COYH!!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in...

PART ONE Before Val was let go and Tom took the hot seat - here is the first part of the reaction to the 1-2 defeat to the Sky Blues. COYH!!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Huge thanks to all our Patreons: Chris Giannone, RichWFC2, Steve Holliman, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gourley, Lee An...

In the aftermath of the home defeat to Coventry City we all pondered how long it might be before the Management at the club took steps to prevent the slide in form being replicated on the league table. We spun up an X/Twitter Spaces and took the temperature of what people were thinking late on Saturday night. The Coventry Post Match Phone In pods will be up on Sunday COYH!!! This Podcast has been...

Part 2 We hear the rest of the calls form the midweek draw with the Swans with a couple of great debut calls asking for us to consider how we talk to each other online, provide support and also rueing elements of the season. 5 word reviews, long forms, haikus and limericks are not all about honey!!! COYH!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Po...

The reaction to the 1-1 home draw with Swansea also saw a rather disturbing and contentious week thus far of social media commentary. Carlos makes a come back having got out of hospital(thank you everyone for your thoughts and comments) and then we get into half football half social media contention and hopefully put it to bed for a period......oh who are we kidding this is Watford FC!!! As ever a...

We chat to our friend David from Coventry who once again dons a quality garment for the occasion. We find out how Coventry have bounced back from play off disappointment but how things aren't too great at the minute, we talk about Sheffield Wednesday and "that" Kasey Palmer incident and agree that one idiot does not define a club, we get onto the Coventry Manager "1 in 10" which is going swimmingl...

Luke from Swanscast tolerates Justin swooning over his voice again in order to let us know how their season has gone and how the new manager is coming along. We find out if a former Home Secretary ever did play and manage the Swans plus we discover why Brendan Rogers is 10/10 and Elvis int he Principality during "1 in 10"! The prediction league sees John Jarvis turn in contrasting style videos and...

PART TWO is long but eventful We pick up with Ambassador to Dubai John, and he discusses draining boards, Troy and Millwall TV commentators and asks is there any point changing Head Coach before getting Pete rambling on about takeover discussions and the new deal for the distribution of Premier League money to the Championship, League 1 and League 2 clubs. Sean joins us and ask “what is happening...

Pete gets all carried away first with a button that plays the “Duff Duff’s” from Eastenders and secondly,    he starts talking about Washing up and draining boards. Callers insist that he pull himself back to concentrating on the football. Terry asks why we seem to be getting worse in terms of results and performances since Boxing Day. Alan joins us and wants to talk abo ut the washing up as a pre...

PART 4 By this time we had been talking so long with Troy that his family were probably worried about his safety! We discuss relegation, what that meant for players, the managerial appointments in a season played almost entirely behind closed doors, coping with injuries but trying to contribute before turning to Watford strikers currently and Troy's thoughts - which will possibly surprise a few. F...

PART 3 We progress through Troy's Watford career by managers chronologically and discuss how he got in with some of the big personalities in the squad, the game shifting to a single striker up front, the pandemic impact and a whole lot more in between! Plus what did or didn't happen in that West Ham United dressing room? Troy sets the record straight in a way that only he can. COYH!! This Podcast...

Chris from "That Millwall Podcast" joins us to tell us about a season with 3 managers and what will be the home coming of Millwall talisman Neil Harris!! We hear about the one game under Harris so far - a very creditable away win at Southampton, as well as the season story thus far. The prediction league is its weekly triumph as always with Jarvis predicting a win and Johns Backgammon involving a...

Part 2 of 4 We ask Troy for his "one word review" for all his managers and whilst they are telling they lead to more words and stories covering some of his managers, teammates and food related stories from behind the scenes during the first half of his time at the club. No Haribo's were harmed during the making of this podcast! COYH!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Yo...

Part 1 of 4. Troy was good enough to give us his evening to discuss his time at Watford and to respond to questions submitted by supporters. In the end he gave us 4 hours as we talked about his football career. Here we discuss the early days, the early influences as he went through non league to Walsall and some interactions with a certain Mr. Tommy Mooney. Part 2 out tomorrow COYH!! This Podcast...

PART TWO The rest of the calls, 5 word and long form reviews, haikus, limericks and Pete girds his loins and goes banging on about the "New Deal for Football" for no apparent reasons! Thank you to everyone who contributes to this utter nonsense per usual!!! COYH!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talk...

PART ONE The fan reaction after a home defeat where two right backs are on the bench and central midfielder is playing at right back, two central midfielders are substituted on 26 minutes with rumours of disquiet in the dressing room and then a dysfunctional performance - in any other season this would result in the raising of the corner flag, what does everyone think today. Also the delicate subj...

We catch up with Kofi from the "And he takes that chance" podcast about Huddersfield's season and why he feels like a Northern Watford at the moment, does anyone want to go up to the Premier League, football fan experiences abroad, manager departures and appointments, the player with the longest name in the Championship, an owner who communicates via twitter videos, Rhys Healey, and why Pete isn't...

Andy Collins of 3CR Breakfast Radio, Comedian, Pantomime star and audience warmer upper for the great and the good - joins us to get a seasons worth of frustration off his chest! Who has two left feet, the Val and Dennis quandary for getting match fit, life next to the drummer in the 1881, sharing Ngakia's agent, Why Andy is keen to drive to Newcastle & just why is Scott Fitzgerald constantly comi...

PART TWO The rest of the fan reaction after the 1-0 away win at Rotherham. Tim points out that previous players have been limited who have scored goals for the Hornets and asks that we stick by the team and offer some patience, Ray joins us again and asks that our big Danish forward to really commit himself in challenges and headers and Chris asks if we could see Dennis earlier - perhaps from the...

PART ONE After four straight defeats an oddly poor game with one shot on target from either side sees the Hornets grab the three points but how does everyone feel about that? Some are not euphoric and ask searching questions about identity, progress and a meagre squad where as the positive side of the debate are also not euphoric but feel a more pragmatic view of the result turning around a poor r...