Do Not Scratch Your Eyes

Do Not Scratch Your Eyes

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Ever wondered what it’s really like to support Watford FC? Well now you can find out as Justin, Carl and Peter guide you through the highs and lows with the help of fellow fans, ex-players and celebrity hornets. We are a podcast by stupid fans for fans who have patience and a low level of expectations as to what a podcast should deliver. This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes.

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Jun 15, 2026

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TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Watford 3 - 2 West Bromwich Albion - Part One 21.02.2023

The initial slightly confused reaction as a chaotic game ends in a win at the Vic. Some see the three points and others see the performance and substitutions. All are entitled to their say and here, they get to put it forward. Ken Sema and James Morris com out as the heroes of the evening ahead of a trip to second placed Sheffield United on Saturday. COYH!! DNSYE is part of the TalkSPORT fan netwo...

The Opposition View - West Brom (Home) 17.02.2023

As West Brom come to Vicarage Road on Monday we turn attention to their visit and how we see the game panning out. It turns out to be an Oppostion View without the opposition until Carl has an idea! The Opposition View XXL will be up soon on YouTube including lots of other extra bits (and a ton of inappropriate laughing!) DNSYE is part of the TalkSPORT fan network. This Podcast has been created an...

PART TWO TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Burnley 1 - 1 Watford 15.02.2023

PART TWO - POST BURNLEY CHAT Josh has someone try to get in his car, Caity looks forward to Burnley suffering in the Premier League next season before not quite denying she’s been on the ash at Uni, John insists the fog is a metaphor for everything and then calls on Bilic to start trusting the defence and look at the positives including Burnley bouncing back against those guys up the road. The Big...

PART ONE TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Burnley 1 - 1 Watford 15.02.2023

Part One of a marathon post match phone in. Gutted by the last minute equalizer at Turf Moor leaves honours even as The Clarets remain unbeaten at home but we end their 10 game winning run. A game of contrasts as the team staunchly defends but looks lacking going forward. Tom Cleverley's pre match injury is covered but the hot topic is the late substitution and whether it helped or hindered. We wo...

The Opposition View - Burnley (Away) 12.02.2023

As we travel to Turf Moor to take on the Champions elect - Vincent Kompany's Burnley we talk to Natalie from the "No, Nay, Never!" Podcast. We discuss what it is like to support a team who havn't lost all season and if they win against us will set a new Championship record of 11 straight wins! We find out how the Clarets have transitioned to free flowing football after a long and successful stint...

PART TWO TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Watford 1-1 Blackburn Rovers 12.02.2023

Part Two - hears some of the Paul Holly stories set up by Neil S in part One and we extend the conversation around the imbalance between liking Slaven's demeanour and the results and performances all set against the past behaviours of our owner when not everything seems settled. We hear more tenuous connections to the club and therefore we hear about stretcher bearers, Battochio water colours, Lee...

TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Watford 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers 12.02.2023

PART ONE - We here from Jimmy and Nick who have flown in from the US for the game. Whilst the game was a bit frustrating it sounds like the lads had a great time including Nick getting drunk with Carl's mum. In the meatime we found out what people thought of the game and Porteous and Hoedt at centre back came in for praise, some didn't and Wendover Horn introduced us to his Mother in Law who was i...

The Opposition View - Blackburn (Home) 08.02.2023

In a recording plagued by technical issues we somehow manage to slalom round the glitches and have a good chat with Ian from "4000 Holes" podcast. Will everyone's computer hardware hold out before the predictions? You'll have to listen to find out! COYH Huge thanks to our Patreons: Nipper Harrison John Parslow Boyd Mayover Colin Payne Gary Wood  Karl Campion Uncle Ron Kevin Cremen John Thekanady (...

PART TWO TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Reading 2 - 2 Watford 05.02.2023

The one where find out why the disallowed third goal was handled as it was! Lots more callers and Jason calls in and being in close proximity to the celebration and officials explains why what transpired happened. Plus lots of good calls, five word reviews and long form reviews. COYH Huge thanks to our Patreons: Nipper Harrison John Parslow Boyd Mayover Colin Payne Gary Wood John Parslow Karl Camp...

PART 1 TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Reading 2 - 2 Watford 04.02.2023

They say that a 2 goal lead is a dangerous lead and it certainly turned out to be here, however despite letting that lead slip away along with 2 points there were some positives here in terms of impact from newly acquired players. Here we hear the first part of the reactions and whilst some call for Bilic's head, many others think this is the time to calm the ship rather than jettison yet another...

Do Not Scratch Your Eyes - TRANSFER WINDOW REVIEW 03.02.2023

Part two of our month of January review sees us joined by Greg and Ian to discuss the transfer window, Using the curse of DNYSE as a barometer as to whom we'd like to interview (and therefore never hear from again as a footballer) we explore who has come into the squad this January. Who will we be emailing the club to try and speak to this spring? COYH! Huge thanks to our Patreons: Nipper Harrison...

DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR EYES - JANUARY REVIEW 02.02.2023

Greg and Ian join us to review the games and the events of January - which will be followed by a part two looking at the transfer window. We find out how much cider Greg had consumed in Norfolk and look back at the games of the men's, women's, Under 18's and Under 21 sides. We get a phone call from Mogi Bayat (not!) and call insults Reading and Rotherham - again! COYH! Huge thanks to our Patreons:...

The Opposition View - Reading (Away) 01.02.2023

Justin and Pete talk to Ben from "The Tilehurst End" we talk about the issues that poor recruitment, being saddled with long expensive contracts and football agents can do for a football club. We discuss a certain striker who is frankly a pain at the beginning and end of matches and try to work out whether or not we want our players on the beach in March or not. Carlos is elsewhere so Pete has try...

PART TWO POST MATCH FAN REACTION - Middlesboro 2 - 0 Watford 29.01.2023

PART TWO Jason joins us from a quiet coach one heading south after what sounded like a thoroughly frustrating afternoon in the stands at the Riverside and a long journey home still to go. John thought we all need a reality check and now need to look at things going forward as a 20 game season to the play offs and beyond. Ellie comes on and talks pancakes and a lack of organisational structure. We...

PART ONE POST MATCH FAN REACTION - Middlesboro 2 - 0 Watford 28.01.2023

First half of the Twitter Space Phone In after an incredibly disappointing afternoon on Teeside. Caity confirms that we are not Leicester, Uncle Ron locks himself in a toilet before suggesting that Bilic should go, we start to vote what Chinese dishes Greg should have for his takeaway tonight and Jack calls in from the US with some fabulous quotes worthy of Winston Churchill who Jack also suggests...

The Opposition View - Middlesbrough (Away) 26.01.2023

The lads catch up with Jonny from Boro Breakdown and discuss the 100 year game at the Vic this season and we investigate Boro's season and the parting of Chris Wilder and the appointment of Michael Carrick. We find out what Boro would like in the transfer window and the reason they haven't yet seen much of Watford connected Cameron Archer. We also find out why you shouldn't throw a tennis ball nea...

DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR EYES - THE TRANSFER WINDOW/FOOTBALL & THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS 25.01.2023

Justin, Carl & Pete discuss the transfer window to date - especially Henrique Araujo and all agree none of us can pronounce his name. Most of the podcast we discuss and try to come up with some suggestions in response to the reports that flasks and food are now being searched for and prevented being taken into the Vic due to safety concerns. If food and flasks are now banned then we look at the qu...

TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Watford 1 - 1 Rotherham United 22.01.2023

The sad passing of Rotherham United fan Henry Evans at the age of 18 was commemorated with a minutes applause on the 18th minute - all at DNSYE and Watford send our condolences to his friends and family - RIP We look back at the second 1-1 versus the Millers this season and realise that the automatic positions are most likely beyond us, however getting into the play off spaces is still a tall orde...

The Opposition View - Rotherham United (Home) 19.01.2023

We quiz Matt from the "New York Talk" about Rotherham's season since they lost their manager of 6 years and until last Saturday were in a bit of a spiral downwards. We cover transfer activities, the reverse fixture, Martins similarity to an EastEnders character and how sick Villareal must be feeling when it turned out MArio Gaspar was a midfielder all along, Justin gets to pick before Carl but sti...

TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Watford 2 - 0 Blackpool - Part Two 15.01.2023

PART TWO More fan reaction after the 2-0 Blackpool triumph that saw the most poignant goal of the season scored in the most poignant moment of the season as 17 year old Tobi Adeyemo put Watford a goal up on the 72nd minute - the very minute we celebrate the life of the greatest individual the club has ever known - Mr. Graham Taylor. Apologies to Mal and Alex but the signal/car noise wasn't great s...

TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Watford 2 - 0 Blackpool - Part One 15.01.2023

PART ONE Everything a Hornet could want from a game of football. Graham Taylor match day - tick. Gianluca Vialli tribute - tick. Decimated squad still - tick. Choudhury back in midfield - tick. Youth players in the squad - tick. Tactical plus personnel change at half time - tick. 17 year old scores on debut on the 72nd minute - tick. Sarr scores penalty - tick. Referee is still a twat and then som...

The Opposition View - Blackpool (Home) 12.01.2023

Here is the Opposition View with Blackpool – well sort of…. Pete asked for the tale of the Oyston family ownership and what followed was, depending on your position, a cautionary tale about ensuring club ownership is not allowed to operate unchecked or the biggest "be careful what you wish for" - or very possibly both. There's also a succession of nonsense per normal including what Bloomfield Road...

DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR EYES - Memories of Graham 11.01.2023

On the eve of the 6th anniversary of his passing we wanted to put together just some of the memories of Graham that were told to us during player interviews (there are an awful lot more scattered over the interviews we've done) where players remember things about the great man from first impressions through to why it was so important that he was nice to Alan Smart (on a completely human level who...

TWITTER SPACE FAN REACTION - Reading 2 - 0 Watford FA Cup 3rd Round 07.01.2023

With the squad decimated with injuries an incredibly young squad travelled down the M4 to take on the Royals. A goal at the end of each half settled it leaving questions about Okoye in goal but few questioned the young players effort or determination. Also on show was another youngster making his debut in Ishmael Kone transferred in from Canada and once again the reviews are mainly positive in ref...

DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR EYES - TRANSFER WINDOW & FA CUP PREVIEW 05.01.2023

Carl, Justin and Peter get together to discuss the transfer window in light of the injury crisis which sees the Hornets with a pretty strong squad residing in the physio room currently. Going through some of the rumours and some players on a Championship wish list at no point do they allow their lack of knowledge get in the way of their opinions! They cast their eyes to the FA Cup this weekend whi...

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