Do Not Scratch Your Eyes

Justin and Pete get to meet Ann Swanson, in her seat, in her stand. The lady that was the driving force behind Graham's vision of the family club by establishing the Junior Hornets in the early 1980's is back at the club - and the club is better off for it. We chat about the old days and the new era for the Junior Hornets, we hear tales about Ian Bolton and Steve Sherwood and the way that the mode...

Well, the big news was that at one point a seagull flew across the pitch!!! Really it was!!! A dull 0-0 game before breaking for the least anticipated and most controversial World Cup - but despite this we had a good and lively debate. Pete asked what motivational or tactical innovations people would make if they were Bilic for 30 seconds (or half a minute for Rich). We found that Uncle Ron has a...

An opposition view without any opposition so we do the normal and talk about Paul Ince, Milk Shakes, Rivals merging or not, Robert Maxwell, Pornographic club owners, Bristol Rovers nicknames, old grounds, Only Fools and Horses, Roy Hodgson, Nigel Pearson, the difference between estuaries and channels, Pete’s friend Tim, Predictions, Steve Bruce and a lack of enthusiasm for the World Cup and Pete h...

This is good! Part 2 of the post-match Reading reactions see Charlie/Sean lament that KFC isn't open but then reveals that Blue Cheese Brett is a stadium neighbour!!! We catch up with Jason Rose as he makes his way back to Wallingford and then Adam Leventhal once of Sky and now of the Athletic but always of Watford joins us to chat about Technical Directors, World Cup breaks and coverage and we ta...

The first half of the Twitter Spaces post Reading. A strange game which never really burst into life and Pete seems to feel a bit odd about it, but we discover how good the burgers are at the top of Occupation Road and people point out to Pete, the good bits that went on today. Two lurkers - Woody and Steve jump the fence and we discover that Bretts wife wasn't all that impressed with drunken chee...

We originally recorded a Reading preview on the day of the Queens passing, so the game was postponed. However, if we have one rule (that we don't ignore-ish) - we have to take a contestant's first answer!! We have to have some standards. So here is a sort of preview show that descends very quickly into one disaster after another involving Blue Cheese and Coventry but finally ends with a crescendo...

Genuinely one of the most surreal Twitter Spaces we’ve had – and don’t forget that includes one where Carl was bitten by a horse – so that’s saying something!!!! Mrs Wendover Horn makes a first appearance, Rich cuts a frustrated figure or half a figure, and then Carl and Brett who have been enjoying the delights of hospitality all day come on with a blue cheese fixation and one set of head phones...

"What's the craic?" podcast lads Dave and Neil join us for the opposition view as Coventry City come to Vicarage Road. The lads bring us up to speed on their ownership issues and we mutually agree that the word "murky" is very well used when it comes to ownership in the Championship. We also look back to some of the players that the sky blues have enjoyed over the years and Pete explains why he an...

3 wins on the spin and Justin and Carl are in charge of tonight's Spaces - people seem impressed and content with the direction things are moving under Bilic despite an injury list that reads like a phone directory! How many points do we think the injury depleted squad might be able to get before we have a chance to get players fit during the World Cup break. Greg is in a car park in CArdiff but c...

The Opposition View returns but Cardiff City podcast were unable to make Sunday to record in the end so we do it without them. The lads look back and discuss which was the better of the Luton 4-0 beatings 1997 or 2022 and then discuss the win at Wigan. We review a list of 50 Pozzo signings since Andre Gray and decide if they helped on the pitch for us or not (inspired by a tweet this week- credit...

So, with some fearing an "after the Lord Mayors Show" style result we saw different qualities in a less enthralling game and performance than last week as we faced a home team who were prepared to match any work rate we might apply. In truth, this was a classic away smash and grab of a performance, but we saw character and determination which we hope will be a hallmark under Slaven Bilic. In other...

There's lots in this one! This is literally your survival guide for Wigan Athletic away as Barry from "Progress with Unity podcast joins us to gently meander through the history of Wigan. Carlos tries to break his own land speed record for upsetting people in the North but Barry has none of it, Pete does manage to irk Barry with a common misconception about Wigan and Justin has his normal flap abo...

What a game, what a performance and what a return for the M1 Derby - if you were a Watford fan. All the reaction from the supporters, Ellie has six points to make, Pete gets confused as there are simply too many Sam's in the world and Paul Turner conducts an entire call when no one can hear him - but frankly all of this is second to the team finally standing up and being counted and putting in the...

Billy from the "Oak Road Hatter" and we discuss their season, a short-lived Play off semi-final hangover from last season, their recruitment and their playing style. We discuss the move from Kenilworth Road to Power Court that will come in a few years' time and the excitement but fear of losing what their current ground gives them. Billy was a lovely guy - so much so that his selection upset Justi...

With the big M1 Derby looming Andy Collins and Justin Dealey join the lads to discuss their derby game experiences, hopes and expectations from either side of the great divide. We play the Derby forecast game featuring players who played for both the Hornets and the Hatters, we find out who has a relative that got run over by a glider, and Andy decides that someone should take charge and forms a p...

Part Two of all the fan reaction after the 3-0 defeat at the Den and a lot of eyes turn warily to the M1 Derby on Sunday with a squad crippled by injuries and a number of transfer windows coming home to roost. Fingers crossed! COYH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

A humiliation at the Den sees Millwall fully worthy of the 3 points. The fan calls look at our inability to put two results together and question the desire of the squad. This is the first hour of calls from shellshocked Watford fans as we worry about the upcoming Derby at the weekend! Part Two will be out later in the morning. COYH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices H...

The lads chat with Alex from "That Millwall Podcast". Starting a season playing 5 at the back but not recruiting properly sees the team move to a 4-2-3-1 formation and that's just Millwall!!!! Yes again, we stick our heads out of the Watford bubble to see what the forthcoming opposition's season is looking like, but we still manage to complain about Saturday evening kick offs!!! COYH! Learn more a...

All the fan reaction from the home victory over 2nd placed Norwich City. In the week before this the vibe had been negative following the pitiful performance at Blackpool. A week on the training ground sees Sema and Sarr swapping flanks and the midfield find energy, intensity and seemingly a better balance plus at the back we have a relatively calm assurance. The usual nonsense ensues where we fin...

Justin and Pete talk to Adam from Norwich City Podcast "Pink Uns". The whereabouts of Todd Cantwell, the perceived lack of performances from a Norwich side that sit second, a drunk celebrity chef and other nonsense is discussed before we head over to the score predictions. COYH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

For the first time in a long time the boys sit down and discuss what's going on at the club. Justin asks, "are we entitled?", Pete bangs on in the usual way and seems rather keen on handerchiefs and finances and Carlos takes us through the many adventures from the Blackpool trip that was only interrupted by an excruciating Watford performance. We learn the safety precautions that should take place...

Part Two of the Twitter Space reaction and fans discuss what format a fan protest could take to express the strong dissatisfaction with the club trajectory and to let the upper hierarchy know that many are feeling this way. As ever there are differences in opinion as to if or how this might be done but in the main there seems a consensus that carrying on as we are, is becoming less and less viable...

PART ONE of the fan reaction following a second consecutive defeat under Slaven Bilic who is realising the poison chalice he has been handed. The verdict for many is in that the time to make voices heard beyond the online environment and inside or outside the stadium in terms of the treatment of the managerial model overall, the transfer situation over several windows, the Technical Director and "...

Here's the preview of the Blackpool game where Pete momentarily thinks the opposition forecast is a solid locked down affair - but Justin bursts that bubble!! Carl is stuck on the underground so everything is even more dishevelled than normal (it really is!). Pete and Justin try to remember who we're playing and agree that some managers definitely begin with "C"!!! Always we discuss what was possi...

What a strange night!! After the euphoria of Sunday away at Stoke, the Swans under Russell Martin present a very different challenge. Superbly skippered by Matt Grimes who was previously linked with us a couple of seasons ago (in fairness who HASN'T been linked with us at some stage) the Swans were everything that we weren't in the second half - imaginative, hardworking but also quick and simple a...