Do Not Scratch Your Eyes

Carl is in a car park, Justin is in the Canaries and Peter is in a flap. The lads try to podcast and video record at the same time, but Pete staunchly refuses to be able to multitask. Add to this Swansea are a no-show but instead we have another "Potted Unofficial History" of our opponents to endure!! Carl tells us about Stoke, bed sheets and the long road to the potteries. Justin, sun tanned and...

So in Slaven Bilic's (soon to be known as Slavic according to Ellie) first game in charge we discuss a 4-0 away win at the potteries and all are quite stunned at how well, especially in the second half, we play. Some think Gaspar wasn't great in the first half, some say he was, but all agree that by the final whistle - it didn't really matter. The departure of Rob Edwards and the ownership issue i...

Justin and Pete talk to David from Stoke City Podcast "Wizards of Drivel" where we compare amongst other things, who has signed the best son of a famous player, how and who to play out of position when you have no wing backs and, very pleasingly, we compare which club is the most cursed! Plus, all the usual nonsense, Justin being grumpy that he has to predict last and never gets to select 1-1 and...

So, with Justin off on his holidays, Carl and Pete call in the podcasts own "Red Adair" in BBC 3CR Radio Host, entertainer and all-round good guy Andy Collins to pick over the pieces of Rob Edwards firing. We try to understand the politics of the WFC boardroom, who supported Rob and who didn't, if there is a boardroom split, why we have so many left footed players, we ask again about the culture i...

Fresh from putting on the "100 Years at the Vic" exhibition an intimidating tag team of Neil Dunham and Sarah Priestley take on Carl! Does Carl have a chance, how much power does the fateful question set B really hold and does anyone really care!?! Surely a Watford memorabilia collector and co-creator of "Watford Gold" alongside Watford Museum curator will make mincemeat of Carl! Carl once again r...

All the fan reaction from 10 minutes after Rob Edwards firing was confirmed. There is swearing 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We don't like international breaks - we get bored and start doing silly things - thus season 2 of "The World vs Carl" is back to be concluded during the World Cup!!! The quiz that absolutely no one wanted to continue - continues, and we start with Watford Observer legendary reporter Andrew French!!! Subjects include Mickey Quinn, Gary Penrice and a generally begrudging level of involvement from Ca...

In the Kenny Jackett Special Part 2, we cover: GT returns, Kenny’s hybrid season, club ownership and a year in transition, turning the corner and starting to blend the team, more about Micah and Charlie Millers “hands on knees incident”, Getting up and winning the title at Kevin Keegans high spending Fulham, Kenny’s promotion statistics, Kenny’s influences, the first things to do as a manager at a...

In Part One we speak to bona fide Hornets legend Kenny Jackett, and we cover: Early days, Tom Whalley & Dave Butler attracting the best youth players, Youth Team coming through, the physical demand on players then and today, playing positions, knee injuries lead into coaching, midfield partners, special players and the 80’s team, GT’s observational skills and moving player positions, The internati...

At the end a 2-2 draw against the Black Cats from the Northeast. However conceding a late equalizer feels as bad as the early goals we have been conceding and patience with the ownership is running thin as Watford fail to take advantage of a game that felt like it should have been there for the taking. Keinan Davis is the high point scoring his first for the club, but his removal with 10 minutes t...

Ahead of Saturday's game against the Black Cats at Vicarage Road we speak to Ant from the Roker Report and compare injury crises! Carl is having to take a bit of time away, so Peter has to actually put a prediction forward whilst pretending to be Carl and does so upsetting Justin at the first opportunity. We discuss football documentaries and why they shouldn't be made about your football team unl...

All the reaction after an abject display at Ewood Park against a far more economically produced Blackburn side. Lots of understandable disappointment but we debate where the responsibility lies between the boardroom and dugout after 1 win in the last 7 games and lack of cohesion so far this season. No one has covered themselves in glory this evening other than those fans who travelled wanting some...

After the sad postponement at the weekend action returns to the championship and we catch up with Ian from the BRFCS Podcast and find out amongst other things why Rovers closed season felt like the Tory party, why Sunderland for them is now a warm or a grudge fixture, we discover that Carl has purchased a new green unlucky shirt and Justin feels confident and so wanted to update his prediction fro...

Recorded before news of the Queens passing, we hope that this interview with Kortney Hause will make you smile. We tried to get in as many "Punters Questions" as we could and found Kortney to be a very nice, articulate and interesting guy. Clearly thrilled to be at Watford with the prospect of playing regularly we hear how he got started in the game, how his football career has been up and down ge...

So, 8 games in and what do we all think. The window is shut but was it a good window or a bad window, what else would people have liked, how has Rob Edwards done and why has Carlos fallen head over heels in love with Vakoun Bayo? These are just some of Pete's questions that mainly ignored by a panel of Carl, Justin, Ian Bacon, Neal Silverstein, Alex King and Jason Rose. What would your grade be fo...

All fan reaction from the the away draw at Rotherham. We learn the reason they play at the New York Stadium, Neal wins a bet by backing Bournemouth, Ellie is back on asking why her 11 year old nephew isn't in the 1st team as he is "better than Kabasele, we run a poll as to who should make up our back three (Ellie's nephew was excluded due to child labour laws). In addition Ron admits he may have m...

Ahead of our trip to South Yorkshire we talk to Matt from New York Talk Podcast about all things Rotherham (and occasionally he gets a word in). We find out how they are doing after their promotion last season and what its like to have the same manager for six years!!!! Yes that's right Years!!! We find out why Rotherham fans consume 45% more pies than other fans and also discover the collective n...

The window closes and we fail to sign a right wing back - the position that has been apparent since we bought in ROb Edwards and missed out on Kane Wilson, Ethan Laird and a host of other seemingly available affordable home grown players. But - and as always with Pete - it's a BIG butt! We keep Sarr and Joao Pedro, we have Kamara, we have Hause and Choudhury and Davis (if he is ever fit) and Louza...

So the centenary of the first game at the Vic. Fireworks, former players but a false start. JP had an exceptional game and one hopes that it was not for the scouts as we are 48 hours from the close of the transfer window. So a goal in the last minute to win is a tonic, just what the doctor ordered after QPR on Saturday, but whilst happy we acknowledge that there is still a certain element of "pape...

Once again we fail to come up with a opposition representative but instead we study the potted unofficial history of Middlesbrough Football Club and make our predictions anyway. We talk a bit about the QPR game, the transfer window, great games vs Boro, the gaps in midfield and defence, Justin has flashbacks of last season, taekwondo, lager vs real ale and we learn more about stillage than is real...

Are QPR a local rival, for some there is clearly a lot of animosity it seems. So, after going behind three times in a game when defending seemed preferred but by no means essential the Hornets finally succumbed to their first league defeat of the season. It has been a hard week for Rob Edwards and you hope with the 100 years of the Vic game v Boro and the transfer window closing he has a better on...

Ahead of the first 3;00pm Saturday home game against QPR - we talk to Rangers fan Richard Honey about many things including some familiar names in the loan market this window, their expectations for the season, how people consider Watford from outside the club and we discuss our opinion on Birmingham City and Laurence Bassini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted o...

As the transfer window counts down we suffer a first defeat of the season in the Carabao Cup to MK Dons who were well worth there win. Should we be alarmed at the performance individually in some cases and collectively overall or is this a symptom of a freshly assembled squad allowing Rob Edwards to see what he has in the rest of the squad? As ever the contributors make the most sense, but even in...

RAW AND UNEDITED - So a 0-0 at Deepdale keeps us unbeaten but the story of the day was who was not on the pitch. With offers in for Pedro from Newcastle and Sarr seemingly being courted by Crystal Palace and Leeds - the fact that neither player appeared on the team sheet was a notable discussion point. We had regular contributors and some fresh voices appear on the pod and just as Adam Leventhal c...

What is a butter pie and how many antacids does it take to calm the stomach? Find out on The Opposition View as we talk to Preston North End fan Oli and discuss the forthcoming match at Deepdale. (P.S: Have you ever seen "Trainspotting"..?) 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. V...