FTRE

From The Rookery End - A show about Watford FC

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Established in 2010, From The Rookery End is the original Watford FC supporters podcast. Join lifelong supporters Mike, Jon and Jason, as they share their thoughts on anything and everything involving Watford FC. They'll be with you through the heartbreak and hope, the triumph and the trauma. This is life as a Watford fan. This is From The Rookery End. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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www.fromtherookeryend.com

Latest episode

Jun 10, 2026

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Episodes

SHORT - He ain't Heavy 17.10.2015

Tim Walklate is back with another chat with our Pozzo supporting brothers - Paulo from Udinese and Pablo from Granda. How did their off season go, what do they think of Watford in the Premier League? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4: 6.4 - A Season to Savour? 10.10.2015

Two wins, a defeat, a draw and the standard controversy surrounding an away game at Bournemouth. As always, there is plenty to talk about in the new episode of From the Rookery End. As well as in interview with Lionel Birnie (creator of the "Tales from The Vicarage" series of books) the boys discuss the fantastic wins against Swansea and Newcastle, give Crystal Palace credit and bemoan Bournemouth...

SHORT - Watford Bloggers 27.09.2015

Before Watford v Crystal Palace, MIke hooked up with three Watford bloggers (In The Wolf's Mouth, Hornet's Nest and Watford FC Blog) to get to find out about them, their blogs and what makes a great Watford blog! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT - Nick Cox - Academy and EPPP 07.09.2015

Former Watford Academy chief, and FTRE regular, Nick Cox was back at Vicarage Road for the U21 match - Watford v Sheff Utd. Nick was always fantastic to tell us what was going on about Elite Player Performance Programme and when Mike was at the game he grabbed a few minutes with Nick to see how Watford are looking in terms of Yooff from the outside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

3: 6.3 - The Season Starts Here 05.09.2015

Watford are four games into the Premier League and we've had one heck of an end to a very active Transfer Window. Jon, Jason and Mike are joined by Jordi to talk about formation, farwells and fans feelings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT - Michael Calvin - Book "Living on the Volcano" 24.08.2015

Where there's Watford FC, there's From the Rookery End, so when we saw that Michael Calvin's new book "Living on the Volcano" featured no fewer than four former Hornets' bosses, we knew we needed get in touch. In the latest of our 'shorts' series we enjoyed a fascinating chat with the author and journalist who has also recently penned critically acclaimed titles such as "Family" and "The Nowhere M...

SHORT - Kevin Affleck - WD Sports 17.08.2015

Many Watford fans will remember Kevin from when he covered Watford from 2006 for the Watford Observer. After developing his career elsewhere, Kevin is back covering the Hornets with WD Sport - a new publication/news service for local sports around Watford. Jon, Jason and Mike caught up with Kevin at the Watford U21 game on 17th August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT - Golden Pages - Issue 2 12.08.2015

Jon caught up with David Anderson, Editor of Watford fanzine Golden Pages, to find out about how it came about and Issue 2 that is out this week. #watfordfc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT - Christmas Eve in Summer 07.08.2015

The day before Watford kick off their 3rd Premier League campaign, Jon gave Mike a call to chat about predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT - FTRE on BBC 3CR 04.08.2015

BBC Three Counties Radio asked Jon to come on to preview the 2015-16 Premier League season, as part of their Monday night sports show (every Monday 6-7pm). The new signings were discussed as well as Jon's feelings going into the opening game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2: 6.2 - Ooooo That's Changed 02.08.2015

Preseason is almost over and time to finally get going in the Premier League. Jon and Jason are joined by Jordi as they watch Watford’s take on Sevilla in a transitional Vicarage Road. What will the starting XI be, How are the new boys fitting in and what will their changing room names be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1: 6.1 - WE'RE BACK! 12.07.2015

The boys return for Season 6 of From The Rookery End, and they take a trip to Wimbledon to have a look at Premier League Watford and discuss everything that's gone on over the closed season - and there's plenty to discuss. They also catch up with Watford fan Miles Jacobson and star goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11: 5 Steps to Success (5.11) 05.05.2015

In the last podcast of the 2014-15 Season (and in the Championship) the boys look back over 9 months of football and exactly how did Watford make it into the Premier League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPECIAL - Dinner with Deeney 24.04.2015

one episode, we asked Watford if we could do something special - could we have dinner with Deeney? And this is it. A very honest and revealing chat with the main man about his first five years at the club. From the arrival, then prison and now one of the top players in the Championship. This was recorded before Troy and the boys secured promotion to the Premier League! Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

10: Live! and on the Radio (5.10) 05.04.2015

It’s shaping out to be a special season, so we thought it was only right to create a special podcast. For this bumper edition Jason, Mike and Jon were let loose on the airwaves, broadcasting for two hours on local station Silver FM. The boys were joined by Watford legends Paul Robinson and Craig Ramage, discussed the potential pitfalls of promotion and got the inside track on promotion rivals Bour...

SHORT - For Nic, For Promotion 14.03.2015

We recorded a special podcast to capture the poignant events at ‪#‎watfordfc‬ today. We wanted to do something to mark the coming together of the football family, standing shoulder to shoulder, in support of Nic and his family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9: Joint 2nd and Believers (5.9) 04.03.2015

6 wins in 7 games... shall we repeat that? Yes - 6 wins in 7 games. Jon, Mike and Andy (Mike's brother) chat after the 1-0 win over Fulham and look back on a great month, forward to the last 11 games and chat to John Saloman, Watford Ladies Manager, about their up coming season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT - Brothers in Arms 18.02.2015

"Can I get involved with the podcast?" asked Tim Walklate."Of course, FTRE is open for all Watford fans to be part of it," we replied. "What do you want to do?" And this podcast is what Tim did. We've given the FTRE microphone to him to talk to a fan from our Pozzo family brothers - one Udinese fan and one fan from Granada. How is their season going and how they view Watford FC? Hosted on Acast. S...

8: The Railway Arms Agreement (5.8) 04.02.2015

Three years into the Pozzo Era, Jon, Jason and Mike decided to get rid of all the nagging questions as to why Watford aren't quite there yet. To help them on their quest for answers they are joined by Frank Smith from The Watford Observer and Dave Messenger from Watford IFC - there's plenty of opinions and answers of sorts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7: Altitude Training (5.7) 04.01.2015

Another trip to Chelsea for Watford in the FA Cup, and the FTRE boys decided to make it the venue of the first podcast of 2015. There is a more positive month of results, but will the boys be more positive about the team? They look back at the first half of the season and award the Ballon d'ORN for the best player over the last 12 months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

SHORT - The Sound of Success 06.12.2014

Five-nil - Kaboom! Listen to the last two minutes of the game which includes Troy's 3rd goal! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6: Horses for Courses (5.6) 03.12.2014

For our December 2014 podcast, Jon, Jason and Mike head to Royston to see Watford in the 2nd Round of the Herts Senior Cup! The boys discuss 4 straight defeats, chat to Head of Academy Chris McGuane and, captain on the night, Tommie Hoban. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPECIAL - Lloyd Doyley: Behind the Scenes 07.11.2014

With Lloyd (and there is only 1 Lloyd at Watford FC) hitting the big 400 starts this week, we thought we'd repost an extended interview we did with him in 2011 ahead of the 10 year anniversary of his debut. We may have found a few new listeners since then, so enjoy it for the first time, and it's great hearing about his first 10 years as a Hornet, all his ups and downs and so some of you might thi...

5: Back To The Future Part II (5.5) 03.11.2014

It's a podcast of two halves recorded at Tales From The Vicarage Live. In the first half, Jon, Jason and Mike discuss the first four Watford games with Slav Jo as Head Coach. Then, after a half time Doom Bar, they get special access to talk to Tales from The Vicarage authors Lionel Birnie and Adam Leventhal plus guests from the event - Ray Lewington, Tommy Smith, David Holdsworth and Nick Wright....

4: Critical Friends (5.4) 07.10.2014

Recorded on the night that it was announced that Billy McKinlay was being replaced by SLAVIŠA JOKANOVIĆ as the Head Coach of Watford FC, Jon Jason and Mike chat about the extraordinary whirlwind that has been the last 37 days in Watford history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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