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All the post march fan reaction after an exciting last 15 minute comeback to beat Boro!!!
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Hear Tom Cleverley's thoughts ahead of visit of Middlesbrough and after the disappointing performance away at Deepdale.
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Part Two of the reaction after the midweek 3-0 away defeat to Preston North End.

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Part one of the reaction after the midweek 3-0 away defeat to Preston North End.

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With communications and a lack of availability, Pete cobbles together an Opposition View and is joined remotely by our friend Jonny from Boro Breakdown for a whistle stop tour of Middlesbrough's seaso...

Pete is joined by Ollie of the Butter Pie Podcast to discuss all things "Deepdale" including signing a player as the manager is leaving, Paul Heckingbottom and their issues, hopes and expectations thi...

Part Two of the fan reaction after the 2-1 win over Sunderland!!! 

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Part one of the fan reaction after winning 2-1 against the Black Cats in a close encounter which saw dominance of the game go to and throw! 
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We are joined by FTRE, The BuzzPodcast, The Watford Way and VOTV to talk to our Scottish Centre back about his time at Watford and his career in and for Scotland.

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All the post match fan reaction after Watford started badly but built into a performance that should make everyone connected with the club very proud!! Needless to say we end up talking about the diff...

The threesome catch up with Ant from Sunderland and discuss the black cats encouraging start to the season, their manager and the prediction league sees Jarvis eat a DIY presenter before everyone choo...

Carl, Justin and Pete discuss the sloppy start to games and the goals conceded and generally whinge a bit before Carl opens his Surprise Shirt and we try to think of a competition for the Sunderland g...

Part two of the fan reaction following the disappointing performance and result away at Carrow Road. For some strange reason we talk a lot about about Luther - but Vandross rather than Blissett this t...

Part one of the fan reaction following the disappointing performance and result away at Carrow Road. Thoughts on Jebbisons miss and all-round performance plus the two early injuries and goals where we...

Pete was joined by Jon from "FTRE" to put questions to Watford FC Commercial Director and lifelong Watford fan - Paul O'Brien.
Paul answers questions about the gaming sponsorship and what the club gai...

Ahead of the trip to Carrow Road TC talk Chakvetadze, Rocco Vata, Kwadwo Baah and other player updates, he reflects on the Coventry game and tactical flexibility and a responds to a very interesting q...

We chat with Adam from "The Pinkun" about all things Norwich including departures, arrivals, new head coaches an everything in between.
Jarvis and Ben produce both an original feature and a sequel rem...

Peter chats with Tom Hosier who is heading up the "Hornets Together" Project - delivering regular health based workshops for Watford Fans. The forthcoming session on Monday 23rd September is discussed...

Part Two of the Post Match Phone In and we look at the game that might have got away from us but clawed something back, plus initial thoughts on Jebbison and Ebosele, raising expectations and hearing ...

Part One of the fan reaction after the 1-1 draw with Coventry City including Uncle Ron being cut short by his childcare duties. Part 2 out tomorrow morning 

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We and our friends from FTRE, VOTV & The Buzz Podcast put some questions to first team head coach Tom Cleverley. A host of questions are put to Tom around performance, development, recruitment but it ...

Ahead of Coventry City at home Clevs discusses the returning international players, the integration of the players signed in the transfer window, injury news and shines a light on the decision making ...

The lads chat with Louis and Rob from Surprise Shirts and here the story of how Louis, then aged 16, set up the company to provide mystery football shirt boxes, which has grown and grown - now having ...

We catch up with Cov fan Dave for the 5th time in part one of our Coventry Build up, Jarvis makes Mickey Gynn smaller, John gets the US dice rolling and an odd prediction for the champions of the Cham...

Pete got down to Grosvenor Vale to see the Hornets take on MK Dons Ladies and deliver an 8-0 score line and a sumptuous performance which could have been higher had the MK Dons keeper not been in grea...

We and our friends from FTRE, VOTV & The Buzz Podcast put some questions to Academy Director and bona fide 90's legend Richard Johnson about his playing career and the academy at Watford. We were very...

A great performance down at the Meadow against a Generals team absolutely determined to play their game, their way. Renee Hectors team saw the deeper squad utilised and some really impressive performa...

Pre-match tracksuits, Football tier lists, Contraflows, unnecessary requests for your email address, speed walking & sweetcorn & whether sub goalkeepers are spoiling everyone's fun are put in the dock...

Justin, Carl and Pete make another attempt to tale about the football of the last three matches but inevitably cover Plymouth Grannies, Danish forwards, Carl entering Bramall Lane wearing no socks, th...

All the fan reaction after the 1-0 away defeat t Sheffield United and an odd early own goal!

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The Boss talks to the press about the transfer window (as of Thursday 29th) and preparation for the Sheffield United game at Bramall Lane on Sunday.
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Friend of the podcast Barry from Watford returns to support our campaign to keep calling the Harlequin the Harlequin as it was named int he late 80's by releasing a special pair of "Barry from Watford...

We are joined by FTRE, VOTV & The Watford Way to put questions to Mattie Pollock ahead of the away game at Sheffield United
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All the fan chat, online reviews and assorted poetry from the 2-0 home win over Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle - the 5th consecutive win for the Hornets this season!!! We really are trying not to get ...

We speak to Chad who is held at least partially for the bloated monstrosity that the prediction league has become (others too are to blame)!! Gary and Greg roll around in the bunker whilst the dog att...

Pete was down at Grosvenor Vale to catch the Women's team first home game of the season. The Golden girls put in a much improved performance and stick to their managers footballing principles as they ...

A tricky start but a thoroughly disciplined and characterful performance. Pete tries but fails to not get over excited, Wendover gives tips on Curlywurly's, Woody asks quite what is going on with Sier...

We are joined by our counterparts at FTRE, VOTV, The Watford Way, Golden Pages, The Hornets House & The Buzz Podcast to put questions to CEO/Chairman Scott Duxbury.
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Geoff Doyle and Andrew French put the questions to the boss ahead of Derby coming to the Vic with the Hornets looking for a further consecutive win this season.
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We fail to launch this podcast quite spectacularly but fortunately we have Jake from Rams Talk (an award winning podcast) who manages to drag us kicking and screaming towards being informative with in...

Justin, Carl and Pete make an, inevitably doomed attempt, to try to actually talk about football for a bit without going off on a tangent about the 1970's, food, London Transport Museum socks or how C...

Pete goes to Aveley for the Women's game against Hashtag United and is impressed with the hosts, the ground, the new purple kit but not so much enthused about a certain linesman!
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Here's the second half of the callers reacting to an outstanding second half performance against Stoke and all the 5 words and long forms, limericks and haikus!!
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After a solid competitive first half performance, Clevs rang the changes in the second half and Watford ran out 3-0 winners and comfortable to boot!!! Here we have the immediate fan reaction.
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Here are Toms thoughts on an encouraging week and ahead of the Stoke City match at home.

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Peter, Jon from "From the Rookery End" and Cal from The Hornets House, quiz new Women's team manager Renee Hector and Captain Meghan Chandler on how pre season has gone and dealing with the ups and do...

We chat with Mike from "Every step along the way" through Stoke's pre season and early results, Steve Schumacker and a striker we missed out on.
The prediction league sees Tim and Charlie roll dice an...

Hear all the fan reaction after a positive night where we finally put up a performance in the League Cup and routed MK Dons 5-0. A Tom Ince hattrick will get the headlines but a host of positive signs...

A goal from a corner, a free kick from miles out and Rajovic grabs a late winner!! What not to like. Here's all the fan feedback after taking 3 points away from the Den in the first game of the season...

We join the guys from From the Rookery End, Voices of the Vic, The Watford Way, Golden Pages and The Hornet House to chat with Tom Dele-Bashiru about the season opener and his time at Watford.
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We came together to discuss Clevs excellent 3CR interview (well done Geoff Doyle and Derek Payne btw), before covering the Fan Engagement Plan and the elements in it. Finally we covered the huge thank...

So we start another round of frustration, disappointment and wailing and gnashing of teeth - and that's just our prediction league!!!
We chat to Chris from "Chat with Chaps" and compare disappointing ...

We got together on Monday night (so prior to the Wycombe game) to chew the fat over the closed season, what we hear is going on and what the new season may or may not shape up like. Oh and we bang on ...

Justin, Carlos & Peter who normal eschews all forms of physical exercise visit one of the CSE Trust projects "Man On!" a sports-based mental wellbeing programme designed to support men aged 18+ with t...

Carlos, Jason, Hemal a& Pete enjoy a full Scottish breakfast the morning after the night before when a mixed squad went to Easter Road and grabbed a 3-2 win with some really impressive performances es...

We sit down and chat to Matt Stirling who will be joining us on our Big Night Out on Aug 3rd. 
Matt is a professional magician, stuntman and hypnotist that got through to the semi-finals of Britain's ...

A tournament we came so near and yet (with the performances) so far. Here's the fan reaction as look at the final, the tournament, where England so forward from here, a Harry Kane missing persons repo...

Firstly thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to a great event that will make a big difference. Carl & Pete went to Bovingdon FC who kindly hosted a sponsored walk and fund raising event f...

Three grumpy men so old that they chose to grade the England team using O Level marks for their tournament contributions so far discuss our hopes and fears for the second Euro's final in a row. We com...

So Ollie Watkins comes on, runs in behind and gets the winner!! What do supporters think? Do we revise our assessment of Gareth Southgate or does the fact that the goal came from the kind of change th...

Through to Garth Southgates 3rd Semi-final in 4 tournaments and performed well in the penalty shoot out - so are we churlish to criticize a performance that whilst better still fell short of our hopes...

Carl is trying to tick off his list of countries left on his Xenophobic Clipboard - unfortunately his list seems to contain France a number of times. We try to work out the likely finalist, using main...

Justin hosts the fan reaction after the fourth poor performance at Euro 24 for the Three Lions however the England team find themselves through to the Quarter final against Switzerland at the weekend ...

The boys pour over their predictions from the group stages and despite some disappointing results decide to plough on predict the results of the last 16 and thus the quarter final fixtures - will be a...

Justin and Pete struggle with technology to try to get to the fixtures at 9am on release day and finally, more by luck than judgement, get to see the list of fixtures and provide their particular bran...

More fan reaction as England's lacklustre performances continue and yet we finish top of Group C. Strong language and opinion
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All the fan reaction after the dismal performance and 1-1 draw with Denmark in the 2nd round of games of Group C at the Euro 24!!!
All good fun - unless your Gareth Southgate!!!
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Loads of nonsense but the important stuff here is towards the end of the podcast - please help us help Charlee - Thank you so much
GEORGIA, TRAINING KITS, THE NEW BLACKED OUT RETRO’S
JUSTINS SOCIAL AN...

The immediate fan reaction after an initial 1-0 win and a split performance between 1st and second halves plus we look at the tournament so far.
Top of the table after one game 
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Following our complete shambles of a prediction and preview of Group C, Pete chats with Goran a Watford fan from Serbia about the Serbian national team, the hopes for their first international tournam...

PART THREE
We conclude our chat with Malky as he moves to Cardiff and we broach the subjects of serial stalker Don Cowie's contract, club loyalty or lack of it to players, managers and vice versa, Mal...

PART TWO 
We carry on a hugely enjoyable conversation with Malky by finishing off his "1 in 10" with stories of the great and the good including a certain goal from a certain defender we all loved. We...

We finish off the predictions with the final 3 groups based on the players, their form in qualifying and Justin judges on hair, holidays and sulky faces!!!
Footballs coming home!!! If home is Germany ...

Justin and Carlos are trusted to visit the BBC as they discuss the forthcoming Big Night Out and talk matters Watford with Andy Collins! 
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We get a chance to chat with former Watford player, coach, interim and permanent manager - Malky MacKay!!! Now Sporting Director at Hibernian he provides a unique perspective at the looking at footbal...

The boys experience technical difficulties on a Friday night and Pete can't seem to tell the difference between the Czech Republic and Croatia, Justin for once knows about as much about Serbia and Slo...

As ever please note this podcast is not financial advice - if you are considering investing please do your own diligence as per the clubs warning on all investment communications
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Here is part 2 of the fan reaction from 7pm on the evening of the announcement of the club putting up 10% of the club via "digital equity".
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Here is part 1 of the fan reaction from 7pm on the evening of the announcement of the club putting up 10% of the club via "digital equity".
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AT 11:30am Bloomberg announced that the club was putting 10% ownership up for sale - this is just the initial information as we found out. A X/Twitter space will be help at 7pm 4th June when hopefully...

The boys get together to review Group A containing Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland and start our tournament predictor. The Xenophobic clipboard takes on England, Switzerland and the Germany...

Justin, Carl & Pete transfer their inane utterances from Watford towards England as we head for the Euro's this summer. Having fallen sceptical of England and the endless friendlies and Nations League...

We come together to try to finish off 23/24 by going through and revealing the winners in the various season long competitions and start a couple of new competitions at the same time (but not very wel...

You might not want to listen to this - you have your view of the podcast for good or for bad (and we don't want to change that), but we get something out of doing this to find out what people like and...

We find out what the Plymouth Marine Aquarium, Vicarage Road pitch lamps and the Aurora Borealis have in common plus Justin tells us about Icelandic naming conventions and the hosts announce their Ice...

In the final part of our season review of 23/24 with friends, Pete asks some stupid questions and gets some stupid answers about the highs and the lows of 23/24? What is the hope that might kill 2024/...

We continue our chat and look at the squad depth away from the midfield, into the defensive line and final the keeper situation. We also may have details on a new player joining or otherwise started o...

We gather some friends around the campfire to mull over the season just gone and wonder what we might learn about lessons learned and what we might need next seasons - we start with an area considered...

Part Two
We hear from the rest of the callers talking about the game, the season and as we finished 6 points above Birmingham - realising just how important that win at St Andrews really was!!! Plus w...

Part One of the fan reaction following the final game of the season away at Middlesbro with a 12:30 kick off. Reactions to the season, peoples highs and lows as well as Pete claiming not to have split...

Justin and Peter chat about the final "At Your Place" event for the season - concentrating on the Academy. Around 100 fans attended the event and we look to give you our unedited impressions of the ev...

We finish off 1 in 10 covering John-Joe O'Toole who Aidy took with him to his role at Colchester after leaving Watford. We find out why John-Joe nearly had the team singing "You're supposed to be at h...

In the last of the Opposition View this season we speak to Jonny from the Boro Breakdown and get the lowdown on another teams journey to mid table!!! We find out that Pete knows buggar all about strik...

The topic of innovations continues and how they got applied in that first season and then we get on to the run into the play offs and how whilst looking outwardly supremely confident – Aidy was worrie...

We are joined by former manager Aidy Boothroyd who was only the second manager to get us to the top flight! We hear about his initial football memories and him starting his coaching career following i...

Part 2 of the fan reaction after the last home game of the season which saw a first win since November - we are joined by an Udinese supporter who has also followed Watford for the Pozzo era to hear a...

PART ONE
We hear the fan reaction to TC's first game as permanent manager following the 1-0 win over Sunderland. Not a great performance but a first win since November sees fans happy and hoping for b...

So the new came out that Tom had go the Head Coach gig permanently - we get the reaction from supporters who whilst encouraged wonder what this means in terms of support and patience from within the c...

Carl, Justin and Pete get together for the 500th episode of award losing podcast and announce the venue and date of the Big Night Out! Plus we cover important questions Aldi's middle line and ask what...

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