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 new club, modern scouting requirements and the involvement of the head coach, Kenny’s thoughts on t...
Sep 22, 2022•38 min
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 international experience playing for Wales – the M4 production corridor and Robert Page’s leadership cred...
Sep 20, 2022•39 min
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 to play surrendered the initiative to the Mackem's who without the occupying forward stormed through ...
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 50 min
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 unless Peter Reid is in it and swears a lot! We also discuss a bargain basement discovery from Watford ...
Sep 14, 2022•25 min
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 something to support. Some words were exchanged after the game, but we ask what it will take to support ...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 18 min
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 from a draw to another draw! Normal nonsense but all good fun. COYH! Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Sep 12, 2022•23 min
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 geographically, he tells us his thoughts on fellow Villa loanee Keinan Davis and we find out about his...
Sep 10, 2022•19 min
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 for Rob Edwards so far and what comments would you write in his report card? COYH Learn more about you...
Sep 08, 2022•54 min
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 made a mistake, we have calls from Dubai and Mexico City, Justin tries to get a job on radio and we t...
Sep 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min
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 noun for right wing backs! But most importantly we find out who really is their main rivals out of al...
Sep 01, 2022•24 min
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 is coming back and we are in the Championship - so maybe anything is possible. So, as always with W...
Sep 01, 2022•57 min
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 "papering over the cracks" with the last minute winner and we discuss the good, the bad and the Bayo! COY...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 6 min
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 really helpful. COYH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. Se...
Aug 29, 2022•37 min
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 one this week!! In the meantime we talk about the land of Uncle Ron and whether you need to be sleep d...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min
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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 25, 2022•31 min
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 a week when those pro or anti the current ownership regime have been debating hotly with one anothe...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min
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 came on fresh from a press conference to talk to Vinnie, from the US, who he had previously met on a ...
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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.
Aug 18, 2022•27 min
With the rumours surrounding the departure of Joao Pedro to the north east, Newcastle podcast 'Loaded HQ' asked us on to give our opinion about the potential transfer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2022•32 min
As it finishes 1-1 at St Andrews we reflect on a game that was low on quality and goal mouth incident. In the normal chaos that is the DNSYE Twitter Spaces universe new father (for the second time) Uncle Ron complains about Adrian Marriappa conceding an own goal three seasons ago (we put this down to a lack of sleep), Greg imagines he might be a bus and then realises very strongly that he isn't, George has two great calls having firstly taken part in Gregs call until, what we are legally advised...
Aug 16, 2022•59 min
So what to do when the opposition don't turn up!!! So a late no show from the Blues stopped us talking abut Eustace and Deeney so instead we just rambled away and covered all the things you would expect in an opposition view vs Birmingham City - meaning mainly Aston Villa, Gabby Agbonlahor, Richard Keys and his hairy armed daughter, Emmanuel Davis and Keinan Davis and strangely something called "box maintenance" - so you know normal kind of stuff! Oh and we do the predictions anyway!!!! COYH! Le...
Aug 14, 2022•28 min
Justin and Pete talk to Derrick Williams the founder of Kit Aid about this remarkable locally started, yet global charity! Formed in 1998 by Derrick Kit Aid has gone on to provide football kit to those areas of the world that are most in need, with some spectacular and unexpected consequences. Graham Taylor is central to the story and very close to the hearts of all at Kit Aid and there are stories here about GT and a number of players past AND present that will warm your heart. Please give this...
Aug 13, 2022•43 min
Top of the league after 3 games should not be sniffed at!!! A tactical change from Rob Edwards saw a change to a back four, an impressive debut from Hamza Choudhury, and a birthday from Tom Cleverley that saw a winning goal and an injury but we debate his performance with some differences of opinion. Loads of contributions from our regulars, news on comings and goings and even maybe an exclusive (but don't tell anyone we wouldn't want to get a reputation!!!). Finally, we run the earliest player ...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 25 min
We're joined by Joe from Turfcast as we preview the forthcoming fixture against Burnley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2022•18 min
As it was superbly called on twitter 5 word reviews - A game of two Sarrs. In the end a draw was more than we deserved in a performance that saw the Baggies running rampant against the Hornets who had taken a 12 minute lead through a moment of genius from Sarr. No one could complain that Albion equalised just before half time and when Sarr was bought down in the second half, it would have been unfair on the hosts if the Senegal striker had scored but he didn't instead he limply repeated his doub...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min
The lads speak with Joe from "The Albion Show" ahead of the Hornets trip on Monday to the Hawthorns. We pick over the transfer window, the Baggies thoughts on Steve Bruce and get an update on the son of a former Watford favourite plying his trade in the black country. Carl tries and fails to get tips on local curry houses and everyone gets over excited when Pete tries to be over clever with a segue. Finally the forecasting of Monday nights game may become a bit more interesting as not everyone p...
Aug 07, 2022•23 min
We chat to Neil and Sarah at Watford Museum about the "100 Years At The Vic" exhibition. Bricks, turnstiles, large clocks and more are discussed (this is more interesting than it sounds, honest) and we find out which previous exhibit used to move and fall over in the night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 04, 2022•54 min
Post-match Twitter Space reaction to Watford 1 v 0 Sheff Utd. In a rare (but hopefully very repeatable) moment of wonder, the Watford fans are able to reflect on a victory at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min
A spaces convened to talk about the excitement of the new season as it dawns. Spoiler alert: Uncle Ron laughs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 17 min
YouTube Championship expert Benjamin Bloom sits down with us and analyses the forthcoming season. Who are the surprise packages? Will Watford get promoted? Why does he like Kenilworth Road so much? All this and more is discussed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2022•51 min
