We catch up again with Jonny from the Boro Breakdown podcast and find out about their player departures and a some less expensive and less experienced arrivals. A tricky start to the season for sure but are Boro on the road to recovery after a win vs the Saints, how is Michael Carrick considered. We find out about a different Al(ex) Bangura and here about the sustainable/development model that Boro are adopting and the formation they are playing this season. Pete once again enthuses over fellow ...
Sep 26, 2023•33 min
PART TWO - We start with Wendover taking out Mrs Wendover out to an Indian restaurant in Leeds named after the Jungle Book and then inspires how we are going to give away the Monkey Forest tickets! Greg was impressed with Leeds Ampadu and we ask does Rajovic need to change, or do we need to change to make the most of Rajovic? Greg concludes that sometimes you get beaten by the better team. We’re joined by Pete suggests that Gino’s plans are an elaborate ground hopping attempt to tick off all the...
Sep 24, 2023•41 min
Rich joins us very upset at the team performance and attitude displayed by the Hornets up in Yorkshire, Neil observes that Ismael does have a “plan B” switching to 3-5-2 at halftime but sees the silly goals given away but eulogises over the third Leeds goal as a well-crafted goal, We discuss what is the expectation for this squad from the fans and more importantly within the club itself. Uncle Ron joins and, on request, pulls out some positives including effort and heart but moves on to criticis...
Sep 23, 2023•45 min
We're joined by LS11's Darren and talk through Leeds rollercoaster last few seasons which involved erratic Italian ownership, relegation from the Premier League & Players deciding they dont want to play in the Championship - a fair amount in common then!!! Champagne and Gravy, Grazia's tenure and Ken Bates are all covered (not in Gravy) We also discuss Star Wars memorabilia, Darren's radio voice and why he shouldn't really have to put up with such nonsense as the prediction league and then h...
Sep 21, 2023•27 min
Part Two Charlie suggests maybe we should stop comparing to last season now and instead start looking forward, he questions if we look well coached throughout the entire team and performance pointing out our deficiencies in attacking areas in terms of creating chances, preferring instead to pass backward and cause our own problems in defence. Greg makes a really good debut call, based in the West Midlands, and married to a Baggies fan he bemoans Ngakia and Morris’s performances with Leeds coming...
Sep 21, 2023•46 min
The Big Lebofski pops his “Bunker Cherry”, Wendover is described as both sartorial and ill fitting, Alfie Bumface sorts of make an appearance. We talk about the good, the bad and the ugly unforced errors! Some people think we played well, and others see the tempo as missing and the defensive errors that lead to opposition goals as infuriating! Sean asks if we are too hesitant prioritising possession over creativity. Carl brings up “Otters Pockets” and questions what we can do to feed Rajovic who...
Sep 20, 2023•45 min
We finally get to meet the legend that is Kev of "Where's Kev" fame and give him an official appointment! We hear about a chairman taking funds out of a club to fund his other enterprises!! Carlos has problems with the internet, Pete has problems with the name "Carlos" (there are too many apparently) and Justin seems to be having no problems with the prediction league this year - just wait til the last week of the season!!! John combines Backgammon and trampolining and Justin takes issue with Ja...
Sep 19, 2023•21 min
The second half (some will see what we have done there) of RichWFC2's call concentrates on the game and focus on the result but also the performance positives and negatives and asks what are the Watford team at the moment? After a game that looked like we wouldn’t score until the last knockings before exploring with Pete if Luton have yet got a point – it transpires that they have not! Who knew?!? Danny and Mrs Danny join us driving home and collectively campaign for one of the subs to start the...
Sep 17, 2023•52 min
Steve and (very briefly Mal) join us from the road hoping for a shorter trip back but very happy to have finally got the win, Charlie joins us to go through both the pro’s and the con’s of the performance but really wanting to see a complete 90 minutes from Martins, Carlos returns from holiday with heart stopping tales of Pina Colada’s, Mike joins us to ensure that we know he will be consoling his Birmingham supporting friends (which is a very nice thing to do!) Paul tells us of the story of his...
Sep 16, 2023•58 min
Whilst Carl is sunning himself (horrible image to conjure with we know) Pete and Justin talk to Josh from Blues Focus about new American ownership, Bellingham's, New signings, Ground renovations and selling over priced players to Luton. Josh looks on horrified as we launch into the prediction league but swiftly gets to grips with the chaos and with Carl predicting ahead of everyone else there is the possibility of a "Double Desmond". The exciting news is that Jarvis has traded up from bottle top...
Sep 13, 2023•28 min
Pete and Justin chat to Radio Sports Reporter and now author (details of discount for his book is below) about his time reporting on football matches for radio much of it covering his beloved Hornets and including many a well known figure. We discuss football mavericks and apple of Carl's mums eye - Rodney Marsh, remembering the days when Matt Le Tissier was know for doing wizard like things with a football and Craig Ramage and we discover which superstar can be more informative than Nelson Mand...
Sep 12, 2023•39 min
We start part two by look at a defeat to that lot up the road (don’t worry we don’t do that EVER AGAIN!) and discuss when a dressing room has favourites but also a cautionary tale of playing youngsters too early in the wrong game, although sometimes unavoidable with a small thin squad (sound familiar!). Derek talks us through how injuries can affect your mood and ultimately a player’s career. We discuss the number of different forwards that Glenn Roeder was forced to field from the bench, on loa...
Sep 10, 2023•55 min
We talk to Derek “Freddie!” Payne who played for the Hornets in mid 90’s in a team that was very easy to like due to the characters in it. We here about how Derek’s love of the game started and how his Dad took him to Vicarage Road before taking him to QPR. From his journey through Southampton’s academy and dropping into non-league, blaming Les Ferdinand for getting signed by QPR, to gaining promotion to the league as captain with Barnet and stories of fights with motivational Barry Fry and tale...
Sep 07, 2023•53 min
Justin, Carlos and Pete reflect on the first month of the season in terms of results, performances and transfers and or the lack of them. We ask the question asked by Steve in terms what people want the club to be. As its international break we obviously discuss the possibility of Paul Ince becoming a new manager and how upset that will make Pete. Questions about Bachmann, Captaincy and the Coventry game are given the usual inadequate discussion before we start banging on about Nice “N” Spicy Ni...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Alex laments going ahead 3 times and then giving away three extremely avoidable self-inflicted equalizers and disagrees with Pete’s continual plan to “un-invert” everyone, Jason joins us having enjoyed the rollercoaster of a game and points out how Sierralta’s game changes after a yellow card. Wendover joins us in the glass half empty camp after being disappointed with the lack of incomings in the transfer window and asks can we play Man City football with the players that we do have without hur...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr
We jump straight into the calls with Rich who is very upset at the defensive performance and is perplexed at Martins removal, Pete wants to invert the inverted number eights (again), Charlie joins and he and Pete talk about last week, clear the air and then have a very good chat including the words“Sunday League defending”, “Row Z” in terms of the defence but a pleasing review of the forward line including the front line of Ince, Martins and Rajovic and asks – do we have to take Martins off when...
Sep 02, 2023•49 min
Dave joins us for the third time to about Coventry and on this occasion comes on dressed as some kind of Midlands based Ewok in tribute it seems to one of their new signings. Once we stop insulting our guest for no apparent reason, we run the collective postmortem over the Championship Play Off final, work out quite how quick got shot of the offending penalty taker and where at the Ricoh (or whatever it is called) they likely dropped him off the bus. We talk about how Luton are getting on in the...
Aug 30, 2023•32 min
More fan discussion including Mark asking how we can get behind the team in the stadium, Rio (who had become a twitter viral sensation within hours due to his shirt) talks about the pace of the game and our lack of end product before bringing us up to date on the amputee tournament he took part in in Poland earlier in the month. John calls from the windy common wondering how we managed to lose a chess match of a game that we seemed to be largely dominating. Neal concurs with the statistical domi...
Aug 27, 2023•53 min
Following the 1 – 0 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers and the 1 – 1 draw with Durham in the Championship following last seasons promotion. We hear from Alan who is positive about things despite a sense that the manager will inevitably moved on and therefore refuses to get emotionally attached to him, Brett asks why Louza might not have been disciplined in a another way rather than dropping him from the starting eleven (following 2 late arrivals for training) but also wants to know what clothes he ...
Aug 27, 2023•53 min
Last season saw the womens team have an outstanding season. Many, many people contributed but we talk to the team manager (never one to take the credit - always first to give it to others) about the triumphs of last season and therefore what promotion entails for the coming season. Back in the Championship, but still part time against full time opposition the Golden Girls will have to be focused and prepared . We talk about the logistical, playing and lifestyle challenges that a nationwide leagu...
Aug 25, 2023•24 min
Justin, Carl and Pete are joined by Ian from 4000 Holes (in Blackburn Lancashire) to talk all things Watford v Blackburn & Pete doesn’t know what day it is per normal. We find out about a club who lost their big goal scoring names and seem to be finding players for little or no money with a Manager who is trying to do everything seemingly by himself. We find out that you can sign players on loan from Russian clubs (although Pete demonstrates he doesn’t know the difference between CSKA and Sp...
Aug 23, 2023•41 min
Justin, Peter and eventually Carl (who was reciprocating for us on a Stoke City podcast) get to have a follow up discussion with Head of EDI Dave Messenger to go through the metrics reported at the start of the month (see link for website article) discussing the number of incidents and the types of outcomes reported last season and the season before relating to the "We" campaign that we talked about last season. The number of incidents have reduced which is great news but we go into which types ...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr
Here we hear the 5 word reviews and long form comments - we know we need a striker and that we look short in a number of areas of the pitch but whilst some are criticising players on the pitch others point out that they are doing ok and it is the responsibility of the management of the club to provide Valerien with more usable options from the bench and to bolster the starting 11. The last days of the window will, as ever, be watched and, as Gino said at the Q&A - judge him on his actions ra...
Aug 20, 2023•35 min
We discuss a disappointing result from the Potteries and analyse some of the performances, areas lacking or weak in the squad and find out what 2 or 3 positions supporters would strengthen in following Ismael's comments yesterday. Part Two out soon COYH!!!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Huge thanks to all our Patreons: Chris Giannone, RichWFC2, Steve Holliman, Ian Ball, Paul Fiander Tu...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min
We speak to Dave from the "Wizards of Drivel" about all things Stoke and quite a lot that wasn't really about Stoke at all! How excited is Dave with their new approach of signing "exciting foreign players", how do they like their manager, Financial fair play and who is at the opposite end of the football spectrum to Ben Pearson, who is at the opposite end of the player name spectrum to Joe Gubbins? How is (one of the many) centre forward who was linked to us getting on Which full back has the be...
Aug 15, 2023•31 min
PART TWO Uncle Ron and Pete get in their time machine and complain about strikers not being signed in 1994 as a simile to not having signed the big number 9 as yet but nostalgia’s not what it used to be as Justin and Ron beat Pete up about his wafer thin Smiths/Morrissey knowledge! We hear from Jack and a jazz band in a park in Washington DC that seem to get louder the further he walks away from them! Paul FT joins us and is enthused by the performance and implores us to “trust the process” and ...
Aug 13, 2023•55 min
Part One We talk to the supporters after the 0-0 draw against the Pilgrims. Wendover is his usual positive self and Pete drops him in it with Mrs Wendover over an unannounced potential dinner guest, the still holidaying Rio Woolf about taking our chances when we get into the areas to deliver a shot or a final ball into the box and consider is this a good point or two lost and hear from Aaron from the green and White pod to hear the view from the Plymouth end whilst eating Mexican food! Regulars ...
Aug 12, 2023•42 min
We chat to Aaron from the Green & White Pod about the Pilgrims recent good times following some precarious brushes with extinction, the championship year and the why does the manager who finished second seem to have a bigger reputation than Argyles own Steve Schumacher? We discover why teams in East Anglia should both love and loathe Plymouth in equal measure and who is and who isn’t a local rival – sort of! We look at a couple of signings who were on loan at Home Park last year We presumed ...
Aug 09, 2023•29 min
PART TWO We speak to Rio who’s o holiday in Crete, Sean makes a great debut call and asks if we have ever scored a quicker goal, we try to talk to PJ in Ireland but the technology gremlins mean that we will have to continue that conversation next time, Martin talks about heart palpitations with our goalkeeper and captain distribution behaviour but reserves special praise for Jeremy Ngakia, Andy see’s Pete’s word of the day (fun) and successfully raises him with an “uplifting” which is a much bet...
Aug 06, 2023•42 min
No one, it is said expects the Spanish inquisition - but NO ONE expected this!!! 33 seconds and 1-0 to the good and 4-0 up at half time!!!! Wow!! We all reconvene for the first match at the Vic and the first Post Match Phone In after thrilling performance against the R's who did the double over us last term. Yes the opposition weren't good and we mustn't get carried away - there will be stiffer tests this season and we are still short in the squad - but bloomin 'eck this was fun!!! Thoughts on L...
Aug 05, 2023•47 min
