We are joined by Dr Dickie Sutton at his mums in “Darkest Wales” to see if he can put a stop to Carl’s impressive start to the season. We find out which Premier League ground Dickie hasn’t been to and who Troy scored his first league hattrick against plus we hear about the excellent centre back Terry Wilkinson. Goats play a big part at the end which prompts Carl to make a very bold claim!! COYH! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Podcast are...
Nov 13, 2023•14 min
Rich joins having thought he wouldn’t get to the game and uses the word “master class” as a positive and a negative, Charlie joins us and remembers Tom Sawyer and the club marking the occasion with a poignant display before kick off and at half time, adding his personal experience regarding family members suffering with dementia and appeals again for Hornets to reach out to Nigel Callaghan currently looking after his mother suffering with the condition and having had a further set back this week...
Nov 12, 2023•57 min
Callers analyse the game, the strength of the opposition and the six-game unbeaten run since the last international break. They also discuss some controversial issues surrounding the club, such as their methods of stewarding at the club and recent blocking of a certain fan on Twitter. Finally, the potential American investment in Watford Football Club is broached, along with speculations about possible changes in the club's ownership. Ben is happy that the team have reacted from the Huddersfield...
Nov 11, 2023•46 min
Justin and Pete talk with Colin Payne and Geoff Wicken, the men behind The Treasury and YBR. The duo discuss Colin’s latest book, 'Golden Shots and Visions of Blue', which brings Watford history to life through the colourization of black & white photographs from the 1950s and 60s, a crucial yet underappreciated era for the football club and discuss the journey of the club through blue to gold. Topics include the change of kit colour, what kind of hat in the 1960’s could be used to smuggle a ...
Nov 08, 2023•39 min
We talk with Matt from @rufc_pod about how the Millers are getting on and how they’re their manager is having a hard time of it at the moment, how their record signing is getting and which World Cup winning captain namesake will be lining up in the Millers midfield! The prediction league sees Jarvis in a sleepy mood, but Ben finds an excellent song! John bringing memories of Camberwick Green and an interim manager but remembers to add a moment in memory of those Hornets and Miller who have serve...
Nov 07, 2023•35 min
PART TWO - Terry joins us and tells us a tale of looking for entertainment by going to Rugby and causing Northampton Saints to then lose! Pete asks if our own identity is too closely connected to the high water mark of the clubs history, John joins having fired his dice and making an interim appointment of new yellow dice but also has good news about Elton John and Taylor Swift which lead to the recycling of a popular chant! We go through the excellent 5 word and long form reviews! Thank you as ...
Nov 05, 2023•35 min
PART ONE - As the Hornets fail to mount a performance of acceptable standards against a poor and highly depleted Huddersfield side supporters are torn between the obvious short comings in the performance, the style of play, the continued lack of discipline of the squad and the lack of attacking options or threat going forward - yet a clean sheet and unbeaten in five. Rich feels enough is enough, Ellie doesnt like Dan Bachmann despite a clean sheet and the unbeaten run, Wendover wants more direct...
Nov 05, 2023•41 min
In the first (sort of) inter podcast match Carl takes on Mike Duffy from the “Voices of the Vic” who is running for a great charity cause at the weekend. After not doing this for a while, things go wrong in the way that they always have, Justin forgets the score (again), Pete forgets who is or isn’t a league club and Mike forgets why we volunteered to come on this nonsense in the first place. Carl gets all over excited and we play an almost entirely new round 5!!! Thank you so much to all who ha...
Nov 02, 2023•19 min
We chat with Kosi (completing his hattrick of appearances on DNSYE) from the “And he takes that chance” podcast about all things Huddersfield. From the Neil Warnock inspired survival last season we hear a cautionary tale of ownership and football management misalignment, Donld Trump style ownership and a new manager already under pressure from a disenfranchised fanbase which saw around 1,000 fans leave at half time at their last away match. The Prediction league carries on its chaotic journey de...
Oct 31, 2023•29 min
Wendover joins us from the West Herts car park and reviews the games since the last international break and looks forward to the two remaining games before the next – Huddersfield Town away and Rotherham United at home. We chat further about how to get the best from Rajovic and how the substitutions helped and hurt with that. Plus are we better off without Louza currently, who it must be remembered put in the telling cross for the equalizer. Greg finishes off with a new Indian take away dish and...
Oct 29, 2023•52 min
Charlie joins us with a balance of pleased but frustrated that out inability to defend cost us control of a game that we looked set to dominate, Bachmann not coming for the cross into the 6 yard box for Millwalls second goal, RichWFC2 echoes the points and agrees about concerns about the zonal marking for the corner which lead to the second goal. Mike Duffy joins us and calls out the subs as the tipping point in the game and heralds Bayo’s work rate and contribution. Kayembe and Sema also come i...
Oct 28, 2023•42 min
As the podcast turn 3 years old the boys come together to ask if the original mission statement (or anything whatsoever!) has been achieved. We listen to Justin’s opening words from the very first podcast and realise that we have achieved zero personal growth in the intervening period, even if Justin no longer sounds like Mickey Mouse!! We discuss the ever-decreasing size of modern shin pads and the kick-ability of Jack Grealish, very small hard hats, Dawson and the Dullards, Mayonnaise on Chine...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Neal joins in the aftermath of Bretts “Grinding on a Tuesday Night” call and after a period of recovery points out that the return of senior players to the side has perhaps had a positive influence on the performances and results plus gives his understanding of TDB’s omission from the squad who travelled to Swansea. Neal also supports the stance of the manager supported by the club. Alan joins and he and Pete go off on a tangent about the joys of non league and womens football but not before ent...
Oct 25, 2023•47 min
POST MATCH PHONE IN - SWANSEA, PART ONE Ian joins us to enthuse over Sierralta’s performance and the team spirit displayed against the Swans, Justin is pleased to go joint top of the Prediction league, Wendover is rightly pleased with the shows of unity tonight and wants Jake Livermore wrapped in cotton wool after the veteran has started putting in calm and assured performances, we discuss the publicised lateness of Tom Dele-Bashiru which saw him dropped from the travelling squad. The fact that ...
Oct 25, 2023•49 min
We talk to Dan from “That Millwall Podcast” about the sad passing of their much respected owner in the summer, the recent departure of Gary Rowett and what we might expect as the Lions visit the Vic having done the double over us last season. Pete fails to pronounce several players names accurately. We discuss how well or not John Eustace did at Birmingham, we discover the difference between flashes and flushes in a pan and why visiting Watford is on Dan’s bucket list! The prediction league sees...
Oct 24, 2023•33 min
We carry on with PJ making him Ismael against Swansea and what two changes would he make. Ant joins us with his own intro music again but this time his choice was a surprise! Asprilla Black! Pete remembers trying to role play as Glen Hoddle, Danny joins us observing that two poor teams coming together the best you can hope for, on occasions, is that it is your teams moment of quality that wins it. Danny asks if Ismael knows his strongest 11 and if we have a host of players who look better coming...
Oct 22, 2023•42 min
RichWFC2 joins us relieved but deeply concerned that the only goal of the game barely papered over the cracks in the performance. Justin brings us up to date on stewarding umbrellas but not pumpkins and echoes the concern. Wendover (Indian takeaway if you were interested) also deeply concerned at the lack of cohesive progress on the pitch, we bring in Vinnie from Dallas who came to the game today all the way from Dallas and he calls it as he sees it – before announcing an Uber to Golders Green i...
Oct 22, 2023•44 min
We chat with Luke from podcast who completes his hattrick of appearances on the Opposition View. Pete complains/swears about the FA before Luke takes us through their season so far, a new manager after Russell Martin (who we have decided we don’t like) decamped for Southampton. A manager with a slightly more direct game plan and players taking time to adjust but now having won four games straight (at the time of recording) might give the Hornets hope for turning their own season around or might ...
Oct 21, 2023•31 min
We talk to James from “Wednesday til I die” and look back at a turbulent six months for the owls, a Wembley triumph, promotion and then a self-combusting ownership, Xisco and a new manager that no one really knows a lot about when in the hot seat. Plus we discuss Ashley Fletcher! We talk about Watford players who moved on to Hillsborough which were hits, which were misses and find out the average height of a Malaysian man and why Carl now wants to go there. We also discover that Carlton Palmer i...
Oct 17, 2023•43 min
Firstly, we discuss the Vlog and what things we might be able to ask Taylor to jump into next having so far leapt into both a skip and a hedge. We then turn our thoughts to Ben Manga’s reported departure and ask what this means behind the scenes and how does yet another strategic 180 degree turn mean for the management of the club, Justin comes out finally, Pete wobbles on about journey’s and destinations and Carlos asks about the finance implications of terminating yet another presumably sizeab...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Here is a short eclectic mix of some of the utter nonsense we get up to on what we loosely call a podcast. We occasionally talk about football but are never afraid to chaotically sprint down a cul-de-sac marked "Do not enter!". We hope some of it makes you smile or or stops you gnashing your teeth about the latest club issues - if only for a few minutes. Clips include Justin laughing, Carl swearing and Pete making Carl swear, the grumpy trio wobbling on about nothing in particular, The Post Matc...
Oct 09, 2023•14 min
Carlos joins us from Cardiff (with very expensive audio background sound effects perfectly replicating a Wetherspoons pub – it’s a service we offer) and talks about the Welsh, the Pozzo’s, whats next and says what he feels is and is not acceptable in what is now, he confirms, a relegation battle. Pete Fincham disparages suggestions that Elton would come to the rescue of the club, observes that the club are not demonstrating that they have learnt from the errors made previously, asks whats next a...
Oct 08, 2023•43 min
RichWFC2 rues the misses, and many of the under performances especially Rajovic in open play. Also we discuss that Cardiff were not displeased with the draw and looked exhausted. We look forward to what is already a six pointer after the international break. Wendover joins us outside the ground and tries to get himself set upon with a series of Welsh puns, he is made Ambassador to Georgia for getting information on Chekvetadze, John T joins us and asks what next for the club and asks if it is ti...
Oct 07, 2023•45 min
All the rest of the chat from the marathon Post Match Phone In plus all the many 5 word and long form comments from people who were there and others who weren’t! 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 Turner, Sean Gourley, Lee Anselmo, John Parslow, Mark von Herkomer, Neil Silverstein, Steve ...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Alan bemoans the level of squad we have, Ron does what Ron does and points out the captain can come off his line but only to get a yellow card and calls out the owner and says talk of players and tactics are pointless until there is a regime change, Jason talks through the first goal and how the very basics of defending are killing in games. Wendover comes on feeling rock bottom and seems to think that Elton John might be listening and implores the former chairman to be the catalyst to a buy out...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Carl and Pete are left hanging without the opposition for the first time this season, Justin is still on holiday but electronic Justin is still here and we have to apologise for a mix up on the Fantasy League. We discuss Valerien's new contract extension, where Scott Duxbury gets his coffee and why this is just the same madness manifesting itself in new and unpredictable ways!! The prediction league is, eventually rescued, yet again, by our EFL Ambassador and Star of "Where's Kev" - i.e. Kev!! J...
Oct 05, 2023•27 min
We discuss last season and a certain Play off semi-final and how good it is that them up the road are experiencing the potential misery that is the jackpot prize after promotion for all the promoted teams’ last season! We discuss Sunderland’s sad Premier League seasons and our nightmare opponents until we finally convince ourselves that we’re glad we didn’t get promoted. Pete starts off on another manager he doesn’t like for no apparent reason before Ant takes us through a strange pre-season for...
Oct 01, 2023•31 min
John supports the manager but asks if Ismael is overreacting to poor performances by individuals, Pete asks why we are not pressing upfront or playing at a high tempo as had been expected from an “Ismael side” where has the intensity gone? The full back role and performance is reviewed. Rio comes on and regrets the respect we gave them and the gaps in midfield and, despite being the better of the two forwards, the Bayo miss in the first half. Rio would like to see more of Chakvetadze but ponders...
Oct 01, 2023•56 min
RichWFC2 joins us deeply concerned that the team is rudderless following an encouraging start to the season. Seeing little to get behind he is deeply concerned for the rest of the season. Wendover decries the lack of a “nasty bastard in midfield” and the recruitment overall. Rajovic is described as a Trevor Senior type of number 9! That’s telling! The first of many to question Imran Louza’s contribution and motivation but certainly not the last. Charlie joins and reiterates the comments made and...
Sep 30, 2023•46 min
A TWO PART SUNDERLAND OPPOSITION SPECIAL - FRST UP THE WOMENS GAME SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER Justin’s on holiday so Carl and Pete talk to Ant from “Haway the Lasses” and “Roker Report” about the womens game away at Sunderland on Sunday. We hear about their last season and pre season and what formation we might expect to see. Pete talks through our season so far and how we have started playing early on in the season. Does playing occasional games at the clubs “main” ground help boost attendances and how...
Sep 27, 2023•21 min
