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 tournament in a long time, the number of players the country is producing but the issues with the Serbian domestic football and the enthusiasm for English football and why he ended up supporting Watford and how it involves Nigel Gibbs!!!! We'll see how the opening game goes!!! This Podcast has been created...
Jun 15, 2024•14 min
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, Malky's first season with Cardiff and a league cup run all way to the final and penalties and making the play offs, the Hanger Lane Gyratory system, the famous Cardiff kit change, signing former hornets, winning the Championship, life in the premiership before an acrimonious departure. We hear about Ma...
Jun 15, 2024•54 min
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 discover which player he tried to take to Ross County twice, plus a couple of players who he knew from Watford and managed at Cardiff. In light of Clev's stepping into management we discuss Malky's experience transitioning into coaching and the mentors and experience of temporarily leaping into the ...
Jun 14, 2024•47 min
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 and the French win the whole thing of course! 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, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gourley, Le...
Jun 13, 2024•45 min
Justin and Carlos are trusted to visit the BBC as they discuss the forthcoming Big Night Out and talk matters Watford with Andy Collins! 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, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gourley, Lee Anselmo, John Parslow, Mark von Herkomer, Neil Silverstein, Steve Brown, Dave Lavender, Kasey Brown...
Jun 13, 2024•11 min
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 football and our football club from a number of different but all informed perspectives. We find out about Queens Park, Malky MacKay Senior who has a story so solid it was launched as a book this week which may or may not have had Irn Bru available at the bar! We go through Malky's early playing days for t...
Jun 12, 2024•47 min
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 Slovakia as Carl and Pete, and hair cuts and hairdressers play an important part in our assessment of these squads! This time, more than any other time!!!! 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 ...
Jun 08, 2024•31 min
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 In light of this weeks fun and games, Football Finance expert and host of the "Price of Football Podcast" joins Justin and Peter to look at the share offering, the club valuation now and what it might be next year and whether an investment should be seen as a donation rather than an investment, we review some of the sta...
Jun 07, 2024•45 min
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". Please note nothing that you hear on this or any other DNSYE podcast represents financial advice and no investment decision should be made on the contents. Please be prudent and do your own due diligence. 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 ...
Jun 05, 2024•55 min
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". Please note nothing that you hear on this or any other DNSYE podcast represents financial advice and no investment decision should be made on the contents. Please be prudent and do your own due diligence. 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 ...
Jun 05, 2024•50 min
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 more information will have become available by then, will go ahead if you want to join us with your opinions - you're very much welcome. 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 ...
Jun 04, 2024•7 min
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 of Escape to Victory via the fantastic commentaries of McKallaster and we decide we need to organise a sweepstake!! The Sceptical England Fans Podcast is a DNSYE Podcast. This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views ...
Jun 04, 2024•28 min
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 games Justin and Pete need Carlos to help regenerate some enthusiasm for the three lions. It transpires amongst other things that the government stopped Carl traveling to Japan, Justin knows astonishingly little about the Premier League (other than he doesn't like Crystal Palace) and Pete doesn...
May 29, 2024•58 min
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 well)!!!! On the way we talk about the Fury/Usyk fight, teams coming down from the Premier League and those coming up from League 1 and get to realise how detached from the goings on at Oxford United Justin has been for the last 30 years! We also find out what we all think of podcasting bearing in mind...
May 21, 2024•38 min
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 what they don't like and whilst we can't change everything for everyone (madness lies there) we take all feedback on board! Thanks to everyone who does and who doesn't like the podcast but gives it a chance - it is all appreciated COYH!!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch...
May 16, 2024•50 min
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 Icelandic names with varying degrees of certainty and pride/shame before Carl takes us Ghanabound!! It’s fair to say we didn’t start this pod very well!!! Eurovision is discussed and Justin’s opinions are trampled on as we take a guided tour round the history of Bucks Fizz and find out just who is Rita...
May 15, 2024•51 min
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 2024/25, what are you 3 wishes for Watford (excluding player signings and finance) and what stars or well known characters might star in "Watford - the Movie"? 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 talkS...
May 09, 2024•35 min
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 one of the those rumours that never happen!!! 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, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gou...
May 09, 2024•38 min
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 a problem - the final third. 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, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gourley, Lee Ansel...
May 09, 2024•42 min
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 we get to say thank you to a whole lot of people who have helped us make the podcast and vlog this year! Finally thank you for listening. 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 ...
May 05, 2024•1 hr
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 the atom - he has however broken a twix by sitting on it once! 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, Paul Fiand...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
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 evening which saw Tom Cleverley, Richard Johnson, Jimmy Gilligan and Peter Sharp in attendance. COYH!! Huge thanks to all our Patreons: Chris Giannone, RichWFC2, Steve Holliman, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gourley, Lee Anselmo, John Parslow, Mark von Herkomer, Neil Silverstein, Steve Brown, Dave Lavende...
May 02, 2024•50 min
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 home!" before hearing about Aidy's post Watford career and experiences including being on the other end of a play off final, a dog called "Gino" and Pete tries to explain the cock-spaniels attached to DNSYE!! We hear about the importance of character in recruitment and the balance again needed in a s...
May 01, 2024•39 min
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 strikers and Justin's somewhat disappointing local attraction segment recommendation will be closed - so this is going swimmingly!!! The good news is that the completely rubbish Prediction League is coming to a thrilling crescendo with three team able to win the trophy (that doesn't exist) on the final d...
Apr 30, 2024•34 min
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 worried that they were leading 3-0! Fronting up to Fitz Hall in the second leg is remembered fondly! We hear about the tunnel preparation and how Manchester United had taken it to new heights or lows! We do our 1 in 10 on players throughout Aidy’s time and hear some great stories about the time and the ch...
Apr 30, 2024•48 min
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 injury before Carl dials in from holiday to say hello and thank Aidy for his time! Once Carl leaves to top up his tan, Aidy goes through his memories of the make up of the Play Off core squad and the common threads be it development or first team football of helping players to achieve individual and ...
Apr 29, 2024•45 min
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 an alternative take on all things Watford and Gino Pozzo!! Plus Pete plays an excerpt from the forthcoming podcasts from our chats with a certain Mr Aidy Boothroyd! 5 word and long forms plus Haikus and limericks etc... COYH!!! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Do Not Scratch Your Eyes. T...
Apr 28, 2024•51 min
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 better things next season. 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, Paul Fiander Turner, Sean Gourley, Lee Anselmo, J...
Apr 28, 2024•50 min
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 club for the popular former midfield star. We look back at previous successful young managers and wonder who might act for Tom in advisor role? 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 t...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min
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 kind of shopper each of our partners is before Pete goes off on one about Die Hard if it were based in Scotland for some reason!!! Do we like or care about former players? We get all angry about the pillock who reported the bunker for people having a nice time at football! We discuss the atmosphere...
Apr 24, 2024•54 min
