From The Rookery End - A show about Watford FC
Established in 2010, From The Rookery End is the original Watford FC supporters podcast. Join lifelong supporters Mike, Jon and Jason, as they share their thoughts on anything and everything involving Watford FC. They'll be with you through the heartbreak and hope, the triumph and the trauma. This is life as a Watford fan. This is From The Rookery End.
Episodes
May 8, 2023 • 38 mins
Not the season anyone expected or wanted, but at least Watford were able to round off 2022/23 with a win. Mike was joined by DCW, Kieran and Jordi to talk about the dead rubber with Stoke, say farewell to the boy from Brazil and look ahead to who might be next in the Hornets hot seat.
The team also discuss the possible realities about Watford’s Academy graduates, while there is also a brief summing up of Chris Wilder’s stint as He...
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May 1, 2023 • 54 mins
After throwing away another 2-0 lead, it ended 2-2 away at Sunderland, Jon,Jordi and Jason met to discuss the league position Watford find them selves in, looking ahead to next season, the rumoured transfer of Joao Pedro to Brighton, the assumed transfer of Sarr, Christian Kabasele goal and critisim. Plus we discuss the questions for Gino Pozzo and what awards we could give out next week... when this season finally comes to an end....
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April 24, 2023 • 62 mins
With the dust settled on another Watford defeat, Mike, Jon and Jas gathered to take a look at some of the issues encircling Vicarage Road at the moment.
The lads discuss Chris Wilder’s post match comments, try to work out if Ben Manga is going to be able to make a difference at WD18 , reflect on what it would take to give up a season ticket, and also answer a few listener questions.
Oh, and of course there is Mike’s customary Hemel...
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April 17, 2023 • 66 mins
With only a little reflection on the home win against Bristol City, Jon, Mike and DCW do their best to imagine what a satifying Watfordy season would include. What are the kits like, who's the sponsot, who did we sign, when did we play well and who did we lose against? All these questions and many more are discussed.
If you have any thoughts of your own about what makes a Watfordy season for you then email us podcast@fromtherookery...
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April 13, 2023 • 53 mins
Is the season over? Well there are games to be played but it certainly feels like there is nothing to play for. So what next? That's exactly what Jon, Jason and MIke discuss in this the latest FTRE.
The culture at the club seems to be broken and there are many things that Gino needs to lead and sort - the manager, the football playing style, the recrutiment policy, dealing, the love and support of players, and the connection with ...
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April 7, 2023 • 51 mins
We've seen Watford lose a few times this season but today was different. There was a shift in emotions and patience.
MIke, Jason and DCW met after the game to discuss one of the most bizarre ends to a Watford game, and try ever so hard make sense of where Watford find themselves. You probably share the same frustration and hope beyond anythng that today IS the turning point for the club. It has to be.
Plus Jon talks to Kieran Magui...
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April 2, 2023 • 33 mins
The 4-0 win against Luton, back in October, feels a long, long, long time ago. The performance this weekend was a complete contrast and you may not wish to listen this podcast. However, we recommend you do to get the full away day experience in the company of Kieran 'Hollywood' Theivam' and Brigadier Colin Mace. It's an FTRE away day diary and we hope you feel like you know what it was like to be on non-magic bus up the M1 to Bedfo...
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March 30, 2023 • 79 mins
As the international break comes to the end Jon, Mike and Colin gathered to discuss all the build up to Watford trip to the Kennel. There are plenty of questions to discuss: How are we feeling before the game, is there anything to look forward to in the run in, which GT player do we need back, who's going to get sent off on Saturday and how are Watford fans going to get to meet Gino?
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March 19, 2023 • 37 mins
Mike, Jon, DCW and Jas got together after the disappointing home draw with rock bottom Wigan Athletic and assess what it means for the rest of the Hornets’ season.
The team also discuss the welcome news that the club are committing to supporter communications, with Gino Pozzo agreeing to talk directly to fans for the first time in his tenure. What should supporters be asking him and why?
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March 17, 2023 • 59 mins
BE LUCKY. A PODCAST TRIBUTE TO OLIVER PHILLIPS.
Welcome to a very special edition of From the Rookery End.
In February, Watford Football Club lost one of the most important men in it’s history. Oli Phillips covered more than 2,000 Hornets fixtures in his role at the Watford Observer, a career that spanned more than 40 years. This podcast is a tribute to Oli; a bona fide Watford legend.
We hear from friends and colleagues of Oli,...
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March 14, 2023 • 37 mins
Chris/Chrissy/Christopher/Mr Wilder's first game as Watford Head Coach was not a good game. His second game was a whole heap better. Jon, Mike and Jason (plus a fleeting appearance from DCW) discuss a 3-0 win, against a team lower in the league, with a performance and results we should have seen far more this season. They discuss the players who made an impact on the results and if Chrissy Wilder has lots of headaches in picking th...
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March 13, 2023 • 39 mins
The Hornets were on the end of another defeat, even with the new Head Coach Chris Wilder, but Jon and Mike do not discuss the 1-0 lose at QPR. This is an honest podcast, where we look back on and exploring the choices of club owner Gino Pozzo - the treatment of players, and their attitudes on and off the pitch, the financial side of the club, plus what are the exact roles of the different members of Watford FC's hierarchy?
We'll be...
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March 7, 2023 • 37 mins
Here we go again. Again. The Slaven Bilić era is over and the Chris Wilder mini-series has begun.
Mike and Jas were at Berkhamsted Town and it was from a freezing Broadwater that they joined Jon and DCW for an emergency podcast to discuss the latest change in Head Coach.
Is it a surprise? Is it the right call? Will it make a difference? We discuss it all in this, the latest From the Rookery End.
Take a deep breath, it’s onto the ne...
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March 4, 2023 • 34 mins
After a game high on Championship values and lacking in pretty much every part of Watford's attack, Jon, Jason and Mike try to figure out what's next and why it isn't as we expected.
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February 25, 2023 • 34 mins
Bramall Lane is a long way from Watford, but Mike, DCW and Adam Drury made the journey and saw a lose but not a terrible performance - where have we heard that before this season.
Where did we lose the game - the attack, the midfield, with a returning Imran Louza, or the new look defence? They discuss and have a few improvements for Slaven.
Plus, after some feedback, Mike discusses the best tactics for dealing with refs.
We continu...
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February 24, 2023 • 84 mins
In this awayday companion podcast, the team discuss Old Boys/former players. Who do you miss the most, who do you think of like an ex-girlfriend and which former players derves to not hold back on a celebration, when they've scored or won a game?
Plus Jas and Jordi have a XI battle, who can the best team from players who played for Watford and another championship club.
And you can play along with a game we like to call. "Who did t...
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February 20, 2023 • 34 mins
A Monday night, under the lights of Vicarage Road, and Watford get their first win since mid January.
Jon, Jason, Mike and DCW gathered outside the Hornet Shop to discuss the match, the stand out players, mostly good ones and if the strategies of Slaven Billic are good for the demanding fans.
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February 11, 2023 • 58 mins
It was another frustrating afternoon for Hornets’ fans at Vicarage Road, as an improved second half display wasn’t enough to force a win against Blackburn.
Mike, Jon and Jas gathered after the game to discuss a fixture that saw the long awaited return of Tom Cleverley, Ken Sema and Imaran Louza, with all of the returnees getting the FTRE treatment, along with the rest of the misfiring squad.
There is also a look ahead to Burnely, a...
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February 4, 2023 • 66 mins
It's only a short journey around to the stadium formerly know as the Madjeski and Mike went with a hop, skip and jump. The aim, to see how the new signings did and if there was a little bit more to come from the Watford squad, new or old.
As the transfer windown shut this week, Jon, Jason and Mike gathered to discuss what state Watford squad have been left in.
And after the match, MIke is joined by Watford blogging legend Matt Rows...
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February 3, 2023 • 52 mins
Watford are on the road, so that means another awayday companion podcast!
This week we are delighted to bring you our chat with broadcaster, friend of the podcast and Watford supporter Kelly Somers.
We spoke to Kelly about her brilliant career so far, including what it is like to be following England through major tournaments and home and abroad - including how difficult and challenging it can be when things don’t go exactly to pla...
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