Do Not Scratch Your Eyes

PART TWO

Then the transfer window starts behaving like Supermarket Sweep for footballers. Having had approximately seven weeks to buy some centre-backs, Watford suddenly remember with minutes remaining that this might be useful. Samuela Coulibaly arrives. Stephy Mavididi arrives. Other deals apparently die in corridors. We monitor proceedings live while increasingly expecting someone to announce Lulu on a season-long loan because she once sang Boom Bang-a-Bang.

Elsewhere, Luke from Swans Cast joins while eating McDonald’s, congratulates us politely and then casually suggests our new signing may have failed a Swansea medical. Ellie advocates footballing polygamy, Noah forgets Ike Bravo exists, Myron Boadu signs during the conversation, and we accidentally invent a future feature about elderly Watford players. A perfectly normal post-match phone-in conducted during the final hour of deadline day.

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PART ONE Swansea 2, Watford 0. The better team won, which inconveniently leaves us without anyone to blame. We discuss the enormous Bove-shaped hole in midfield, Watford’s inability to match Swansea’s pace and power, and some genuinely encouraging signs. Meanwhile, Pete Ryan reports from captivity in a Swansea car park and somehow B.A. Robertson becomes part of the tactical analysis.

Then the transfer window starts behaving like Supermarket Sweep for footballers. Having had approximately seven weeks to buy some centre-backs, Watford suddenly remember with minutes remaining that this might be useful. Samaila Coulibaly arrives. Stephy Mavididi arrives. Other deals apparently die in corridors. We monitor proceedings live while increasingly expecting someone to announce Lulu on a season-long loan because she once sang Boom Bang-a-Bang.

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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, Nipper Harrison, Boyd Mayover, Colin Payne, Paul Riley, Gary Wood, Karl Campion, Kevin Cremen, The Big Le – Bofski, Greg Theaker, Malcolm Williams, Peter Ryan, John Thekanady - Ambassador of Dubai!! Jack Foster, Jason Rose, Michael Abrahams, Ian Bacon, Ken Green, Nick Nieuwland, Colin Smith Ant!!!!! Westlie Wheeler, Stephen Atkinson, John Myers, Ryan D! Dave Mullins, James McNamara, Jim Cuthbert, Peter Birch, John Myers, Richard Pyne, Vydra Deeney!!! &PDF!!!

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West Brom away, so we welcome back Kev — a man dragged into the DNSYE universe years ago when another guest failed to turn up and an innocent phone call suddenly required him to predict Leeds v Watford. He inexplicably continues answering our calls. We discuss James Morrison, renewed Baggies optimism and the revolutionary concept of signing players from Britain.

West Brom have refreshed their squad and, more importantly, assembled an outstanding collection of names, with Jimmy-Jay Morgan already making a compelling bid for DNSYE’s Silliest Named Signing award. We discuss the new-look Baggies, Black Country rivalries and eventually wander into whether modern football is slowly replacing its traditional crowd with a rather better-behaved audience. It gets sweary.

Finally, the Completely Rubbish Prediction League returns as Kev confidently backs West Brom, Justin wins a coin toss yet somehow still avoids making a decision, and Backgammon FC is officially renamed The Gods of Backgammon after Brett abandons dice for double basses, three-pin plugs and random strangers. Football analysis this is not. Consumer advice remains equally unlikely.

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Swansea away. On a Tuesday night. Obviously. We preview another delightful dash down the M4 by speaking to Luke from Swans Cast, who appears worryingly optimistic about Swansea’s summer recruitment, their new signings and Alan Matos’ developing side. Meanwhile, we successfully establish that the transfer window definitely closes at some point. Probably.

Both sides seemingly want to press, counter quickly and preferably let the opposition have the ball, potentially creating 90 minutes of “No, after you.” We also briefly revisit the Peterborough cup debacle, question Watford’s squad depth and wonder whether Alessio Dionisi might eventually receive the centre-backs he keeps asking for. Radical recruitment strategy, admittedly.

Finally, it’s the DNSYE Completely Rubbish Prediction League, featuring predictions based on actual football knowledge, optimism and — in Backgammon FC’s case — a water bottle and a three-pin plug. Luke fancies Swansea, Justin devises a cunning plan, and absolutely nobody should consider any of this remotely useful betting advice or advice in general - especially if you are wondering what to do with a water bottle and a 3 pin plug!!

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Part 2 of the reaction after a bewlidering and rain sodden draw but a lot of pride in the player, Dionisi and an eye on the window shutting on Tuesday night. Ben thinks we're all entitled whingers and others see things differently - and that's alright, one thing we all have in common - no one saw 5 points from this first three games!!

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Hear the reaction following a committed performance from the Hornets, a wonder goal by Amin Nabizada and a defensive clanger from Kevin Keben that has to be seen to be believed - however the former Toulouse defender earns some sympathy and respect for react to the epic brain fart!!!

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We chat with West Ham and Murwalls all round good egg about football murals, West Ham post winning the Europe Conference league in 2023 and the London stadium and we go through our predictions for the match whilst Brett has a strange out of body experience (yet again!!)

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Hear the final thoughts of the callers following the draw in North Wales, we discuss Weymouth and Cult heroes!!

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Hear the initial reaction to the draw at the Racecourse - everybody is in good spirits because of the team and the effort and of course the Head Coach - but with the window ever closing and injuries stacking up - the question of signings is never far away.

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Pete chats to Nathan from Rob, Ryan, Red about the transfer window & the first game. Meantime Carl and Justin fail to toss a coin to anyone's satisfaction, we talk about the "dirty net curtain" third shirt plus new travel advice as Carl leans out of a window following an incident at Moor Park tube station!!

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