From The Rookery End - A show about Watford FC

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We have two away days in a matter of days so here is one podcast, full of hornets fun, to fill those journeys. Not only do Jon, Jason and Jordi look back on the 2010-2011 season and replay our 2010 Christmas interview with the then manager Malky Mackay.

Of course there is a game, based around a Christmas fixture of the same season, plus Jordi and Jason put together a Best XI of Watford players who have played in a World Cup (before life at Vicarage Road, whilst also wearing a yellow shirt or afte their time as a Hornet).

If you are going to play along, then the players to pick from are:

Essaïd Belkale - ALGER

Lucas Neill - AUS

Richarlison - BRA

Nicolas Nkoulou - CAM

Allan Nyom - CAM

Carlos Sanchez - COL

Camilo Zuniga - COL

Allan Nielson - DEN

Pervis Estupiñan - ECU

Juan Carlos Pardes - ECU

Kenny Samson - ENG

Danny Rose - ENG

Steve Hodge - ENG

David James - ENG

Ben Foster - ENG

Ashley Young - ENG

John Barnes - ENG

Moussa Sissoko - FRA

Marcus Gayle - JAM

Migel Layun - MEX

Nordin Amrabat - MOR

Steven Berghuis - NED

Nathan Ake - NED

Pat Jennings -NI

John McClelland - NI

Gerry Armstrong - NI

Peter Etebo - NIG

William Troost Ekong - NIG

Odion Ighalo - NIG

Ben Iroha - NIG

Andre Carrillo - PERU

Pierce Issa -SA

Mo Johnson -SCOT

M'Baye Niang - SEN

Ismaila Sarr - SEN

Valon Berami - SWI

Tony Meola - USA

Jay Demerit - USA

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After what must be one of the worst performances by Watford this season, DCW, Jason and Jordi gathered outside Vicarage Road to seach of a reason as to why the Boxing Day match against Millwall was so bad for the Hornets Faithful.

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A podcast of two halves and a game as well.

In part 1, Jordi joins Jon to discuss the first Watford win in 4 matches and it was another match where Joao Pedro shined, we got to see a bit more for Jeremy Ngakia and Tom Dele-Bashiru and what new boy Leandro Bacuna had to offer.

And then, as Watford make it to the half way point of the season, Jon and Mike grade the Goalkeeping, Defence, Midfield and Attack plus discuss who makes the naughty or nice list.

Have a very merry Christmas and thank you for listening to From The Rookery End.

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In our second awayday companion podcast we have a very special chat with Olly Wicken - creator of Hornet Heaven podcast - about his latest writing in The Watford Treasury. It's all about The Smiths, the family not the band. Olly sat down with Tommy, Jack and their parents to discuss their relationship with Watford and how it formed their relationships with each other.

There is also a game you can play along with. This week "Match of the Man" ... it's very easy to play but almost impossible to win.

There is no Best XI team but you can start preparing for the next awayday podcast where we will be picking a team of World Cup Hornets. There will be scoring involved but the only rule you'll get for now is that you can only have one player per nation. Here's the list:

Allan Nielson - DEN

Allan Nyom - CAM

Andre Carrillo - PERU

Ashley Young - ENG

Ben Foster - ENG

Ben Iroha - NIG

Camilo Zuniga - COL

Carlos Sanchez - COL

Danny Rose - ENG

David James - ENG

Essaïd Belkale - ALGER

Gerry Armstrong - NI

Ismaila Sarr - SEN

Jay Demerit - USA

John Barnes - ENG

John McClelland - NI

Juan Carlos Pardes - ECU

Kenny Samson - ENG

Lucas Neill - AUS

M'Baye Niang - SEN

Migel Layun - MEX

Mo Johnson - SCOT

Moussa Sissoko - FRA

Nathan Ake - NED

Nicolas Nkoulou - CAM

Nordin Amrabat - MOR

Odion Ighalo - NIG

Pat Jennings - NI

Pervis Estupiñan - ECU

Peter Etebo - NIG

Pierce Issa - SA

Richarlison - BRA

Steve Hodge - ENG

Steven Berghuis - NED

Tony Meola - USA

Valon Behrami - SWI

William Troost Ekong - NIG

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Championship football is back and so is From the Rookery End! After a break, we were raring to go as Watford lined up against Hull. And then the game kicked off…

If Hornets fans were hoping for a scintilating performance to raise the temperature on a bitterly cold afternoon, it quickly became apparent that it wasn’t going to happen, as Slaven Bilic’ men recorded their second 0-0 in a row.

Jas and Mike got together at the final whistle to discuss the game, which featured a concerning injury to Hamza Choudhury, leaving Watford’s threadbare midfield even more depleted.

The boys discuss how Jeremy Ngakia, Joesph Hungbo and Tom Dele Bashiru did after being handed rare starts, while Mike also speaks to Canadian football expert about the signing of exciting midfield prospect Ismael Kone.

It was cold. It was frustrating. But it’s good to be back. This is From the Rookery End. Come on you ‘Orns.

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With the break for the World Cup upon on us, Mike, Jon and Colin made the trip along the M4 to Bristol, to see how the Hornets got on against the Robins…

And the answer to that was… not great! While the day was a fun one, the game was anything but, with a team shorn of Pedro and Sarr struggling to make an impact against a side woefully out of form.

The game seemed destined for stalemate from early on, and a forgettable performance was made worse by a serious injury to Dan Gosling. Everyone at FTRE wishes Dan, a hugely important part of the Watford squad and their recent good form, all the best for a full recovery.

You can hear how the day played out, with our chats before and after the game, as we bring you this, the latest edition of From the Rookery End. Come on you ‘Orns!

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Welcome to the first of what we hope will be a semi-regular series of awayday companion podcasts, created to accompany you as you traverse the country supporting the mighty golden boys!

The idea is that we give you something to think about and discuss as you make your way to see the ‘Orns in action and in this podcast, released in time for the trip to Ashton Gate, we’re in search of the best ever Watford XI containing players whose first or surname begin with A!

We also look back at the midweek win against Reading, while also looking ahead to the challenge that Bristol City will pose from Robins fan (and wrestling promoter!) Sean Thorne.

It’s a packed FTRE so we hope you enjoy it - wherever and whenever you listen. We look forward to hearing your A XI’s!

Come on you ‘Orns

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It was a frustrated Mike, Jas and DCW that hunkered down outside Vicarage Road to discuss a disappointing, but not too disheartening defeat to Coventry City.

The Hornets were unable to make it four wins on the bounce, with a second half strike enough to give the visitors the points, despite a positive and impressive start to the game for Watford. The lads discuss what it was that went wrong, what could have been done differently - or whether it was simply one of those days for our heroes in yellow.

There's also a look at Slaven Bilic and what his impact has been on he club since arriving, along with a look back at some of the Watford games that have been played in memorably bad weather conditions. There is all this and more in your latest episode of From the Rookery End. Come on you 'Orns!

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