From The Rookery End - A show about Watford FC

League football is back and so is that winning feeling! With the International break over and the transfer window finally shut, the boys convene to discuss Watford’s victorious return to action at Pride Park.

Jon, Mike and Jas discuss a game which won’t live long in the memory of watching neutrals, while The Athletic’s Watford correspondent Adam Leventhal explains what it was like following events on transfer deadline day.

Does the season start here? Only time will tell, but one thing is for certain; this is From the Rookery End!

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You'd think a week with no Watford match would be a nice calm week. Well, it has been for Mike and Jon, but not so much for Adam. The transfer window, well the international one, closed on Tuesday with a few Watford players exiting. But the domestic window is still slightly ajar. Adam explains what went down, almost went down and what still might go down before next Friday night and who looks set to be a Hornet for the rest of the season. They also discuss the return of Etienne Capoue and how he might impact the team and the opportunities for the younger midfielders. Plus they discuss a Watford legend, who doesn't quite get the exposure other legends do.

All this to keep you going on this Internationa Break weekend!

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Well we suppose it had to happen. Watford have finally conceded a league goal and it was enough to see the Hornets beaten at the Madjeski Stadium, with Reading extending their impressive record to four wins from four.

Mike and Colin join Jon to talk through what went wrong, and what needs to happen during the International break if Ivic and his Hornets are going to mount a serious and sustained campaign at the top of the Championship.

Arlo shares his views on the new third shirt, Colin vents about the slightly curious structure of the transfer window, and Mike pleases everyone by not sharing any more of his “thrilling” away day anecdotes.

It’s a defeat but the boys are far from down. This is From the Rookery End!

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For the first time this season there is no midweek Watford fixture, but that doesn’t mean no From the Rookery End!

Jon and Mike are joined by The Athletic’s Watford correspondent Adam Leventhal to discuss the arrival of William Troost-Ekong and Djibril Toure, and to answer a whole host of varied listener questions - some more serious than others!

There’s also tactical analysis from Jordan Wiemer and a look ahead to the Reading game with a view from the opposition via The Tilehurst End podcast’s Simeon!

No game? No problem. This is From the Rookery End.

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It was a match 14 years in the making. Luckily, the subsequent podcast didn’t take quite as long; this is your post derby day edition of From the Rookery End!

Jon, Mike and Jas gather after the game to discuss what turned out to be a fairly routine win for the a Hornets, with Vladimir Ivić starting to have a real impact at Vicarage Road.

Mike caught up with The Athletic’s Watford correspondent Adam Leventhal to discuss just what it’s like to attend a game like this during times like these, while also grabbing the latest on the potential comings and goings at WD18.

Welcome to From the Rookery End!

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Watford’s League Cup adventure may be over, but From the Rookery End goes on! Jon, Mike and Colin convened shortly after the final whistle at Rodney Parade to look back at a disappointing evening in Wales, and looking forward to what promises to be an altogether different experience when some old friends ride into town on Saturday.

The boys discuss the worrying trend of first half damp squibs, try to work out why Glenn Murray is struggling and talk about where Saturday’s big derby game might we win or (shudder) lose.

It’s another early League Cup exit. It’s a long awaited M1 derby. It’s From the Rookery End!

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Another Championship fixture, another clean sheet and another From the Rookery End podcast!

Hear the boys dissect Watford’s stalemate in Sheffield, which ended up being the classic game of two halves. The Athletic’s Watford correspondent Adam Leventhal joined Jon, Mike and Jason before and after the game to talk everything from transfers to tactics, as Vladimir Ivić continues to shape his Watford side.

There’s positivity from an unlikely source, an excited Arlo and audio from the Head Coach straight after the game. This is From the Rookery End!

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2 games, 2 wins. Just! Daniel Bachmann was the hero as Watford snuck past Oxford Utd in the Carabao Cup and you can hear all about it in the brand new episode of From the Rookery End!

Jon, Mike and the Athletic’s correspondent Adam Leventhal gathered themselves after the excitement of the Hornets ’ penalty shootout win to discuss the game, the key performers, the heroes and the villains, while also looking forward to Saturday’s tough looking fixture at Sheffield Wednesday.

You can also hear the post match thoughts of Vladimir Ivić and the undoubted man of the match Daniel Bachmann, with Adam talking to both men at the Kassam Stadium.  

It’s another win, another intriguing performance and another From the Rookery End Podcast!

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We have lift off! The 2020/21 campaign is officially underway, with Watford the first team to score and the first team to record a win this season!

Jason, Mike and Jon discuss the game, look at who did well, who we might need more from, and how the team did at implementing the Vladimir Ivić style of play in his first competitive game in charge.

Mike spoke to The Athletic’s Watford correspondent Adam Leventhal  inside Vicarage Road at the final whistle to get a feel for what it was like to be at the game, with Adam also fielding his first “Ask Leventhal”’question, while also looking forward to his upcoming piece on Watford’s new Head Coach.

You can hear audio from the main man’s press conference, before stepping back in time to reminisce about Vicarage Road, as the club launch a project to mark 100 years at at the stadium.

Football is back and for an eleventh straight season, From the Rookery End will be with you and Watford every step of the way. Come on you ‘Orns!

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It’s the Final Countdown! In the latest From the Rookery End, Jon, Jas, Mike and the Athletic’s Watford correspondent Adam Leventhal convene to discuss the encouraging pre-season friendly win over Spurs, and look forward to the imminent start of the Championship campaign.

With under a week until Watford’s Friday night curtain raiser, the boys discuss who may start, who may stay and who could be the difference as the Hornets look to secure an immediate return to the Premier League.

The new season is a few short days away, gear up for kick off with this, the brand new From the Rookery End podcast.

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