Today we’re nearly in London but not quite… which is how I would have described Watford in terms of the Premier League a couple of seasons ago. 

Two years on and the Hornets have graduated into that coveted set of teams in the league’s middle class: the best of the rest. 

An 11th place finish might not sound like much but, only two points off Sullivan and Gold’s vanity project, West Ham, and Watford are certainly in the mix. All of which is strange given that the writing seemed on the wall for Watford when their talismanic manager Marco Silva joined Everton before the season started. But here we are. 

Can Watford consolidate and make themselves reliable midtable finishers? Or will they rest on their laurels and drop back into the chasing pack?

Joining us on the show is one of the biggest names in Watford FC podcasting – Mike Parkin. 

From the Rookery End is about to head into its tenth season and has charted Watford's fairly unorthodox recent history from the brink of despair and possible bankruptcy all the way to the Premier League. 

Mike Parkin is one of the original members of the team and has been watching Watford since the eighties. His first game was a home FA Cup tie with Walsall that ended 4-4 and he's been a hopeless Hornets' addict ever since.