YellowSquared: A Watford FC Fan Podcast

Another freekick from Nestory Irankunda as a man of the match performance from the Australian wonderkid inspired Watford to a point at home to league title favourites Southampton.

Ned and James discuss Southampton, the positives to take from both the first and second half, Paulo Pezzolano's tactical switch and substitutions as well as the midfield problem.

The boys then go on to the rumour roundup, the final one of the Summer window as they discuss Nempalys Mendy joining the hornets, Ryan Andrew's departure, and whether we will see another midfielder or right back join the club before the end of the deadline.

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An absolute screamer from Australian wonderkid Nestory Irankunda gave Watford a point on the road in South Wales as a dominant hour was pegged back by a late equaliser from the Swans.

Ned and James are back to the usual format this week! they discuss Swansea (A) in depth, how we look going forward in the new formation, where does Kwadwo Baah fit in? how good is Kyerrumgaard? new arrivals and young players continuing to settle in, are substitutions still making us weaker? all this and more from the trip to the Swansea.com Stadium.

The boys then go over the Rumour roundup, a midfielder and a CB are still on the cards before the end of the window, Chakvetadze is staying - and will we see other departures? (Looking at you TDB)

Before finally looking ahead to Southampton, earmarked by Ned and James as the first major test of the season, how will the golden boys fair up?

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A first three points of the season for the Hornets as they beat QPR 2-1 at the Vic.

A slightly different podcast this week as Ned and James record individual segments (normal service will resume from next week) but the boys discuss the victory over QPR, strong performances from Kayembe, Sissoko, Irankunda and Kyerrumgaard.

James discusses the match in detail before Ned takes on the wider talking points, with Watford's transfer links with Sandi Lovric from Udinese and Denys Popov from Dynamo Kyiv. How much do we need those players? 

Before finishing the pod with a chat on Kwadwo Baah, why was he benched? can it be justified? 

All this and more, we hope you enjoy!

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A first opening day defeat in 6 years for the golden boys saw Watford fall to a one-nil loss away to Charlton.

Ned and James discuss the performance, the positives to take from it before discussing how the squad looks thin on the ground with a lengthy list of absentees already.

The boys then discuss Hector Kyprianou's performance in detail aswell as Doumbia's left wing experiment.

The big question being is it time to panic? or is the first game of the season a chance to see positives as the players gather more fitness for the rest of the season. Would a point have been a fairer result?

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We're back for Season FOUR.

Thank you so much for all the support on the off-season podcast, we had an absolute blast and we're ready for the next season of the pod!

Ned and James head through their predictions, how they feel about the squad, the incomings and outgoings, what does success look like for this season? before having guests discuss their predictions and a BOLD TAKE for the season. (Don't miss them, there are some corkers!)

The boys then discuss Charlton in more depth and take a quick look at the rest of August as we approach the start of the EFL Championship campaign.

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It's been a couple of weeks since Ned and James sat down to discuss all things Watford in the off-season, and its been even busier than ever!

FOUR new signings as Maamma, Irankunda, Kyerrumgaard and Wiley join the hornets, the boys discuss the impacts these signings will have aswell as the rest of the transfer roundup, who is going to leave? are there any areas that still need strengthening?

They then discuss the release of the club's eco friendly away kit - before discussing any takings from Leyton Orient and what pre season fixtures are all about? anything to read into? or is it simply just about minutes and adjusting to new tactics?

Thank you for all the support on our Off-Szn podcast series! we'll be back next week with our Season Preview before the kickstart of our usual season-long podcast! 

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Back for our second 'Off Season Pod' 

Ned and James discuss the release of the 25/26 home kit, Vivaldo Semedo signs for the hornets and where will Imran Louza and Giorgi Chakvetadze be at the end of the transfer window?

The boys then discuss, already done deals for players leaving the club this Summer, as well as who we're linked with, a chat on the release of the away and 'special' third kit before tackling the fixture list!

Thank you so much for all the support on the podcast recently, ticking over 5000 downloads recently was a huge milestone for us and something we never thought we'd have achieved when we first started!

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We're back for the first of a few off-season Podcasts!

Ned and James have been sitting on a lot of news that's been flying about in the Watford space and sit down to discuss all of it on this bumper special episode!

Udinese's sale, three transfers a week into June, Valon Behrami's return to the club as assistant Sporting Director, as well as who else we're linked with. Where we need to continue to strengthen and their initial thoughts ahead of next season!

The boys also answer some viewer questions sent in throughout the podcast, Enjoy! 

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Watford FC announced yesterday that The head coach to replace Tom Cleverley was the 42-year-old Uruguayan Paulo Pezzolano, most recently at Real Valladolid.

Ned and James get straight in to their immediate opinions on the appointment, discsussing Pezzolano's impressive CV, as well as deep diving into Valladolid's promotion winning tactics and set up, earmarking a starting XI based on players currently at the club, as well as areas that are in obvious need of improvement!

They then discuss Pezzolano's first words as Watford boss as news breaks during the recording!

There has been lots of movement behind the scenes at the club too, with Hector Kyprianou and Cătălin Cîrjan already being linked with the Golden Boys. 

The boys discuss their well founded scepticism with yet another 'Project' manager - asking the question: How long will he be given?

Thank you so much for the support this season, this is the end of the 'scheduled' podcasts until the start of the 2025/26 season, we'll be checking in over the Summer break before then though don't you worry!

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Well,

Our final scheduled podcast of the season is the most anticipated of the lot, the squad Keep, Buy, Sell for the 2025/26 season. Ned and James look at the current squad from the players leaving after loans have finished to academy stars on the cusp of the first team. Who will make the cut? who deserves to stay? 

They then look at the best XI possible from what's left and work out where there needs to be improvements, before going on to name some players they feel might lead Watford in the right direction! 

Let us know in the comments who makes your 25/26 squad! thanks for a fabulous year, get ready to do it all over again!

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