From The Rookery End - A show about Watford FC

The quiz is back! Jon puts DCW, Jordi and Adam through their paces in the second Martin Taylor Invitational Challenge. here are FA Cup sequences to crack, unbeaten runs to compare and opponents to remember from the 2020/21 promotion season. Test your ears with mystery commentary and a Charlie Bush clip, rank Watford’s historical goal differences against four familiar opponents, and race against the clock to recall a derby starting XI. Add a Mastermind round on the 2012/13 season and a Watford-themed game of Going for Gold, and there’s plenty to get Hornets fans thinking.Play along at home or in the car to Norwich, pause when you need to confer, and see if you can outscore the team! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another away day, another defeat—and the same familiar questions. Jon, Adam, Charlie and Colin reflect on Watford’s 1–0 loss at Wolves, a woeful first half and the mounting pressure on Alessio Dionisi.But how much responsibility belongs to the head coach? From confidence and commitment to recruitment and leadership, the team discuss problems that stretch well beyond the dugout, and whether another managerial change could make matters worse.There’s also a bigger question: what does success actually look like for Watford, and what would it take to have a club and a team we can believe in again? Plus, a moving tribute to Kenny Jackett and a welcome dose of positivity from the Watford Women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With no midweek Watford game, we're bringing back an FTRE favourite — the Watford Draft!Jon takes the host's chair as Jason, Sam, Jordi and Adam go head-to-head to build the ultimate international Watford six-a-side team.Here's how it works: Each round, we reveal a country, and our four managers take turns selecting a former Watford player born there. Once a player has been picked, they're off the board! The picking order reverses each round to keep things fair, and everyone has to think carefully about positions, tactics and how their team will fit together.From Spain and Brazil to Italy, France and a few surprises along the way, there are some wonderful Watford names to choose from — but not everyone will get their first choice.Expect tactical masterplans, questionable selections, old favourites and plenty of frustration as the squads take shape.Four managers. Four teams. But who has drafted the best six-a-side Watford team?Listen along, pick your own side and tell us who you'd back to win the tournament! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watford responded to a turbulent week with a much-needed 2-0 victory over Charlton, giving supporters something to smile about after a difficult run of results.Jon, Sam and Adam reflect on a performance full of encouraging individual contributions, a change of formation that brought much-needed defensive stability, and a squad that appears determined to fight for its head coach.But this was never going to be a straightforward match debrief.Following Gino Pozzo's rare interview with Roy Moore and Mike's revealing conversation with Troy Deeney, the discussion turns to the growing disconnect between the club's ownership and its supporters. Did either interview offer answers? And what do they tell us about how Watford reached this point?There's a win to enjoy, a team worth getting behind and perhaps a little hope to hold on to. But the bigger questions aren't going away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special edition of From the Rookery End, Mike is joined by Watford legend and former captain Troy Deeney for an honest, passionate and deeply personal conversation about the state of the club he still holds so close to his heart.Troy reflects on the rise of Watford under the Pozzos, the standards that once held the dressing room together, and the moments when things began to unravel.He shares his account of the fallout following the 2019 FA Cup final, the breakdown of trust between players and ownership, and the decisions that he believes have gradually stripped Watford of the leadership, accountability and identity that once made the club successful.But this isn't simply about pointing fingers. Troy challenges the players, the hierarchy and even those who have only recently spoken out. He discusses what needs to change, whether new ownership really is the answer, and why supporters must never lose sight of what makes Watford special.It's a conversation full of remarkable insight, difficult truths, fond memories and genuine emotion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.