From The Rookery End - A show about Watford FC

Watford came from behind to beat Preston North End 2-1 at Vicarage Road – but it took a dramatic half-time intervention to turn a pretty grim evening around.

Jon, Jason and Sam are joined by The Brigadier Colin Mace to look back at a game of two very different halves. We discuss the triple substitution that changed everything, the growing influence of Iker Bravo, whether Mamadou Doumbia should now be Watford’s first-choice striker and why Mattie Pollock might just be the most important player in this young side.

Plus, there’s more on Egil Selvik’s replacement in goal, the new arrivals, Alessio Dionisi ’s big decisions and whether Watford should head into Saturday’s game against Stoke with a little more confidence.

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Watford left the heights of The Hawthorns empty-handed after another tight game was decided by a costly mistake.

Mike, Jordi and Sam look back at the 1-0 defeat to West Brom and ask why the pieces of this Watford side aren't quite fitting together yet.
There's Albert Eames' difficult first league start, a defence still searching for cohesion and the continuing problem at the other end of the pitch: where are the goals going to come from?

Plus, encouraging debuts for Stephy Mavididi and Soumaïla Coulibaly, the increasingly concerning lack of options at full-back, and the rather telling sight of Edo Kayembe finishing the game at left-back.

Five league games in, there's plenty to like about individual players. Now Watford need to turn those promising parts into a team.

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The transfer window is finally shut — so what do we make of Watford’s new-look squad?

Mike, Charlie and Sam are joined by Watford Observer correspondent Adam Drury to pick through a frantic end to the window, the late arrivals and the calculated gambles Watford have made.

There’s also the small matter of a difficult night at Swansea. What went wrong, how important is Edoardo Bové to the way Alessio Dionisi wants Watford to play, and were there still positives to take from defeat?

With the squad finally assembled, attention can now turn to the football. Has Dionisi got enough to work with — and should Watford fans feel more optimistic about the season ahead?

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Watford remain unbeaten after a 1-1 draw with newly relegated West Ham — but should the Hornets have grabbed all three points?

Jon, Jason, Charlie and DCW look back at a sold-out afternoon at Vicarage Road, from a superb Amin Nabizada finish to Kevin Keben’s choices that ended in an extraordinary own goal, and discuss the growing signs that Alessio Dionisi is building a team with a clear identity.

With the transfer window about to close, attention then turns to what Watford still desperately need. Are reinforcements finally on the way? Myron Boadu, Michail Antonio, Jamal Lascelles and a possible Adam Masina return are all on the agenda.

Unbeaten, improving… but still unfinished.

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A 5-1 defeat at Peterborough was painful enough, but the result only tells part of the story.

Mike is joined by Watford Observer's Adam Drury to pick through a night that exposed just how thin Watford's squad has become.

How have Watford reached this point? What does it tell us about the club's recruitment and financial strategy? And with the transfer deadline approaching, can the gaps be filled before they cause even more damage?

Plus, Mike and Adam discuss the young players thrown into an incredibly difficult situation, the senior players who should have done more to help them, the continuing search for a striker and what could happen in the final days of the window.
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