Episode 21 - Al & Val talk Norwich City and Watford
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The lads are buzzing as City's performances begin to match results - Next up its fellow Premier League relegation victims and now promotion rivals - Its Watford; 1) The Watford model of high manager rotation and Italian club connections as we explore the concept of feeder clubs; 2) Last meetings in the Premier League - A eye-opening defeat and more post-lockdown misery; 3) Al's first-ever game was Watford so we talk other football firsts; 4) A couple of title-winning parties at Vicarage Road; 5) Hornet Slayer - John 'Dixie' Deehan and his incredible record against Watford.
Thanks for listening to our Norwich FC podcast
Al (Allan Kemp) - Norwich geek and exiled fan
Val (Val Tolhurst) - Upper Barclay season ticketer and 'super' fan
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Rozdziały
1. We open the Pod reflecting on Val's football career and talk football shirts and Elton John (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Watford - Graham Taylor, John Barnes and Luther Blissett a great side in the '80s. We explore Watford's model today talking manager rotation and the concept of feeder clubs (00:07:45)
3. Last meetings in the Premier League - An eye-opening defeat and more post-lockdown misery (00:16:04)
4. Al's first-ever game was Watford - We talk footballing firsts (00:20:11)
5. Watford a club very similar in development, size and potential to Norwich - 25 consecutives seasons together pre-war and an excellent head-to-head record (00:25:34)
6. A couple of title winning parties at Vicarage Road - Does winning the title matter ? and Val explains what its like watching games at a beam back (00:27:45)
7. A word on one of the Norwich scorers in the 2003/04 title party and one with Watford connections - Damien Francis (00:34:06)
8. He scored a combined total of 7 goals in 2 games v Watford - It's the Hornets slayer John 'Dixie' Deehan (00:36:11)
9. Final thoughts - We generally come out top in these games and a update on the score predictions (00:39:23)
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