Episode 21 - Al & Val talk Norwich City and Watford

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.

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Al (Allan Kemp) - Norwich geek and exiled fan
Val (Val Tolhurst) - Upper Barclay season ticketer and 'super' fan

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Chapters

• 0:00 We open the Pod reflecting on Val's football career and talk football shirts and Elton John
• 7:45 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
• 16:04 Last meetings in the Premier League - An eye-opening defeat and more post-lockdown misery
• 20:11 Al's first-ever game was Watford - We talk footballing firsts
• 25:34 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
• 27:45 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
• 34:06 A word on one of the Norwich scorers in the 2003/04 title party and one with Watford connections - Damien Francis
• 36:11 He scored a combined total of 7 goals in 2 games v Watford - It's the Hornets slayer John 'Dixie' Deehan
• 39:23 Final thoughts - We generally come out top in these games and a update on the score predictions