Hornet Heaven: Recent Episodes
Hornet Heaven
Award-winning tales about life as a football fan.
The Hornet Heaven stories are set in a fictional afterlife paradise where fans of Watford FC can watch their team for the rest of eternity. The episodes can be funny, moving, silly, or thought-provoking - but they always have a happy ending.
Winner of the Silver award in the Sports category of the 2017 British Podcast Awards.
In August 2026, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, a fan’s hopes for the new season are shaped by the unusual reason he started supporting Watford as a boy.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. (If you or people you know are affected by the issues raised in this episode, please know that no one has to go through it alone. Help and support are available at www.mind.org.uk.)
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the club at the moment, as many people are, some of these episodes will, hopefully, remind you how it feels to love Watford Football Club.
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On Christmas Eve 2025, seasonal celebrations in the Watford Football Club afterlife are put on hold for a crime to be investigated.
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On Christmas Day 1957, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, the club’s founder is told a true story from a year earlier — the club’s last-ever Christmas Day fixture.
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In September 1982, down on earth, a man who isn’t interested in football begins the journey that will eventually lead him to the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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In July 2025, the Watford Football Club afterlife must deal with the consequences of the club stopping producing matchday programmes.
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In November 2025, the residents of the Watford Football Club afterlife stage a special celebration to distract themselves from their feelings about the club’s owner.
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The death of a former owner of Watford Football Club promises an angry reaction from fans in the club’s afterlife.
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In October 2025, three fans in the Watford Football Club afterlife explore the club owner’s motive for getting rid of the latest Head Coach.
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In February 2025, the Watford Football Club afterlife comes under attack from forces unknown.
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In May 2025, a former player is upset by the sacking of Head Coach Tom Cleverley — causing wider ramifications in the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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In summer 2025, a significant change causes residents of the Watford Football Club afterlife to question their support for the club.
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On Christmas Day 2024, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, there’s a Scrooge-like fan who needs to change his ways.
Merry Christmas to all Watford fans everywhere - from Olly, Colin, and everyone in Hornet Heaven.
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On October 31st 2024, an event in the Watford Football Club afterlife puts the residents in the mood for Halloween.
(Music by Josef Surikov and Danny Elfman.)
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A musical starring Watford fans Stephen John Davis and Colin Mace. In 2023/24, a fan in the land of the living tries to bring a former legend back from the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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In August 2006, beyond the astral divide, there’s a new arrival in a rather different community of former Watford FC players and fans.
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In March 2011, the residents of Watford Football Club’s afterlife are astonished by the unexpected arrival of a former England test cricketer.
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In August 2017, a grieving Watford fan receives messages from her recently deceased husband who's gone to the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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In June 2024, a senior figure in the Watford Football Club afterlife reflects on the club’s choice of red shorts for the coming season.
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In May 2024, the Watford Football Club afterlife sets about celebrating the most emotional match in the club’s history.
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In March 2024, as Watford Football Club’s fortunes decline, events in Hornet Heaven head in the wrong direction.
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To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the ascension to Hornet Heaven of Watford FC's founder Henry Grover, on March 22nd 1949, here's a re-edited and re-mixed telling of our story of his arrival.
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In August 1997, a former player materialises in the Watford Football Club afterlife — but only partially.
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In December 2023, a new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife attempts to go to every Watford game ever.
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In February 2024, you — the listener — are transported via the medium of podcast into the eternal experience of supporting Watford Football Club.
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In December 2023, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, a former Watford player isn't seeing things with the usual clarity.
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In December 1964, with Watford facing two festive fixtures against Them Up The Road, a resident of the Watford Football Club afterlife tries to make sure a double derby defeat won’t ruin Christmas.
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In September 2023, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, two Watford fans find themselves locked in a small room together. They have fiercely conflicting views. Can they find common ground?
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In August 2023, two stalwarts from Watford Football Club’s glory days have been shut away in a lock-up garage in the club’s afterlife for nearly 40 years. Who are they?
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In August 2023, a new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife revisits old games and discovers he’s misremembered important details. What’s he got wrong?
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In Spring 2023, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, Cliff Holton, Watford’s greatest-ever forward receives an unexpected call-up.
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In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 4 of 4.)
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In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 3 of 4.)
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In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 2 of 4.)
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In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 1 of 4.)
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The fourth and final highlight reel to mark our first 100 episodes.
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The third of 4 highlight reels to mark our first 100 episodes.
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The second of 3 highlight reels to mark our first 100 episodes. We’ll be kicking off our second century with two new series this autumn.
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The first of 3 highlight reels to mark our first 100 episodes. We’ll be kicking off our second century with two new series this autumn.
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In June 2023, a Watford fan adopts an unusual way of coping with his negative feelings about the club.
In January 2023, in Hornet Heaven, it’s time for transparency and honesty in making Watford Football Club loveable. Part 4 of 4.
You can find out more about Watford St Mary's here: www.watfordgold.org.uk/category/history/watford-st-marys
In January 2023, a supporter in Hornet Heaven is refusing to have anything to do with Watford Football Club. Part 3 of 4. You can find out more about Watford St Mary's here: www.watfordgold.org.uk/category/history/watford-st-marys
In January 2023, a rivalry from the 1890s is still going strong in Hornet Heaven. Part 2 of 4. You can find out more about Watford St Mary's here: www.watfordgold.org.uk/category/history/watford-st-marys
In April 2023, in Hornet Heaven, something unusual happens at the local derby between Watford and Luton.
CONTENT WARNING: Includes an instance of strong language that you may consider unsuitable for young children.
The music in this episode is: 'We Have All The Time In The World' by John Barry.
Can a pair of feuding Watford fans be reconciled by a shared Christmas present in December 2022?
This year's Hornet Heaven Christmas Special is dedicated to Clive Brandon, a Watford season ticket holder for more than 50 years who sadly and unexpectedly passed away on 16th December 2022.
In autumn 2022, residents of Hornet Heaven reveal what made them fall in love with Watford FC.
The songs used in this episode are:
Can't Help Falling In Love - written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. The instrumental performances are by Welder Dias (piano), Daniel Jang (violin), Brooklyn Duo (piano and cello), Chris Ulrey (electric guitar), James Bartholomew (fingerstyle guitar), Anton Van Oosbree (accordion), and Sylvain Lemaire (epic orchestra).
I'm Not In Love - written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, with an instrumental performance by Mick Beaulieu.
In November 2022, a recent arrival in Hornet Heaven turns out to have an unusual talent.
On August 30th 2022, in Hornet Heaven, two former Watford players reflect on the club’s 100 years at Vicarage Road.
In June 2022, a Watford fan arrives in Hornet Heaven with an attitude that’s going to make his life hell.
In May 2022, a disillusioned Watford fan wants to leave Hornet Heaven for a different heaven.
In April 2022, during a terrible season, there’s some good news to tell in Hornet Heaven.
In September 2021, the appointment of a new Chief Steward brings unexpected changes to Hornet Heaven.
In August 2021, Hornet Heaven outlaws all forms of discrimination — with serious consequences for a senior member of staff.
On New Year’s Day 2022, a new arrival in Hornet Heaven sees something he wasn’t expecting in the Rookery Stand.
Watford's relegation battle tests the resolve of a long-standing fan. (A poignant story from 1900/01 with strong parallels to 2021/22.)
In December 2021, in Hornet Heaven, the giving of Christmas gifts doesn’t go as planned.
In late August 2021, residents of Hornet Heaven try to cope with the departure of Watford’s captain and club legend Troy Deeney.
In summer 1977, the change of manager at Watford FC brings out a rebellious streak in a young Hornet Heaven resident.
In summer 1977, a new arrival in Hornet Heaven discovers he’s 8 years out of sync with everyone else.
In summer 1977, a great transformation is about to occur at Watford FC — but a fan in Hornet Heaven isn’t ready for change.
In the summer of 2021, questions arise about the true identity of a new arrival in Hornet Heaven.
In the summer of 2021, a contest is held to establish the best new terrace chant in Hornet Heaven.
In February 2021, Hornet Heaven’s chief steward embarrasses himself and must make amends in time for Watford’s promotion celebrations in April.
In 1929, down on earth, a former player watches Watford from the terraces at Vicarage Road, but the excitement proves too much. A dramatisation of a true story.
In 2002, a Watford fan arriving in Hornet Heaven needs help in acclimatising to the afterlife.
In a post-apocalyptic future, a father and son search for what Watford Football Club has meant to them.
A version of this story first appeared in the magazine YBR! (https://thewatfordtreasury.co.uk/ybr.html).
The music is from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis's score for the original motion picture 'The Road'.
In February 2021, there’s an unexpected new arrival in Hornet Heaven. It’s Troy Deeney.
In December 2020, plans to celebrate a resident’s 100th anniversary in Hornet Heaven hit a problem.
In the summer of 2020, a positive-minded character helps the residents of Hornet Heaven bounce back from the disappointment of relegation from the Premier League.
In 1953, a renowned natural historian, who’d prefer to be studying beetles, is disappointed to find himself in the Watford FC afterlife.
In November 2020, total boredom with Vladimir Ivic’s football leads to an unexpected broadening of Hornet Heaven’s horizons.
In December 2020, the annual Hornet Heaven Festival of Carols has a surprise new soloist.
In October 1882, a local resident discovers the new sport of Association Football and becomes a Watford fan forever.
In summer 2012, Laurence Bassini’s terrifying ownership of Watford FC has an apocalyptic effect on Hornet Heaven.
In October 2020, Hornet Heaven makes contact with Adrian Mariappa after he leaves the club — to say goodbye and thank you.
(To help create this tribute to a Watford legend, we sampled an interview with Mapps by Simon Preston of Reggae Boyz Commentary from earlier this year.)
In September 2020, the absence of fans from Vicarage Road has a deep impact on Hornet Heaven.
In May 2020, a new arrival in Hornet Heaven is reluctant to reveal the truth about his past.
Hornet Heaven stages a 1970s-style chat show as light entertainment during the 2020 Coronavirus lockdown.
A story of returning to Vicarage Road for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
In December 1927, on Christmas Eve, a seriously discouraged Watford fan on earth is sent a visitor from heaven to prove that life isn’t so bad after all.
We wish all our listeners a joyous Christmas and New Year.
In September 2019, a new arrival struggles to remember recent games.
This episode was inspired by — and created in support of — a project by the Watford FC CSE Trust to help people living with mild to moderate dementia. You can find out more at https://www.watfordfccsetrust.com/goldenmemories.
In September 2019, The Father Of The Club has a strong reaction to Watford’s 8-0 defeat at Manchester City.
At the start of the 2019/20 season, a son discusses Watford’s dreadful form with his dad.
In April 2019, the narrator of the Hornet Heaven stories reflects on what he wants from Watford’s trip to the FA Cup Final.
In May 2019, the man who founded Watford Rovers in 1881 is in a state of high excitement before the Cup Final.
In April 2019, a new arrival finds that Hornet Heaven is suffering from an infestation of half-and-half scarves.
In March 2019, The Father Of The Club’s firm views on replica shirts are challenged.
(This episode was inspired and informed by a sporting history article written by Watford fans Chris Stride and Nick Catley on how, over time, replica football shirts have become adult leisurewear. You can read the paper at https://is.gd/SHpaper.)
In March 1949, a man with no interest in Watford FC arrives in the club's afterlife. He’s astonished to discover why he’s there.
(This episode was originally an illustrated story in Volume 2 of The Watford Treasury magazine.)
On Christmas Day 2018, an entire afterlife of football fans comes under threat of destruction again.
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On Christmas Day 2018, a former Watford manager ingratiates himself with the leaders of Hatter Heaven — the afterlife of Watford’s rivals.
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On Christmas morning 2018, a bullied resident exploits Hornet Heaven’s annual collision of afterlives to change the way people treat him.
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On Christmas Eve 2018, a former Watford manager attempts to make Hornet Heaven safe from destruction.
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In September 2018, Watford’s brilliant start to the season threatens the very existence of Hornet Heaven.
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: In October 2015, a new arrival in Hornet Heaven must overcome her deepest fear.
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In September 2018, the marriage of two Hornet Heaven residents is in crisis. Can Watford’s perfect start to the season re-unite them?
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In July 2018, a resident of Hornet Heaven gets a tattoo. But it's a terrible choice. Will he be stuck with it for eternity?
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In May 1977, the ancient turnstile only takes people to apparently fictitious matches. If the residents can’t fix it, they’ll never get to watch matches from 1977/78 onwards.
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In May 1977, the ancient turnstile only takes people to matches from before Watford FC existed. If the residents can’t fix it, they’ll never get to watch matches from 1977/78 onwards.
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In May 1977, the ancient turnstile only takes people to random matches. If the residents can’t fix it, they’ll never get to watch matches from 1977/78 onwards.
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In May 1977, just before Graham Taylor arrives at Watford, the ancient turnstile is jammed. If the residents can’t fix it, they’ll never get to watch matches from 1977/78 onwards.
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In May 2018, the greatest footballer ever to play for Watford finally has his achievements properly honoured.
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In January 2018, Hornet Heaven receives an unexpected visit from a former boss.
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A Dallas Cowboys fan is surprised to find himself in the twilight on Occupation Road. He has no idea what he’s doing there.
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Incidental music: Anxiety - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
In December 2017, Hornet Heaven receives an unwelcome new arrival - a referee.
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At Christmas 2017, a fan from another club’s afterlife paradise wants to come and live in Hornet Heaven.
In September 2017, two former players - who played for other teams as well as Watford - become unsure which club they truly love.
(Thanks to the Watford FC Supporters Trust for their kind permission to use 'Copa De Ibiza Mescla Especial' from their 2004 CD 'Watford 'til I die'.)
In September 2017, residents of Hornet Heaven discover a controversial new way to get through the enforced boredom of an international break.
In August 2017, a glory-hunter is discovered in Hornet Heaven. A resident tries to get rid of him.
In summer 2017, Hornet Heaven stages a match in tribute to Watford’s greatest ever manager - but it doesn’t turn out as intended.
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In May 2017, a fan can’t bring himself to blame Walter Mazzarri for Watford’s problems - despite everyone else wanting the head coach out.
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In May 2017, a former Watford manager finds the football so unattractive under Walter Mazzarri that he wants to quit Hornet Heaven. If you're enjoying Hornet Heaven, please subscribe, share and leave a review on iTunes - as this helps spread the word to other Watford fans.
In April 2017, a new arrival feels so strongly about the club’s lack of progress under Walter Mazzarri that she doesn’t want to enter Hornet Heaven.
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In April 2017, Watford’s football under head coach Walter Mazzarri is so dull that it makes the club’s founder question whether he wants to carry on being a Watford fan for eternity.
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In March 2017, the launch of a new fanzine unsettles Hornet Heaven’s Head of Programmes.
From 2012 to 2015, a former Watford manager is adamant that the club won’t get promoted to the Premier League if they persist with appointing Head Coaches instead of managers.
In January 2017, residents of Hornet Heaven take steps to restore the lost magic of the FA Cup.
In December 2016, the antics of Watford’s mascot - Harry The Hornet - have an effect on one of the long-standing residents of Hornet Heaven.
With Graham Taylor no longer around, and new people running the club, the spirit and values of the Watford family come under threat.
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At Christmas 2016, the afterlife paradise reserved exclusively for Watford fans is violated by ‘them from up the road’.
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When the Pozzos acquire Watford FC in 2012/13, Hornet Heaven is upgraded. The changes divide the residents. (This is the original Hornet Heaven story from Volume 2 of the Tales From The Vicarage books.)
In February 2016, a season ticket holder has died from indignation at being forced to move 12 seats along the Upper Graham Taylor Stand. Will he calm down in Hornet Heaven?
In 1990/91, with Watford marooned in the relegation zone, a Hornet Heaven resident starts a campaign to oust club chairman Jack Petchey.
In August 2016, the arrival of two 20-something lads causes social unrest in Hornet Heaven. Can the older residents change their ways?
At the end of 2015/6, a Hornet Heaven resident tries to prevent the spread of an upsetting rumour that Quique Sanchez Flores will be leaving Watford.
In September 1980, the bliss of Hornet Heaven is disturbed when the newest arrival turns out to be a football hooligan.
In November 2015, after club stalwart Lloyd Doyley’s contract comes to an end, the residents of Hornet Heaven do what they can to persuade him not to play for another club.
In August 2015, a theft in Hornet Heaven means the residents can’t go to any of the old matches - except for the two most miserable seasons in the club’s history. The thief must be found.
In January 2015, a fan arrives mid-match in the afterlife paradise exclusively reserved for Watford fans. With the team losing 0-2, he can’t see how Hornet Heaven can possibly be a place of eternal bliss.