Watford sack Silva

[lymehoop]

Hold up...didn't Silva fail at Hull and haven't Watford been turd lately? Or am I missing something?

he took over when they were virtually dead and buried. Valiant effort to try and keep them up. Hull fans were gutted when he left

[1973 ranger]

Looks like the Everton situation haa been bad for Silva and Watford.

[erikmata]

Has nothing to do with 10th place not being good enough for Watford. Everton bid £10m for Silva but Watford said no, and hence Silva lost motivation..

[brightonr]

Watford fans on radio last night slagging him and half team off. Said No spirit just money monkeys and no clue manager.

Can't begin to think of what they'd make of us.

[Tarbie]

Head got turned by Everton & apparently he's had a sulk on since Watford refused permission for talks.

Insisted on 1 up front too that didn't go down well.

Mad really, ain't it? Wanted to go Everton, club said no, then sacked him a month later. Bang out of order actually!

[Shepherds Mush]

To be fair, Watford have acted well in the manager stakes over the last few years. Cue decent unknown manager coming in and turning this season around.

Bet Silva is gutted though...should have accepted anything Everton offered...

[Tarbie]

To be fair, Watford have acted well in the manager stakes over the last few years. Cue decent unknown manager coming in and turning this season around.

Bet Silva is gutted though...should have accepted anything Everton offered...

They've hired someone already, Spanish guy called Javi Gracia. Seems to change clubs every 5 minutes, so he's perfect for the job!

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

Mad really, ain't it? Wanted to go Everton, club said no, then sacked him a month later. Bang out of order actually!

I see Watfords stance tbh.

Why should they roll over and have their belly tickled because a 'bigger' club wanted their manager who was building something.

They protected their best interests by saying no but rather than knuckle down and respect the fact the club wanted to keep him he sulks and plays negative football.

Club had to act before the rot really set in.

[Tarbie]

I see Watfords stance tbh.

Why should they roll over and have their belly tickled because a 'bigger' club wanted their manager who was building something.

They protected their best interests by saying no but rather than knuckle down and respect the fact the club wanted to keep him he sulks and plays negative football.

Club had to act before the rot really set in.

Mate, they've been hiring and firing managers once a year for a good few seasons now. A manager gets a genuinely better offer, and they are offered a very handsome compensation for him, and they block it? Not on in my opinion. If the guy really wanted to go to Everton they should have let him. Clearly they had a list of targets to replace him identified already, given they announced his replacement within a couple of hours.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

Mate, they've been hiring and firing managers once a year for a good few seasons now. A manager gets a genuinely better offer, and they are offered a very handsome compensation for him, and they block it? Not on in my opinion. If the guy really wanted to go to Everton they should have let him. Clearly they had a list of targets to replace him identified already, given they announced his replacement within a couple of hours.

I see your point but Everton came in ages ago. They've had a long time to start looking for a replacement.

I see your point though but I do stand by the fact clubs shouldn't just give up managers because it suits another club and the manager involved. Clubs have to put their foot down at times too.

Either way he's gone and someone will benefit from him. Seems a decent manager if given time to build.

[Tarbie]

I see your point but Everton came in ages ago. They've had a long time to start looking for a replacement.

I see your point though but I do stand by the fact clubs shouldn't just give up managers because it suits another club and the manager involved. Clubs have to put their foot down at times too.

Either way he's gone and someone will benefit from him. Seems a decent manager if given time to build.

It's the way a lot of clubs operate these days apparently mate. Always have a list of realistic targets drawn up in the event the manager leaves. Southampton are another club that do this.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

It's the way a lot of clubs operate these days apparently mate. Always have a list of realistic targets drawn up in the event the manager leaves. Southampton are another club that do this.

QPR clearly ain’t!

[1973 ranger]

All the managers they have had at Watford have done ok after leaving them so managing them and losing your job clearly is no negative.

[Tarbie]

QPR clearly ain’t!

Clearly not mate.

[qprjeff1882]

Has nothing to do with 10th place not being good enough for Watford. Everton bid £10m for Silva but Watford said no, and hence Silva lost motivation..

If Everton really offered 10 mil for him then the owners are stupid not to take them up on their offer. Not only have they lost out on 10 mil, they still have to pay Silva his wages they now have to pay another guy. Bad business if you ask me. All teams go through a bad run of form and i don't believe it would have been lasted enough to be in a relegation battle.