Marco Silva

[blue to the bone]

And I believe Rafael still lives on Merseyside. With Newcastle being up for sale - would make complete sense to me.

I think Ye will go back for Kenny jackett.
He's a no mark like yer club.
Would make perfect sense to me

 

[Connor]

Didn't think you that old, C x

Ya cheeky cart!!!!

 

[COYBL25]

@Stacey Keach are you going for some kind of record here ?.

You've been at this for over four and a half hours.

Have a think about it :

a. Is it normal to come onto another teams forum for hours and behave like a cry arsing little girl, over something that hasn't happened yet ?

b. Is it not normal to come onto another teams forum for hours and behave like a cry arsing little girl, over something that hasn't happened yet ?

 

[catcherintherye]

'You' are on a four match losing run? I'm not Watford pal. I work for an executive recruitment agency- I'm telling you if Watford say no, and are prepared to keep paying his contract, he can't work for another club. It's not restraint of trade as he is employed and being paid.

Sorry mate! Yes probably right but I suspect it will be challenged. Either way Watford may end up having to pay a manager for 18 months and employ a second. Or alternatively they can take 10-12 million quid.

 

[chicoazul]

'You' are on a four match losing run? I'm not Watford pal. I work for an executive recruitment agency- I'm telling you if Watford say no, and are prepared to keep paying his contract, he can't work for another club. It's not restraint of trade as he is employed and being paid.

Do you have many Premier League Managers in your executive employment stable mate?

 

[ilikecheese]

Is he gone yet?

 

[Deckard2049]

I mentioned Southampton in the match thread. They have a tough run of fixtures, and were hopeless today, I think they could be in real trouble, much like West Brom (who have a nightmare run).

Watford look ok. Either they need to get Silva signed up to a new Contract on much better money and get him happy, or cut their losses, get very handsome compensation (up to 12 million) and look to get a manager in while they are around the middle of the table.

If they start playing silly and trying to make us wait 2-3 weeks that could be 4-6 games down the line, with a squad who throw the towel in when managers are going. They could well have the same result, possibly having to sack a manager, and their ability to recruit one will be severely hampered.

I'd like Silva in Asap but whether it's Monday it 2-3 weeks it will make little difference. He won't improve that much until he can get some lads in in January. We will pick up points under Unsworth, not loads but enough to get us away from the bottom 3. Watford are playing a very dangerous game.

You think Watford are playing a very dangerous game? Because they won’t just cut their losses after 11 games into a new season, with perhaps no replacement lined up? If that’s a dangerous game, what game are we playing?

Do you need reminding we’re the club who sacked our manager on the 22nd of October without a proper first choice candidate lined up? We obviously never expected things to go this bad so soon, but the summer has left us in a mess and our board aren’t helping to fix the issue. Maybe we did approach him earlier than reported but it looks like we messed around in the international break and eventually settled on Silva as our prime candidate, perhaps when Moshiri had a reality check and realised that Simeone wasn’t coming. The fact is you can try and spin the narrative anyway you want but Watford are actually playing this sensibly and will probably milk us dry or rebuff us altogether until they have a replacement in waiting. That’s totally fair and understandable.

We have four league fixtures before the derby, all of which we should normally attempting to win- at a minimum given how poor we are 8 points would probably be acceptable. You say Unsworth will pick up points, but where exactly? I don’t see us beating either Southampton or West Ham in our next two league games. The busy period is upon us and we look totally bereft of ideas. We’re the ones under pressure to sort out stuff out, not Watford. We’re desperate and they know it.

 

[jinkyali]

You think Watford are playing a very dangerous game? Because they won’t just cut their losses after 11 games into a new season, with perhaps no replacement lined up? If that’s a dangerous game, what game are we playing?

Do you need reminding we’re the club who sacked our manager on the 22nd of October without a proper first choice candidate lined up? We obviously never expected things to go this bad so soon, but the summer has left us in a mess and our board aren’t helping to fix the issue. Maybe we did approach him earlier than reported but it looks like we messed around in the international break and eventually settled on Silva as our prime candidate, perhaps when Moshiri had a reality check and realised that Simeone wasn’t coming. The fact is you can try and spin the narrative anyway you want but Watford are actually playing this sensibly and will probably milk us dry or rebuff us altogether until they have a replacement in waiting. That’s totally fair and understandable.

We have four league fixtures before the derby, all of which we should normally attempting to win- at a minimum given how poor we are 8 points would probably be acceptable. You say Unsworth will pick up points, but where exactly? I don’t see us beating either Southampton or West Ham in our next two league games. The busy period is upon us and we look totally bereft of ideas. We’re the ones under pressure to sort out stuff out, not Watford. We’re desperate and they know it.

They are employing a manager who doesn't want to be there.

That kind of situation breeds negativity. Players are mercenaries and won't care a jot.

 

[Ibby]

What are the club if it's him get it done.

 

[COYBL25]

You think Watford are playing a very dangerous game? Because they won’t just cut their losses after 11 games into a new season, with perhaps no replacement lined up? If that’s a dangerous game, what game are we playing?

Do you need reminding we’re the club who sacked our manager on the 22nd of October without a proper first choice candidate lined up? We obviously never expected things to go this bad so soon, but the summer has left us in a mess and our board aren’t helping to fix the issue. Maybe we did approach him earlier than reported but it looks like we messed around in the international break and eventually settled on Silva as our prime candidate, perhaps when Moshiri had a reality check and realised that Simeone wasn’t coming. The fact is you can try and spin the narrative anyway you want but Watford are actually playing this sensibly and will probably milk us dry or rebuff us altogether until they have a replacement in waiting. That’s totally fair and understandable.

We have four league fixtures before the derby, all of which we should normally attempting to win- at a minimum given how poor we are 8 points would probably be acceptable. You say Unsworth will pick up points, but where exactly? I don’t see us beating either Southampton or West Ham in our next two league games. The busy period is upon us and we look totally bereft of ideas. We’re the ones under pressure to sort out stuff out, not Watford. We’re desperate and they know it.

Far too sensible.

Get in the bin.

 

[Stacey Keach]

You think Watford are playing a very dangerous game? Because they won’t just cut their losses after 11 games into a new season, with perhaps no replacement lined up? If that’s a dangerous game, what game are we playing?

Do you need reminding we’re the club who sacked our manager on the 22nd of October without a proper first choice candidate lined up? We obviously never expected things to go this bad so soon, but the summer has left us in a mess and our board aren’t helping to fix the issue. Maybe we did approach him earlier than reported but it looks like we messed around in the international break and eventually settled on Silva as our prime candidate, perhaps when Moshiri had a reality check and realised that Simeone wasn’t coming. The fact is you can try and spin the narrative anyway you want but Watford are actually playing this sensibly and will probably milk us dry or rebuff us altogether until they have a replacement in waiting. That’s totally fair and understandable.

We have four league fixtures before the derby, all of which we should normally attempting to win- at a minimum given how poor we are 8 points would probably be acceptable. You say Unsworth will pick up points, but where exactly? I don’t see us beating either Southampton or West Ham in our next two league games. The busy period is upon us and we look totally bereft of ideas. We’re the ones under pressure to sort out stuff out, not Watford. We’re desperate and they know it.

At last a sensible toffee!

 

[catcherintherye]

You think Watford are playing a very dangerous game? Because they won’t just cut their losses after 11 games into a new season, with perhaps no replacement lined up? If that’s a dangerous game, what game are we playing?

Do you need reminding we’re the club who sacked our manager on the 22nd of October without a proper first choice candidate lined up? We obviously never expected things to go this bad so soon, but the summer has left us in a mess and our board aren’t helping to fix the issue. Maybe we did approach him earlier than reported but it looks like we messed around in the international break and eventually settled on Silva as our prime candidate, perhaps when Moshiri had a reality check and realised that Simeone wasn’t coming. The fact is you can try and spin the narrative anyway you want but Watford are actually playing this sensibly and will probably milk us dry or rebuff us altogether until they have a replacement in waiting. That’s totally fair and understandable.

We have four league fixtures before the derby, all of which we should normally attempting to win- at a minimum given how poor we are 8 points would probably be acceptable. You say Unsworth will pick up points, but where exactly? I don’t see us beating either Southampton or West Ham in our next two league games. The busy period is upon us and we look totally bereft of ideas. We’re the ones under pressure to sort out stuff out, not Watford. We’re desperate and they know it.

I think there are two issues there mate. Firstly how Everton have conducted our search, and secondly Watford's situation. There's no disagreement with anything you say on our search. I also agree we will get around 7/8 points from the next 4 games, and if we do we are almost safe, especially seeing some of the sides around us really plummeting.

It's not ideal for Watford and it's certainly not fair losing your manager after 11 games. I don't have a lot of sympathy though, as they go through managers every season and have only given him a two year deal. Had either of those things not happened I doubt we'd be in the hunt.

They can certainly try to put the pressure on us by making us wait. We have a manager in position who while not pulling up any trees have taken us off a losing run onto one where we have won and drawn our last 2. If they keep an unhappy manager to prove a point, I think form will suffer as it has done with their last previous two managers. Yes they probably prove a wider point, but as I said it feels like cutting off their nose to spite their face.

If they don't deal with us now I'd open up a dialogue with Hiddink. We can talk to Silva later in the year when he's left Watford for nothing.

 

[bring the ghost on]

If (and big if) Watford let him go (I'm afraid I read no more into yesterday's presser than 'I would be interested but I would need my bosses' blessing, if not, happy to stay'), then you can be absolutely certain there will be watertight no poaching clauses.

A non-poaching clause is only as good as a club's willingness to make a cash offer and the other clubs willingness to accept it. In other words, it's not worth the paper its written on.

 

[chicoazul]

Graham Taylor famously told Sir Alex Ferguson that his biggest regret was not managing Everton. Think that says it all.

 

[bring the ghost on]

'You' are on a four match losing run? I'm not Watford pal.

You joined on Wednesday and you have posted 15 times. All 15 posts have been about how Watford won't let Marco Silva go.

You can forgive @catcherintherye for assuming you're not a blue mate.