Who's your best and worst? Have a check of the list first to see if you can remember them all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Watford_F.C._managers
I liked Slav J and Gracia. Zola was getting us playing some excellent football though . Wasn’t keen on Walter or Hodgson tbh . How did Sannino last so long? He was pretty average wasn’t he .. maybe the Italian connection? Seems to me the Pozzos at least gave managers a season or so up till Gracia.
Yeah, I had a good look at the list and have been thinking about it. Favourite has to be Zola with Joka a close second. Worst has to be Hodgson with QSF V2 a close second. More recently we've been through some managers, that's for sure!
To be honest, he wasn't that bad - we could do with someone who could emulate this now - Mind you, if you look at his record since leaving he's had more managerial positions than we've had managers - quite a feat really.
Joka was my favourite.... I loved the way he could repeatedly completely change our style of play during the game I liked Zola too
Zola for the entertaining football he had us playing; Joka for achieving the dream; Javi for engineering that semi-final win. Just a shame that it all went to pot immediately after.
Sannio & Mazzarri did it all without a lick of ENglish too! Their interpreter must have been well voiced in footballing jargon!
And Mazzarri with the added disadvantage of speaking through clouds of cigarette smoke with a cigarette glued to his lips. Must have been hellish for the interpreter.
Yes - Oscar Garcia left for health reasons (turned out his daughter was seriously unwell and sadly passed away) whilst not sure what happened with McKinaly. 2 decent results then he was gone but we kind of got away with that as Joka came in and did the business. I know it's all meant to be a laugh at our expense but the likes of Sky mush remember not all the managers under the Pozzos have been sacked..
Best obviously was GT. So, 2nd best (not favourite, that would be Zola probably) for me was Pearson. I think he would have been even more brilliant if he’d been allowed to stay. Worst, is also obviously Bassett, but taking him out of the equation, least likeable was Rodgers. Still can’t stand him. Total bell-end.
Oh. OK. Pozzo era: Favourite, Zola (closely followed by Muñoz). Best, Pearson (closely followed by Jokanović). Least favourite, Silva (closely followed by Ivić). Worst, Hodgson. He was without any merit.
I would love for the McKinley story to come out one day. It's such a mystery what happened there, and really the thing that kickstarted the whole "Watford keep sacking their managers" stereotype. Before that, we'd had Zola for a season and a bit, Sannino for about one season, and Garcia stepping down for health reasons.
Me too, I´ve looked online, but found totalmente nada. I am guessing there is a gagging order when they sign!
If I remember correctly when Garcia left McKinley wasp in temporary charge and he left his post as assistant Welsh Head Coach to concentrate on Watford then Watford brought in Jokanoic and offered the Assistant Head Coach post to Mckinley and he replied No thanks I quit the Welsh post because I understood I was going to be the Head Coach Which of course meant to Sky Sports etc he was sacked
