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Post by QPR Report on Nov 3, 2008 18:25:01 GMT
As noted elsewhere, Watford's Boothroud is gone "by mutual consent" (Maybe job for Holloway/Dowie/Gregory?)
Watford - OFFICIAL CLUB STATEMENT
WATFORD Football Club today (Monday) announces that first team manager Aidy Boothroyd has left their employment with immediate effect, by mutual consent.
Chairman, Graham Simpson, issued the following statement in regards to Boothroyd's departure: "It is with some sadness that we have taken the decision, along with Aidy, that the time is right for a new manager to take Watford Football Club forward.
"Both parties feel that his tenure at the Club is simply at an end and, following discussions, we have mutually decided that a parting of the ways is in the best interests of all concerned."
Boothroyd famously guided the Hornets to the Premiership after victory in the Play-Off Final in 2006, and although the side found themselves relegated back to the Championship in 2007, he guided the team to an FA Cup semi-final date that same year.
Last season the Hornets finished sixth in the Championship, despite having led the table for many months, before ultimately losing out in the play-off semi-finals to Hull City.
However, since November 2007 results have seen Watford claim only 12 league wins in the last 48 games, taking just 53 points in that time.
The Club's Board will now begin the search for a suitable candidate to build on the excellent work started by Aidy Boothroyd.
Aidy leaves with the best wishes of everyone at Watford Football Club.
The Club will issue no further comment.
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Post by londonranger on Nov 3, 2008 18:54:26 GMT
Hmm theyre dropping like flies.
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Post by QPR Report on Nov 3, 2008 20:09:02 GMT
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Post by scottjones on Nov 3, 2008 20:39:43 GMT
I'd take him
From what i've heard from watford fans he's trying to play it the right way but simply doesnt have the players to do it
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Post by mkranger on Nov 3, 2008 21:53:17 GMT
You aint wrong mate id have him Watford played well the season they went up!
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Nov 4, 2008 2:17:22 GMT
Ive never really rated him but he is loads better than Dowie.
I still think we need a quality technically minded coach from a higher league with Gaz as assistant.
Steve Clarke would be my first choice or maybe Pat Rice.
Has Guidolin got a job at the moment?
Gaz has knowledge of the league and may be able to motivate the players but he hasn't got his badges or even worked with quality coaching staff.
I really hope we get someone decent soon.
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Post by QPR Report on Nov 4, 2008 10:03:45 GMT
Standard: Holloway and Jackett among the potentials...
Standard - Kenny Jackett on shortlist for Watford job
Kenny Jackett, John Ward and Ian Holloway head the shortlist to become Watford's new manager following the sacking of Aidy Boothroyd.
It is understood that the Watford board are keen to make a quick appointment following the departure of Boothroyd, who was dismissed after three and a half years in charge with the club 21st in the Championship and above the relegation zone on goal difference alone.
Jackett, who played for the club from 1980 until 1990, has impressed by leading Millwall to third place in League One this term, while Ward, another ex-player, was sacked by Carlisle yesterday but would represent an experienced hand after 17 years in management.
Holloway, meanwhile, was relegated with Leicester last season but had previously impressed in the second tier while in charge of QPR and Plymouth.
Ex-players Nigel Gibbs and Tony Coton are expected to apply for the job, while reserve team coach Malky Mackay would be a cost-saving option and has been placed in temporary charge for Sunday's trip to Swansea.
Gibbs, currently on the coaching staff at Reading, was assistant to former Watford manager Ray Lewington before Boothroyd took over, while Coton was goalkeeping coach at Manchester United until last year.
Watford's current financial difficulties, however, mean they may find it tough to make the post attractive.
The hard-up club, valued at just less than £6million, have been actively searching for new investment for the last 12 months, with chairman Graham Simpson admitting key players like Tommy Smith and John-Joe O'Toole will have to be sold in January if no new funds are forthcoming.
Watford are in the final year of their 'parachute' payments since relegation from the Premier League in 2007, while the ongoing redevelopment of Vicarage Road has been on hold since the summer.
Watford sources say Boothroyd, whose £450,000-a-year contract was due to expire at the end of next season, has been offered a £200,000 pay off. The 37-year-old was known to be frustrated at the lack of investment in the first team squad last summer and at the absence of a transfer budget.
Simpson and chief executive Mark Ashton settled on the decision to show Boothroyd the door after watching the Hornets lose 4-3 at home to Blackpool on Saturday, a game they had led three times.
Boothroyd took over in March 2005 and led the club to promotion 14 months later. However, Watford were relegated after one season and failed to regain their top-flight status after they were beaten in last year's play-offs.
The club have gained only 53 points from their last 48 league games, and have conceded 27 goals in 15 games this term - the worst defensive record in the Championship.
Nevertheless, the players are understood to have been surprised by the decision to axe Boothroyd. A source close to the squad said: "The players knew he had been unhappy over the last couple of months with his hands being tied on the financial side of things, but the decision to sack him came as a shock."
In a statement, Simpson said: "Both parties feel that Aidy's tenure at the club is simply at an end and, following discussions, we have mutually decided that a parting of the ways is in the best interests of all concerned."
Meanwhile, former directors Jimmy and Vince Russo have forced an Extraordinary General Meeting for 1 December, where they will call for a vote of no confidence in the current board and for the immediate resignation of all directors.
The Russos' fruit and veg company, Valley Grown Salads, has a 29.13 per cent shareholding in the club's parent company, Watford Leisure.
Their protest is likely to be seen off, however, as Tory peer Lord Ashcroft is the club's largest shareholder 37 per cent, while Simpson's holding is almost 17 per cent.
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