New manager Brendan Rodgers *confirmed*

[Royalee]

Excellent news. I really didn't think Rodgers would leave Watford, but I'm very excited by this. His whole approach seems exactly what we need.

One question for Royalee though.
Rodgers likes a passing game and many people at Reading acknowledge Harper as one of our best passers. If Rodgers plays Harper regularly will you still love Rodgers and wax lyrical about him changing your opinion on Harper being useless?

Or will that mean Rodgers is a moron who doesn't know what he's doing because Harper is sh1t?

See if he prefers Harper or Matejovsky first.

Watch him play both. Coppell's style of play suited neither but under the right system both could really flourish.

Don't get me wrong, I'll be more than happy if Harper proves me wrong as it'll be good for the club. I just think Matejovsky's a far superior player.

[Royal Lady]

Well thanks a lot Mike Kearney - "he's definitely not coming back to Reading".

[One Beer is never enough.]

Watford OS confirm Rodgers has gone.

http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1685684,00.html

" BRENDON RODGERS WATFORD "

[Millsy]

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[Tredder]

£60 of my hard earned will tell you it's Rodgers and the announcement is within the next 48 hours.

Wonderful.

[The 17 Bus]

and had Coppell proved you wrong by geting promotion would you have been so graceful??

[The 17 Bus]

Well thanks a lot Mike Kearney - "he's definitely not coming back to Reading".

Who isn't??

[winchester_royal]

Don't get me wrong, I'll be more than happy if Harper proves me wrong as it'll be good for the club. I just think Matejovsky's a far superior player.

I certainly agree with you on that one. But Harper is still a more than capable championship midfielder, as shown by his performances in the 2 great seasons we had. With the right system, and the right role, he could well prosper again.

[Royal Lady]

Well thanks a lot Mike Kearney - "he's definitely not coming back to Reading".

Who isn't??

Rodgers. Sold me up the river he did.

[The 17 Bus]

Kearney out!!!!!

[Alan Partridge]

Welcome back Brendan wish you the best of luck.

Feel a bit for Watford in this really and i'm sure it'll add a bit of spice to what is usually a fairly dull and lifeless affair between the teams.

Hopefully we see a fresh team at Reading next season with a more stylish way of playing than we've seen in the last couple of years.

[rhroyal]

I had to laugh at this article:

http://www.watford.vitalfootball.co.uk/ ... p?a=156490

Brendan Rodgers is full of nothing more than hot air.

He said his "integrity shouldn`t be questioned". He told the chairman he was "100% commited to Watford". He told the fans he "was loyal" and that he "loved everything about the club" but he still left for Reading after just 192 days at Vicarage Road.

Disloyal Brendan became the latest graduate from the Steve Bruce School of Loyalty after signing on the dreaded dotted at the Madjeski Stadium. The guy is a mug!

Ok, so Watford will pocket a cool £1m for an untested, unproven, inexperienced boss who relies on his little black book of contacts to get ahead in life (oh, Jose how I worship the ground you walk on) but it still leaves a rather nasty taste in the mouth.

And if Rodgers felt it took him a while to get the fans on board at Vicarage Road then he sure has a battle on his hands dealing with the sky high, misplaced expectations in Berkshire and fans who appear not to want him in the job anyway.

A quick flick across the Royals fan sites suggest they are less than impressed with the appointment with many suggesting he is a cheap option - the odd supporter even wanting to hand their season ticket back to the club.

VitalWatford reckon the club should now go and get Reading first team coach Nigel Gibbs - after all with Rodgers taking the unproven Dean Austin with him to Reading, Sir Nigel will be out of a job in the next 48 hours anyway!!!


Goodbye Brendan. We would say "good luck" but we simply don`t mean it (and we wouldn`t just say something, if it wasn`t true - such a shame you can`t stand by the same principles).

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Feels strange being the bigger club poaching the manager for once (Coppell wasn't the same, Brighton were in no realistic position to hold him. At least this was 100% legit unlike West Ham and Pardew.)

[Royalee]

It's so nice to see we've chosen to go with a manager who believes in playing football the right way. Must have been tempting for NH and JM to opt for the higer profile Adie Boothroyd.

Don't wish to tempt fate, but yet again it looks like they've done yet another sterling job in this process. Hammond gets an awful lot of abuse on this board, but it is no coincidence that he has been a major factor in our recent success.

Spot on.

[savage 4 england]

Happy with the appointment, will be good to see some decent football.

[Royal Rother]

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[Royalee]

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Yes, that's what I think every time you post.

[who are ya?]

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Penis!

[Royal Lady]

Reading first team coach Nigel Gibbs? Have I missed something here??

[Rawlie19]

I had to laugh at this article:

http://www.watford.vitalfootball.co.uk/ ... p?a=156490

Brendan Rodgers is full of nothing more than hot air.

He said his "integrity shouldn`t be questioned". He told the chairman he was "100% commited to Watford". He told the fans he "was loyal" and that he "loved everything about the club" but he still left for Reading after just 192 days at Vicarage Road.

Disloyal Brendan became the latest graduate from the Steve Bruce School of Loyalty after signing on the dreaded dotted at the Madjeski Stadium. The guy is a mug!

Ok, so Watford will pocket a cool £1m for an untested, unproven, inexperienced boss who relies on his little black book of contacts to get ahead in life (oh, Jose how I worship the ground you walk on) but it still leaves a rather nasty taste in the mouth.

And if Rodgers felt it took him a while to get the fans on board at Vicarage Road then he sure has a battle on his hands dealing with the sky high, misplaced expectations in Berkshire and fans who appear not to want him in the job anyway.

A quick flick across the Royals fan sites suggest they are less than impressed with the appointment with many suggesting he is a cheap option - the odd supporter even wanting to hand their season ticket back to the club.

VitalWatford reckon the club should now go and get Reading first team coach Nigel Gibbs - after all with Rodgers taking the unproven Dean Austin with him to Reading, Sir Nigel will be out of a job in the next 48 hours anyway!!!


Goodbye Brendan. We would say "good luck" but we simply don`t mean it (and we wouldn`t just say something, if it wasn`t true - such a shame you can`t stand by the same principles).

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Feels strange being the bigger club poaching the manager for once (Coppell wasn't the same, Brighton were in no realistic position to hold him. At least this was 100% legit unlike West Ham and Pardew.)

What fan site is he visiting? As far as I can tell on this site it's a 95% approval rating! Only 2WW1WC (and possibly RL) who are against the appointment.

[Plymouth_Royal]

I had to laugh at this article:

http://www.watford.vitalfootball.co.uk/ ... p?a=156490

Brendan Rodgers is full of nothing more than hot air.

He said his "integrity shouldn`t be questioned". He told the chairman he was "100% commited to Watford". He told the fans he "was loyal" and that he "loved everything about the club" but he still left for Reading after just 192 days at Vicarage Road.

Disloyal Brendan became the latest graduate from the Steve Bruce School of Loyalty after signing on the dreaded dotted at the Madjeski Stadium. The guy is a mug!

Ok, so Watford will pocket a cool £1m for an untested, unproven, inexperienced boss who relies on his little black book of contacts to get ahead in life (oh, Jose how I worship the ground you walk on) but it still leaves a rather nasty taste in the mouth.

And if Rodgers felt it took him a while to get the fans on board at Vicarage Road then he sure has a battle on his hands dealing with the sky high, misplaced expectations in Berkshire and fans who appear not to want him in the job anyway.

A quick flick across the Royals fan sites suggest they are less than impressed with the appointment with many suggesting he is a cheap option - the odd supporter even wanting to hand their season ticket back to the club.

VitalWatford reckon the club should now go and get Reading first team coach Nigel Gibbs - after all with Rodgers taking the unproven Dean Austin with him to Reading, Sir Nigel will be out of a job in the next 48 hours anyway!!!


Goodbye Brendan. We would say "good luck" but we simply don`t mean it (and we wouldn`t just say something, if it wasn`t true - such a shame you can`t stand by the same principles).

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Feels strange being the bigger club poaching the manager for once (Coppell wasn't the same, Brighton were in no realistic position to hold him. At least this was 100% legit unlike West Ham and Pardew.)

What fan site is he visiting? As far as I can tell on this site it's a 95% approval rating! Only 2WW1WC (and possibly RL) who are against the appointment.

i like the way the article says we went for the cheap option despite us having to pay 500k upfront, followed by another 500k later on!!