{"id":537588,"date":"2019-12-03T07:54:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T12:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=537588"},"modified":"2020-02-15T16:43:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T21:43:06","slug":"watford-consider-stop-gap-manager-until-end-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/12\/03\/watford-consider-stop-gap-manager-until-end-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Watford Consider Stop-Gap Manager Until End of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a> are debating whether to get someone as a stop-gap until the end of the season, according to Adrian Kajumba of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7748437\/Watford-consider-stop-gap-manager-sacking-Quique-Sanchez-Flores.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Watford Consider Stop-Gap Manager Until End of the Season<\/h2>\n<h3>Hornets Seek Third Manager of the Season<\/h3>\n<p>The Hornets are without a manager following Quique Sanchez Flores&#8217; dismissal on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Watford are rock-bottom of the Premier League after 14 games.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets have won just once in the league so far this term and are already six points from safety.<\/p>\n<p>Although, according to the Daily Mail, the Premier League side are looking at the potential to appoint someone on a short-term basis.<\/p>\n<p>The national paper claims that securing a manager until the end of the season will give the benefit of reassessing in the summer; it will also avoid having a manager on a Premier League contract while operating in the second-tier.<\/p>\n<h3>Future Boss<\/h3>\n<p>An earlier report by the Mail, on Monday, stated that Watford are keen for Flores&#8217; successor to be British.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets have appointed someone from overseas nine out of the last 10 times they have made a change.<\/p>\n<p>As outlined by Sportsmail, Chris Hughton and Paul Clement are two candidates who match the criteria. It is also understood that they have already been spoken to about a move to Vicarage Road.<\/p>\n<p>This also follows a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11686\/11876790\/watford-hold-unsuccessful-talks-with-ex-athletic-bilbao-boss-jose160angel-ziganda\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a> that former Athletic Bilbao manager Jose Angel Ziganda is no longer a viable candidate despite being spoken to in regard to the vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>Interim boss Hayden Mullins will lead the Hornets at Leicester City on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"KXKe-7OLSgdqPHHRRHnuXA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1163532277\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KXKe-7OLSgdqPHHRRHnuXA',sig:'YAx0bc0mytpvykqA6-Bh2mVJJ4r-OmGNN09xFcM1DWI=',w:'594px',h:'445px',items:'1163532277',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watford are debating whether to get someone as a stop-gap until the end of the season, according to Adrian Kajumba of the Daily Mail. Watford Consider Stop-Gap Manager Until End of the Season Hornets Seek Third Manager of the Season The Hornets are without a manager following Quique Sanchez Flores&#8217; dismissal on Sunday. 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