Watford have sacked Rob Edwards 10 video games into the Championship season and appointed Slaven Bilic as his substitute.
The second-tier membership acted on Monday with the group sitting tenth within the standings, one level off the promotion play-offs however six adrift of the 2 computerized promotion spots.
Edwards, who was appointed by Watford after they had been relegated from the Premier League final season, had been poached in Could from Forest Inexperienced Rovers, who had mentioned negotiations befell “behind our backs”.
Watford received three league video games and misplaced twice beneath Edwards whereas they had been knocked out of the League Cup within the second spherical by League One facet Milton Keynes Dons. Edwards’ assistant Richie Kyle may even go away the membership.
“As with all selections taken by the Board, I consider this alteration to be in the most effective pursuits of the membership,” Hornets’ proprietor Gino Pozzo mentioned in an announcement.
“We felt Rob had sufficient time to point out us the id of his group, nonetheless performances have not mirrored our hopes and ambitions.
“Now we should transfer ahead, and, in Slaven Bilic, we’ve secured the providers of an skilled coach who has current expertise of promotion to the Premier League.”
Bilic beforehand managed West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion within the Premier League.
Edwards is Watford’s seventeenth everlasting supervisor to lose his job for the reason that Pozzo household took over the membership in 2012.
