the wes 7,212 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Championship side Watford have named Brendan Rodgers as their new manager. Sky Sports News revealed The Hornets were set to hand the reins to Chelsea reserve boss Rodgers and now they have confirmed his appointment, along with Frank Lampard senior - who will assist him. The 35-year-old, whose playing career was ended by injury when he was just 20, has taken his first senior job after youth and reserve roles at Reading and Chelsea. Rodgers will officially take charge on Tuesday after their league clash with Bristol City, with current caretaker Malky Mackay remaining in the dugout at Ashton Gate. In a statement Watford thanked Chelsea for allowing Rodgers to leave. "Watford Football Club would like to take this opportunity to thank Chelsea Football Club for their co-operation and professionalism during this time," read the statement. Lampard appointment Rodgers himself was delighted to confirm Lampard as football consultant. "Frank is someone I have known for a little while now and our relationship came through young Frank, who I worked with at Chelsea," he said. "Talking to the man, and being in his company, I was always very interested in what he had to say and always came away having learned something. He has some great experience. "As a young manager and coach, to me it was very, very important to have that someone alongside me. For me, at this moment in my career, I can think of no better man. "He is a football man, he is an honest man and he is a loyal man. When you are a young manager those are the key qualities you want in someone who is your mentor really." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I'm not sure if this is a good move by the club to let him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I'm not sure if this is a good move by the club to let him go. Even so, it's obviously the next step to take for his career. Good luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 i hope Chelsea bring in former Chelsea player to replace him like nigel spackman or kerry dixon that would be nice to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry26 6 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 sad to see him leave but good luck to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Great move for him. A loss for us. He was an excellant coach and it will be hard to replace him in the reserves. I liked him a lot and so did the players. I am sure he will have a geat future in the game as a first team boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombayblue™ 55 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 All the very best.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Best of luck to him, he will be very hard to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott 7 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I'm not sure if this is a good move by the club to let him go. There's no way we could justify standing in his way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 A very good point, Elliott. As good a coach as Rodgers is, it is clearly in his best interests to move on in the world of football management and he has landed himself a very good position at a respectable Championship side. As nice as it would be to see him stay in the Chelsea set-up, everyone has to move on eventually, and it will be a great challenge for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Good luck to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco 1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 it'll be intresting to see how he gets on and how frank lampard snr get on with helping him but all the best to him and hope he does well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 all the best to him, im sure he is going to do great and will turn out to be a highly respected manager at watford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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