Keano marching over there right now demanding a role on the coaching staff
Tom Cleverley: Watford Interim Head Coach 2024
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When I tried to find out his age, I googled his name and instead up came a picture of James Cleverly, the home secretary.
They've had 26 managers since 2000 according to Wikipedia. Half their total and they were founded in 1903 so as many as the previous 97 years. Javi Garcia, their longest serving manager under the current owner, who's owned them for 12 years, got just 66 games and was sacked in September. I'm actually amazed.
They've tried almost every other obtainable manager in world football the past few years. Running out of options now so might as well give him a go.
Coincidentally I was reading an unrelated article about player wages in different divisions earlier. If true, and I don't know if it is, he's supposedly one of their's and the Championship's top earners on £50k a week. Let him earn earn his crust.
Edit: FFS, didn't realise that was an old article and that his contract expired last summer! Now retired as a player and he has been coaching the U18s since.
Coincidentally I was reading an unrelated article about player wages in different divisions earlier. If true, and I don't know if it is, he's supposedly one of their's and the Championship's top earners on £50k a week. Let him earn earn his crust.
Edit: FFS, didn't realise that was an old article and that his contract expired last summer! Now retired as a player and he has been coaching the U18s since.
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My second favourite United penalty from that shootout, behind Hargreaves rifling his into the top corner.
I didn't even know he had moved into management. I assumed he was still playing somewhere, and now feel old.
He’s still knocking on his back door
Best way to make money quicklyWhen I tried to find out his age, I googled his name and instead up came a picture of James Cleverly, the home secretary.
They've had 26 managers since 2000 according to Wikipedia. Half their total and they were founded in 1903 so as many as the previous 97 years. Javi Garcia, their longest serving manager under the current owner, who's owned them for 12 years, got just 66 games and was sacked in September. I'm actually amazed.
Is he now the longest serving Watford manager this century?
Will be at 7pm, if he makes it until then. Rumours about that they’re looking for alternatives
Olduzaj. Heh.
My only memory of Watford is been at Vicarage Road getting thonked 4-1 Donny scoring and Ole getting the sack after
They had a falling out I believe more than once so I doubt it very much
Hope he's a better coach than he was a player. Wish him all the best.
Shame there was no picture, I reckon this one is fairly recent:
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About to go bald too, his idol must be Ten Hag.
Hargreaves pen and Nanis balls of steel do or die pen for me.
I always liked Cleverley. It was sad to see him get so much abuse from United fans back in the day. I hope he does well.
By the way, we win the 11/12 league if he stays fit.
By the way, we win the 11/12 league if he stays fit.
I can't be that old for God's sake. No way he has already become a manager ?!
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Nice interview from him here: Watford's Tom Cleverley 'has more ambition as coach than player' - BBC Sport
I saw him in the cinema in Altrincham in about 2012. Can’t remember the film that was on but I think it was the first celeb I’d ever seen out and about. So that memory sticks with me vividly despite being objectively uninteresting
I saw him and Ashley Young in a club in Watford called Destiny/Oceana (think it swapped names by then) went upto them as ol' Ashley was bopping his head by the DJ stage and said hey, looked at me and was like "who the fk are you" kinda look when I asked for an autograph, Tom didn't give much of a crap either, fun night.
Only two games in but made a good start in the championship.
Miracle worker according to their fans.
That’s not even the best thing he’s done. Check out the #clevzinasia
Good to see. Will be interesting to see if they can keep it going.
Has got Watford playing some brilliant football, they are a good team to watch and have a great structure to them.
Interesting to note that it’s Tom who is still managing in comparison to some of the most celebrated members of our midfield back in the day. Like Carrick he has his team playing in his own image so to speak and I’m glad for him.
Randomly I feel Welbeck will be another old boy who goes into management and does well. Similarly I can see Evans making the transition too.
Randomly I feel Welbeck will be another old boy who goes into management and does well. Similarly I can see Evans making the transition too.
The most excited I've ever been about an academy product breaking into the team. It will never not be weird to me that he's a football manager. Would love for him to do well.
I was incredibly excited, too. He wasn't good enough in the end but I'll always have fond memories of him, and am rooting for his success. Especially after becoming a bit of a meme.
I think we all knew what type of football he'd try and implement. He loved fast passing and movement. What's impressive is that he seems to be managing to actually get the team playing that way. Having an idea of the type of football you want your team to play is one thing. Coaching them to actually play it is another.
Are we looking at the wrong Tom!