Brendan Rodgers insists he was "very proud" of his time at Watford despite jumping ship to join Coca-Cola Championship rivals Reading after barely six months at Vicarage Road.
Rodgers, 36, lives in Reading and spent nine years with the club as academy manager before being headhunted by Jose Mourinho in 2004 for Chelsea, where he worked his way up to reserve-team boss.
His short stay with Watford was a success as he led them away from danger in the Championship table and the Northern Irishman has decided to return to the Madejski Stadium as replacement for Steve Coppell.
Rodgers said: "I'm very proud of my work at Watford in what has been a short period.
"My decision to come to Watford in November has proved to be the right one. It was a difficult period in the club's history but we became one club after all the turmoil and for that I thank the supporters.
"We are now on different journeys but I wish the club every success and I'm proud to be forever connected in the history of a great club."
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A lot of football fans fail to ever consider football players or managers personal circumstances. If you and your family lived in Reading and you had the chance to work in your home town, wouldn't you take it? I would!
Be grateful to the ex Chelsea man for pulling us out of the mire and consider the wisdom of employing the previous manager whose wife and family never made the move to Watford from the north?
Graham Taylor did all the right things; he moved to Rickmansworth and enjoyed living there, maybe he still does live there?
Which is one of my great doubts regarding the appointment of Harry Rednap to Spurs, Harry and his family love the fresh air of life on the south coast , how long will it be until the travelling and the separation from his family becomes an issue to the Rednapp family and the quality of football at Spurs?
Please appoint a replacement manager who can really concentrate on the job and be spared the family grief that inevitably will result from employing a manager with a family that don't know the local area and don't want to move from their family home and childrens schools, or better still appoint a single man?
There must be a many local ex-premiership or even ex Watford folk that would relish the chance to manage Watford - without the need to move home or country as they already live within reasonable commuting distance of Watford?
Simple common sense? Isn't it?
Bring back Aidy!
It just shows the man is not true to his word only last week he was committed to watford then he jumps ship to Reading well good riddance Brendan we dont want your type at Watford we are honest and fair unlike you . we care for the team unlike you . Brendan your in the wrong job you should have been an MP just looking after yourself at the tax payers expense . Watford gave you an oppprtunity and thats how you repay us Bye Brendan and Reading thanks for the money you so foolishly spent .
Good riddance to a fly by night 6 months to cut your teeth bah Watford deserve better, bring Aidy back!
A big loss
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