Having a look at their League record underscores the bizarre nature of the decision.
Their losses have been to: Leicester, Arsenal, Spurs, City, United, West Ham, Southampton, Liverpool, Palace, Stoke, Palace and Norwich. Mostly teams well above them on the table. Arsenal are the only ones who really battered them.
Must be personal disagreement between him and owner, 'cos there's been little wrong with what he's achieved with them this season.
Watford - All fixtures & matches (in reverse order)
1. Norwich City 4 2 Watford
2. Everton 2 2 Watford
3. Watford 0 0 West Brom
4. Watford 0 0 Southampton
5. Manchester City 2 0 Watford
6. Watford 1 0 Swansea City
7. Newcastle 1 2 Watford
8. Watford 0 1 Crystal Palace
9. Bournemouth 1 1 Watford
10. Watford 0 3 Arsenal
11. Stoke City 0 2 Watford
12. Watford 2 0 West Ham
13. Leicester City 2 1 Watford
14. Watford 1 2 Manchester Utd
15. Aston Villa 2 3 Watford
16. Watford 2 0 Norwich City
17. Sunderland 0 1 Watford
18. Watford 3 0 Liverpool
19. Chelsea 2 2 Watford
20. Watford 1 2 Tottenham
21. Watford 1 2 Manchester City
22. Southampton 2 0 Watford
23. Swansea City 1 0 Watford
24. Watford 2 1 Newcastle
25. Watford 0 0 Chelsea
26. Tottenham 1 0 Watford
27. Crystal Palace 1 2 Watford
28. Watford 0 0 Bournemouth
29. Manchester Utd 1 0 Watford
30. Watford 0 1 Leicester City
31. Watford 1 2 Stoke City
32. Arsenal 4 0 Watford
33. Watford 1 1 Everton
34. West Brom 0 1 Watford
35. West Ham 3 1 Watford
36. Watford 3 2 Aston Villa
37. Liverpool 2 0 Watford