Exclusive: Watford Target Will Still Following Javi Gracia’s Shock Resignation

Watford will turn to Will Still to fill the vacant Vicarage Road managerial hot seat after Javi Gracia’s shock resignation, SportsBoom can exclusively reveal. 

But the Hornets, now looking for their third manager of the season, are also understood to be considering experienced Championship boss Gary Rowett should they not land their first target.

Still’s billing as one of the game’s most talented new managers/head coaches took a drop after an unhappy five month stay at Watford’s second tier play-off rivals, Southampton.

However, Watford’s owners-the Pozzi family-remain impressed by the Englishman’s body of work in France, initially at RC Lens and then Reims.

Still, 33, failed to instil his philosophy successfully at St Mary’s and won only two out of 13 Championship games.

But Watford believe he can shine again and re-build his reputation by taking the Hertfordshire club into the top six. 

They are currently in mid table but are within touching distance of the top six.

Vicarage Road Managerial Merry-Go Round Continues

Rowett has been out of work since losing his job at Oxford just before Christmas.

He saved United from relegation last season but couldn’t halt their slide down the ladder again this term.

It’s 10 years since Rowett was sacked at Birmingham with the Blues seventh in the Championship.

A decade later and despite all the hoopla around the club’s American owners, the Blues are only 13th.

Danish sources suggest Steve Cooper could be interested in returning to the Championship. 

Cooper is now in charge of Superliga side, Brondby after an undistinguished spell at Leicester City.

But he turned Nottingham Forest from potential relegation candidates to Championship play-off winners in 2022. 

During his time in charge of Swansea City, Welshman Cooper secured the loan signings of current Manchester City star Marc Guehi and Conor Gallagher, recently signed by Tottenham Hotspur.

Cooper signed a three-year contract last September at Brondby who are currently third, nine points behind leaders Aarhus GF.