It's hard work being a football journalist during the close season; nothing tends to happen really, does it? Oh yeah, except for the manager leaving.

It is, of course, a very strange position to be in. Brendan Rogers' Watford side finished top (of the bottom half of the league) a vast improvement on the 21st place when he took over.

But it is Reading where Rogers is returning to, with his eyes set on Premier League football. It was very apparent from Rogers' first few games in charge that he expected a Premiership style of play from his team. Although he was set to change his ways, his influences always seemed visible on the pitch.

So, fast forwarding to today, Rogers' must believe that he is the man to succeed where Steve Coppell did not; surely the 500k compensatory price tag for Rogers' signature is a glaring obvious indicator.

Most importantly, the Watford board must look to bring in a replacement. A Mackay/Dyche one and two looks favourable, but then again, so does the F.A. cup. But it is important not to forget that Mackay's last game at the Vic was a 3-0 drumming of QPR and surely that must stand Mackay in good stead for a permanent managerial position.

Now Mackay has true links with Watford, as it was here that after three successive promotions to the Promised Land he finally got to play top flight football. And it is the links like these that Rogers just cannot duplicate over six months of football. All in all the departure of Rogers has raised a few eyebrows as well as the Watford transfer kitty. It's true what they say; every cloud has a silver lining.