Looking back over this season it’s hard not to be positive about what Watford have achieved, even if we are left to think ‘what could have been’ if the Hornets had performed better after January.

There are lots of positives to take away from this term and the Hornets have created moments that we will remember for some time. A 13th-place finish in the Premier League is fantastic and shouldn’t be underestimated.

Back in August, we were written off by journalists and pundits in the mass media. They simply looked at the fact we had a new head coach in Quique Sanchez Flores and signed 15 new players over the summer and stated it was a recipe for disaster. The majority thought we would go down with a whimper.

But we proved them all wrong. Slowly but surely, people realised that this Watford side was here to stay and if the Pozzos get their way, we won’t be going anywhere soon.

There are a few moments though that really stand out for me.

Firstly, there’s the first game of the season against Everton, where I like many others, didn’t know what to expect. However, what we saw was a gritty display which showcased that the Hornets could compete with anyone on their day. We looked at home in the Premier League and we weren’t fazed by the opposition and the task ahead of us.

Then there are the wins over Swansea and West Ham at home. Both were equally good team performances from the Hornets against established Premier League sides.

Then came the moment when we really arrived in the Premier League; the 3-0 win over Liverpool in December. We absolutely battered Jurgen Klopp’s side on that day right from the first whistle. Once we got our noses in front, we never looked back and grew in confidence as the game went on. Liverpool didn’t know what had hit them and it was certainly the best performance I have seen by a Watford side in my time as a supporter. You couldn’t fault any of our players and I left Vicarage Road with immense pride.

Shortly after that though, the Hornets started to fade and it was the beginning of what proved to be the end for Flores. Aside from that memorable victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup, there weren’t too many good performances from the Hornets after January, in what was a largely forgettable second half of the season.

It’s just a shame we tailed off in such fashion and as a result, the decision to part ways with Flores was the right one in my opinion. We’d been sussed out by other Premier League sides and performances from the Hornets hadn’t been good enough. The Spaniard never looked like he could turn things around and if we continued with that form next season under Flores, then we would be in trouble.

Flores didn’t want to change and continued to play the same players in the same formation which hadn’t worked since December. Teams knew that by cutting off Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo, they would effectively be stopping Watford, as they were our two main goal-scorers.

Almen Abdi and Jose Manuel Jurado were persistently played out wide which never really worked and Flores was reluctant to change. In the end, the Hornets poor form over the second half of the season and Flores’ stubbornness has cost him his job.

I don’t want to sound ungrateful because that’s not the case. He did the job we all wanted him to do and I will always be thankful to him for that. But now is the right time for both Watford and Flores to part ways. A new head coach brings fresh ideas and impetus.

Walter Mazzarri is the man entrusted with the task of taking us forward and we need to get behind him. He may not be the man we would have chosen, but the Pozzos have showcased time and again that they know what they are doing. It looks set to be another action packed summer at Vicarage Road and I for one am already looking forward to the start of next season.

Bradley Hayden is the founder and sole write of @WatfordFCBlog