The Big Interview with Chris Wilder: ‘I’m coming into this with my eyes wide open’

By Chris Dunlavy
Watford managers better have a good time, or they won’t be around for a long time - and Chris Wilder is under no illusions.
The 55-year-old became Watford’s third head coach of the season this week, following Rob Edwards (now Luton) and Slaven Bilic into the hottest seat in English football.
Such churn is par for the course at Vicarage Road. Since the Pozzo family bought the club in 2012, 18 different men have occupied the dugout, with the average tenure just 29 games.
Should Wilder see out the short-term deal he signed on Tuesday and fulfil his brief of steering Watford into...

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