A 'bonkers' 48 hours - what happens next?

Even by Watford standards, what happened last week was pretty bonkers.

Three hours after head coach Tom Cleverley was asking Hornets fans not to sing a song against owner Gino Pozzo, reports emerged in Spain that a new head coach would be replacing him. It left a sour taste in the mouth.

Watford initially denied it and said he'd be in charge for the next game but that didn't put it to bed. Fans were still livid as Cleverley is an extremely popular manager.

It forced the club to release another statement on the actual morning of the match saying he was there for the Coventry game "and well beyond".

It ends speculation temporarily but what happens next? Watford lost at Coventry and are on a run of one win in seven in the Championship - five of them defeats - and have fallen out of the play-off positions.

History tells us that Watford head coaches don't last long in this situation. The owner and board will argue they have every right to change their head coach if they feel the club isn't moving forward.

Cleverley might argue he hasn't been given much help in in the January transfer window. But he did tellingly back chief executive Scott Duxbury after the Coventry defeat.

So, if it is Pozzo calling the shots, ultimately he is now in a tricky situation and it feels like we are in limbo. If the story hadn't leaked in Spain, it feels pretty likely that they would have made the change after the Coventry loss. As it is, they now will have to wait.

And so, as well as them, it puts Cleverley in an awkward position. I suppose the big question is define what "well beyond" means to the board and particularly the owner.

You can listen to BBC Three Counties Radio's commentary of Watford v Norwich on 103.8FM on Saturday.