He managed to lead Peterborough to the Championship via back to back promotions between 2007-2009, which was followed by a fairly disappointing spell as Preston North End boss in 2010, before returning to the Posh the following year.
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The 36-year-old, son of Scotland boss Gordon Strachan, leaves the Robins 11th in the Evo-Stik League Premier Division table – unbeaten in four matches after ending an eight-game winless run. The Yorkshire club have won only two games all season, but they’ll be hoping that a third win is on the cards on Saturday when they host 18th-placed Bradford in Fergie’s first match in charge.
Interim manager Watson has vast experience in the game having been assistant manager at the highest level in Scotland and England with the likes of Glasgow Rangers and Birmingham City, as well as with the Scotland national team. It just happens that it rang sooner than we expected.
“I wanted the break and I felt that I needed it in the right way”, he added. The vision is quite a simple one; we are going to continue working with the local community to bring young players through. I really didn’t see it coming.
“There’s plenty of youth team players come through which is good and I want to reinforce that”.
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The 43-year-old left Peterborough in February, and told a news conference: “I’m delighted to be here – it’s an exciting challenge. I’ve learnt so much from him – he’s the ideal man to continue our work”.
