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The decision to appoint former Watford head coach Rob Edwards as Luton Town’s new manager on a minimum three-and-a-half-year contract is clearly causing division among the supporters of both teams.
The rivalry between the neighbouring counties of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire is so intense that no manager of both clubs has held the position since Neil McBain in the 1930s.
After serving as a player for both Manchester United and Liverpool, McBain began his managerial career at Watford in 1929 and stayed there for a year in 1938.
In 1956, he went back to Watford.
Edwards, who led Watford for just 11 games before being fired, will now follow in his footsteps and will have something to prove.
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At Kenilworth Road, he takes over for Nathan Jones, who recently took a position at Southampton, a struggling Premier League team.
Supporters were split even before his appointment was formally announced, with some pointing out on social media that the new boss would need to put in even more effort to win over the fan base.
Rob Edwards was a product of Aston Villa’s academy and began his playing career there.
In 2002, he made his Premier League debut against Middlesbrough, but he had trouble maintaining a spot in the starting lineup.
He spent time on loan at Derby County and Crystal Palace before signing a £150,000 deal to play for Midlands rivals Wolves in 2004.
The defender played for Molineux for over a century before moving up north to join Blackp
He was elected captain of Bloomfield Road while he was there, and in 2003 he represented the team in the Premier League—ironically against Aston Villa.
After that, though, he lost his way and was loaned to Norwich City of the Championship, where he played three times and helped the team win promotion.
2013 saw Edwards’ playing career come to an end at the age of thirty, with his final permanent club being Barnsley. In addition, he earned 15 caps for Wales from 2003 to 2006.
