Sean Dyche holds no grudges against his former club Watford and believes the Pozzo family's unusual methods are yielding success.
The Italians took over at Vicarage Road in 2012 and quickly made Dyche an early casualty, immediately after he led the side to their highest league finish in four seasons.
They are currently on their seventh manager since Dyche's dismissal, incumbent Walter Mazzarri following in the footsteps of Gianfranco Zola, Giuseppe Sannino, Oscar Garcia, Billy McKinlay, Slavisa Jokanovic and Quique Flores.
That revolving door policy has raised plenty of eyebrows but ahead of his first Premier League encounter against the Hornets, Dyche sounded a conciliatory note.