5. Experienced different leagues.
Unlike some managers, Hockaday has experienced English football’s lowest leagues as well as the highest league when he reached the Premiership as a Watford coach. Because of his past experience, he will have quite a strong idea as to what the Championship is all about, along with a knowledge of where to start at a club that has not had the best of fortunes over the past couple of seasons, on and off the pitch.