There are a number of candidates for the Watford job. Malky Mackay, currently in charge on a temporary basis, is thought to be a favourite whilst both Ian Holloway and Kenny Jackett have been touted as well as former Watford winger John Barnes.
It is one year tomorrow since Burnley and Cotterill decided to go their separate ways, two days after a 1-0 defeat in a terrible home performance to Hull. The parting of the ways came by mutual consent after he'd been with the Clarets for almost three and a half years.
The closest he's come to getting back into management, certainly publicly, was when he was appointed to take charge of Minnesota Thunder, but visa problems ruled that out back in August.