Forest Green Rovers' efforts to keep hold of Cardiff City ta

Forest Green Rovers' efforts to keep hold of Cardiff City target Ebou Adams may well have taken a new twist amid the chaotic departure of boss Rob Edwards.

Edwards, having guided Forest Green to the League Two title, has taken up the vacancy at Watford, much to the fury of Rovers chairman Dale Vince, who slammed both Edwards and the Hornets for going behind his back.

"As soon as he started speaking, I knew that it was real,” Vince said. “(He told me) that he had been in negotiations (with Watford) and felt it was a great opportunity for him.

“Overwhelmingly for me the feeling was disappointment, because in football people come and go all of the time. The important thing is the manner of it.

“I wish him well, but it is poor from Watford, who claim to be starting a new era, and it is poor from Rob as well.

“He has let us down, but he knows it, so there it is, and we will move on.”

It remains to be seen what impact Edwards' departure will have on the future of Adams, who is out of contract this summer and has held discussions with Cardiff and Blackpool in recent weeks. Forest Green have previously shown an appetite for keeping the Gambian international on board, but the departure of Edwards may well complicate matters.

Blackpool & Cardiff City have held talks with Forest Green Rovers midfielder Ebou Adams, with his contract expiring this summer.