Because he is an important part of our team and whilst a loan to a premiership team would be understandable, loaning him to Watford would (if it is true) indicate to me that something is lacking in the contacts between the upper levels of management at Southampton and Chelsea. A little bit of sweet-talking and some diplomatic discussions should help to ensure that we don't get presented with nasty surprises such as this - and Pearce too, whilst we're on the subject.