"I would argue that you can only be the undisputed number one if you can occupy that place in the rankings for a decent length of time," he said.
A broad narrative has come to define Watford since their return to the top flight in 2015 – that of a club forever in a state of head-scratching change, where neither managers or players stay for any decent length of time.
One idea that is increasingly touted as a solution is to give those investors who keep hold of their shares for a decent length of time more say over the management of a company than mere interlopers hoping to make a quick buck.
When a financial trend is featured on a magazine cover, the chances are that this trend is already widely known, universally accepted, and in place for a decent length of time.
Banana chips can be stored for a decent length of time provided they're kept in an airtight container but don't leave them too long, as they taste better when still fresh from cooking than after months of storage.
It's a decent length of time and we're working with 3,000 prisoners, when 300 would normally be a big number for us.
Updated at 9.57pm GMT 9.53pm GMT 95th over: England 274-3 (Bell 2, Pietersen 23) Southee continues with his established line, decent length, looking for them to shape away but not getting much movement which makes it easy for Bell to leave them.
So at least the game has a decent length campaign going going for it.
There is, of course, the small problem of gathering enough antimatter for a journey of any decent length.
It's six hours, which is a decent length.
