Yup, when growing up he was always one of the men and managers I had great respect for, seemed to be a decent bloke, and did amazing things for Watford (twice!) and Villa too, for that matter.That's a shocker. Really come out of the blue.
I really liked him and thought that he was unfairly given a really hard time after he took on the England job.
Whenever I saw him interviewed, he seemed a likeable guy. My condolences to his family.
RIP Graham.
Reminds of a story he told on 5live where a Watford fan met him after a game to tell him what a fantastic job he had done for the club. They got talking and it turned out the chap was due to get married. He the invited Taylor to the wedding a a thank you for all the good times he had as a fan, he said he would happily attend. Sure enough Taylor went to the wedding with his wife and a gift for the married couple.Was a good club manager and a good man who always had time for fans. There is a story where he met a young lad at an England training session and they were talking about football when someone from the FA told him he had to go inside to and his response was "I'll go in when I've finished talking to this young man". Top man, RIP Graham.
He said it during the World Cup qualifier against Holland when the referee didn't send off Koeman for a professional foul on Platt and then went to score from a direct free kick which ultimately knocked England out of the World Cup & cost Taylor his jobBeing born in '91 - can someone explain the "Do I not like that" reference I keep seeing
Being born in '91 - can someone explain the "Do I not like that" reference I keep seeing
Will be interesting to see the 'tributes' from the tabloids, particularly the Sun, who's treatment of him was typically appalling.
"She was like a Mavva to me" the nation apparently wept after the deaths of Princess Diana/Queen MotherWhat I don't get is the.
"Ive just heard my best/dear/good/man who is like a brother to me" has died. Does my head in when people claim things like that after others have died.
The ones I read have come from people he knew well over a number of decades. Elton John made the "like a brother" point, which he is entitled to do if he so chooses I would have thought.What I don't get is the.
"Ive just heard my best/dear/good/man who is like a brother to me" has died. Does my head in when people claim things like that after others have died.
Most definitely. Never liked that cheat Keoman sinceLost his job as England manager partly due to appalling refereeing if i remember correctly. vs Holland?
RIP
ex England manager has died suddenly R I P
The fact he sat with you and talked football for an hour or two says it all. Can you imagine any of the prima donna clowns who manage today doing that?I never rated him as a manager but then sat next to him on flight back from an England away game 5 or 6 years ago, he was working for 5live. Talked football for a good hour and he told me about the Holland game and the documentary after, had a kind of 'that's life' way of looking at it. Talked about Phil neale being a good coach, his affection for gazza and nearly picking Micky Quinn for England but plumping for Paul Warhurst instead! Top man RIP
The documentary is well worth a watchBeing born in '91 - can someone explain the "Do I not like that" reference I keep seeing
The documentary with Phil Neal was a classicSad news indeed he was likeable and a true football man. That's two friends Elton John has just lost in George Michael and now Graham Taylor.
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