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.
I really liked him and thought that he was unfairly given a really hard time after he took on the England job.
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.
Also think he was unlucky in a way to take the England job when he did, but best to focus on the club achievements, of which there are many.
Whenever I saw him interviewed, he seemed a likeable guy. My condolences to his family.
RIP Graham.
RIP Graham.
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.
Really good bloke and a proper football man. He was treated appallingly by the press a the time he was England manager.
I remember him doing a lap of honour at the last game of the season at Watford when he was retiring (we lost 1-0), and he got a very warm and genuine round of applause from the Cov fans as well as the Watford's. You could tell he genuinely appreciated it.
RIP.
I remember him doing a lap of honour at the last game of the season at Watford when he was retiring (we lost 1-0), and he got a very warm and genuine round of applause from the Cov fans as well as the Watford's. You could tell he genuinely appreciated it.
RIP.
Lost his job as England manager partly due to appalling refereeing if i remember correctly. vs Holland?
RIP
RIP
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.
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 job
RIP to a good man.
Will be interesting to see the 'tributes' from the tabloids, particularly the Sun, who's treatment of him was typically appalling.
Will be interesting to see the 'tributes' from the tabloids, particularly the Sun, who's treatment of him was typically appalling.
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.
"She was like a Mavva to me" the nation apparently wept after the deaths of Princess Diana/Queen Mother
No she wasn't.....
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.
Is it not possible for you to pay respect by leaving this thread alone with tiresome posts such as the one you have made? You don't have to cause or try and debate everything. .
Edit: Too late, looks like you got what you wanted.
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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
Had the pleasure and privilege of working with him, a very honourable man. In fact a true gentleman, my thought's at this particularly sad time are with his wife, family and many true friends. RIP Graham.
Sad indeed. Always liked him. What he did at Watford was truly amazing, and to this day they are in or around the top flight as a club thanks to his achievements there.
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?
A big shame but also a shame that I will always remember him as being one monumental fuck up of a England Manager...RIP Graham
One of the finest managers in history. His record with Watford shows he exceeded what Jimmy Hill did for us.
But sadly he was one of the worst England managers, or maybe he was just unlucky to inherit one of the worst England teams.
But sadly he was one of the worst England managers, or maybe he was just unlucky to inherit one of the worst England teams.
Disgracefully treated by that Murdoch rag of a newspaper The Sun. Was a great club manager not many better had success at Lincoln, Watford, Villa, Watford again and Wolves. Not such a hit with England, but not many are.
RIP. He deserves to be remembered for his achievements at Watford rather than his stint as England manager. Watford had the fairy tale with GT at the helm. Bottom league to top flight runner ups, fa cup final and European football in six years. That's some achievement.
Sad 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.
The documentary with Phil Neal was a classic
RIP
Was an outstanding club manager, but will sadly be remembered for his disastrous time in charge of England.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
