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[Archived] Rip Graham Taylor

Mike E

By Mike E
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Sad, always liked the guy despite the England disaster which he really shouldn't have got near but we know full well how all that operates by now. Walked into an impossible situation really after the massive over achievement of Italia 90.

Absolute top club manager though and always shone through as a decent bloke with massive passion for the game, could listen to him all day unlike a lot of the muppets now.

RIP

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Kamy100

Kamy100

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Really sad news.

I met Graham a few years ago at Ewood Park when he was covering a Rovers game for Radio 5 live. There is a press room in the Jack Walker stand were journalists congregate before going into the stadium, he was there as part of the Radio 5 Live team. We had a long chat about the lack of asian players in football and he was a very intelligent bloke who was interested in learning about possible cultural reasons. A year or so later I saw him again, he came across and he had remembered my name and we chatted again.

I take people as I find them and he was a nice bloke. He refused to let his England experience make him bitter and twisted.

RIP.

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oldjamfan1

oldjamfan1

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Really sad news.

I met Graham a few years ago at Ewood Park when he was covering a Rovers game for Radio 5 live. There is a press room in the Jack Walker stand were journalists congregate before going into the stadium, he was there as part of the Radio 5 Live team. We had a long chat about the lack of asian players in football and he was a very intelligent bloke who was interested in learning about possible cultural reasons. A year or so later I saw him again, he came across and he had remembered my name and we chatted again.

I take people as I find them and he was a nice bloke. He refused to let his England experience make him bitter and twisted.

RIP.

Great story Kamy

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onlyonejackwalker

onlyonejackwalker

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Sad news. Likeable bloke. Few airs and graces. Met him when I worked in football a few times. Said it as it was.

Poor manager for England, but aren't they all. Villified in the press. Took Lineker off when we needed a goal!

Did well domestically working with what he had. Nothing last forever. RIP.

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arbitro

arbitro

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I had the privilege of refereeing two of his teams (Watford and Wolves) several times and he was a true gentleman whose teams reflected his persona as they played with integrity and honesty. I always thought of him as one of the more intelligent managers and the conversations I had with him bear out what Kamy wrote.

Commiserations to his family and friends. RIP.

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McClarky

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'Can we not knock it?'.

Liked him a lot. Always came across as a nice man who loved his football. Very interesting pundit on the radio as well. The documentary on his time as Englsnd manager was priceless. If anyone hasn't seen it I would recommend you seek it out. It's like a phsychological drama on stress in the workplace.

RIP

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Audax

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I will always remember that match, 1993, vs. Netherlands, 2-2 final but they played really magnificently,

http://englandfootballonline.com/Seas1990-00/1992-93/M0694Ned1993.html

A number of good players and I believe Alan Shearer was injured and missed it.

Looks like England lost to Norway, drew Poland in that '92/'93 qualification campaign but that one game was memorable for me with a lot of good players. Started out well.

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Dead right. I never knew he had come out and said that.Good for him.Do I like that! It should be up there with the Ferguson and Whelan quotes.

But doesn't it say so much about football culture that there are so few attributable quotes about the disgusting abuse of our club?!

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