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Aye sad loss....I always felt he was badly let down by the footballers around him when he was Manager of England and his treatment by the press was scandalous
I met him about 8/9 years ago. Was a very pleasant bloke who seemed totally genuine. I was in the company of someone who knew him years back so he was very relaxed and friendly.
I met him about 8/9 years ago. Was a very pleasant bloke who seemed totally genuine. I was in the company of someone who knew him years back so he was very relaxed and friendly.
RIP
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
I met him about 8/9 years ago. Was a very pleasant bloke who seemed totally genuine. I was in the company of someone who knew him years back so he was very relaxed and friendly.
I helped out with the 'fighting fund' blokes in the 1970s which involved looking after the away dressing room. Most managers respected the struggle the club was going through but he was the biggest moaner of the lot while with Lincoln and Watford. Orange too warm, tea too cold etc etc. Contrast his attitude with that of Johnny King at Tranmere, who also passed away not too long ago...night and day. Taylor probably mellowed in his later years free of the stresses of football management.
Cannot deny what he achieved at Watford. Yes he had money available but it was used very well and never spent in a way that left the club with huge debts.
I helped out with the 'fighting fund' blokes in the 1970s which involved looking after the away dressing room. Most managers respected the struggle the club was going through but he was the biggest moaner of the lot while with Lincoln and Watford. Orange too warm, tea too cold etc etc. Contrast his attitude with that of Johnny King at Tranmere, who also passed away not too long ago...night and day. Taylor probably mellowed in his later years free of the stresses of football management.
Cannot deny what he achieved at Watford. Yes he had money available but it was used very well and never spent in a way that left the club with huge debts.
An interesting insight into those days. It's sometimes been said that clubs attempted to upset the psychology of visiting sides by making the away changing room unheated and grubby, with rickety furniture, too few threadbare towels etc.
But I'm sure there was none of that sort of gamesmanship at Spotland!
An interesting insight into those days. It's sometimes been said that clubs attempted to upset the psychology of visiting sides by making the away changing room unheated and grubby, with rickety furniture, too few threadbare towels etc.
But I'm sure there was none of that sort of gamesmanship at Spotland!
Think it's probably the way Spotland was in general back then. I'm sure I've seen an interview years ago were he said one of his daughters was a Rochdale fan.
Think it's probably the way Spotland was in general back then. I'm sure I've seen an interview years ago were he said one of his daughters was a Rochdale fan.
It wasn't even that good in the tunnel/dressing room area. I've seen better facilities at Firgrove since.
Think it's probably the way Spotland was in general back then. I'm sure I've seen an interview years ago were he said one of his daughters was a Rochdale fan.
Yes, she (Karen) was. It was a story that came out when we played them in the Littlewoods Cup in 1986.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
Typical radio 5 live, plenty of coverage on every sports bulletin of his managerial career starting at Watford, but not a mention of him taking Lincoln to the 4th division title in 1975/76. 74 points (2 points for a win), only 4 defeats and scoring 111 goals.
An interesting insight into those days. It's sometimes been said that clubs attempted to upset the psychology of visiting sides by making the away changing room unheated and grubby, with rickety furniture, too few threadbare towels etc.
But I'm sure there was none of that sort of gamesmanship at Spotland!
gamesmanship? If only ! what they got was what our own team got ...and it wasn't much! All we could afford. And the fighting fund blokes (Alan and Jack essentially) were doing it for nothing (other than their love of Rochdale AFC).
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