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VOTE NOW: Graham Taylor select XI

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  1. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    The Wobby are asking us all to nominate

    Watford fans will have their own thoughts about what was the best team the late Graham Taylor built as Hornets manager but who would make a select XI from all his years at the Vicarage Road helm?


    How many of the side that won back-to-back promotions to reach the Premier League in the 1999 Play-Off Final would make it into the Hornets team that finished runners-up in the old First Division in 1982? That is one question to weigh up in your considerations and in doing so help us to compile Graham Taylor’s Watford Select XI.


    The make-up of the team will be decided by a reader vote but today we are starting the process of seeking nominations to make up a player longlist.


    Nominations are open to any Watford player who made a competitive (league or cup) first-team appearance during Taylor’s three spells as manager at Vicarage Road – from August 1977 to May 1987, August 1997 to May 2001 and the 18 Hornets matches he was in charge of from February 24, 1996 to May 5, 1996.

    To make your nominations, email your Graham Taylor Watford Select XI – consisting of a goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielder and two strikers – to [email protected] by noon on Friday, March 3

    I thought it would be good for us to have a go here>

    Fancy posting your team?
    A goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielder and two striker
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Blimey - this should start a good argument... :)

    Goalkeeper: Tony Coton
    Defenders: Pat Rice, John McLelland, Seb Prodl, Wilf Rostron
    Midfield: John Barnes, Keith Eddy, Kenny Jackett, Nigel Callaghan
    Striker: Heidar Helguson, Luther Blissett
     
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  3. Goldentrue

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    I don't think GT was at the helm when Seb Prodl and Keith Eddy were playing :)

    Tony Coton
    David Bardsley, John McLelland, Filippo Galli, Wilf Rostron
    Nigel Callaghan, Allan Nielson, Kenny Jackett, John Barnes
    Luther Blissett, Ross Jenkins

    I bet I have forgotten someone
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    Yeah - got a bit carried away there... I was agonising over Sims or Bolton, not wanting to leave either out and forgot the criteria.

    So will include them both - Sims for Prodl & Bolton for Eddy... :)

    Good call about Bardsley - had forgotten about him. But will stick with Rice due to his influence as captain.
     
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  5. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    I am still agonising!
     
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  6. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Tony Coton
    Pat Rice, John McLelland, Steve Sims, Nigel Gibbs
    Nigel Callaghan, Ian Bolton, Kenny Jackett, John Barnes
    Luther Blissett, Ross Jenkins

    Well that was hard.... and I am sure one or two of them would have to change their game a bit. I could have done a second Xl too there were so many good players
     
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  7. brian_66_usa

    brian_66_usa Well-Known Member

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    Tony Coton
    David Bardsley, John McLelland, Steve Sims, Nigel Gibbs
    Nigel Callaghan, Tom Walley, Kenny Jackett, John Barnes
    Luther Blissett, Ross Jenkins

    And yes im sure Tom never played on the pitch for Graham
     
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  8. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    I think you may be right.. that Bardsley was a stronger player when he played for us than Pat was..
     
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  9. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Tony Coton
    David Bardsley, Pat Rice, Wilf Rostron, Nigel Gibbs
    John Barnes, Kenny Jackett, Allen Nielsen, Nigel Callaghan
    Luther Blissett, Ross Jenkins
    subs.
    Alec Chamberlain
    Paul Robinson
    Ian Bolton
    Les Taylor
    Tommie Smith
    Tommy Mooney
    Heidar Helguson
     
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  10. brian_66_usa

    brian_66_usa Well-Known Member

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    Pat was there to help the young ones David had skill and pace .Tom could have played for GT in per season . Tom was anther of our many MR WATFORDs
     
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  11. Mexican Hornet

    Mexican Hornet Well-Known Member

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    Can´t really compile a team as only saw Taylor in the second spell, I don´t remember the games I was taken to when he was in his first spell.

    Nielsen was a great CM.

    Surprised Jason Lee hasn´t made it into any teams...:emoticon-0112-wonde He did score the promotion winning goal though....(need Piña emoji)
     
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  12. brian_66_usa

    brian_66_usa Well-Known Member

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    Im not sure he would make our under 23s and under GT not sure he will be in the top ten
     
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    Mexican Hornet Well-Known Member

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    It was tongue in cheek! ;)
     
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    A novel approach to the defence - four full-backs, 3 of them right backs!
     
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  15. Jsybarry

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    My team:
    Coton
    Bardsley, Sims, McClelland, Rostron
    Callaghan, Taylor, Jackett, Barnes
    Blissett, Mooney

    Imagine trying to make a team from those who only made one appearance for him - anyone know of a keeper other than Plumley?
     
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  16. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Ha <laugh> If you had 5 Lionel Messi's would you only play one of them at a time ?
     
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  17. Bolton's Boots

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    There have been around a dozen over the years, the most recent being Jack Bonham, but am pretty sure Plumley was the only one under GT.
     
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  18. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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  20. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    No it was there.... maybe a browser issue?
     
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