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  1. crumble bungle

    crumble bungle Well-Known Member

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    Graham Taylor died aged 72 R.I.P.
    I actually thought he was a canny fella.
     
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    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    RIP
     
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  3. red&white wanderer

    red&white wanderer Well-Known Member

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    2017 seems to be continuing 2016 for celebrity deaths.
    Just heard the Graham Taylor passed away - what ever our Sunderland memories of him are he was a very real and popular influential football man. RIP
     
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    I remember he was co-commentator on radio 5 for the game where we beat Chelsea 0-3. Alan Green was babbling and ranting negatively from a Chelsea perspective, but Graham Taylor kept stopping him and pointing out what we were doing well.

    Unfortunately for him he will be remembered as the England manager who failed to get us to USA '94 (and the turnip head campaign), but Watford and Villa will remember him for the right reasons.

    That Cutting Edge documentary about him was absolutely brilliant too.
     
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  5. red&white wanderer

    red&white wanderer Well-Known Member

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    Yeah a big RIP from me - note is on my Graham Taylor thread
     
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    red&white wanderer, Jan 12, 2017
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    I've merged yours with this one wandy
     
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    Good manager Good honest man RIp
     
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    RIP to s genuinely nice fella I met around 4 years ago randomly when I was on holiday in London! Bumped into him in Covent Garden and he answered all the questions me and my mate had for him! Lovely fella
     
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  9. red&white wanderer

    red&white wanderer Well-Known Member

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    Had'nt realised - big thanks KTF
     
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  10. Sunderlad

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    RIP Graham Taylor, personally think the title is a bit derogatory though
     
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  11. Billy Death

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    I thought he was an arsehole tbh.
     
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  12. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    Do I not like that..... RIP.
     
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  13. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    only when you have eaten raw meat, and not had a shag in a month
     
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  14. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Like Billy I thought he was a waste of a good skin in his professional career however on a personal level RIP to the bloke.
     
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  15. vic-rijrode

    vic-rijrode Well-Known Member

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    Pot calling kettle black eh Bill. You obviously didn't know him - you would have given your right (****ing) hand for him as a manager instead of the procession of ****wits you've had over the years....
     
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    vic-rijrode Well-Known Member

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    ...and how many Watford or Villa games did you see Gil? I know a waste of a good foreskin when I see one eh Gil....
     
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  17. Gil T Azell

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    I maybe didnt word it very well. Talking about his England professional career. He was a yes man and useless. However like I also said on a personal level RIP to the bloke.
     
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  18. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    are you his son by any chance
     
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    Corrected for you Amsterdam.
     
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  20. Nostalgic

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    A great, great shame as he was football through and through.

    Unfortunately his only perceived failure was when managing England and only one man effectively did that, but he was similarly hounded out for not qualifying for Germany 74.

    Let disingenuous journalists come out with their bile, but us football fans should remember in a more honest way.
     
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