Graham Taylor's An Impossible Job: The FULL England Manger 1994 Documentary Upscaled

[@PaulHolman-sh5ts]

The late but great Graham Taylor .. a lovely man with a heart of gold

[@davidletham2521]

A really cool guy in a lot of ways. Adaptive and funny. Had a hard time with England but all of us football fans, even glaswegian Rangers guys like me, miss him really. A sincere and good man. ⚽

[@PaulHolman-sh5ts]

@@davidletham2521 a real good man mate believe me .. he went to see a mate of mines family when my mate was Locked up and went to visit him also out of his own time

[@bju7079]

He was a clown...Turnip-head. Useless manager. So were those other two clowns with him.

[@SarahEnglishBird]

Here here. A very sad loss. Still makes me shed a tear thinking about him.

[@davidletham2521]

@@PaulHolman-sh5ts a lovely bloke no doubt 💙

[@kevinwhelan9607]

I can't believe it's 30yrs since this was aired. I remember watching it at the time- a superb example of the fly on the wall genre. What a decent man who Graham Taylor. RIP❤

[@teddy1066]

Used to pour him pints when he’d come to the Rose & Crown in Kings Langley. Lovely man, full of personality and good humour. He had my son’s jersey signed by all the Watford players. When my son opened it on Xmas morning he cried tears of joy. Graham was a really special gent. Kind and thoughtful. RIP

[@adebolabloke6962]

Think my brother worked in the same pub

[@yankorusev]

RIP to one of the nicest people ever. What a great man he was. He should have been appreciated more.

[@futurez12]

Those 12 seconds from 48:09 might just be my favourite moment ever caught on camera at a football match. Everything about it was perfect! From the context, Taylor, and England; to the subtle little tiptoeing up, the FIFA guy knowing what was coming, the little pats on the waist, the delivery of the line itself, the look on the linesman's face while he's trying his best to ignore it, the little backwards steps Taylor takes to let it soak in, and then the look from Taylor to check how it'd landed. 👌

[@LPCLASSICAL]

Yes he said the ref has cost him his job. A selfless line would have been the ref has cost England qualification.

[@HHM706]

Obviously a decent bloke but he was an absolute master at stating the bleeding obvious 😂

[@bonscott6353]

"Do i not like that" became a catchphrase everyone was using for a few months after this was aired, i remember it well

[@rm6652]

Plus another ten years.. Man was hung out to dry before he'd even started. I've no doubt the opposition knew his team as soon as he'd picked it.. along with the pen takers and where they're aiming for.

[@athelstan927]

Er no, he should never got the job.. he was never good enough! He sort the job.. we had plenty of better managers.. ​@rm6652

[@TheDisaffectedLawyer]

@@athelstan927*sought

[@chrisfallon9678]

Carlton !!!

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Can we not knock it?!?

[@RP-zm9kh]

This is painful on a couple of levels. 1. I remember the games and times. 2. Watching a decent man suffer.

[@martyn26.2]

Plus they were robbed away to Netherlands

[@AC_Milan1899]

​@@martyn26.2100 percent. Travesty

[@andrewbeattie9918]

Makes it alright then ! 😅

[@terryyakamoto3488]

Taylor was a nice bloke, but to have two assistants who repeated everything he said, just after he said it, it's a bit embarrassing

[@anthonymooney8636]

The press were evil towards Graham Taylor, they should be ashamed of themselves. Yes okay, we didn’t qualify for a fucking football tournament, but the abuse he got was unbelievable.

[@DiRtYLaWs2007]

I agree, they also gaslighted football fans into abusing Taylor. Same is happening to Southgate right now, despite him being the most successful England coach since Sir Alf Ramsey. In fact, Southgate is getting it worse because social media didn’t exist back when Taylor was in charge. It’s just another avenue that simpletons use to spread hate and abuse.

[@lucasm3879]

The tabloid press in the 90’s and 00’s before the phone hacking scandal were a disgrace.

[@porkyparry1]

I thought the turnip was one of the greatest headlines in sport

[@darren253]

Agree and there worse now.

[@MrRobertcoates1]

I know he was a human being and probably a decent man but his selections were poor especially donkey palmer tactics were out of his depth and he surrounded himself with clueless coaches like yes man Neal and Mcmenemy. The players were also a disgrace which didn’t help him. But what a wonderful job he did at Watford

[@I_Am_The_Paulrus]

Both Paul McGrath and Elton John credit Graham Taylor with saving their lives A great man, shame this doc defined him in the eyes of many RIP Graham

[@brosephyolonarovichstalin2915]

Carlton Palmer’s banter to Gascoigne was ruthless. ‘Your feet are good but you got a fucked up knee a fucked up brain and a fucked up belly!!’

[@softlystrollreclaim]

24 hours ago we (England) beat the Dutch to reach the final of Euro 2024. I'm sure Graham would've been smiling down on us last night and is now wishing us luck for the final.

[@robertmac9057]

Especially as we finally banished the Curse of Koeman!

[@prometheustv6558]

And Spain beat England in the euros for the first time

[@jamesbrowne7601]

A lot of those players that played under Graham Taylor never played for England again when Terry Venables took over. That qualification group was on sensible soccer on the sega mega drive

[@sam84vp]

The greatest documentary of all time. RIP GT

[@Ruda-n4h]

It's up their with Spinal Tap and the Office. David Brent before David Brent, Alan Partridge before Alan Partridge. I only have to put it on and I'm p$%^&!g myself within seconds. The monologue before the Norwegian game about the team selection and then the game itself couldn't have been surpassed by Monty Python.

[@carltonjohnston8408]

Was that Seaman in goal for the Holland defeat? His positioning for the free kick and then letting a goal in his near post was woeful.

[@mattinterweb]

Those FA dinosaurs held our football back decades.

[@davidletham2521]

Absolutely fantastic football documentary, probably the best ever.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Yes, this and Mike Bassett.

[@dessiemckenzie5857]

If only David Seaman had heard Brian Moore’s warning words , “he’s going to flick one , he’s going to flick one ….”

[@waynelittle646]

It was obvious he was going to do it because you could see the space towards the right of him

[@JamesWho1]

@@waynelittle646 plus koeman was superb at freekicks

[@MrRobertcoates1]

I’ve watched it back and can’t believe his positioning, it was that bad. He just as well join the wall and leave to goal empty. Oh sorry he did.

[@JohnGolf123]

Yes, I remember watching it at the time and I couldn't believe that Seaman was stood so far to the other side of the goal. Koeman saw it, like we all did, and the rest is history. When ever I think of Seaman, I always think of this incident - and there were many more mistakes he made over the years. I never understood the hype. He was very overrated.

[@DannyBoy777777]

@JamesWho1 he missed the first attempt. Called back for encroachment. The same thing happened for England's free kick. But the ref didn't order a retake.

[@thelegend5243]

All Taylor’s assistants do is repeat everything he says, it proved that his assistants were tactically inept.

[@gcrichards1]

Look at all those mugs in suits at 35:23 , never kicked a ball between them

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Ikr? Ffs, get someone who loves the game in that room.

[@iandawe948]

Pity we cant stick a team out made up of these, gobshite reporters. Let them show the world how good they are. Then we can all lay into them

[@jimb9063]

The blazer brigade. How British sports were run. Will Carling called the rugby version of them 57 old farts or something. Brian Clough was bemused that some Prof with a history degree was interviewing him for the England job.

[@bushmonster1702]

Old boys club

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Jack Charlton applied for the England job and never even got a response, peal arrogance from the FA. Later, an FA bigwig told Des Casey of the Football Association of Ireland that they had made a mistake in appointing Charlton. After Ireland had beaten England at Euro 88 and drawn with them at Italia 90, Casey walked up to the guy and said, “It was rather a good mistake that one, wasn’t it?”.

[@azapro911]

Sad thing about his nightmare England tenure is that it overshadows what was a very good career in club management, especially at Watford.

[@johnbarry1965]

"Do I not like that" one of the best football lines ever. I really did like Graham and hated the horrendous vitriol the press inflicted on him.

[@terranceparsons5185]

The suits and their predecessors around 37 minutes are 100% of the reason Brian Clough was overlooked.

[@bigmofarah9084]

Was funny seeing Koeman complain about VAR in the recent semi-final considering what happened with him in this documentary during the game in Rotterdam.

[@peterjpcritchley173]

This is so sad. Graham Taylor was desperately unlucky, particularly in relation to the 'events' of the second game versus the Netherlands. Taylor was a decent man and a very good manager and deserves to be remembered for his achievements, not for the scenes in this documentary.

[@krell2130]

5:06 Stands-up for his player with class and dignity.

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

To this day I use the phrases "Do I not like that" and "Can we not knock it?" on a regular basis.

[@terryyakamoto3488]

Linesman......... What sort of thing is happening here

[@robertmac9057]

"Hit Les. Over the top!"

[@robertmac9057]

"Carlton! We're losing the shape!"

[@e1239]

​@@robertmac9057 what's 'e doin' in the f*****g box eh..?

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

@@terryyakamoto3488 oh yeh! And that one!

[@BengaliMemes115]

I remember watching this match like it was yesterday. As a Holland fan I was happy for them getting the victory but did feel for England. I remember the post match ITV 1 interview with Graham Taylor after that Holland match. “Wether or not that was a penalty or free kick, that blonde man should not be on the pitch!”

[@MartinThompson-e1q]

Where the fuck was Seaman stood for that Koeman free kick? It's like some kid playing Fifa was controlling him!

[@MrNaKillshots]

Carlton Palmer; not a name to inspire confidence.

[@Thombie123]

Well the other players did not perform either

[@MrNaKillshots]

Still, the football was more entertaining back, then.

[@leealanjohnson1975]

Laughter apart the late great Brian Moore, the best football commentator ever imo

[@TheInfiniteMiseryJumper]

It's time for Tonka!

[@roryslaine7896]

Av still got it boss, it's in me pocket

[@FirstStrikeTennis]

Well, take it out your pocket and put it on the pitch....

[@sookmajoaby]

Seaman was definitely at fault for both those Dutch goals... He's nearly on the 6yard line for koemans free kick... Even the commentator predicted the chip ffs

[@joeince9430]

The more I see clips of David seaman the more I can’t understand how this man was a goalkeeper for England for so long

[@mcvicarross7]

The Ronaldinho free kick aswell!! 😂😂

[@version736ha2]

Good point. One I overlooked

[@manaboutadog6387]

Seaman was tosh. Brazil 🇧🇷 the freekick. Never forgave him. Robbed a living

[@neilfleck4178]

Seaman was more focused on his fucking ponytail.

[@claytonman31]

Crazy there was an advertising board for Japan 2002 world cup in the Norway away game

[@tyido8445]

Ayy???

[@HankyWangman]

That was for the bid itself. Due to crazy UEFA Vs. FIFA politics at the time Japan were advertising the bid everywhere in an effort to buy individual votes that would carry them across the line. In the end it became a case of pal up with South Korea or else we'll all vote for Mexico to host it.

[@claytonman31]

@@HankyWangman Interesting thanks!

[@capio78]

The way our tabloid press treated a very Honourable man was a national disgrace.

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

It’s the same story time and time again. Just different names

[@capio78]

@@stewartgrindlay9760 i don’t think they’re quite as bad these days.

[@iandawe948]

​@@capio78 Are you watching the euros by any chance.

[@ianarn]

I think the personal attacks were unwarranted but he was not a great international manager and should never have been given the job! People whinged about Gareth Southgate couldn’t possibly have lived through the Graham Taylor era!

[@winny8420]

I think going to see David Platt in person to Italy to say he's lost the captaincy, was the best thing Taylor did as England Manager

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Yes, that impressed me too. That is how a leader should treat those he's responsible for. Sir Alec, great as he was, was a prick who let players hear bad news from others.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

@@therealuncleowen2588Indeed. When Jack Charlton told him that he was past it and should retire, Ramsey told him that he had come to that conclusion himself and buggered off.

[@maximillianramirez1189]

One of the best footie documentaries 👌

[@PhillipMolloy-kk8zu]

Shame..a very honorable man..rip

[@rigsby1454]

That yellow card is still a disgrace. It's a stone cold red

[@Michael-hk6dj]

Absolutely shafted....should have been red card and a penalty.

[@colbangers6336]

@@Michael-hk6dj Red card yes, penalty no.

[@yilmazpeerdeman316]

As a dutchmen, Koeman should have gotten the red card. We got lucky there. The revenge for Engeland came 3 years later…losing 6-1 at Euro 96

[@jsquire5pa]

@@yilmazpeerdeman3164/-1

[@colbangers6336]

@@yilmazpeerdeman316 4-1

[@KremBananyt]

Before the Norway 2-0 England match, the norwegian manager had spent so much time telling his players why they would be better in every field, tactical, physical and technical, that he got afraid the players would underestimate England. So the last thing he said when they were all almost out on the pitch before the match, he felt he had to say "but guys, just because England arent good, please dont go underestimate them"

[@Borosmogs]

David Seaman is always remembered for the Ronaldinho lob but I’d say his positioning for that Koeman free kick is one of the biggest football crimes I’ve ever seen. What in the world. How did that escape criticism? That’s a new narrative to why England failed to make the WC right there

[@LPCLASSICAL]

Looking at this video makes me realise we have Pickford to thank for keeping us in games in recent years. The goalkeeping in that 93 campaign was abysmal.

[@robertmac9057]

@@LPCLASSICAL Lots of people on You Tube videos say that Shilton was past it by Italia 90 but Robson wasn't a mug and realised there was nobody better to replace him.

[@russchamberlain536]

I always have and always have hated the english trash press for how the england managers get dogged in the press yet never really the player's when its ultimately down to the 11 men on the pitch to do there jobs! RIP Graham taylor ❤

[@davidwhiting5630]

I remember all this and lived through it, that's the best we had in 1993. The England team looked like a championship league side. It was a depressing time.

[@DidYaServe]

That San Marino goal must have been a spot bet.

[@MrGoneTroppo]

This is going to be a test now, a real test. Stands up for John Barnes like a goddamn hero, RIP GT

[@valuetraveler2026]

Barnes lived off 1984 till he quit

[@Spectrescup]

​@@valuetraveler2026changed the game v Argentina in 86. Shoulda been brought on earlier, but, yeah, he was hardly consistent for England.

[@AC_Milan1899]

Miss the Grand Old Wembley

[@Investor-365]

RIP. Really wanted it to work out for him.

[@ivostoyanov4850]

He was a good man and great manager!!!!

[@lucasm3879]

‘You’ve got good feet, but a f’d up knee, f’d up brain and a f’d up belly’. Many a true word said in jest 😬

[@pommygeezer9309]

Paul Gascogne is a football Genius.

[@lucasm3879]

@@pommygeezer9309 When he was fit, yes. Did you watch him play for England between '92 and '95? He was unfit and massively overweight. He played well in about three games in that qualifying group, and poorly in the rest.

[@carrauntoohil86]

Did Seaman have money on the Netherlands or something? What the hell was he doing for Koeman's free kick? Madness

[@duncanevans5197]

22:24 is the absolute highlight of this documentary! ".....the Norwegians are in awe of him (Gascoigne).....FARKIN PAUL!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ruda-n4h]

'You tell 'em Les, they perhaps can't see ya.'

[@slowerthinker]

If _he had_ been ten stone he'd have been able to get on the end of that cross in extra time in '96.

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

0:25 Me when I´m taking my morning shit...

[@zoso7889]

Three Cheers for Rameriz

[@robertwilliamson9576]

The English football media at that time were a disgrace

[@iandawe948]

It still is

[@paulhynes170]

whilst Southgate got an easy ride

[@piranhafish]

I have never watched this documentary when we bombed out I wasn't interested but I have just watched it just over 20 years later!!!

[@KEVIN-tx6bt]

You mean 30. Time goes by way too fast

[@piranhafish]

@@KEVIN-tx6bt yeah blimey 30 years !!!

[@jd7842]

Graham Taylor had pure bad luck. He inherited an aging team after Italia 90, then had major injuries to key players like Gazza and Shearer. Plus Des Walker should take a lot of blame here as well, he made many mistakes in this qualifying campaign and he let down Taylor for his loyalty to him. Then lest we forget the diabolical decisions in the Netherlands game that defined his reign!!

[@circle1552]

Who's here after we beat Holland 2-1 in the semis'? YES!

[@WolfeTone66]

Yes, but now we’ve got to win the final. Time to actually deliver a major trophy to the Nation, it’s been too long.

[@SharkDaddy514]

doesn't mean fuck all now

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

I mean, you smashed them 4-1 at Euro 96, which would have featured several of the players from the game in Rotterdam.

[@simposayerman]

Payback time 🕰️

[@paulhynes170]

@@WolfeTone66 how did that go? 😂😂

[@EveryonesAWinner]

The way he stood up for John Barnes after he was racially abused and did it in such a diplomatic way. What a gentleman

[@paulrichardson9843]

'Norway are a very methodical team with a very methodical manager. They will be expecting us to play one way, but for this game I will be changing the formation.' Graham Taylor played a formation they had only practised once in training with a midfield including Carlton Palmer. No wonder we made Norway look like world beaters!

[@Ruda-n4h]

He would have been better off sticking to his guns and playing the long ball game as at Watford, because at least he would have failed at what he believed in and he could have turned round with justification to the critics and said 'well you knew how my teams played.' But he was frightened to be criticized for it, but in the end he got slaughtered anyway, so what the hell.

[@toby4301]

I genuinely believe Graham Taylor was a decent human being, the abuse he got was unprecedented. No England manager received the abuse from the press like he did. However, I am of the opinion that GT came up short when it comes to elite manager ability, players that have played for his predecessor and his successors have all commented on him being a decent guy, but his peers were intellectually superior in elite management.. it was a very painful episode of English football for the National team.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Decent man, but completely out of his depth at international level. That said he did had awful luck. And for the record, Taylor wasn’t sacked - he resigned when it was obvious he would not receive a new contract.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

​​@HaelRhysNot to worry, after the last gasp equalizer v Slovakia, England's name is on the trophy. To your point, Taylor's description of the midfield as headless chicken was perfect. Ince and David Batty couldn't pass even a little.

[@Ruda-n4h]

In fairness to him he had some of the worst players in England's history.

[@Ian-q4u2r]

Waznt jack charlton a lucky man he took over Republic of Ireland and if Graham Taylor was Republic of Ireland manager they would of treating the man with respect.. shame on the english media for what they did to taylor and the fans who gave the man abuse

[@mattsmith6618]

I thought this was hilarious when it first broadcast. It’s still comedy genius in many parts. However, it’s actually really sad as well on reflection. The football was terrible overall, but they were really hard done by in key moments against the Netherlands.

[@rohp1283]

His confidence against The Dutch, pre match, was astonishing considering he was beaten by the Poles and Norway.

[@markygee194]

Poland never beat us

[@elwyndude]

Its just a smörgåsbord of soundbites from 42:30 onwards - love it. "BLOODY!!!" "What have they been instructed" "Linesman....LINESMAN" "I'm a meter....I'm a meter..." When it gets to 47:23 its like he turns in to Alan Partridge getting in trouble. Bless him. To be fair we were very unlucky in that game for sure. The interesting thing is, we now meet Ronald Koemans dutch team on Wednesday for the euro semi finals... revenge after 30 years? lol hope so.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

England's name is on the trophy.

[@thomashall4886]

Netherlands got karma with our penalty

[@elwyndude]

@@thomashall4886 100%

[@elwyndude]

@@thomashall4886 The only thing that concerns me is that some of these decisions are so strict its as though every game is going to have one of these questionable decisions. Like when I think we were offside by literally a toe.

[@madforit2]

I have no idea what he was asking Nigel Clough to do when he came on against Norway

[@robertmac9057]

Don't think Clough did either!

[@stephenking8505]

He said play in behind the 2 strikers and just play your natural game.

[@SuperRichierich77]

Yeah he was asking him to play as a link player between the midfield and 2 strikers. I don't think it was a common role back then (in the British game at least) as usually they'd either be a support type forward like Beardsley or Sheringham in a front 2 or as the attacking midfielder.

[@MohammedRaza-ru8bk]

I don't think.Graham Taylor knew either.

[@chickenoriental1210]

Gazza straight on bench necking cans 😂 love it drink to that

[@IndieVolken]

four words = Carlton Palmer Geoff Thomas ; i rest my case mah 'lud

[@axmmusic-q4s]

I never realised how alike Graham was to Alan Partridge.😅 the part about sweating in the pyjamas has to have been written by Steve Coogan 😂

[@keefy59]

The final game v San Marino I think England had to win by 7 goals & hope that the Netherlands lost This is what happened from the kick off in real time The Jonathan Pearce radio commentary is legendary “Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold for England versus San Marino with Tennent’s Pilsner, brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste… and England are one down.”

[@manicsforever]

So strange seeing an up-and-coming Nigel Clough in this programme, knowing he's just taken my home town's club to promotion as an experienced manager. Time eh!!

[@andymckay446]

23:02 I'm unhappy with the movement up front. Sounds like H.Kane at the euros . Some things never change then

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

You have to question some of the players, Tony Adams and des walker,2 world class defenders making mistakes like that, there's no excuse,we had a good team and exceptional players, I was furious at some of the selections at the time, especially in midfield and I'm not usually bothered about the national team.

[@daveratcliffe1016]

Tony Adams, world class 🤣

[@x_MVP]

@@daveratcliffe1016yeah Tony Adams, one of a handful of players to win League Titles in 3 different decades (80s, 90s and 2000’s), the man with a Statue outside the Emirates. Yeah I think it’s safe to say he was World Class

[@jsquire5pa]

@@x_MVPhe really wasn’t

[@terranceparsons5185]

Now I know what Mike Basset was based on!

[@jamesrichardson3500]

The Norway and Poland games hurt us but we were so unlucky in that Dutch game. The press were scum as well.

[@nsny25]

As an outsider looking in through this amazing documentary it seems to me that Graham is too much of a nice guy for a job like this. Good man but you must have a ruthless streak

[@PC1974]

Fabio Capello had a ruthless streak, but where did he get us?

[@nsny25]

@@PC1974 it's true, but as good as he was I never thought he was the right fit for England. If José were in his place back then he would've galvanized the team since he understands the British culture a lot better than Fabio. He started his journey under Sir Bobby Robson and that sure helped a lot when he joined Chelsea. He was also at his peak in 2008 and to be fair the FA did approach him for the job. Right now I would say Klopp is the ideal manager for England imo, but that's just never going to happen.

[@PC1974]

@lxldny Sadly it isn't. I think Klopp prefers a quiet life! 😄

[@nsny25]

@@PC1974 true, can't blame him though. 😁

[@landochabod7]

@@PC1974 Fabio Capello, like most Italians of his age, couldn't speak English. And his staff was Italian. And he was cheering for Italy (which did abysmally in 2010 btw) even though he should've been committed to England. Basically, he didn't make sense.

[@GlennKeeley-r5t]

While Graham Taylor was cruelly savaged by the press, you have to wonder why he had Phil 'the parrot' Neal as his No2?...and some of his decisions regarding players were almost as poor. Howard Kendal was a better manager.

[@josephilsley3028]

Since it was a low ebb for the Home Nations in general, were Andy Roxburgh and Terry Yorath (then-managers of Scotland and Wales respectively) inclined to have their qualifying campaigns documented? The former first in history to guide Scotland for back-to-back international tournaments (World Cup and Euros), and the latter taking Wales to its highest Fifa ranking in a long time. But then again, would the action and drama match on par with Graham Taylor's campaign?

[@jsquire5pa]

Scotland wualigied every time from 74-o90 .. if their prior managers had stayed on they would have qualified back to back as well

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

Still hurts seeing Koeman escape a red then Seaman in the worst position ever for his free kick.

[@elwyndude]

43:20 My favorite bit..... when you are just frustrated and lost for words, all you can shout is Bloody!!!

[@bendanielsmusicnow4533]

Taylor just seems out of his depth - he was a great club manager worked wonders at Villa and Watford but just was not cut out for this level and it shows in every scene. He seems he doesn’t have the gravitas to impress any real confidence or vision into the team. To his defence though gazza was not exactly performing that well and the team seemed to have been riddled with injuries etc but having failed at the euros he had lost the aura of momentum and was basically falling apart. Gazza getting booked and losing out playing in the Holland game was not Taylor’s fault it was Gazzas - the team was weakened without him, but one of his biggest problems was that he lacked a really decent strike force - sheringham worked well with Shearer later but wasn’t the kind of striker to change games on his own and Ferdinand and wright weren’t really international class more like great club players - he needed a really decent striker like she were and he just wasn’t there yet. Even so results don’t lie - he just wasn’t good enough for the job

[@Inglese001]

I’d have given Bobby Robson another World Cup, having come so close in 1990. FA should have waited until the end of the tournament, before deciding whether to make a change.

[@tyqwdybijo]

How so . England beat holland at home and they qualify . It was really close . Holland went on to almost beat Brazil in the quarters

[@jsquire5pa]

⁠@@tyqwdybijoyes but Norway also qualified ahead of them .. the game in Holland wasn’t close .. Holland dominated throughout and were unlucky to have had a goal rules out for off side in the first half .. without a fully fit Gazza they were a pretty mediocre side in truth ..

[@AnytingGoes]

This documentary showed Taylor was hugely mistreated by the press. He wasnt a long ball manager, here we can see he adapted to to what he had, he's talking about passing and creating, wanting to use Gazza, Nigel Clough and Merson, however the quality of those players were poor and Gazza was overweight and distracted. Shame as Graham Taylor was a great man and those that called him a Turnip should be ashamed.

[@madforit2]

The linesman in the Dutch game looks like David Haig from the 90's sitcom The Thin Blue Line

[@leealanjohnson1975]

Phil Neal, Lawrie McMenemy 😂😂

[@teddy1066]

John Barnes didn’t deserve the abuse he got either. Top footballer and top bloke. The Sun and the Daily Mirror are pure s c u m

[@markygee194]

We went on a school trip to that San Marino game at Wembley and to this day we all thought we were booing a San Marino player, not Barnes. Didn’t know it was Barnes until read paper next day.

[@kunle1928]

Still the best football 'fly on the wall'

[@wallybazoum]

The Americans were pretty happy they weren't going to have to deal with thousands of hooligans from England I'd say.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Yes, our law enforcement was. I'm American, I wanted to stand an England match so badly. I was gutted.

[@jamesobrien1440]

@@therealuncleowen2588I love the way you use the word gutted. I have been watching football/soccer for nearly 40 yrs and the hooliganism element is long gone. The German organisers have even praised English fans this Euros tournament for their well behaviour. Times have changed. The sport has changed. I think this is progress

[@neildonaldsonlotusexcelresto]

A lovely man Graham, who was painfully out of his depth at that level of football. He should have gone directly after Euro 1992, our worst tournament ever (including 2024)

[@dlamiss]

88 was the worst tournament. Played 3 lost 3 in 92 it was played 3 drew 2 lost 1

[@neildonaldsonlotusexcelresto]

@@dlamiss England created chances in 1988 and (I thought) generally played better football, even if the results were poor.

[@engineere2865]

92 was worse. Disgraceful performances and a awful team. Taylor was a nice enough bloke but Jesus christ not an international manager. But the press were/are scum aswell.

[@subculture2006]

Chris Waddle was a superstar for Marseille who were arguably from 90-93 the best team in Europe. I remember one European Cup semi-final when Waddle was giving the legendary Baresi of AC Milan the run around... Graham Taylor ....'I'm not picking him and will play Andy Sinton and Carlton Palmer instead'........ It's Taylor's own fault. He was out of his depth like Southgate.

[@carrauntoohil86]

How can you claim Southgate was out of his depth when he reached a World Cup semi final and two European finals? Let's see how the next manager does with this 'golden generation'

[@prometheustv6558]

@@carrauntoohil86he will win just as much as Southgate. I don’t get how getting to the semis is a big deal. He didn’t even win the third place playoff. And he fluked his way to two finals and got outplayed in both and lost.

[@carrauntoohil86]

@@prometheustv6558 Who cares about a third place play off? No one remembers who came third at the world cup, it isn't the Olympics. Two flukey finals? Okay, let's see what happens in the future

[@prometheustv6558]

@@carrauntoohil86 no one remembers 2nd either yet here you are celebrating getting to two finals and finishing 4th at the World Cup. Couldn’t even get to the semis in the last one bc u faced a decent team in the quarterfinals. Getting to two finals just made u break an unwanted record. Only team ever to lose back to back euro finals. First team since 1986 to lose back to back finals in a major tournament too.

[@prometheustv6558]

@@carrauntoohil86 and yes they were flukey.

[@thecanberean]

Say what you want about Taylor as a coach but he was a very decent man and the press are just carrion.

[@version736ha2]

England were bloody unlucky in this campaign. And Seaman was lacking

[@keats6431]

I'd be interested to know whether Taylor had a say in the decision by the FA to allow the documentary to be made. You get the feeling the production team sensed something the FA hadn't sensed. I know what the press thought of Taylor, but I wonder what the players actually thought of him and the other two stooges. Surely there were better qualified assistants than Neal and McMenemy. Yes men.

[@blueyestu7950]

What the fuck did Lawrie McMennamy actually do???

[@MrTonycoughlan]

Nothing, absolutely fucking nothing!!

[@wallybazoum]

​@@MrTonycoughlan Well he did one thing......he picked up his cheque 😅

[@PremisesHitherfield]

gone along for a jolly up

[@spekyyeti4625]

Sold used cars, wasn't it?

[@senlac.86]

Three cheers for ramirez 😂

[@kevinstanley5429]

Wright and Sheringham would have been a great partnership. No one realised how good Sheringham was until Venables took over.

[@johnt7630]

Master stroke by Alex Ferguson to buy Sheringham to replace Cantana.

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

Calamitous keeping from James for the Holland goals.

[@richardbolton5832]

It was David Seaman, not James

[@GaryDuncanson-s4g]

A lovely man but perhaps not up to the job. With better people around him maybe. Nice hard working guy.

[@paulhynes170]

Are my eyes deceiving me or did he actually take 4 goalkeepers to the Poland and Norway games? Woods, Seaman, Flowers, Martyn 😂

[@goerfton77]

Phil Neal the nodding dog

[@lucasm3879]

This is a real, real test 😄

[@Reprobus3]

Yes, nodding dog, that's right!

[@garrybaldy327]

I think Phil Neal was always aware of the camera, so was extra careful what he said. But he just ended up looking like a poodle.

[@neilbe7118]

Oooohhhh yessss

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

Harry Bassett England manager had Dave Dodds who was basically the same person!

[@harrycallahan9143]

22:39 Go Les! lol

[@oliverrichards5009]

What was seaman doing for Holland's free kick

[@Chris_34]

I dunno. Probably adjusting his ponytail.

[@tacituskilgore9803]

A workman is only as good as his tools, and Graham Taylor didn't have the tools. That England team was bloody awful

[@imemine8605]

It got to the semis of the euros 2 years later with a couple of changes so wasnt all that bad he wasnt harse enough of gazza he needed him fit and he wasn't

[@Inglese001]

@@imemine8605 it also got to the semi finals of the previous World Cup. Graham Taylor prematurely threw away some his ‘tools’ in Chris Waddle and Peter Beardsley.

[@imemine8605]

@@Inglese001 after watching the documentary, i hadnt when i wrote the comment i still don't understand why it was only top of the group that qualifield

[@Inglese001]

@@imemine8605 I think it was top two that qualified. In this case, Norway and Holland.

[@johnt7630]

@@imemine8605 yeah, immediately before and after Graham’s tenure, England reach semifinals, which is pretty damning evidence that he was the problem. A decent man nonetheless.