When England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup - Graham Taylor's reaction

[@SkySportsRetro]

It's coming home...

[@ztrsfgaming548]

Haha

[@VitoCorleone88]

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[@ztrsfgaming548]

Well hello there haha

[@rahulthapa1354]

It always sets homewards but falls short to the neighbours 😭

[@l.r9443]

"Everyone seems to know the score. They've seen it all befooooore. They just know. They're so sure. That England's gonna blow it away. Gonna throw it away. But I know they can play. Cause I remember..." C'mon guys let's start a chain for no apparent reason

[@DJ-jn3on]

Graham was always a true gentleman, as he handed his media interviews very well, despite certain members of the press acting despicably towards him. Looking back at 1993,it was a bitter disappointment not qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. I always wondered if England had made it, how well they could have done. I still think that was a very good squad, but alas:it was not to be. Rest in Peace Graham.

[@Jayjaymk1978]

One member of the media in particular hated Taylor it was personal... Taylor mentioned it in his book

[@199019852007]

The heat in USA 1994 would have destroyed England they would have be done by the round of sixteen . English players always suffered in the heat back then due to a lack of preparation by the powers above and due to playing style back then of not keeping the ball and not knowing how to boss possession.

[@christianbriancon108]

One of the greatest club managers of all time but also the kindest and most honest person I've ever met. RIP GT xxxxx

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

One of the what?

[@purpleskittle94]

RIP and all that.. seemed be a pleasant man. But don’t make silly statements like that. He was not one of the greatest club managers of all time. Not even close.

[@undercoverbrother67]

He was a good man. Respect from Scotland.

[@damienabbott9805]

England were cheated out of qualification, by some bizarre refereeing decisions in Rotterdam, but Graham didn’t mention that once in this interview. He believed that the damage was done in the two home qualification matches against Norway and Holland. Such was the decency of the man!!

[@jonblazeinc]

The damage was done in the 2 home games against Holland and Norway, the Holland game I remember watching as a 14 year old no way should have allowed Holland to claw back 2 goals to draw we was dominating Holland most of the game

[@NoName-jq7tj]

Yeah I can remember this time. This was the time of the absolute height of Seria A but on the England front the Dutch game & the Norway game were the rot in the core of this qualifying campaign. But he was a very good man.

[@charlenegatt1769]

@@jonblazeinc and Rijkaard goal?

[@jonblazeinc]

@@charlenegatt1769 what about it ?

[@PressureOnJulian]

England were lucky not to be one down in Rotterdam before the Koeman incident - Frank Rijkaard scored a legitimate goal that was ruled out for offside, even though THREE defenders were playing him on!

[@adamkinder543]

Graham is pure class.

[@athelstan927]

Don't be silly.. you're clearly young. I'm not. When this happened, he was a laughing stock! He should never have been manager!

[@KEVINBYRNE-s7e]

@@athelstan927 Class is something you obviously lack.

[@domijean8023]

A really great club manager. What he did at Watford was outstanding! His 442 long ball direct football got found out at international level. As a footballing expert; honest and good analysis. RIP Mr Taylor 🙏

[@danielmurray569]

Worked for Jack Charlton

[@veggie42]

The irony of Southgate born in Watford ..

[@veggie42]

@@danielmurray569 and the irony now Jack Grealish was playing as a junior for ROI who didn't qualify for Euros again! he chose England🤣

[@danielmurray569]

@@veggie42 he is English so...Jack grealish has nothing to do with England or Ireland in the period when Taylor and Charlton were managers it makes as much sense as talking about the epsom Derby Thanks u anyway hope yr enjoying the football as I'm I

[@veggie42]

@@danielmurray569 The utony of his ancestry and he did used to play for ROI in their national youth teams..Until.under 21s he switched to England. Irony doesn't talk about it 🤣

[@alexorpin9893]

To be fair to him he was very diplomatic when he was being asked about staying in the international set up, fair play to him

[@a.b8677]

Great guy, not a great manager

[@EnglandFootballFreak]

well said...you could not be wrong at all with saying that

[@veggie42]

@@a.b8677 Sad Bobby was sacked over him

[@ztrsfgaming548]

It wasn’t the only big absence from the 1994 World Cup. Also France were knocked out in the qualifiers

[@manusiaganteng2753]

At the last kick too

[@siddh781]

Reg Yates Given that they reached the semifinals in 1990, I’d say yes

[@siddh781]

Reg Yates Have Turkey ever won the WC though?

[@siddh781]

Reg Yates Lol Uruguay are big boys too. Their absence too would be big. As for England, they had a pretty good team in 1994 (Wright, Ince, Shearer etc). It doesn’t take a genius to realise how much money Fifa would lose if England don’t play in the WC

[@joeysukhi6889]

@Reg Yates Uruguay are a big WC side. They have produced some of the greatest players ever and continue to produce world class players

[@markweaver-y2t]

A hugely decent man of great integrity and honesty. I wish I had the pleasure of meeting him and that things had gone his way so he could have had international recognition to add to his wonderful legacy as a club manager and avoid such vilification- Robson got the breaks in 1990 and Taylor didn't, fine margins. . I feel more sad about this now than I did at the time. As he said in his autobiography perhaps the opportunity came too soon - we would certainly have liked to have him stay at the Villa a while longer.

[@Pathanlon77]

5 years on we still miss you 💛🖤

[@chrisbayes2972]

Classy man, Taylor. RIP Lad.

[@veggie42]

Turnips all round!

[@Jack_The_Ladd]

One of the nicest men in football, but a toxic cocktail of poor tactics, injures, a bad relationship with the press and just flat out bad luck was what cost England a place at the 1994 World Cup in America.

[@JasonC1782]

What bad luck are you referring to?

[@r4h4al]

@@JasonC1782 Koeman not getting sent off, and then England not receiving a penalty for the foul. Also cruising in the Norway game, game was dead and conceding a goal rifled into the top corner. That's what I think he means.

[@tyqwdybijo]

JasonC1782 England hit the woodwork twice against Holland away. Add to that the the koeman incident cited above. Desperately unlucky.

[@sickpup820]

@@JasonC1782 The Koeman incident.

[@veggie42]

Turnips

[@cian6393]

Now they play San Marino and Faroe Islands every year to qualify

[@johndoe-mf4qj]

You don't play world cup qualifiers every year

[@hmu05366]

Wtf are you talking about? No they don’t

[@aaaabbbb2483]

Cian We haven’t played San Marino since 2015 And we haven’t played Faroe Islands for a very long time. Edit: we’ve never even played Faroe Islands So your comment is literally a lie.

[@timowerner6518]

@@aaaabbbb2483 dont take it seriously

[@cannedham8630]

Ah the Scottish and Irish being bitter.. well I never.. didn't Scotland get their asses handed to them by Kazakhstan in the last world cup qualifiers? 😂😂 . Perhaps qualify for a major tournament on a regular basis and then you can comment.

[@charliechaz1982]

When England failed to qualify I was angry and sad. I was 12. I wanted him out like most people. But now I look back and being older and more wiser the only emotion I feel is I wish we had qualified for Graham. He was a man of great integrity and kindness and he really did suffer and it wasn't all down to him. Terrible luck with injuries and problems within the games.

[@jonhill3328]

A man of honour and dignity, RIP god bless

[@liamkiney4124]

Some foreshadowing at 2:11 when Taylor says "I'm sure that some sort of announcement will be made some time in the future" and then the stadium lights are turned off in the background. He resigned a week after this interview.

[@WS-1]

English football should remember Graham with respect and gratitude . At club level he brought standards and innovation to the game . His England journey did not end well , but then that has been the impossible job for every manager since Sir Alf . RIP Graham .

[@MrBillyvirtue]

What a true gentleman

[@thecanberean]

Didn't like his football but what a true gentleman he was. A paucity of them around these days. RIP Graham.

[@XddYas]

0:06 when the kid with the Tesco mic joins the party

[@haystackhider7158]

The brits loved Norway at that point LOL

[@republicofhandball8815]

USA 1994 has been the first World Cup after the war with no British teams. Sweden 1958 featured all the 4 British teams.

[@reganbrannigan3006]

Loving all of the Welsh, Scottish and Irish fans laughing when this is them every tournament. Thankfully we’re not tinpot enough for this to happen regularly. Let’s hope we’re competitive again in the Euros

[@jockmackay9582]

Tiny nations like Scotland, Wales and Ireland have no right to qualify regularly. For them occasional qualification is an achievement. A football loving country the size of England not qualifying is a disaster. If that's honestly your opinion then you are a "tinpot" fan. Get a sense of perspective you arrogant buffoon.

[@reganbrannigan3006]

@@jockmackay9582 I agree that it's a travesty when England don't qualify but I disagree that the other teams shouldn't qualify regularly. Football is still a major sport in each of those countries and when the likes of Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Croatia, Czech Republic are all qualifying much more regularly it's not exactly good reading is it? When was the last time any of the other four even got to a World Cup? Wales who have had a 'golden generation' have been the only team that have got anywhere near England's levels and still didn't qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

[@jockmackay9582]

Do you not understand what perspective means? Your reply would suggest you don't. Iceland qualify regularly do they? What a silly man

[@reganbrannigan3006]

Dion Dublin Football is the second biggest sport in Ireland only behind GAA (which includes numerous sports)

[@reganbrannigan3006]

@Dion Dublin I wouldn't have put them together but that was just what came up when I had a little research. They might be miles ahead in money invested but the source I had said that football was ahead in terms of participation for 9 years and is quite far ahead of rugby. Sure the country doesn't have teams that are even half decent but you could say the say the same about the majority of european leagues. You just drew with Bulgaria and they're league is probably no better. And they probably aren't scouted the way English clubs scout Ireland either

[@kazkhan1474]

It was a sham not seeing England in USA 94 , as a 10 years old lad who played football with my friends we was confused, this s summer, then the team me and my friends got behind and stated to love and appreciate was Italy, that penalty, our hero blast over the Atlantic, into ellend road, we loved football me and my boys hope there all safe and sound

[@enriquedawson9430]

I'm not english, just a fan of the Three Lions. England had a great team at the time and I still wonder how far they could reach at the world cup. The team missed important points against Norway and Netherlands at Wembley, and Poland away. Injuries and bad refereeing didn't help their way, either.

[@ukrobochips8817]

Add the outrageous elbow to Gazza by that dirty Koeman.

[@xpat73]

We were rubbish in 1994.

[@SuperTed19021]

Not to mention losing 2-0 away in Oslo.

[@heliumtrophy]

He was very much a gentleman which is the worst thing you can be as an English coach and the results go against you because the media will smell blood and go after you mercilessly. While I was a kid, I sniggered at the documentary (coupled with being Irish it went a little too easy) but when I saw it a few years back I was amazed at how open he was about the mistakes he made to the point where I couldn't believe he'd leave himself that open to be so brutalised. Tactics poorly planned and rushed training - a team that struggled to gel at times and I would argue that Chris Woods' injury must've undo some cohesion at the back. Ultimately they just weren't good enough especially against a generational Norwegian side and that's the stuff that did him in really.

[@lewispetherick6753]

"Do I not like that?"

[@heliumtrophy]

"Can we not knock it?"

[@rachel7000rf]

It's Amazing how England and France didn't get through and yet cannon fodder Greece did get through...

[@enriquedawson9430]

Football has no logic

[@veggie42]

and we beat them 🤣 Becks Free Kick!

[@mfi_7419]

They ended up in a pretty weak qualifying group after Fifa unfairly banned Yugoslavia from the qualifiers.

[@nmorgan346]

@@veggie42 it was 2 - 2 final score

[@rohithraman6488]

Football is weird, last world cup Italy and Holland didn't get through and Iceland did

[@marcnik]

Here in 2024. For obvious reasons. What a decent and dignified man Mr Taylor was.

[@Jayjaymk1978]

Rest in peace.. utterly decent man

[@shivutd]

Day 1 of asking for the moment Mike Ashley officially bought Newcastle United

[@chickenoriental1210]

Why ?

[@shivutd]

@@chickenoriental1210 wdym why

[@chickenoriental1210]

@@shivutd why do you want to see that vid ?

[@shivutd]

@@chickenoriental1210 it would be interesting to know why he actually did

[@chickenoriental1210]

@@shivutdfair enough he bought newcastle to promote his high street chains i.e sports direct to get free advertising to a global audience via the premier league whilst scifining all the money the club genrated into his bank account the fat cockney bastard thats why he bought the club

[@shyamsundar4264]

They were trying to avoid another revolutionary war

[@alwilfrid]

At the opening ceremony of USA 94, US people with ancestry of the teams who qualified did a little show for each team. With none of the UK teams qualifying, that might have been just as well because British Americans don't seem to like their ancestry, are bought up with the independence story and that the British are the baddies.

[@scottsimpson9659]

Holland and Poland qualified

[@glennremihelgerud5916]

Not Poland but Norway and Holland

[@glennremihelgerud5916]

Not Poland but Norway and Holland.

[@AnytingGoes]

A good man, poorly let down by the media and a terrible crop of English players at the time. An unfit Gazza both physically and mentally, Lineker comming to the end of his career and suddenly you have OK league players that were nowhere near international standard against most other teams, such as Merson, Sharpe, Thomas, Salako etc. Just absolute dross and not one of them anywhere near Bergkamp, Cruyff etc.

[@chrisblair3445]

Lineker retired at euro 92 . However Taylor did choose to ignore waddle and Beardsley, two of England's more creative players.... hence picking some of the players not up to scratch. That was his decision

[@kailashpatel1706]

Andy Sinton and Palmer as well..

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

Cruyff was playing then was he?

[@kailashpatel1706]

@@chrisblair3445 agree.

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@chrisblair3445 To leave out Beardsley makes one seriously wonder about his judgement of the game.

[@philip3065]

sky sports retro must know something we don't

[@ztrsfgaming548]

Yes, kind of

[@yesyesyesimdoingallthetime2770]

Well they're playing vs Iceland. So. Y'know.

[@r4h4al]

Like what?

[@nicholash2490]

A man of high integrity. The abuse he got was a disgrace.

[@sammyhill69]

Always had a lot of time for Graham Taylor. He was treated horrifically by the right-wing rags.

[@louiem2]

The papers were brutal: Turnip Taylor 😥

[@pullv5227]

Why he never took Ian Wright to the Euros in 92 is just baffling? Especially as Wright had just finished a very good season with Arsenal and I support the other great London club :)

[@G-Linka.]

This was my first world cup I can remember clear in my mind. Watching Rep' of Ireland beat the mighty Italia... England fans were fuming for not qualifying & that image of Taylor the turnip head was splashed all over the media!!

[@veggie42]

Swedes 1 Turnips 0🤣

[@NoName-jq7tj]

Yes that Italian Side was absolutely star studied at the time. The entire back 4 of AC Milan was the Italian backline.

[@no.fourteen9316]

What happened Nick Collins , he’s gone missing over the past 4 years

[@redandrawmtb]

no.fourteen what happened is. . Read more

[@flatoutflatbroke]

He got sacked along with a some other long standing Sky reporters e.g. Tim Abraham (cricket) at the end of 2016. Various people including Collins himself in his book have said it was cost saving after they overbid for that round of PL rights.

[@JW-zr4ju]

@@redandrawmtb Well done, you got me!

[@redandrawmtb]

JW 92 sweet

[@robinhood7874]

I MISS HIS SEXY MOUSTACHE

[@5eurocups2005]

Taylor didn't help himself with his selection, where was Michael Thomas, Waddle and Peter Beardsley, Mark Wright?. Carlton Palmer and Dorigo, Walker was his undoing.

[@kailashpatel1706]

Walker's collapse as a player post 1990 was amazing..

[@BrianShannon-zr4ml]

​@@kailashpatel1706should have never left forest

[@RhetoricalMuse]

Goalkeepers: Seaman, Martyn, Flowers. Defenders: Pearce, Pallister, Adams, Walker, Dixon, Keown, Le Saux. Midfielders: Platt (c), Ince, Sharpe, Anderton, Batty, Merson, Palmer, Barnes. Forwards: Shearer, Ferdinand, Wright, Beardsley. How they didn't qualify is still unknown to scientists till this day.

[@Ruda-n4h]

How they didn't qualify is obvious from that list, as most of them weren't up to the highest international standard, even if fans of their clubs thought they were great, which doesn't add up to anything.

[@TBDG1978]

What a dignified and decent guy

[@petermellon3437]

It ain't coming home 😪

[@mikeeyles9635]

Nice bloke but the job was too big for him. Should have gone after Euro 92. Venables should have had a crack at a World Cup as well. FA making a dogs dinner of everything as per!

[@veggie42]

I agree 98 they didn't give a chance.

[@veggie42]

Hoddle was too early. He needed more experience at club level

[@MFV86]

Defo Venables should been bought in for the 1994 World Cup qualifyierw

[@simonreeves3229]

0 5 seconds : would an assistant from household and leisure, please come to customer services thank you 😂

[@Fazzer77]

England were dire in all that qualification campaign. I remember them being lucky to draw in Poland and Norway took them apart with ease in Oslo.

[@kailashpatel1706]

I think the post 1990 squad (the 1990 squad being the most talented side since 1970) was simply not as good and i knew then the team would take a long time to readjust..

[@johnstairs]

RIP Graham

[@spacerider2227]

This man was treated disgracefully, you could tell he loved his country and did his best but the pressure he was under and the media made it worse, disgusting behaviour by bully journalists shame on you. RIP GT

[@AndyEnglish-c1p]

We've come a long way since this "did I not like that"

[@bardo0007]

Norway beat England twice, in this group Norway 2-0 in Oslo. 1-1 Wembley.

[@jonblazeinc]

what do you mean beat England twice? you just stated the draw at Wembley

[@bardo0007]

@@jonblazeinc Yes the other time was in 1981 2-1. Famous commentator "Your guys took a hell of a beating tonight, Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?.... I am sure you remember that one.

[@jonblazeinc]

@@bardo0007 oh yes I'm aware of the 1981 game with the legendary commentary ..... thought you was on about the 2 games for WC94 qualifiers

[@bardo0007]

@@jonblazeinc nah ,we Norwegians remember the historic wins, only 2 so far. But plenty of draws.

[@jonblazeinc]

@@bardo0007 true.... England used to struggle against Scandinavian countries, I think I only witness us beating Denmark as a kid. Sweden and Norway used to be England's bogey teams

[@mfi_7419]

One of the worst ever England managers the way he ended waddle and beardsleys international career was shocking.

[@veggie42]

No that was Steve McLaren with his Brolly

[@robbiepeterh]

People who think Southgate is bad have short memories We’ve always been average at best - and often catastrophically terrible

[@philicon353]

Steve McClaren is an example of catastrophy.

[@charleshart6992]

A true gentleman!

[@johnstairs]

I was at Wembley when Jan Wouters elbowed Gazza that was another nail in our 1994 World Cup qualification coffin.

[@omrex004]

do euro 2008

[@Ese96Agboaye]

Wally with a brolly...

[@r4h4al]

McClaren interview after Croatia.

[@veggie42]

that was later!

[@BoundInChains]

As a massive England fan it was heartbreaking not to have England in '94.

[@Ruda-n4h]

It was better without them as it meant there wouldn't be any hooliganism and falsely raised hopes and recriminations.

[@anonymous0330]

England’s biggest problem at that time was poor recruitment

[@CronoXpono]

Didn't help they didn't get Clough during his heyday. :| But then again, that's also a recruitment issue as well, yeah?

[@veggie42]

Defence. It's been our problem and decent forwards who have stamina. Kane and Sterling two diamonds since Moore and Hurst

[@jamiebanner3000]

What about Chris Waddle? Matthew Letissier, Gary Parker, David Hirst, Ruel Fox, Dalian Atkinson, Lee Sharpe, Paul Warhurst, Stuart Ripley, Steve McManaman, All players he refused to pick. I don’t buy into England not having the players. he refused to pick Chris waddle who could’ve made the difference with the home games,against Holland and Norway. And England would’ve been in the World Cup. to say England didn’t have any place is a complete lie . Alan Hanson and other media saying this..: it was not observed properly.

[@ashleyburns6752]

Was this the year half the Ireland team was English?

[@ADAMdinho1]

Half the English team are always African, Irish among other nationalities always the case too so what is your point?

[@veggie42]

and now we have half Irish Grealish for England🤣

[@JacobBake999]

Because the team was old lmao. Calling lampard gerrard scholes and ferdinand the golden generation is crazy they were all like 35

[@Taporeee]

Just shows how much influence media has. England, despite some really unfortunate injuries and very odd refereeing decisions, were a win away from qualifying and if you look at some of the 11s, had some competent players and performances. However, it's made to seem as if England were pumped 5-0 every game. Taylor was a gentleman, and as Gary Neville revealed, the media sports journos always had a sinister role in such lead ups.

[@kevriley3298]

Referees cost me my job, you will thank him for me won't you

[@manusiaganteng2753]

Holland had a goal ruled out wrongly for offside in the 1st half

[@CynicalChinchilla]

Crazy looking back, how TV coverage 31-years-ago looks like an alternate reality, now. But some of us actually lived it! 😂

[@GrandpaVince]

Hi guys which Graham taylor clip do we all want to see next? Comment down below and we will do our best to make your dreams come true

[@jacobmilner9290]

what

[@nigelkhan9278]

FA was as much responsible as Graham Taylor for England’s failure to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. Brian Clough should have been the England manager instead of Graham Taylor. Should Ronald Koeman had been given a red? Would it had made e a difference? Hell yeah! Van Vossen 85 minute equalizer and draws with Poland and Norway were death blows. I would saw that Graham Taylor was a very classy man and handled himself like a professional. England and France both failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup.

[@lw3646]

We went from the failure to qualify to the semis of the euros two years later.

[@rigsby1454]

Awful selections from Taylor during his entire reign as England manager. Barmy some of them. Not even playing any of the Arsenal back 4

[@rohithraman6488]

France also failed to qualify

[@og87]

Crazy the narrative round this absolutely legend despite the interview which shows the complete opposite and it’s all still true.

[@muhamadyusof66]

Brazil and germany almost failed to qualify for 2002 world cup but thry went to final..

[@veggie42]

And Grealish ex of Republic of Ireland qualified the year before he was born under Jackie Charlton and there were Irish Catholics at Man U. Not City ..

[@Gamrider]

Why didn't he select ian wright?madness

[@DannyBoy777777]

He did

[@KVAA10]

he did but he just come back from 2 broke legs so he wasnt at his best till the year after according to my nan@@DannyBoy777777

[@rupeoverlay3153]

Not a terrific England manager but always came a across like a top man

[@leebush4053]

We wasnt cheated. Platt was fouled. He gambled on going over for a penalty rather than stay on his feet to try to score. Norway and Holland at home cost England. Taylor was hugely out of his depth in international football. He was found out with his selections. No doubt he was an honest respectable man who knew football. He shouldnt have been insulted that way in the papers. Venables showed the difference between them.

[@Taporeee]

2:40+ - You just know, Southgate has definitely studied this

[@JamesSmith-gn9rl]

The abuse they get is wrong tbf they are clearly trying their best having taken a stance to manage their countries team and after all it’s a game of football anything can happen in tournament circumstances no matter how good you manage or train or how good your squad is

[@MaxiVera-p6m]

Norway had a top class team back then. No wonder this England team got beat.

[@johnnymuscles2767]

I'm a firm believer that to win football matches you have to score more goals than the opposition

[@johnhuggins1394]

Graham Taylor didn't deserve the treatment he got from the media and the fans Being called a turnip and having stuff chucked at his car when he was driving,was a disgrace And picking on his family Maybe international football wasn't in his blood,and he should have stuck to clubs,but he didn't deserve the treatment he got

[@tbob1927]

An honourable man and a good manager. He was saddled with one of if not the worst England teams of all time, a particularly bad one too. Carlton Palmer and Geoff Thomas were getting caps in those days 😂

[@racerja3173]

He was a lovely guy yes it didn’t go to plan but getting abuse from Dan and having stuff thrown at him and his car was totally unacceptable

[@terrygill8280]

What a humble gentleman, didn’t deserve the savage treatment from the rag media and so called English fans

[@valuetraveler2026]

You're going home

[@niggin9271]

Hey upload Euro 2008 failed to qualify campaign ykwim

[@croadymeister]

Yeah the Norway games cost us

[@Chris_34]

Shearer missed most of the qualification campaign. Had he been fit it might well have been a different story.

[@R8FXX]

how was he the best choice's to succeed bobby robson for the england surely they better mangers

[@jamesdenny5078]

Because at club level he was a genius

[@veggie42]

Turnip didn't do the job so well as believed and it's a shame Harry Redknapp didn't try and Venables shouldn't have been sacked for Hoddle from 82!

[@TheDvdral]

There wasn't that much around at the time. Clough was near the end, the leading clubs managers were mostly Scottish I believe, Venables was busy playing CEO at spurs. Other than that you were looking at maybe Ron Atkinson or Howard Kendall. Taylor had done well with Watford and Villa and probably deserved his chance.

[@TheDvdral]

@@veggie42 Redknapp was manager of Bournemouth in 1990 so a bit early for him, maybe should have got it when Hodgson got it. Venables is a strange one, he definitely had other financial interests at the time and he never did a qualifying campaign as all his matches were friendlies until euro 96. Hoddle was decent, until his weird views on faith and karma came to the surface!

[@t2d748]

didnt even have a bad squad, carlton palmer was questionable but typical england, looks good on paper

[@jayaiyer2295]

An Irishman’s dream

[@guillezorro]

Really? Wasn't he around during the qualifiers for Euro '92?

[@veggie42]

Grealish is laughing that he quit ROI and they didn't qualify last year ..

[@TheDvdral]

And that's all the Irish can dream about.

[@jamesdenny5078]

DO I NOT LIKE THAT

[@meteozberk9776]

Ref. was horrible.

[@davidbeardsley9394]

Go Les

[@penaltygallery]

Hit Les!

[@silversteel6312]

A company man……

[@valuetraveler2026]

like Southgate

[@havardramstad1475]

When Norway beat England 1-1 at Wembley 😄

[@robinhood7874]

SHAME GAZZA WAS A CROCK.

[@keyuantejohnson6266]

Paul Gascoigne should have join Chelsea back in 1995

[@robinhood7874]

@@keyuantejohnson6266 HE WASN'T WORLD CLASS IN 95

[@jacobmilner9290]

Robin Hood stop shouting

[@robinhood7874]

@@jacobmilner9290SHUT UP

[@hmu05366]

What is a crock?

[@scottsimpsom6624]

No France Portugal england Croatia Uruguay Denmark in the 94 would cup

[@geraldclydeabella3350]

Croatia wasn't yet a FIFA member

[@veggie42]

Yugoslavia* then Croatia later

[@simonp7095]

We would of won tha World Cup. Very Good team .

[@taffymackem2596]

Do I not like that