I always think of Peter Cook's interview on Clive Anderson, and his summary of
Graham Taylor - very funny, and uncannily accurate - find it on YouTube.
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> On 12 Jan 2017, at 22:23, {broken-address} Richard Walker
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Remember that Watford game - you're right, they played us off the park. Mind
> you, we were shit.
>
> He will always be remembered for that documentary which was classic comedy.
> If nothing else it showed a man passionate about the game.
>
> RIP
>
>> On 12 Jan 2017, at 22:10, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Farewell indeed to a man who was cruelly used by journalists when he should
>> have been feted as Mr; Klopp or Mr; Guardiola (sp?) are today.
>>
>> We went down as Watford went up in '82 so when we were drawn against them,
>> at home, in the league cup a couple of years later I turned up at Elland Rd
>> expecting a long ball barrage scrap of a match.
>>
>> They played us off the park with sublime movement and extraordinary
>> technical skills. One of their goals, I think the third, started in their
>> penalty area in front of the kop, passed by 2 or 3 of their players and was
>> in our net in what seemed like less than 10 seconds.There was no obvious
>> Leeds team at all on the pitch whilst they did this.
>>
>> That match made a huge impression on me; At a time when Glenda Hoddle was
>> the British press'es "world's greatest footballer", here was a team that
>> with just as much skill who could cut you to the bone without any fannying
>> about and didn't need some Argy thug (though he was a good footballer) to
>> keep the other team away.
>>
>> What would the world look like for Leeds fans if Taylor had got a Man U gig
>> with Fergie out on his ear?
>>
>> And finally, like many acts who make a lot of money - Wilko was a pale
>> imitation of an original.
>>
>> Damian
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:49 PM, Rick Duniec (@ntl) <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>>> Amazingly he too shared my love of the music of Peters and Lee!
>>>>
>>>
>>> so that's just you, Graham Taylor and the London Mafiosi's.
>>>
>>> RIP to a decent man. Too few of them in football from what I've seen.
>>>
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