That was the campaign where they made the documentary following Taylor through the qualifying group. It was excruciatingly embarrassing, and I felt sorry for him. Phil Neal who was his assistant, also looked a bit daft. That was the first time I realised what a shit job England manager could be.
The 1994 aberration got me thinking. Graham Taylor did amazing things at Watford, a smaller club at the time without any big names (apart from a young John Barnes). Don't really remember his record at Villa, and I've never really seen them as a big club, but he really struggled with the big...