Chapter 2 – A Whirlwind Arrives

'You’re going to work harder than you’ve ever worked before' – Graham Taylor

In the summer of 1977, after two consecutive seasons stuck in the Fourth Division, Watford had a new manager. Graham Taylor had led Lincoln City out of the bottom division with a record-breaking points total and he swept into Vicarage Road determined to change the culture and drive up standards. His first job was to meet each of the players, look in the whites of their eyes and assess whether they had what it would take to embrace his methods. Taylor's impact was more or less immediate...

Enjoy the game by Lionel Birnie. Read by Colin Mace. Produced by Jon Moonie.

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