Sir Graham Taylor

[dave.woodhall]

And our crock of absolute shit produce a performance like that.

Not the time or the place.

[kippaxvilla2]

My apologies.  Please feel free to delete the comment.

[aj2k77]

Just an idea, maybe the next heroes and villains could be a tribute to Sir Graham with a compilation of stories about him and articles of his time here?

[Pete3206]

Great idea

[PeterWithesShin]

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/820254749840654337

[Nelly]

I really hope the Villa do something suitably magificent for the great man at the next game.

[BOB MANSFIELD]

From what I saw on TV, I thought the flower-petal shirt tribute was very underwhelming, though the emotion probably carried the moment.

[Pete3206]

I thought it was perfect.

[steamer]

I watched all the tributes, and had a let down moment.
We loved SGT for being who he was and what he did with us.
So many more respected him for all the things he did and seems he did good things most of the time.
The tribute from Elton John and Watford was special, His heart was probably there.
Bit like an old girlfriend who you did not realize still had a soft spot for her Ex,
Watford fans said he was more than a manager he was theirs.
If he had stayed at the Villa, who knows, he could have built a dynasty.
I hope against Preston we give this deserving man his due.

Have I missed the tribute from HDE ?

[cdbearsfan]

Have I missed the tribute from HDE ?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.birmingha*mail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/graham-taylor-doug-ellis-pays-12443606.amp?client=ms-android-h3g-gb

[Pete3206]

Have I missed the tribute from HDE ?

There's a bit about HDE in an error strewn story on the Brum Mail site

[Matt C]

Loved the Watford 'we're still standing' banner.

[Scratchins]

The various eulogies to Graham have been heartfelt and a measure of the esteem in which he is held. I would not take away anything that the Watford fans feel for him - and Rita and the girls were there on Saturday. I have been disappointed though that a number of tributes have failed to mention Villa at all. I hope that we rectify that on Saturday and remind everyone of the enormous role that he played and why we will be forever grateful to him.

[dave shelley]

SGT built Watford, he resurrected us.  I don't begrudge them their claim that he is theirs, I understand it.  For us Villa fans we know what he did for us, other members of the football community don't.  That's the difference IMO.

[Pete3206]

His achievements in 2 spells at Watford were extraordinary, impossible even.

1st spell - Fourth division to First Division runners up in 5 seasons
2nd spell - Third division to Premier League in 2 seasons

He was great for Villa, but that's Roy Of The Rovers stuff.