Paul McGrath salutes gent and a hero Graham Taylor

He was famed as an England boss but any Irish players came under the wing of the late Graham Taylor during his long managerial career, with the legendary Paul McGrath leading the tributes to his former boss.

Robbie Keane and Tony Cascarino also worked with the 72-year-old, who passed away yesterday, while another former Ireland player he tried to sign after the 2002 World Cup, Matt Holland, shared punditry duties Taylor in recent years.

Keane was a teenager when he joined Taylor’s Wolves in 1995 but McGrath and Cascarino were in their prime playing under him at Villa.