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Daily Mail
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Former England boss Peter Taylor named new boss of League Two Bradford City
Peter Taylor has been named as the new Bradford City manager after agreeing a three month contract at the League
Two club.
The former England, Leicester City and Hull City boss has signed a deal until the end of the season with a view to
making the move long term in the summer.
Taylor, 57, has been out of work since being sacked by Wycombe Wanderers in October following their poor start to
the season.
But the Bantams have broken the bank to offer him a return to management in the wake of Stuart McCall's decision to
stand down last week.
Taylor has beaten competition from Peter Jackson, Iain Dowie, Steve Cotterill and former favourite Dean Windass to
land the job as McCall's replacement.
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T&A
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Taylor gets Bantams job
6:22pm Tuesday 16th February 2010
By Simon Parker
Peter Taylor has been offered the City job.
The 57-year-old former England under-21 boss is expected to take up the post in the morning and will be in charge
for the rest of the season. It is understood he pipped Martin Allen for the chance to succeed Stuart McCall.
Full story in tomorrow's T&A
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Taylor on grass roots footy
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Taylors management stats
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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Bradford-City39s-potential-excites-Peter.6078036.jp
By Richard Sutcliffe
EXCLUSIVE
PETER TAYLOR last night insisted Bradford City boast the same
potential as his former club Hull City.
The 57-year-old will today sign a short-term contract to remain at
Valley Parade until the end of the season.
However, Taylor, who led Hull to back-to-back promotions from the
basement division and laid the foundations for their tilt at the
Premier League, is already targeting an extended stay at Valley Parade.
Speaking exclusively to the Yorkshire Post after arriving in the
county late last night, the former England Under-21 manager said:
"This is a club with a lot of potential and that is a big attraction
for me.
"I remember what happened at Hull when I went in there (in 2002) with
the club sitting 18th in the bottom division.
"We went on to enjoy a lot of success and I see similar potential here
at Bradford. Certainly, if we can go on a run then there is a
potential of putting bums on seats.
"I still believe we can do something this year. But if that does not
prove to be the case, then definitely next year.
"The potential here is huge and I want to tap into that. It is why I
am looking well beyond this season.
"I agreed with the two chairmen at my interview that an appointment
until the end of the season made sense.
"But I am hoping that both chairmen and myself will be looking much
longer term than that."
City have endured another hugely frustrating season and sit 16th in
the League Two table, well adrift of the play-off places.
Despite that, Taylor is adamant there is still plenty to play for in
the final 17 games – starting at Accrington Stanley on Saturday.
He added: "People might think there is not a lot left to play for
season but that is why I think the play-offs are a brilliant idea.
"They gives teams a chance, even when by rights their season should be
dead and buried.
"I am certainly not coming here thinking we cannot go on a run where
we win three or four games.
"Football can be strange like that. Unfortunately, the team have not
been performing but sometimes a change can make all the difference."
Bradford spent four days either side of the weekend interviewing the
12 prospective candidates bidding to be Stuart McCall's successor.
Former City striker Dean Windass and caretaker manager Wayne Jacobs
were the final two to be grilled yesterday before the board whittled
the dozen names down to a final shortlist of three.
After a short discussion between Rhodes and Lawn, the decision was
taken during the afternoon to hand Taylor the reins at Valley Parade.
He is understood to have impressed the board at interview last Friday
afternoon. Taylor then went to the trouble of making a follow-up
telephone call on his return journey to Essex to suggest two players
who could be brought in to improve City's mis-firing team.
On the appointment until the end of the season when the board will sit
down and decide on a permanent successor to McCall, joint chairman
Lawn said: "We have basically gone for a proven track record as Peter
has done it twice in this division with Wycombe and Hull.
"He will come in until May and that gives both Peter and ourselves a
chance to look at each other.
"Peter wants to be here next season and we want him to be successful
so it suits all parties.
"The standard of application was really high and the vast majority
were very professional in their presentations. It was a strong field
that Peter headed."
Taylor beat off fierce competition from Peter Jackson, Russell Slade,
Martin Allen, Jim Magilton and Steve Cotterill.
The deal means Bradford have secured a manager with a pedigree of
getting clubs promoted from the basement division.
Taylor, a former England international who played four times under Don
Revie in 1976 despite playing for Third Division Crystal Palace at the
time, led Hull up in 2004 and repeated the trick with Wycombe last term.
His CV also boasts a trio of promotion successes from the third tier -
Gillingham in 2000 via the play-offs, Brighton as champions in 2002
and Hull three years later.
richard.sutcliffe@ypn.co.uk
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T&A
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Taylor's track record sways City board
7:00am Wednesday 17th February 2010
By Simon Parker
Peter Taylor today began work as City's new boss for the next 18 games.
The former England under-21 coach this morning signed a short-term deal until the end of May, with a view to extending it if results go well.
But it also allows City to keep their options open in the summer – with reported interest from a couple of managers currently at other clubs.
Joint-chairman Mark Lawn said: "Peter is a very professional man and we've gone for him because of his track record.
"The three-month spell gives us the chance to look at each other so it's good for both parties.
"If Peter proves himself, I'm sure we will be talking about a longer-term contract. But it does mean we can look at others.
"We have been approached by other people who are still under contract and asked if we wanted to talk to them.
"Obviously Bradford City do our business properly so we won't be doing that until the summer.
"We had asked their clubs for permission which was refused. But if they want to come and speak to us in the summer, when they are out of contract, the opportunity is there.
"But myself and Julian (Rhodes) are very excited about Peter Taylor joining us. His calibre is there for all to see and he cannot wait to get stuck into it."
While Stuart McC-all arrived as a hot-seat rookie, 57-year-old Taylor brings with him a wealth of experience.
City will be the eighth league club on his managerial CV, which spans almost a quarter of a century since his first job at Dartford in the Southern League.
He can also boast five promotions – a total for the English game that can only be topped by Dave Bassett.
Taylor, who has managed in all four divisions, also had two very successful spells in charge of England under-21s. He even had one game in charge of the senior side on a caretaker basis, giving David Beckham his captaincy debut against Italy in 2000.
But he is best known in Yorkshire for winning back-to-back promotions with Hull, kick-starting their unlikely charge from the basement division to the Premier League. He also took Wycombe up from League Two a year ago.
Lawn and Rhodes had whittled down the shortlist to two yesterday afternoon after the final round of interviews with Dean Windass and Wayne Jacobs. Martin Allen is understood to be the other candidate who ran Taylor close.
Taylor, sacked by Wycombe in October, faces a tough start with successive away games against Accrington on Saturday and then leaders Rochdale.
He had been repeatedly linked with Notts County. And last week his name was even in the hat for the vacant national job in Nigeria alongside Guus Hiddink.
But the challenge of lifting City from the doldrums – and the parallels with Hull – excites him and he was due to get straight down to business.
Wednesday is usually a day off for the City players. But they came in today to meet the new manager, who was then taking them for training at Apperley Bridge.
There is no immediate talk of Taylor bringing in his own backroom staff. He has asked Jacobs to stay on and assist him.
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