STUART STEELYARD RECALLS HOW TERRY VENABLES PLOTTED ENGLAND’S COURSE TOWARDS A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ON HOME TURF...

AFTER Graham Taylor’s England failed to qualify for USA ’94, the search was on to find the man who could restore the Three Lions’ battered reputation.
FA chief executive Graham Kelly appointed former England defender Jimmy Armfield to lead the search for a new manager.
Armfield travelled the length and breadth of the country, meeting club managers, players and directors, taking opinions on who they thought should succeed Taylor.
Afte four weeks on the road, the nation had ...