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Do I Not Like That! England's Downfall Under Graham Taylor | Part Two

Welcome back to It Was What It Was. In today's episode, co-hosts Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson continue Graham Taylor’s England story as the 1994 World Cup qualifying begins to wobble, with Paul Gascoigne’s talent and volatility dominating the narrative. They examine how Taylor’s pragmatic, direct style—shaped by lower-league realities and later linked (often unfairly) to FA long-ball doctrine—collided with more technical European approaches, and how internal battles involving Charles Hughes and data pioneer Charles Reap poisoned the backdrop. England’s campaign lurches through a Norway draw at Wembley after a late stunner, a Gascoigne-inspired win over Turkey, and a damaging 2–2 draw with the Netherlands featuring an undetected elbow and a late penalty. With Gascoigne returning in a mask, England then stumble in a hostile Poland away match and escape with a late equaliser, before Taylor’s brutal “headless chickens” verdict leaves his team heading to Oslo under growing pressure.

00:24 Setting the Scene

03:08 Taylor’s Pragmatic Roots

06:50 Pressing vs Possession

10:04 Charles Hughes and the Winning Formula

13:55 Reap vs Hughes Fallout

19:31 Norway’s Long Ball Irony

21:59 Back to Qualifying Hopes

24:10 Gazza’s Norway Controversy

26:50 Taylor’s Gaza Dilemma

28:22 Norway Opener Heartbreak

30:53 Turkey Win and Dependence

32:53 Too Honest With Press

40:12 Dutch Clash at Wembley

44:13 Mask Return and Mania

45:52 Poland Chaos and Critique

49:03 Headless Chickens Finale

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