Why Taylor's 'nice touches' were instrumental in Wright joining Watford

Nobody knew then that Nick Wright would go on to give the town of Watford, the club and its fans a moment at football’s greatest venue that would never, ever be forgotten.

“We’d had the better of the game and Alec Chamberlain was the man of the match. I was getting into a lot of space early on in, and then all of a sudden this guy just came and stood next to me and didn’t leave my side! He seemed to have very little interest in the game apart from running everywhere I went. I thought it was a bit weird! That guy was Steve Palmer.

“So I got an agent at that point though I wasn’t paying him a fee. It was only when it came to contract negotiations that I paid him. I know GT contacted Michael Knighton, who was the owner and chairman of Carlisle. He ran Carlisle, and he was brilliant to me. He helped sort me out a house, a car, he let me train at Derby some days. He was very good.

“He didn’t offer any crazy promises, and I don’t think he thought I’d be going straight into his first team. But I thought I would – so I said that if I did well in pre-season and I looked good enough to be in the first team, would I be playing? And he said yes. That was good enough for me. So there’s an agreeable offer, the player wants to join and everything looks set – what happens next?

“But he was fine with that, and he understood that all my family and friends were in Derbyshire, and it was important for me to be able to stay close to them too. In football, you see very quickly how many people want to be your friend when things are going well. I wanted to make sure I could maintain the close friendships I’d had with people who knew before I was a professional footballer.

“But it meant I got to know Tony which was useful. His body was a shrine! It’s no surprise he moved into that fitness and wellbeing side of the game after retiring. “I was a young player and I wanted to make a big impression. The first few days were mainly ball work and getting to love the ball again, but that was blended in with some long-distance running.

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