Sport 01-10-2001 Axe Drops On Taylor After Fifth Defeat who: Leicester City what: Sack manager Peter Taylor where: Filbert Street, LEICESTER when: Yesterday snippet: "Following their fifth defeat of the season, a 2-0 loss away to Charlton Athletic, Peter Taylor was last night relieved of his duties as manager of Leicester City," reports Peter Lansley in The Times, "the bottom-placed club in the FA Barclaycard Premiership." Last season, Taylor`s career was at an all-time high as he took City to the top of the Premiership and was appointed England`s caretaker manager, recalls Janine Self in The Sun. "But at Filbert Street he was forced to sell midfield player Neil Lennon to Celtic before Christmas and was then hit by injuries. His team lost an FA Cup quarter-final tie at home to Wycombe before enduring a desperate run of nine League defeats in the last 10 games." "The former West Ham manager Harry Redknapp is the clear favourite for the post," says Alan Nixon in The Independent. "Redknapp has admitted that he is restless at Portsmouth, where he is director of football and is believed to be keen for a return to hands-on management." Former Arsenal and Tottenham manager George Graham is also tipped to take over. "Taylor`s contract still has 21 months to run so he can expect to pocket around £750,000 in compensation," explains The Mirror. "That golden handshake was drawn up after Taylor stayed loyal to City when he could have joined the England set-up full-time." [... more]

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