Was in touch with a diehard Exeter City fan recently and asked him for his views on Matt Taylor. Here's his reply:

"Matt Taylor is an excellent choice as the new Rotherham manager.
He first came to us as a dominating centre half who was part of our two successive promotions from Conference to League 1 between 2008-10.
He then moved away to play for various clubs and was brought back to Exeter by Paul Tisdale as, firstly, Academy Manager, then Assistant Manager. Finally he succeeded Tisdale as manager 4 years ago. City is a stable club who promote internally and Taylor more than justified his promotion. Last season was probably our best ever ,certainly he produced a very attractive attacking team who tied for the title with Forest Green but came second on goal difference................
Taylor is a real no-nonsense Northerner ( from Chorley). He speaks well, very straightforward.
He is a man on the rise and the Rotherham appointment comes at the right time for him. We are disappointed to lose him though it was inevitable as you could see he felt he had taken us as far as he could."