Taylor ‘walks away’ as Waddock and Kuhl Waltz into Wycombe

A whirlwind weekend in Wycombe Wanderers’ history has developed into a fresh mini-saga complete with a soap storyline accompaniment. Peter Taylor and his assistant Junior Lewis left the club by mutual consent on Friday afternoon leaving youth team coach Richard Dobson to take charge of the 3-2 defeat away at Gillingham the following day. Dobson was quoted as stating that his tenure would last for just one game and that he expected to be coaching the youth side on Monday.

On Tuesday afternoon it emerged that successful Aldershot Town boss Gary Waddock and his assistant Martin Kuhl are to take charge of the Chairboys in a chain of events that leaves many fans questioning Taylor’s departure and the quick-fire appointment of the new team at the helm. The official line coming out of the club has been that the decision to relieve Taylor of managerial duties was one made mutually with head of communications Alan Parry describing the former boss as an ‘honourable man’ who had seemingly taken the team as far as he possibly could.

Despite a disappointing start to the season, Taylor remains only the second manager to win promotion with the Blues during their Football League history and after just twelve games perhaps Chairman Steve Hayes’ patience was quickly wearing thin. Hayes has made it no secret that he is eager to transform the club into a force to be reckoned with in League One and no doubt the start to this campaign had left him, along with a section of the fan base, disillusioned. There are those however that subscribe to the belief that the problems lay not with the personnel but with the tactics employed and that this factor, combined with Taylor’s stubbornness or perceived reluctance to change the system, contributed to his exit.

When he resigned following the play-off defeat to Stockport County, former boss Paul Lambert insinuated that there were a few things that were not quite right behind the scenes at the club. It will interesting to see over the next few days and weeks whether lightning has struck twice and will Gary Waddock be able to change the team’s fortunes on the pitch?