Peter Taylor's 36-year managerial career has taken him from the glamour of the England national team to the travails of non-League football — via the Persian Gulf of Bahrain and Malabar Coast of India.
Few coaching journeys will have been as varied as that of Taylor, now 69. If God loves a trier, Taylor certainly loves a challenge. A glutton for punishment? Not in Taylor's eyes. It's clear the dugout is still the place he wants to be.
'I'm always learning,' Taylor tells Sportsmail. 'I'm a better manager now than 20 years ago because I've learned from mistakes I've made.