In the end they was perhaps an inevitability about it, but this week Rotherham United succeeded in prising Matt Taylor away from Exeter City as he was installed as manager of the Millers.
The South Yorkshire outfit had lost their own highly talented manager in the form of Paul Warne, who moved to Derby County to replace Liam Rosenior; after having guided the Grecians to 11th place in League One following promotion from League Two, Taylor's reputation attracted their interest.
Since succeeding Paul Tisdale in 2018, Taylor, who also won back-to-back promotions with City between 2007 and 2009 as a player, kept up the momentum that the Grecians had created by reaching two successive League Two play-offs finals (2017 and 2018) before eventually leading City into League One.
He also maintained their reputation of bringing players from thieir youth academy into the first team in the form of Joel Randell, who they sold to Peterborough United in 2021, Josh Key and Alex Hartridge.
His assistant Wayne Carlisle also follows him to the New York Stadium - and it is likely that the Grecians will look outside the club to find Taylor's successor. However they choose part of their remit will be to continue with the club's ethos.
