ham ▁Forest , ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁twice ▁( in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ), ▁losing ▁both ▁times ▁to ▁Manchester ▁United ▁in ▁a ▁re play . ▁ ▁When ▁England ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁manager ▁Bobby ▁Rob son ▁announced ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁qu itting ▁the ▁job ▁after ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁that ▁summer , ▁Ro yle ' s ▁name ▁was ▁strongly ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁the ▁Football ▁Association ▁short list ed ▁him ▁along ▁with ▁Graham ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Howard ▁K end all . ▁This ▁was ▁despite ▁Ro yle ▁having ▁yet ▁to ▁manage ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Division ; ▁whereas ▁in ▁contrast ▁K end all ▁had ▁won ▁two ▁league ▁titles , ▁an ▁FA ▁Cup ▁and ▁European ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁with ▁Ever ton , ▁and ▁Taylor ▁had ▁taken ▁both ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁and ▁Wat ford ▁to ▁run ners - up ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁and ▁Wat ford ▁to ▁an ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final . ▁In cred ibly , ▁Ro yle ▁was ▁selected ▁on ▁the ▁short list ▁ahead ▁of ▁Terry ▁Ven ables , ▁the ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁manager ▁whose ▁manager ial ▁CV ▁included ▁taking ▁Barcelona ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁league ▁title ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁European ▁Cup ▁final , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁gu iding ▁Queen ' s ▁Park ▁R angers ▁to ▁an ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Ven ables ▁himself ▁had ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁job   – ▁which ▁would ▁finally ▁become