 Neal's reputation had also fallen with the release of "The Impossible Job", a documentary about former England manager Graham Taylor and Neal, his assistant, which portrayed the latter as a "yes man" with no independent opinions.He was sacked and replaced by Ron Atkinson, with Gordon Strachan named assistant manager.Atkinson made several big-name signings in summer 1995 and during the subsequent, including Brazilian Isaías, John Salako, Nii Lamptey and Noel Whelan, who arrived for a club-record £2 million.