Graham Taylor guided Watford to the top flight in 1982 - and again in 1999
Watford have appointed former boss Graham Taylor as a non-executive director on the club's new-look board.
Taylor, 64, had two spells in charge, guiding them to the top flight on both occasions - but totally refutes a third return to the managerial hit seat.
"There will always be a few that won't believe that," he told BBC Sport.
"They'll feel if at any time the managerial position changes then that is what I'm waiting for. But that's not true and only time will tell that."
Former Aston Villa and England boss Taylor is joined by former club directors Jimmy and Vince Russo and former chairman Stuart Timperley as part of the boardroom shake-up at Vicarage Road. And he told BBC Three Counties that returning to Watford in any capacity was not a decision he took lightly.
"I have to say that I thought a great deal about it and asked many questions," said Taylor. "But I decided to say yes.
"I think the thing is that when you have the first 10 years at Watford, then we came back for another six years, not only the club, but the town itself has meant so much to the Taylor family.
"It was very hard then to say no, because there is no doubt about it, Watford are going through a strange phase at the current time and I just felt that if I could help in some way, then I ought to do that.
"I've now been out of the game for six years.
"And I took the decision to leave football as a manager at Aston Villa, one, because I didn't like the way, or some of the way that football is going, there is no doubt about that. But, two, I'd always promised myself that I would leave football and try and find another role.
"I have spent the last four to five years in many respects doing a journalistic role.
"I've written for papers, I work on the television, I presented a documentary, so I have been true to myself.
"I have given myself that time to almost have a second career."
Watford acting chairman Andy Wilson is thrilled to have the Vicarage Road legend, who also led Watford to the 1984 FA Cup final, back in a position of some importance at the club.
"Having Graham join the board will add significantly to its depth of football experience," Wilson told the club website.
"When I became chairman I said I would seek to put together a broad, independent board that would best reflect this club and provide us with stability.
"I anticipate that I will extend at least two more invitations to join the board over the next month."
Taylor's role is one he sees as helping to improve the lines of communication between club and fans.
"I just feel that somewhere along the line, for one reason or another the trust between the supporters and the club is nothing like it used to be," he told BBC Three Counties. "That can be for a variety of reasons. I want to try and reverse that.
"I still strongly believe that there are still football supporters that want to be a part of the club.
"They want to know what is happening at their club and they want to feel that they are being told the truth. They don't want to feel they are being spun all the time.
"If there is a problem with that in the Watford set-up, I am hoping to be able to play a part and rectify that."
Taylor, who is a regular match summariser on BBC Radio Five Live, will still carry on with his media commitments.
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