Taylor aims to revive memories of O'Neill's Adams Park miracle
Peter Taylor, the Chairboys' manager, must already be fearing City's visit on Boxing Day and the return to St James's Park next April.
Last year the former England caretaker boss made the trip to Devon for his first game in charge of Stevenage — an FA Cup encounter that he saw his team lose 4-0.
In February he brought his side back to St James's Park for what should have been a tight top-of-the-table clash. But again he watched Boro lose 4-0.
And things weren't much better when Stevenage hosted City in early April, as again he witnessed the Grecians claiming victory, this time by just one Steve Basham goal.
But Wycombe are a different prospect to Stevenage. The Chairboys may only have a recent history of league football, but that history has generally been one of success.
Martin O'Neill is the man cited most often as being behind Wycombe's achievements as the Northern Irishman guided Wanderers to the Conference title, the Division Three (now League Two) title and close to the Division Two (now League One) play-offs between 1991 and 1994.
In that time Wycombe moved from their old Loakes Park ground to an out-of-town, purpose-built stadium known as Adams Park, where they regularly attract crowds of more than 5,000.
O'Neill had helped the club grow and, by the time the Northern Irishman left for Norwich, Wanderers were an established third-tier side playing at a brand new stadium in front of big crowds.
Seasons of mid-table obscurity under Alan Smith and John Gregory followed, before Lawrie Sanchez took control in 1999. Sanchez couldn't inspire his troops to improve their position in the league, but he did lead them to a remarkable FA Cup semi-final in 2000/01, where they narrowly lost 2-1 to Liverpool.
Four years later Wycombe finally lost their battle against relegation from the third tier of English football and dropped into the basement under ex-Arsenal defender Tony Adams.
But since they have been in League Two, the Chairboys have been consistent challengers near the summit. Last year Paul Lambert led them to a play-off semi-final, which they lost to Stockport.
After Lambert left and Taylor took over the reins, a further wave of optimism has swept over Adams Park this summer.
The ex-Palace boss has brought in players who played in non-league last season, including Magno Viera and Chris Zebroski, as he attempts to build a squad to take Wycombe back into League One.
But, however Wycombe fair this season, Taylor will be more than a little wary of the threat Exeter City may pose.
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