To me it shows what is wrong with English football, if you are a player who on retiring, does the right thing and learn to be a manager at a lower league, they are written off as “a lower league manager” and is never considered for any job in a higher league. In the pecking order they are far lower than a manager who has never managed in the UK whose only experience is in leagues far lower than the Championship, managers who has constantly failed at this level or ex-player with no experience.

I have criticised players like Ryan Giggs for wanting to walk into a top job without learning his trade but he may be right, if he went to the lower leagues he may never get the chance to manage in the Premier League.