Strauss is a good captain, perhaps a better man manager than Vaughan - I got the impression that his teams may have been a bit cliquey - but Vaughan certainly had more flair.

He is a great coach, a very good man manager, and he draws the best out of his teams.

His skills as 'man manager' were well known.

Selection, he believed, required the expert knowledge of a man close to the players, but the idea of one England team manager was inconceivable even to Chapman.

A well-respected sailor and man manager, Captain Woodget, made several record breaking passages between the United Kingdom and Australia.

I'm not sure about Kidney -he's a good man manager but how would his colloquial style transend the Irish charges.

I know exactly what he brings, having been involved in the Saxons with him: he is as organised and as good a man manager as I have seen.

I think it goes further than that, ideally you need somebody who is a good man manager, someone that can inspire the team but also see the nuances in players that takes years of experience to spot (this is what you need the league experience for).

At Ponty in the 90's Dennis John was a strict coach, but Lyn Howells was the man manager.