"The biggest thing for a manager is learning how to cope with losing. He will have to get over this and handle it. I am certain he will do this in his own way.
"You have to cope with the setbacks. People ask me all the time how I have stuck it out so long. It does get harder every year (to handle expectation).
"You have to have a thick skin and be able to put up with everything that is thrown at you. But David learned a lot from his playing days that he is now able to take into his new career in management."