‘Every time a manager got sacked, it was always, “Scholesy, are you going to do the Oldham job?” I thought, “F**king hell, go on then, I’ll give it a crack”’ Paul Scholes recalls his spell in charge of his boyhood club

Paul Scholes Oldham.

For plenty of players, the end of their playing days means the start of a coaching career.

Others, however, do not feel the urge to rush into football management and are content to take their time before making their next career move.