WELL, one more week and hopefully we'll know who the new Burnley manager is.

Names from far and wide are being touted, and to be honest many of them don't exactly get the pulse racing.

I've never come across Ronnie Moore, so I can't say much about his credentials other than he seems well liked and has a track record at this level.

Personally, I've made no secret of the fact I would like Steve McMahon to take charge. I liked the passion he showed while I had a short spell at Blackpool and I think he would relish a bigger job.

However, the one thing I can guarantee is that the fans perception of who they want to manage their club will be totally different from the players!

Being brutally honest, the only thing footballers ever want is someone that gives you as much time off as possible.

That might surprise some people, but it shouldn't. After all, footballers are just like everyone else in that they would much rather be anywhere than at work.

People will say we only turn up for training at 10am and we're done and dusted by midday, but when that is what you are used to, it still equates to a working day.

I've worked under 15 managers of every ilk and I'd much rather have a Danny Wilson than a Lou Macari any day.

Lou had a fierce reputation as a slave-driver who ran his players into the ground at every club he worked at.

He was my gaffer at Celtic and we all knew he would base training on running, rather than football.

In fact, there were times in the warm-up when we would be knackered!

Then, at the opposite end of the scale there was my old manager at Barnsley, Danny Wilson.

He was pretty popular with the players, I can tell you. I remember one morning, 48 hours before a game, Danny gathered us all in a circle and said we could all go home if we wanted.

The condition was that we won the game at the weekend. All the local lads stuck around for a kick about, but those who had travelled, like Darren Sheridan and I, were off like a shot.

We won on the Saturday and had Sunday and Monday off too. But before anyone scoffs, we finished sixth that year, so that shows that it's not always hard work that gets you to the right end of the table.

Right now, it's all about what Barry Kilby wants for Burnley. The fans will, quite rightly, want someone to inspire current players and attract new ones.

The wait should soon be over. And speaking as a fan now, and not a player, I hope that's when the hard work really starts.