When a manager leaves a football club he finds out quickly who his friends are. When the end arrived for Sean Dyche at Burnley after nine and a half years the messages of support came from near and far. One, from a former player now plying his trade in Glasgow, still sticks in the mind.
‘Scotty Arfield sent me a nice message when I came out of Burnley,’ he tells Sportsmail.
'Everybody is busy and getting on with their own lives, but you appreciate the little touches like that.
‘It’s more of a distant thing with old players these days, but I keep in touch enough to know how things are going in their careers.