of playing rather than sticking to a rigid philosophy, believing that "adaptability is key". He does though have a preference for playing with two strikers. He is known for his intense training sessions and for producing extremely detailed reports on opposition teams. At Bristol Rovers his team played an attacking, passing style and scored an average of close to two goals per game. A motivational manager, he sees a happy dressing room as an essential part of a winning team and has been described as having a bubbly and infectious personality, though has been quoted as saying "I'm not a cuddling manager... soft players don't win you promotions". His personality traits make him an energetic, passionate and frank manager. He prefers to maintain a big squad of players and to regularly rotate his starting line-ups. Career statistics As a player As a manager Honours As a player Hartlepool United Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 2002–03 As a player-manager Salisbury City Southern Football League Premier Division play-offs: 2011 Conference South play-offs: 2013 As a manager Bristol Rovers Conference Premier play-offs: 2015 Football League Two third-place promotion: 2015–16 Port Vale EFL League Two play-offs: 2022 Individual Conference Premier Manager of the Month: September 2014, December 2014, February 2015 EFL League Two Manager of the Month: March 2016, September 2021, October 2021 References Notes 1977 births Living people Footballers from Mansfield English footballers Association football midfielders Mansfield Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Association football player-managers English football managers Salisbury City F.C. managers Bristol Rovers F.C. managers Walsall F.C. managers Port Vale F.C. managers Southern Football League managers National League (English football) managers English Football League managers Association football coaches Portsmouth F.C. non-playing staff Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff