Neil Warnock’s entertaining stint as a pundit during Monday’s Leicester v Ipswich clash was a timely - and almost certainly calculated - reminder that the EFL’s own Red Adair is suited, booted and ready for action.
The current season has witnessed a trend for appointing youthful first-time managers, some of whom are literally half Warnock’s age.

But as the fixtures run out and desperation sets in, experience will suddenly become a much more valuable currency.

Shrewsbury this week opted for a thoroughly known quantity in the shape of Paul Hurst, a veteran of 722 managerial outings who in 20...