Everyone knows how much I wanted Martin O'Neill to succeed at Nottingham Forest, to take them back into the Premier League after a 20-year exile.
It was not to be as he had the desperate disappointment of being sacked after six months in charge last week.
At the age of 67 and with an impressive CV behind him, it is possible he has managed a team for the last time.
I hope he wants another crack at it personally. I've known him a long time having had the privilege of playing with him under Brian Clough.
He's a cracking character and a really good bloke. You would expect me to say that, but it's genuinely true.
You want to see people like him succeed and I hope he bounces back.
He might feel he's had enough of management after what happened with Forest and the Republic of Ireland before that.
It's a decision for Martin and his family, but I would like to see him get another big job if he's still up for the challenge - and all the pain that can come with it.
You would like to think managers of his ilk can still succeed. By that I mean managers who are straight talkers and can be very direct with players.
I hope the game hasn't changed so much that managers have to be subservient to players. The balance of power has obviously shifted, but I wouldn't want football to be a sport when players dominate dressing rooms.
We've seen old school managers be successful in recent times with Neil Warnock taking Cardiff to the Premier League, so they can still get the job done.
It didn't work for Martin at Forest, but he is someone we should still all have immense respect for.
