TheFA.Com's Joe Bernstein will be asking the same seven key questions to leading managers this season, giving them a unique chance to speak about the game - from what rule change they would like to see in football to their favourite motto and dream signing.

Gaffer Tapes - Paul Jewell (Wigan)

As a striker Paul Jewell had the misfortune to be at Liverpool at the same time as Ian Rush. He nonetheless enjoyed a fruitful career in the lower leagues before showing his managerial skills with Bradford City, taking them into the Premiership and then keeping them there against all expectations.

However, Jewell resigned at Valley Parade and his next job, at financially-strapped Sheffield Wednesday, turned out to be a poisoned chalice.

However, he has reaffirmed his reputation as one of the best young bosses in the game by this season leading Wigan to the top of Division Two and beating three Premiership teams - West Brom, Manchester City and Fulham - in a thrilling Worthington Cup run.

MOST AND LEAST ENJOYABLE PARTS OF YOUR JOB

Most enjoyable - The most enjoyable part is being out on the training pitch with the players doing the coaching, joining in with the training and being involved in all that goes on out there on a day-today basis.

Least enjoyable - Having to tell youngsters that you're not offering them a contract or that you're releasing them - that's always very difficult. I also think that losing is one of the worst things. I tend to take it 10 times worse now I'm a manager as I feel responsible for everything at the club and it certainly hurts a lot more now.

THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE SINCE YOU WERE A PLAYER?

At the top level it's the way that players are like pop stars now and they're no longer just footballers. Everyone wants a piece of them nowadays. I'd also say the game's a lot quicker now - you had to be fit in my day but now you have to be a real athlete to survive and your body certainly wouldn't stand up to some of the things we used to do.

NAME ONE FOOTBALL RULE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE?

I wouldn't change a particular rule as I think enough tinkering has been done now and things are about right. The one thing I would change is that referees should be allowed to use their common sense more than they can at the present time. There are grey areas in football and it's not always black and white. Refs are under pressure to use the letter of the law at the moment and I'm sure certain things could be improved if there was a better dialogue between referees and managers.

WHICH OTHER MANAGER DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?

I wouldn't say I admire one particular manager - I admire anyone that's in this particular job. It can be a very difficult job and I respect someone at the top like Sir Alex Ferguson as much I respect someone towards the bottom like Neil Thompson at Boston for example. You respect anyone in this role because you know how tough it can be from time to time.

WHICH PLAYER YOU WOULD SIGN IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT?

I would have said Ronaldo but now I think Thierry Henry's just gone ahead of him. He's got pace, power, he can finish. He's got everything to be honest and would be a great addition to any squad.

HOW DO THE PLAYERS ADDRESS YOU?

Gaffer

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

I don't really have a specific motto as such but if I could say one thing to a player it would probably be quite simple - "Work hard and give your all, all of the time."