It is too few first-class managers.
Single women, with Sarah Jessica Parker as poster girl, are presumably white, childless, middle-class managers and professionals.
I'd say the shorlist is so short because there aren't that many world-class managers available.
I played with some fantastic players and under some world-class managers – 10 or 11 of them – and drew aspects from each and every one.
"I am sure there will be some high-class managers, out of work, looking at this job, champing at the bit," Hughes said.
"I appreciate the way these top class managers have made sure we have full access to the players for the qualifying games.
They had better, because saying you'll find "best in class" managers is just a statement of good intentions until the track records are put on display.
Jonathan Ive, Apple's design guru, Phil Schiller, its marketing leader, Scott Forstall, the head of its mobile-software operation and Mr Cook, the firm's new chief executive and former chief operating officer, are all world-class managers.
The philosophy of attacking, attractive, possession-based football which the club's chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain want for the club remains little less than an obsession – and it is the relative shortage of top class managers capable of bringing that which make Rodgers a prime candidate.
He mentions two individuals, Ajit Jain (who runs the group's main insurance business) and Greg Abel (who is in charge of its energy business), who he says are "world-class" managers.Despite his stated confidence in the next generation, Mr Buffett seems insecure about their likely performance.
