"If you look at football support in general, they're older," added Maxwell, who served as a player for County, St Johnstone, St Mirren and Thistle.
Guardiola has won 10 titles - including two European Cups - in his three years in charge of the club he served as a player for 17 years.
Last season Clough turned down the chance to return to the club he served as a player for a total of 11 years, over two spells.
In 21 attempts during 17 seasons as a manager, the former Red Devils captain has never won a match against the club he served as a player for nine seasons.
I posed that question to Jeff Moorad who, in addition to serving as a player agent for many years, also owned minority stakes in and served as CEO of both the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres at different times.
He served as a player ambassador for the Reading... Give it a Shot! program as a member of the Flames and visited local schools as part of the team's campaign to increase literacy among students.
While Irwin served as a player-manager for Boston in 1890, he was able to focus on the managerial role for the team in 1891.
The next season, Burns served as a player-coach for the Bluebirds, where he led the team in doubles and batting average.
He served as a player-coach, appearing in 45 games for the Maroons in 1952 53, where he scored two goals and 29 points while accumulating 129 penalty minutes.
"Stevie and I are very happy to have extended our contracts," said Neilson, a former full-back who served as a Hearts player for a decade.
Orioles John Lowenstein served as a platoon player for the Orioles in 1979 and was a significant contributor to the pennant-winning Baltimore team.
