Welcome to the Foxpunter Manager Profiling podcast, hosted by sports writer and broadcaster Jack Critchley and Foxpunter's Mike Holden.

Every week we'll focus on a selection of football managers, their leadership styles, how they celebrate, commiserate and how they deal with difficult situations.

This week, Lincoln's Michael Appleton is our main subject. We look at his thirst for developing younger players, and how his savvy use of recruitment can help take the Imps to the next level. We also look at Carlisle's Chris Beech, whose straightforward approach and problem solving abilities have helped the Cumbrians become genuine promotion candidates.