Paul Hurst: I care like Jurgen Klopp, but I won't blow my Shrewsbury top

And the Town boss added: “Maybe take an idea of what I think of Tyler from that.”

Hurst thrives on implementing aspects of management and coaching from figures he respects. He’s an avid student of the game and loves to learn from high-profile bosses.

But you won’t find him tearing up and down touch lines, leaping onto the backs of his players, swinging on dugouts or collecting grass stains on his joggers – he’s also his own man.

“No,” he smiled in response to Antonio Conte and Jurgen Klopp’s high-octane antics. “But only because that’s not my style.

“I think at Wembley (with Grimsby) I ran up the touchline slightly because of the occasion. It wasn’t premeditated.

“That’s the way they are and if I’d did it then I’d cringe because it’s not me.

“My feelings are internal. I guarantee that they won’t have any more happiness or joy or pride at winning a game of football than what I have, I’m sure of that.

“But they express it in a different way, that’s them. The people within a football club see a slightly different side (to me) than what fans see. I don’t want to try and be something I’m not. I don’t think I’ll ever be running up the touchline, certainly not as much as those two do.”

Hurst is always learning. Being a student is not alien to him, he studied sports journalism at Staffordshire University and worked as a participation officer for Rotherham’s community sports trust.

He even picked up tips as West Brom coaches dropped by Greenhous Meadow to assess Roberts’ loan, before the 18-year-old picked up his hamstring injury.

“I always read.” Hurst added. “I’m interested in articles and interviews and taking little bits. I got a little snippet from Darren Moore (Albion professional development phase coach) when he came in to watch Tyler, talking about Tony Pulis and how he works.

“If it’s good enough for people at the top...maybe you think you’re too harsh or too soft but ultimately you have to be yourself.

“Otherwise players, as much as a lot of them get the stigma of being thick, they’re not daft and they’ll see through you.”

Despite a rapid rise where the former Rotherham playing stalwart has progressed from management jobs in the seventh tier to the third tier in six years, Hurst shows few signs of stopping.

If there is an interview out there, he’ll have heard it. Only the other day Hurst referenced a point former Champions League winner and now Reading boss Jaap Stam made in an interview.

“You want to be as successful as you can,” he added.

““Getting to be a League One manager is an achievement in itself – do I want to manage higher? Of course, I’d love the opportunity.

“But there’s a hell of a lot of managers out there in jobs that want to and won’t get the opportunity.

“There’s a lot of people out of work that might not get back in and might have to get back in at a lower level than they’ve managed at.

“I genuinely appreciate the chance that I’ve got. Hopefully it’s been warranted in hard work and, in general, success where I’ve been.”

You won’t find the Town manager performing cartwheels in front of the Roland Wycherley Stand but don’t let that fool you into thinking it doesn’t mean as much.

The camera caught a little fist-pump on the full-time whistle as Hurst celebrated his most important Shrews victory to date last Saturday against Rochdale.

“You look at the top managers and you have the respect for them but I think you have to do it your own way while taking bits of advice.”