He lightheartedly recalled a"man with a high mission" who also enjoyed playing Stratego, a board game drawing on Napoleonic history, and belting out "La Marseillaise" and French nursery rhymes when the two companions found themselves in trying circumstances.
He said that the fact that the suspect is a blond Norwegian man should underscore the importance of allowing police to do their work before drawing any conclusions.
The Football Association of Wales are drawing up a shortlist of candidates for the manager's job before a six-man panel makes a decision on who should replace Toshack, who stood down in September.