Warnock Linked with Leicester

[Spanky Fox]

Leicester waiting for Warnock


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By Ian Appleyard


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SHEFFIELD United manager Neil Warnock will today quit Bramall Lane after nearly eight years in charge and join Leicester City.


Warnock, who is a free agent this summer, spent several hours in talks with Blades chairman Kevin McCabe yesterday and was again offered a two-year deal to stay.

But the Blades manager will step down after his failure to keep the club in the Premiership and will immediately be offered a fresh challenge at Leicester by Milan Mandaric.

Foxes chairman Mandaric is understood to have decided that former Sheffield Wednesday defender Nigel Worthington, who took temporary charge five games ago, will not get the role permanently.

Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordon is another admirer of Warnock and could be interested should he opt to axe former Hull City manager Peter Taylor.

Blades officials were staying tight-lipped last night, but a press conference called for this morning is expected to announce a decision on Warnock's future.

Assistant Stuart McCall is likely to be among the candidates considered to replace Warnock, so too ex-Fulham manager Chris Coleman with the Blades expected to opt for a younger coach.

Warnock had raised doubts about his future on Sunday after his side failed to gain the point they needed for survival against Wigan.

He took seven years to get the Blades into the Premiership and wanted to get the club into Europe, but that dream has been shattered by the club's instant relegation.

Top players including defender Phil Jagielka and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny are likely to move on this summer rather than return to the Football League.

Leicester will be among the favourites for promotion thanks to the financial support of multi-millionaire Mandaric.

Warnock was given permission to speak with Mandaric at Portsmouth 17 months ago, but rejected the move.

Chairman McCabe, meanwhile, is still fighting the Premier League over the decision not to dock West Ham points for the illegal signing of Argentinian striker Carlos Tevez.

McCabe thinks the Hammers should be relegated instead of the Blades and has support from several other Premiership clubs including Wigan, Charlton, Fulham and Middlesbrough.

I really hate the guy but he has stated he wants to stay in the perimership, but if he came to leicester i think he would knock some people in to the right direction he is a angry bastard

 

[levinwong]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

worst decision of the century for lcfc if its true

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

worst decision of the century for lcfc if its true

never know it could be the one that matters and gets us up next season, and he has the money to buy playeres when he comes here

 

[four king power]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Where did you get this from? NOTW?

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

The guy is a complete cock, however I would not be upset with his appointment.

 

[alex]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Could well happen. MM tried to get him to Pompey..He clearly likes him.

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Where did you get this from? NOTW?

its from the yorkshire paper, there version of the mockery

 

[homer]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Where did you get this from? NOTW?

It's in the Yorkshire post - see the "Hot Seat" thread where all such stories should reside

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

It's in the Yorkshire post - see the "Hot Seat" thread where all such stories should reside

this is just more than hot seat thread, this is the like the worst nightmare becoming a reality in the matter of moments,

 

[homer]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

this is just more than hot seat thread, this is the like the worst nightmare becoming a reality in the matter of moments,

We've got three threads - 'Rumours', 'Hot seat' and 'could do a job' which means we don't have three squillion threads running every day

I'm beginning to think that Steven's crazy rumours forum idea was actually good one :icon_conf

 

[four king power]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

this is just more than hot seat thread, this is the like the worst nightmare becoming a reality in the matter of moments,

Good manager IMO, worth 10 Inces anyroads. Oh and he can give an honest post match interview too, not something we have see at the Walkers in recent years.

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

We've got three threads - 'Rumours', 'Hot seat' and 'could do a job' which means we don't have three squillion threads running every day

I'm beginning to think that Steven's crazy rumours forum idea was actually good one :icon_conf

Can someone that has the ability to move threads combain this thread with the Hot Seat thread.

:icon_bigg

 

[homer]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Can someone that has the ability to move threads combain this thread with the Hot Seat thread.

:icon_bigg

Good man

he's not even left Sheffield United yet, FFS !

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Good man

he's not even left Sheffield United yet, FFS !

he will have in about 2 hours

 

[Foxywoxy]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Good man

he's not even left Sheffield United yet, FFS !

He has according to The Times, online.

Neil Warnock resigned as manager of Sheffield United this morning after failing to agree new terms in the wake of the club’s relegation from the Barclays Premiership.

The outspoken Yorkshireman declined the offer last week of a new two-year contract as everyone at the club expected relegation to be avoided, but after a horrendous last-day scenario, in which Wigan Athletic overtook them by winning 2-1 at Bramall Lane and West Ham United triumphed away to Manchester United, Warnock was left to contemplate returning to the Coca-Cola Championship backed by a relatively meagre pay rise of £50,000.

 

[MKFox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

He has according to The Times, online.

and sky, press conf at 11

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Like ive said, the guy is a wanker .. but he's so passionate about the game it's un real. He gets the best out of the players, he doesn't give up and we need someone like that. Get him in NOW

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Like ive said, the guy is a wanker .. but he's so passionate about the game it's un real. He gets the best out of the players, he doesn't give up and we need someone like that. Get him in NOW

i can't agree with you more NF

 

[fcukcov]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Like ive said, the guy is a wanker .. but he's so passionate about the game it's un real. He gets the best out of the players, he doesn't give up and we need someone like that. Get him in NOW

yes im not the only one, who sees what a kick up the arse he would give our bunch of no good misfits.

 

[Spanky Fox]

Re: WHAT THE F**k

Neil Warnock has reportedly resigned as Sheffield United boss - three days after relegation from the Premiership.
The 58-year-old is said to have ended his tenure at Bramall Lane after seven-and-a-half years in charge.

The former Notts County and Plymouth boss is thought to have been unhappy with the new £450,000-a-year deal he was offered after the club went down.

He was set to earn a £750,000-a-year deal before Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Wigan consigned them to the drop.

Warnock met with club officials on Tuesday, having indicated after that crunch defeat that he would take a number of days to consider his future.

Sheffield United will host a news conference at Bramall Lane at 1100 BST when Warnock is expected to confirm his decision to leave.

From the BBC Sport website which is just been put on there