A throwback to when managers weren’t robots

A throwback to when managers weren’t robots

There are football managers and then there’s Neil Warnock.At 77, he has returned to the dugout once again, this time at Torquay United, confirming that retirement for Warnock is less a life stage and more a hobby he occasionally experiments with.And it didn’t take him long to get back to his old ways.“It’s a surprise...

‘They should have took me at Tottenham’: Warnock savours return to dugout at Torquay

The 77-year-old’s 21st managerial role could be a final act and even if it is brief he will sprinkle the sixth tier with quintessential quips and well-aimed digs There is a specific, restless energy to Neil Warnock that defies the traditional laws of ageing and the modern conventions of football management. At 77, he still wakes up in the dead of night to obsess over the overlapping runs of a National League South full-back. “When I was thinking…

‘They should have taken me to Tottenham!’: Why Neil Warnock’s return to management may not be temporary as JAMES SHARPE spends the day with 77-year-old veteran – and referees still aren’t safe from an earful!

It didn’t take long for Neil Warnock to give the referee a piece of his mind. Barely five minutes had ticked by when Kai Morgan blew his whistle and thrust his arm in the direction of an Ebbsfleet free-kick. Warnock, it’s safe to say, did not agree. Torquay United’s caretaker manager, out of retirement at the age of 77, drew a circle in the air with his hands and bellowed across the pitch: ‘He got the f***ing ball, ref!’ When Torquay midfielder …

GULLS SAVED MY CAREER-IT’S MY DUTY TO HELP OUT

By Chris Dunlavy NEIL Warnock laughs at the media frenzy that has surrounded his return to management with Torquay United. “You’d think I’d signed a two-year contract with all the publicity I’m getting,” chuckles the legendary 77-year-old, who has won promotion to the top flight with Notts County, Sheffield United and Cardiff over the course […] The post GULLS SAVED MY CAREER-IT’S MY DUTY TO HELP OUT appeared first on The Non-League Football Pap…