king canary 8,757 Posted April 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Wow, I'm so gutted we didn't get him, truly... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 2,353 Posted April 14, 2023 That's a really old quote. I first heard that more than ten years ago. Back then, I think the punchline was, "What? You mean, winning football?" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,645 Posted April 14, 2023 https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/neil-warnock-recalls-norwich-city-19316729 Interview was in 1998 according to this article 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispeduk 282 Posted April 14, 2023 But then again he likely tells that joke about any club who don't give him a job. Gullible folk call him a character. Brighter folk think he's just a Colin. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,616 Posted April 14, 2023 This story has been going around for years. He's the best manager of his generation at this level of football, but I'm still not sure I'd have wanted him here. I like him, but he is certainly a bit of a Marmite character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 4,272 Posted April 14, 2023 Blimey Cambridge this story is as old as time itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Dutchman 766 Posted April 14, 2023 You really do post some sh!t for the shear reason of posting don't you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,791 Posted April 14, 2023 Old news. Next Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,524 Posted April 14, 2023 Feel like this has been brought up every time we've played a Warnock side for the last 15 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,798 Posted April 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Flying Dutchman said: You really do post some sh!t for the shear reason of posting don't you. You can always make your own threads if you don't like mine 😇 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,282 Posted April 18, 2023 That's a really old story. But it does have the advantage of coming with one of those classic Colin pictures where he looks like a bald man sitting directly in front of a man with hair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 4,150 Posted April 18, 2023 On 14/04/2023 at 16:40, Pyro Pete said: That's a really old quote. I first heard that more than ten years ago. Back then, I think the punchline was, "What? You mean, winning football?" Indeed, very old story. He’s a decent guy, huge knowledge, but not for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,282 Posted April 18, 2023 This latest version of the story has strong David Brent 'big boy sh1t' vibes. "I looked them in the eye one by one. Slagging you off, they were." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardhouse44 289 Posted April 18, 2023 Thing is I’ve warmed to Warnock over the years. His style of football is dictated by the quality of player that he’s got. He doesn’t put square pegs in round holes. Or try and get donkeys to dribble out of defence. Also he first of all make you hard to beat. Then build on that foundation. Something we could really, really do with. We’re soft and a Warnock is the sort of thing we need to toughen us up. Not for one minute saying we should have gone after him before or now just wish some of his better attributes were in our mangers locker along with his own! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,261 Posted April 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Hardhouse44 said: Thing is I’ve warmed to Warnock over the years. His style of football is dictated by the quality of player that he’s got. He doesn’t put square pegs in round holes. Or try and get donkeys to dribble out of defence. Also he first of all make you hard to beat. Then build on that foundation. Something we could really, really do with. We’re soft and a Warnock is the sort of thing we need to toughen us up. Not for one minute saying we should have gone after him before or now just wish some of his better attributes were in our mangers locker along with his own! I've warmed to him as well over the years. I used to hate him, starting with when his dirty Sheff Utd team beat us 3-2 in 2002 and got absolutely every decision from the ref to his 'referee 'ates us' interview. He used to really annoy me but he's mellowed a bit over the years and he's good at what he does. His teams get the basics right and focus on being good in both boxes. He's limited but if I was a club owner who had a team struggling in the Championship he'd be my first choice to turn it around. I know what you mean about him having attributes that we could do with, but if we could find a manager who had Warnock's ability to motivate players and get the basics right as well as being able to implement a good playing style, develop young players, work under a Sporting Director and all the other things we normally look for in a 'head coach' he'd be well out of our reach and those two approaches are often incompatible. A combination of Warnock and Farke (for example) doesn't exist and it would be impossible for them to make us all that a Warnock team is as well as all that a Farke/Wagner side is or could be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 802 Posted April 19, 2023 On 14/04/2023 at 19:21, Flying Dutchman said: You really do post some sh!t for the shear reason of posting don't you. Surely you haven’t just come to that conclusion!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites