Warnock sacked

[Vermilion]

haha, just heard a clip of Warnock talking, when asked about Mark Hughes taking over at Leeds he said,

"It's not a job for a young manager, it needs someone who's been there done it and seen it all. I personally hope Mark Hughes follows me again and destroys another team of mine.”

[Shaggy]

[Exiled_red]

[Fivex]

Is that true?

[Vermilion]

Is that true?

Yep. He said it alright.

Poll has had a go today in the Daily 'hate' Mail.

Bully Warnock behaved like a spoilt kid in a supermarket... I'm glad he's gone.

Referees up and down the country will be breathing a sigh of relief at the prospect of Neil Warnock delivering on his threat to retire from management.

Warnock has been the bane of referees’ lives; almost imploding on the touchline when a throw-in went against his team and never failing to blame the official whenever his team lost.

He used to try to justify these attacks by claiming he was a qualified referee. Well, taking the exam is one thing but unless you are officiating matches regularly, you are not a referee.

Of course, Warnock and I have history. He was the manager at Old Trafford when his Sheffield United side lost 1-0 to Arsenal in an FA Cup semi-final in April 2003.

According to Warnock, that defeat was my fault, of course. I was also the referee who dismissed Warnock at Bramall Lane in 2006 when the Blades were playing Leeds United.

Warnock should have been celebrating his team winning promotion, which would allow him his first opportunity to try his methods at the top level; where, of course, he has never succeeded.

Instead, after a tackle from a Leeds player, I heard him shout out to one of his team: ‘Next time break his legs,’ referring to Gary Kelly.

I asked him to leave the technical area, and he was suspended from the touchline for three games, two of which would be his first in the Barclays Premier League.

A friend of mine is a Leeds fan and went up to Elland Road for the game against Millwall. He and his son could only laugh at Warnock’s antics that day.

And this is the point. Warnock became a pitied parody of his former self — referees appeared to allow his tantrums to go unchecked as they became less and less effective.

The once-feared bully, who successfully led teams to play-off glories, had become more like a badly behaved child in a supermarket. Observers walked past shaking their heads in disbelief at the sad spectacle.

It has become patently clear in his later career that the aggressive and outdated approach to management simply didn’t work in the top flight. Indeed, his powers seem to have been on the wane for some time, with Leeds’ mid-table position only serving to disguise the precarious position of the club from which he has walked away.

Referees, fans and — most importantly — footballers just didn’t react in the same way to his smart-alec persona.

Back in April 2003 after that semi-final defeat, Warnock came into my dressing room to have his customary complaint; he came into referees’ rooms after virtually every game.

He ended his tirade by stating to fourth official Alan Wiley and me that he looked forward to retirement as he would no longer have to put up with officials like us.

The feeling was mutual, but both of us retired well before our sell-by date expired. I wonder if, when reflecting on what has been a successful managerial career, Warnock will be able to say the same.

[Sarb]

I don't like Warnock but Poll is up himself too. I don't think he retired well before his sell-by date. He was a piss poor referee too

[Reece]

He's right about Warnock though.

Hopefully Rafa will stick the boot in next

[Sarb]

He's right about Warnock though.

Hopefully Rafa will stick the boot in next

Yes he is right about Warnock. It's never his fault. Was Rafa's fault Sheff Utd got relegated

[dom9]

I don't like Warnock but Poll is up himself too. I don't think he retired well before his sell-by date. He was a piss poor referee too

He's right about Warnock though.

Hopefully Rafa will stick the boot in next

They are both quite disgusting.

[Kenneth]

I don't dislike Warnock as much as I dislike graham poll.

[Sarb]

I don't dislike Warnock as much as I dislike graham poll.

Have to agree with this. Not really had much reason to dislike Warnock but agree that he comes across a total bellend. Poll was just as arrogant as a referee too and hardly ever gave us anything

[Sarb]

Now I'm not an Ollie Holt fan, but he has nailed it about Graham Poll on twitter tonight

[Muddled]

What has he said, back-to-front, over the shoulder, boulder holders?

[Sarb]

Exactly what I said

[Muddled]

What if I shocked you and said I don't use Twitter?

How has he nailed it?