Neil Warnock Quotes

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Neil Warnock

Profession : Businessman

Birth : December 1, 1948

I used to think you needed a passport to go south of Watford. But when I came to London the people were fantastic, so good, right down to earth, my kind of people.

Neil Warnock

My son William and my daughter Amy are both really into their hockey now and I can enjoy watching that.

Neil Warnock

Football is a relatively small industry and there are times, while you want to be honest, that it is best to pull a few punches. You never know, you might need to work with that person again.

Neil Warnock

I find the quality of the officials in the Premier League so much better than the Championship.

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Oh, I love Cornwall, it's so special. We bought the house when I was with Plymouth Argyle and we've just kept that on and kept modernising things.

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No disrespect to Cardiff but they probably needed me more than I needed them, when I was appointed.

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My son William is only nine but he's had four public schools so far, one in Cornwall, one when I was at Sheffield, one in Beckenham when I was at Palace.

Neil Warnock

In football you never know what's around the corner, but by sticking together - directors, management, players and fans - we can look to do something.

Neil Warnock

On the plus side, leaving Leeds meant I have been able to spend a lot of time with the family, enjoying a very rare summer off and my first Christmas without work worries since I was a teenager. I was also able to accept an offer to work with BT Sport.

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My three-course meal would be: smoked salmon with capers and a few prawns on there as well. Then it would be a dover sole grilled on the bone with a portion of green beans. And if I wasn't dieting or looking after myself, my favourite pudding would be bread and butter pudding with custard, ice cream and clotted cream all together!

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Statistics can be so misleading. It is funny, though, how often at the moment you see one team had 60 per cent of the ball but still lost.

Neil Warnock

I tried to download a jazz album this week and ended up getting some tracks four times, some once, some three times; in total I ended up with 50 tracks. I don't know how I did it.

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People just do not realise what a football life can be. Since 1968 I've never had more than a few weeks out of work, when I left Sheffield United and I have not had a Christmas.

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I enjoy working with players who want to work and I get more satisfaction with that than ready made teams or players.

Neil Warnock

Most of the clubs I have had, they have been in a precarious situation when I have taken over and I have had to change it, even going back to Scarborough and all that.

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That's what you want to do as a manager, finish the game, get in your bath and think about the kids going home, the young kids going home.

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The chairman, Mehmet Dalman, he was brilliant for me. He helped me left, right and centre, he lives aboard now but he was my shoulder.

Neil Warnock

I was fined £20,000 for TV interview where I barely said anything. The FA brought an outside barrister in to do me. A big place like the FA, they don't have their own in-house lawyer?

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It's difficult to motivate yourself to do the workouts when you get older but I train hard.

Neil Warnock

It's easier to sit at your desk and have a bun, but I've been really disciplined because I feel like I have to give myself a chance. You can't let yourself down on that. You have to be mentally sharp in this Premier League.

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