Neil Warnock Quotes

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Neil Warnock

Profession : Businessman

Birth : December 1, 1948

My teams have never been supposed to be able to do the things that they do.

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But the art of management has not changed. The art of it is still 80 to 90 per cent man-management. It is just a matter of getting the best out of what you have got.

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There's got to be a role for an experienced football person helping the manager; not being a threat to the manager, but helping and sorting out a lot of the hassle he has, you know? Letting him concentrate on managing the football side.

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I do like reading autobiographies, if I'm honest.

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If you look at my past in the Premier League, without going into too many details, I don't think I had much of a chance at any of them, for different reasons.

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Everyone wants to be loved and liked - but you can't be as a manager.

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As a manager, you know you're going to take the brickbats from other clubs and their fans. But I do enjoy making my own fans happy.

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There's two or three managers I can't stand. I detest them and they know that.

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I love poetry and I've kept everything I've written.

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I like soppy films, sentimental stuff with children.

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When people say things about me, I'd love to come back and give my version, but I'd rather let others spout off until the time is right.

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When you're younger, you have three or four bad results and you worry about everything. You worry about injuries, because they always seem to be your best players.

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I've played for managers who said one thing and did another and players find you out like that. You've got to trust them and they've got to trust you.

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Trust is a big word for a manager. You expect certain standards and attitudes and they know if they lower those standards, I'll jump on them.

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Neil Etheridge in goal and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, they've both come from lower league clubs and done brilliantly.

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When you're younger, you worry about the sack and getting abuse and things, but when you get to my age, you become less bothered about those things. It becomes more like a hobby and less like life or death.

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If I want another job, I'll get one. I haven't set a date of when to stop managing.

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I don't think the authorities realise how much fans in general invest in their clubs.

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I wanted to retire at 55. Now at 61 with two young kids, I want to spend a bit of time with them.

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I love the way the Cardiff fans get behind their team, which is why I do that clenched fist action at the end of games. They get really up for the match, I can hear them and I just help offer my own support in return.

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