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Post by Macmoish on Feb 17, 2012 23:10:43 GMT
Mail Warnock spotted with Leeds chairman Bates in Monte Carlo By John Edwards Last updated at 10:44 PM on 17th February 2012 In the winter sunshine of Monte Carlo, Neil Warnock could be discussing whether to take a gamble on working with Leeds chairman Ken Bates. The pair were spotted outside the Café de Paris in the appropriately titled Casino Square on Friday as Bates searches for a successor to Simon Grayson as Leeds manager. Negotiations?Warnock (right) and Bates (second from right) meet in Monte Carlo Negotiations?Warnock (right) and Bates (second from right) meet in Monte Carlo  Warnock, sacked by QPR last month, has jumped to the top of Leeds' wish-list after Mick McCarthy made it clear he intended to take at least a month away from management following his dismissal by Wolves. And Bates has clearly wasted no time in making his move, knowing that the 63-year-old has also been approached by Wolves and is a target for Huddersfield chairman Dean Hoyle. Warnock would no doubt have been reminding Bates that QPR were the third club he'd taken into the top flight in a 32-year career which has seen him win promotion seven times. Leeds hope to make an appointment early next week. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2102766/Neil-Warnock-spotted-Leeds-chairman-Ken-Bates-Monte-Carlo.html?ito=feeds-newsxml |
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Post by maudesfishnchips on Feb 17, 2012 23:20:25 GMT
warnock is the next leeds manager.
what have we done
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Post by harlowranger on Feb 17, 2012 23:28:25 GMT
OH NO , dont do it , there not going to make the playoffs this year , would ratherhe went to Hudds or Wolves.
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Feb 17, 2012 23:28:30 GMT
FFS!! I really badly wanted him to take the Huddersfield job so I could wish him well and follow from afar but if he gets the Leeds job I can't. I can only wish bad things on Leeds and their horrible fans.
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 17, 2012 23:41:53 GMT
I'm sure he'll wave as Leeds pass up as we go down/they go up!
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Post by harlowranger on Feb 17, 2012 23:42:58 GMT
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Post by maudesfishnchips on Feb 17, 2012 23:48:55 GMT
if he says 'leeds is a great club with fantastic fans' and 'greatest moment in my career' or 'leeds is a brilliant place to live' it will break my heart.
i f**king hate joey barton.
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 7:50:32 GMT
SKY
Warnock interviewed by Leeds
Whites interview former QPR boss for vacant manager's role
Neil Warnock is understood to have met Leeds owner Ken Bates Neil Warnock is ready to return to management with Leeds United after being interviewed by the club. The 63-year-old lost his job at QPR last month, and has been linked with the vacancies at Wolves and former club Huddersfield, both of whom parted company with their managers this week. But Elland Road seems to be Warnock's next home, with United owner Ken Bates looking to fill the gap created by Simon Grayson's departure on February 1. Warnock was photographed meeting Bates and Leeds chief executive Shaun Harvey in Monaco and it is understood he has been interviewed for the post. Sky Bet slashed the odds on the former QPR boss taking over at Elland Road to 1/8 and have since stopped taking bets on Warnock joining Leeds. "There are possibilities cropping up that may offer the chance to get back into the game and I have to admit they whet my appetite." Neil Warnock Quotes of the week Writing in his column in the Independent, Warnock admitted he is ready to return to the dugout. "It's been an interesting week," he said. "There are possibilities cropping up that may offer the chance to get back into the game and I have to admit they whet my appetite. "There are good clubs looking for a manager - my old club Huddersfield, one of the top six clubs in England in Leeds, as well as Premier League Wolves. "All top clubs and each offers a different opportunity for the right person. I'm not writing anything off regarding taking a job on until the end of the season." Leeds face Doncaster on Saturday, with temporary manager Neil Redfearn preparing for the fourth of his scheduled games in charge. He has so far won one and lost two, with Leeds slipping down to 11th in the table as a consequence www1.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7529100/Warnock-interviewed-by-Leeds
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 7:55:03 GMT
Neil Warnock/The Independent
Neil Warnock: My appetite is whetted by thought of taking over at a tasty top club
What I Learnt This Week
Neil Warnock
Saturday 18 February 2012 I t's been an interesting week.
There are possibilities cropping up that may offer the chance to get back into the game and I have to admit they whet my appetite. There are good clubs looking for a manager – my old club Huddersfield, one of the top six clubs in England in Leeds, as well as Premier League Wolves. All top clubs and each offers a different opportunity for the right person. I'm not writing anything off regarding taking a job on until the end of the season.I'm getting over the disappointment of QPR, although it remains difficult for me to understand and take – but life goes on and I still feel I did a fantastic job. The supporters and myself had a real roller-coaster ride, full of thrills really, so if I do take a job it's got to be at a club that gets me excited and gets the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up. That's the type of job that keeps me going and all three I have mentioned fit that bill.It doesn't really bother me which division I manage in – I'm not one to say I have to manage in the Premier League. There are plenty of good clubs outside it. When I left Notts County many years ago I went to Torquay for 17 games. People thought I was mad. Torquay looked like they were going out of the Football League and all the advice I was getting from within the game was that it would be a blemish on my CV. But I took it and I loved it. There were kids on £100 a week running through brick walls for me. It was a reality check. Many managers wouldn't entertain going down a division, but it doesn't bother me. Don't forget, either, that I left Huddersfield having got them promoted to take over at Plymouth, who were then in the bottom division. Looking back it was a fabulous decision, not least because that's when we bought a house in Cornwall and where our love for the area began to bloom. 2. The horrors of dealing with administration With Portsmouth and Rangers going into administration it took me back to my time at Crystal Palace. We never saw it coming at Palace. It is difficult to deal with as a manager. You have to put a brave face on it. You are the front of house, as it were. You have to keep the players going, players who are worried about paying their mortgages and bills. Our money was delayed and the day before a match we would have players ringing their banks to see if they had been paid. That anxiety affects performance. You try and sort all the problems out, but it mounts up and when you have 20-odd players with issues it becomes overpowering. My dealings with the administrators at Palace were diabolical. I didn't have a lot of time for the people who were in charge. All they wanted to do was sell players – they didn't seem to be looking to get the best value for money. It was short-term thinking. They tried to get me to sell Nathaniel Clyne to Wolves and Victor Moses. They ended up selling Moses cheaply at £1.5m – they should have got at least £2.5m. 3. It's official. There is one referee who I like! I know a lot of people won't be surprised to see Stuart Attwell has been demoted to the Football League. But Stuart has the makings of a top-class referee and I feel sorry that he was thrown in at the deep end. It only needed a couple of incidents for his age to be chucked at him time and time again. If those decisions had been made by an experienced referee they wouldn't have got as much coverage but things were magnified because the hierarchy put him on a pedestal. I'm glad now he can relax and concentrate on being a referee because he is a good referee. 4. Crabs and fish take my mind off the Wolves There have been strange goings-on this week. Motorists letting me in at junctions and, when I was a pedestrian, people stopping to let me cross the road – then I remember I'm in Cornwall. It's a different world. Last Saturday, when all the hustle and bustle of the football afternoon was going on, I was rock-pooling with William and Amy. It was the best haul we've had, crabs (look at the picture of this monster, left) and big fish, and they had a good laugh at my trousers too. I have lost lots of weight so there was plenty of room in them. The whole afternoon was entirely opposite to what I would normally be doing at that time on a Saturday. 5. United's golden oldies really are great shakes I watched Manchester United against Liverpool last weekend. Like everyone else, I was disappointed in the whole handshake incident. I don't understand why we still have them. It doesn't help with the Respect campaign – they don't serve a purpose. The game itself showed that United won't go away – it's going to be neck and neck with City right to the end. Is it any coincidence that now United are beginning to play well again, the old campaigners are back in the swing? It's like Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have never been away. I still get a buzz out of watching Giggs. What a great professional. I'm sure the young lads in the squad can only be inspired by him. It's don't do as I say, do as I do. Younger professionals can be easily distracted and at Man United their strength over the years has been having people like Gary Neville – he was as good as it gets as a professional – his brother Phil and David Beckham, as well as Giggs and Scholes, to set an example. I love the way Beckham, as much of a multimillionaire that he is, has handled himself. I'm a massive fan and I would like to see him in the Olympic team – he deserves it. 6. Giggs should start as manager lower down I saw the suggestions that Ryan Giggs may be Sir Alex Ferguson's choice as United's next manager. It's an interesting idea but miles too early. I don't think you have any chance of managing a club like Manchester United straight off. When you have a name you have more opportunities to start at a big club but I feel you have to get experience, you have to have the disappointments and the bad runs and work out how to get over that. Long term, if you can manage lower down it does help you. 7. Tevez drama is just like Corrie – without the gags That was a big win for Man City at Aston Villa. It was as good as they have been over the last few weeks. It was a tough game and they ground it out – a massive three points. I suppose everyone now will be glued to the next instalment of the Carlos Tevez saga. It's like Coronation Street. Carlos says one thing, the manager another. For all parties the best thing will be the end of the season when he moves on. It will be interesting to see if he does make some sort of apology and whether Mancini will be able to use him when he has obviously upset the fans so much. You suspect it's beyond repair. 8. If Van Persie goes, you really fear for Arsenal The biggest disappointment of the week has got to be Arsenal. It was the manner of how it happened. I can't remember seeing a more out-of-sorts Arsenal and in such a big game it's difficult to understand. Not one of the players came out with any credit. Arsène Wenger must be pulling his hair out. The biggest problem they are going to have after a performance like that is how are they going to keep hold of Robin van Persie? You have to fear for them if he leaves. 9. And while we're at it, Chelsea worry me too Which leaves Chelsea as possibly the only ones left in the Champions League, but I worry about them too. They are a bit too predictable this year. They used to be so dynamic but now you have Daniel Sturridge playing wide and he is not a wide man. They don't get beyond teams so much so you don't get midfielders like Frank Lampard making runs into space because the opponents are not so stretched. It's as difficult a job as there is in the Premier League for such a young manager. Will Roman Abramovich have the patience while Andre Villas-Boas changes his squad? There is a possibility that they are not going to get in the Champions League next season and that will be as big a test of the owner as the manager. www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/neil-warnock-my-appetite-is-whetted-by-thought-of-taking-over-at-a-tasty-top-club-7079650.html
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2012 7:56:33 GMT
If I remember rightly Warnock got involved in a few heated exchanges in the tunnel at Elland Road last season
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Feb 18, 2012 9:40:54 GMT
I have a big problem with anyone that refers to Leeds as one of the top 6 clubs in England. Horrible club with horrible fans that glorify violence at football. They should have been shut down ages ago.
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Post by cpr on Feb 18, 2012 10:11:38 GMT
Kammy tweets that he has the dirty Leeds job.
He's not appearing on Goals on Sunday now.
Something like that.
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Feb 18, 2012 10:13:23 GMT
So NW has pulled out of Goals On Sunday because he has taken the Leeds job according to Kammy. Hate myself for saying this about a legend but I can only wish failure on him at that horrible little club.
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 10:20:14 GMT
We probably all hate Leeds. (Although I'll be honest: in the late 1960s and 1970s, despite the Revie approach, I really didn't. And I was very disappointed when Jim Gregory cancelled on Don Revie to QPR.
But from their perspective, I think it's a great appointment...I imagine he'd like Derry and Hill. But presume he can't have them till the summer. (And by then a newly-promoted Leeds probably won't need)
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 10:39:07 GMT
Leeds Six points behind playoff spot
GD Pts
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No movement 1 West Ham 30 16 57
No movement 2 Southampton 31 22 56
No movement 3 Reading 31 12 54
No movement 4 Cardiff 31 14 53
No movement 5 Blackpool 31 14 52
No movement 6 Birmingham 30 20 51
No movement 7 Hull 30 6 50
No movement 8 Middlesbrough 30 4 50
No movement 9 Brighton 31 3 49
No movement 10 Burnley 32 7 47
No movement 11 Leeds United 31 3 45
No movement 12 Leicester 31 5 42
No movement 13 Derby 30 -4 42
No movement 14 Crystal Palace 30 -1 40
No movement 15 Watford 31 -7 40
No movement 16 Barnsley 30 -6 39
No movement 17 Ipswich 30 -10 37
Moving up 18 Portsmouth 30 1 35
Moving down 19 Peterborough 30 -4 34
Moving down 20 Millwall 31 -11 31
Moving down 21 Bristol City 31 -19 31
No movement 22 Coventry 31 -16 25
No movement 23 Nottm Forest 30 -25 25
No movement 24 Doncaster 29 -24 24
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Post by Jon Doeman on Feb 18, 2012 10:42:57 GMT
Good luck to him, he'll need it, they've been selling their best players.
From Flavio to Bates! ;D
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 10:52:21 GMT
Bates for all his "flaws" - He does KNOW football. And he's at least semi rational re managers, etc...After Flavio, Bates will probably be a walk in the park for Warnock.
Maybe he'll ask Bates to bring in Paladini to assist him!
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Feb 18, 2012 11:20:48 GMT
BBC radio reporting he's taken the Lids job.
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 11:24:32 GMT
Leeds Official Site
CLUB CONFIRM WARNOCK APPOINTMENT 18 Feb 2012 Neil Warnock to take over as manager.. Leeds United have confirmed that Neil Warnock will become the club's new manager. Warnock will appoint his own backroom staff and has agreed a contract to the end of the 2012/13 season.The appointments will now end speculation about the manager's position at the club. Leeds United chairman Ken Bates said: "We believe the appointment is arguably the most important we have made. The objective was to appoint a manager who had for a proven track record of getting teams promoted and in Neil we have a man whose record is second to none. We want to be in the Premier League and we will support Neil in the quest to get us there." The club's new manager said: "I feel I have one big challenge left in me and believe Leeds is a club that should be in the Premier League. I want to be the man who is able to deliver this for a set of fans who never cease to amaze me with their numbers and their loyalty. "Having met with Ken Bates it was an easy decision to take up the challenge and with his support, we share the same vision of getting Leeds United in the Premier League." Neil Redfearn remains in charge for Saturday's game against Doncaster Rovers, and will return to his role with the club's Academy next week. www.leedsunited.com/news/20120218/club-confirm-warnock-appointment_2247585_2615301
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 11:31:55 GMT
After Warnock wins promotion with Leeds, he can strengthen the team by signing Joey Barton!
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 11:36:42 GMT
GUARDIAN Neil Warnock appointed Leeds manager until end of next season • Former Sheffield United manager heads to Elland Road • Warnock faces tough task to revive flagging promotion hopes Share 24 reddit this John Ashdown Neil Warnock Neil Warnock will take charge of Leeds until the end of the season. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Leeds United have appointed Neil Warnock as manager until the end of the 2012-13 season. The 63-year-old, sacked by QPR last month, replaces Simon Grayson, who left the club a fortnight ago, and faces the task of reigniting Leeds' play-off hopes – the club are currently six points adrift of sixth-placed Birmingham having played a game more. The Leeds United chairman, Ken Bates, said: "We believe the appointment is arguably the most important we have made. The objective was to appoint a manager who had for a proven track record of getting teams promoted and in Neil we have a man whose record is second to none. We want to be in the Premier League and we will support in the quest to get us there." The appointment is likely to prove a controversial one with Leeds fans – Warnock and the home terraces at Elland Road have not always had an easy relationship, particularly during his eight-year spell in charge of Sheffield United. Leeds have, though, appointed something of a promotion expert. Warnock has taken Notts County, Sheffield United and, most recently, QPR into the Premier League and won play-off finals while with Huddersfield and Plymouth Argyle. Warnock added: "I feel I have one big challenge left in me and believe Leeds is a club that should be in the Premier League. I want to be the man who is able to deliver this for a set of fans who never cease to amaze me with their numbers and their loyalty. "Having met with Ken Bates it was an easy decision to take up the challenge and with his support, we share the same vision of getting Leeds United in the Premier League." The caretaker manager Neil Redfearn will remain in charge for the visit of Doncaster Rovers on Saturday. www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/feb/18/neil-warnock-leeds-manager |
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Post by harlowranger on Feb 18, 2012 11:51:32 GMT
Dont wish him one ounce of success there , sorry Marian  . He basically has all next year not get them up , cant see him making the play offs this year team is to weak and sold most of there best players, theres 4 stronger teams than Leeds getting those places , ie Cardiff , Reading , Birmingham , Blackpool , Hull ! Maybe in the summer he will come sniffing for Derry , Hill , etc if we stay up . Obviously he didnt want to drop down to League one with Huddersfield then ! |
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Post by cpr on Feb 18, 2012 12:11:12 GMT
Well, with him at dirty Leeds I can go back to calling him all the names under the sun, including Colin. ;D
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Feb 18, 2012 12:18:20 GMT
Big shame he didn't take the Huddersfield job instead, I could have followed him in that role but not this. Hopefully if we stay up he will sign players like Hill, Derry and Kenny.
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Post by gramps on Feb 18, 2012 12:21:41 GMT
................. and Bothroyd and DJ please.
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Post by gramps on Feb 18, 2012 12:22:21 GMT
Any truth in the rumour that NW has been in touch with LR with a view to signing Keiron Dyer?
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 18, 2012 12:24:21 GMT
Being serious: Any of our players OUTSIDE our 25 likely to interest Warnock? (Would have to be ones he hadnt fallen out with...Maybe Ramage/Shittu - I have no idea how strong Leeds are in any position
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Post by Bushman on Feb 18, 2012 12:25:37 GMT
Any truth in the rumour that NW has been in touch with LR with a view to signing Keiron Dyer? They referred him to A&E. |
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Feb 18, 2012 12:27:01 GMT
Well I fully expect Derry to go back to Leeds.
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Post by blueeyedcptcook on Feb 18, 2012 12:30:16 GMT
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