WARNED OFF
Ex-Aberdeen boss Neil Warnock declares interest in job just three weeks after shock Pittodrie exit
It comes amid a major update on Aberdeen's ongoing search for a new boss
HE might be 75-years old and only three weeks out of a job.
But former Aberdeen manager Neil Warnock has declared he's ready to return to football management.
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The veteran English boss became Aberdeen boss at the start of February after Barry Robson's dismissal.
But it didn't work out.
The former Sheffield United and Huddersfield gaffer made the bombshell announcement he was leaving Pittodrie just MINUTES after leading the Dons to a Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock.
It meant Warnock was leaving after just THIRTY-TWO days in charge.
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Warnock, who was initially expected to be manager until the end of the season, said after his shock announcement: "I was honoured to lead Aberdeen for a short period to help Dave (Cormack) and the board get themselves into a position where they could get closer to making a permanent appointment.
"It goes without saying that I had hoped I could've collected a few more league wins along the way, but I am also delighted to have helped the club into the Scottish Cup semi-finals. I hope they can now go on and lift the trophy.
"Ronnie (Jepson) and I can't thank the fans enough for their support while we've been here and we wish the club and the supporters all the very best for the remainder of the season and for the future."
Despite Warnock's belief that a permanent successor to Robson was close to being appointed and Aberdeen's subsequent desire to have a new manager in place during the international break, there's still no new boss at the club.
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Instead, Peter Leven - who was caretaker before Warnock's short stint - is once again in charge of first team affairs.
But despite the tumultuous nature of his time in charge at Pittodrie - which saw him fail to win a single league match - it seems like Warnock is keen on a quickfire return to management.
New Aberdeen manager Neil Warnock speaks to the media for the first time minutes after being appointed Dons boss
In fact, he's even already declared his interest in a job.
English Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle have slipped down the table and find themselves in real relegation bother.
They sacked Ian Foster, a former assistant to Steven Gerrard, after just three months in charge.
Initial reports suggested Warnock was in the frame to take over until the end of the season and attempt to lead the Pilgrims to safety, just as he did with Huddersfield last season.
However, Plymouth instead have placed director of football Neil Dewsnip in charge, alongside first team coach Kevin Nancekivell.
After that announcement, Warnock revealed he WOULD have taken the job had he been asked.
He told the BBC: "I would have done it if they'd have asked me, but they haven't gone that way.
"They've got some really good players.
"I've seen enough of the players this year, (Morgan) Whittaker especially, to know that they've got enough to stay up."
As for Aberdeen, SunSport understands the Dons could wait until the SUMMER to appoint a new manager.
They haven't given up hope of landing Swedish boss Jimmy Thelin from Elfsborg.
Thelin, who is interested in moving to Pittodrie, had made it clear he wouldn't walk out on his current club so close to their league season getting under way.
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But Dons chiefs are still keen on getting him and could wait until the summer to make that happen.
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