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‘Done and dusted’ – Neil Warnock insists he is officially retired after Plymouth links
Neil Warnock insists he is officially done with football management after 43 years in the game.
The 75-year-old stepped down as Aberdeen's interim boss last month after just eight matches in charge.
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He was then linked with the vacant Plymouth managerial position, but he was ultimately overlooked by the Championship strugglers.
And Warnock has now revealed that his time in the dugout is officially over following his short spell at Pittodrie Stadium in Scotland.
Speaking on the talkSPORT Breakfast show, Warnock was asked about a potential return to Plymouth, who he managed between 1995-1997.
To which Warnock insisted that despite being open to the challenge of keeping the Pilgrims in the English second-tier, he has now retired.
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He said: "They've already decided what they're going to do, I would have helped them.
"But they're going with Neil Dewsnip, who is the director of football, and coach Kevin Nancekivell.
"They've been there a while, they know the players - and they've got some good players."
Pressed by host Alan Brazil on whether he discussed taking over Plymouth with wife Sharon, Warnock remarked: "Oh I'm retired now!"
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Though he conceded: "I would have [helped them], but not now.
"It's all done and dusted now, and I'm looking forward to going round some of the islands [in Scotland].
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"I've got some bucket lists now!"
Of course, it is not the first time the veteran boss has called it quits - and some fans might take this about as seriously as Tyson Fury retiring from boxing.
In total, Warnock has managed 16 different clubs, and holds the record for most promotions in England with eight.
His first taste of management came in 1981 when he took over non-league outfit Gainsborough Trinity.
After working his way up through the English football pyramid, he found himself at Notts County in 1989, where he spent four years.
He guided County to back-to-back promotions to the first division, but suffered relegation the season prior to the inaugural Premier League season in 1992.
Spells at Torquay, Huddersfield, Plymouth, Oldham and Bury soon followed, before he was appointed at boyhood club Sheffield United in 1999.
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It is at Bramall Lane where Warnock is best remembered for having overseen 385 games during his eight years - guiding them to the top-flight for the 2006/07 campaign.
Following his exit, he enjoyed two spells at both Crystal Palace and QPR, while also managing Leeds, Rotherham, Cardiff, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield again and then onto Aberdeen.
A LIFE IN MANAGEMENT
1981: Gainsborough Trinity
1981-1986: Burton Albion
1986-1989: Scarborough
1989-1993: Notts County
1993: Torquay
1993-1995: Huddersfield
1995-1997: Plymouth
1997-1998: Oldham
1998-1999: Bury
1999-2007: Sheffield United
2007-2010: Crystal Palace
2010-2012: QPR
2012-2013: Leeds
2014: Crystal Palace
2015: QPR
2016: Rotherham
2016-2019: Cardiff
2020-2021: Middlesbrough
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2023: Huddersfield
2024: Aberdeen