NEIL WARNOCK has been named the new manager of Aberdeen.
The 75-year-old has been out of work since leaving Huddersfield earlier this season.
But now he has moved north of the border to join the Scottish Premiership side.
Speaking about the appointment, Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack said: “From the moment we first spoke with Neil his enthusiasm for managing Aberdeen was infectious.
“He has had an incredible career in management, not only in terms of volume of games and winning promotions, but also of coming into clubs at short notice and making an immediate impact.
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“We look forward to Neil, Ronnie and the team pushing hard in the remaining four months of the campaign as we still have a huge amount to play for both in the SPFL Premiership and the Scottish Cup.”
Warnock’s first game is set to come on Tuesday night when Aberdeen travel to Rangers.
The Scottish outfit sit just one point adrift of the top six ahead of their trip to Ibrox.
They are also into the last 16 of the Scottish Cup where they will play Bonnyrigg Rose on Saturday.
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Warnock’s last job came at Huddersfield where he helped them survive relegation, before he departed in September.
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Best Neil Warnock quotes
Here are some of the most memorable Neil Warnock quotes:
“I don’t think we’ve got a discipline problem. It’s the players who are thick who are causing the problems.”
“Matches don’t come any bigger than FA Cup quarter-finals.”
“When I pass away, I don’t want clapping or a minutes silence. I want a minute’s booing at Bristol City.”
“The money players are on these days is immoral, but you can’t knock it.”
“My wife will be glad about Mourinho coming to Bramall Lane because he’s a good looking swine, isn’t he?”
“I remember the day when they sold Brian Deane and Jan Aage Fjortoft. It was like when President Kennedy got shot.”
“Forget the boring Premiership; this was a cracking advertisement for the Championship.”
“For many years I have thought he (El Hadji Diouf) was the gutter type – I was going to call him a sewer rat, but that might be insulting to sewer rats.”
A number of names had been linked with the Aberdeen job, including ex-Celtic boss Neil Lennon.
Former Sunderland and Stokes manager Alex Neil was another named mooted.
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But perhaps the most left-field candidate in the frame was ex-Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere.
The 32-year-old, who took over as Arsenal U18s head coach in July 2022, is understood to have applied for the position.
But Aberdeen wanted someone with more experience – and there are few more seasoned than Warnock as he approaches 2000 games in management.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
