NEIL WARNOCK could be in line for a shock return to management with Ipswich, according to reports.
The 71-year-old has been without work since parting company with Cardiff in November.
Neil Warnock could be lined up to take the Ipswich jobCredit: PA:Empics Sport
Despite their dominance during the first half of the campaign, Paul Lambert’s side have been slipping down the league rapidly.
Yesterday’s 2-1 defeat at Blackpool was their fifth in seven league matches that also included a 4-1 home defeat to Peterborough.
They have also won just four league games in their last 19 leaving them five points adrift of a playoff spot.
And they could turn to veteran Warnock as a last-gasp bid to make a late charge for promotion, reports the Sunday Mirror.
Warnock announced himself as a Cardiff legend when he sealed a shock promotion to the Premier League in the 2017-18 campaign.
He has eight promotions as a manager since his first job back in 1980 at Gainsborough Trinity.
Ipswich remain reluctant to sack Lambert after he penned a five-year deal in the New Year.
But they will be encouraged with Warnock’s comments after he was quizzed on the speculation.
He said: “If the right thing comes up I’m not really bothered what it is. I just want to enjoy myself until the end of the season.”
Paul Lambert is under serious pressure at IpswichCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
