Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
The absolutely ideal time for Neil Warnock to retire from management would have been the day after we were promoted - I'd say his reputation was as high then as its ever been, but I'm beginning to wonder if he'll ever step away voluntarily from the job. If he got Middlesbrough promoted next season, he'd want to have "one last crack at the Premier League" and then if they went down a year later, he'd then be after his next promotion - just like he was here. Maybe the best thing for him these days is to be a trouble shooter on a short term basis for clubs in trouble because, almost without fail, he goes into a new club and makes a difference for the better, but he'll want more than that I'm sure.
I seriously believe that, provided his health holds up, he could still be managing in his eighties because desperate clubs are showing no signs yet of being put off by his age and while he continues to get relegation threatened clubs out of trouble , I don't see that situation changing - i reckon the jobs too ingrained in him to walk away from the game if someone says they want him.