Neil Warnock excited at prospect of attempting record eighth promotion


The 67-year-old admits the Cardiff City job, his 15th different club, is as exciting as ever and that if he ever lost that feeling he would be in trouble

Neil Warnock is excited. Perhaps at 67 years old, having thought he had retired a year or so ago, and after taking charge of his 15th club, he should be a little more jaded. But just from the sound of his voice, you can tell the new Cardiff City manager is giddy. “I suppose if I lost that feeling I’d be in trouble,” Warnock says, before taking charge of his first game, against Bristol City on Friday evening. “Even when I was going to speak to Cardiff, when I was travelling down, I was excited. I don’t think my mate could shut me up.”

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