‘You've got to say yes' – Neil Warnock, 76, hints at shock return to management with ‘unbelievable' crisis club

The Sun

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NEIL WARNOCK has hinted at a shock return to management.
Warnock, 76, has been out of the dugout since an interim spell in charge of Aberdeen last year.
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He currently holds a position as a football advisor with Torquay United - but has now suggested he would be interest in taking the vacant role at crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.
Owls boss Danny Rohl left my mutual consent on Tuesday, leaving the already stricken club managerless just 11 days before the start of the new season.
Now Warnock - who managed the Owls' bitter rivals Sheffield United between 1999 and 2007 - has left the door open to taking the reins at Hillsborough.
Asked on talkSPORT if he would take the job, Warnock said: "Well, you've got to say yes.
"At my age? Deary me, but you never say never in anything.
"It is a good club, and it does need managing, really. I think they've not had the sustained success…
"I mean, the crowds are unbelievable and they've maintained that, whatever division they've gone down to."
He added: "It's sad to see some of the players leaving now because of their contractual situations, but it will bounce back, all good clubs bounce back."
Should Warnock take charge, he may be on the end of a frosty reception from the away supporters on November 23 when the Blades travel to Hillsborough in the first Steel City Derby of the season.
The Owls have been in disarray since the end of last season, with wages going unpaid and players ripping their contract up as a result.
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SunSport revealed last week that controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri is refusing to budge on his £100million price tag for the crisis club - despite owing more than £4million in football debts.
Wednesday suffered yet another blow on Tuesday when - just hours after Rohl's departure - the club announced Hillsborough's North Stand had been closed by Sheffield City Council owing to safety concerns.
The closure of the North Stand - which bears the name of much-maligned owner Chansiri - will leave up to 9,000 supporters in disarray.
Despite Warnock's interest, however, he looks set to miss out on the role to a man who is already in the building at Sheffield Wednesday.
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Henrik Pedersen is set to be chosen as the Owls' new boss, according to reports from the Sheffield Star.
The Dane had already taken the lead in several Wednesday training sessions throughout the summer as uncertainty surrounded Rohl, and he is now set to formally be appointed boss.