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Made in Sheffiled: My Story - Neil Warnock

Description: ISBN 0340937203 / Author: Neil Warnock / Genre: Biography / Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd / Renowned for his outspoken, colourful character, Neil Warnock here exclusively tells the story of his life in football. Warnock began his career as a player in 1967, and over the ... more

Made in Sheffiled: My Story - Neil Warnock ... next eleven years played with a number of clubs including Scunthorpe United and Barnsley as a winger. In 1980 he took on his first managerial role with Northern Premier League side Gainsborough Trinity, and has since managed a number of clubs, including Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Bury, before finding his true home with Sheffield United. Perhaps the Blades' most famous fan, Warnock's loyalty to Sheffield United is legendary. Having been appointed in 1999, he became the sixth longest-serving manager in league football. In 2003, Warnock saw United to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the League Cup as well as the final of the First Division play-off. He cemented his place in the Blades' history books by leading them back to the Premiership in April 2006, after twelve years in the First Division. He finally parted company with Sheffield United in May 2007.Neil Warnock tells his story with his trademark humour and passion, offering a fascinating insight into the journey of a football manager from the Northern Premier League to the Premier League.

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... littered with controversy, success and disappointment. The dream of the Sheffield born man and Blades fan was always to manage his beloved Sheffield United and this dream was realised. He was hated by sections of his own teams support often but his team battled adversity to reach the promised land of the premiership - only to be denied by an extremely controversial turn of events involving Carlos Tevez, West Ham United and Manchester United which sparked a nationwide debate. This was followed by betrayal on the part of th...more

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Made in Sheffiled: My Story - Neil Warnock: There's only one Neil Warnock (451 words)
by shanediablo - written on 06/07/08 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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Please note - part of this review appears on my ciao page. There are individuals in sports that only come around so often. People that get everyone talking whether it be how much they admire them or how much they dislike them; Neil Warnock fits this category perfectly. Controversy follows him everywhere, so it is fitting that he should produce an autobiography that i'm sure even those that hate him so much would be just a little intrigued to read. This is the story of one of english domestic football's most succesful and controversial managers. It charts his life from humble beginnings in Sheffield through an unglamorous but respectable playing career to ...

Sheffield Steel (1933 words)
by thedevilinme - written on 17/05/08 (Very useful, 107 readings)
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What fun we would have if Neil Warnock was England manager! Even though he's arguably the best English qualified boss we have when working with players, alongside Redknapp and Steve Bruce, like Cloughie, there was never any chance he would be interviewed for the top job, the FA preferring muppet yes men like McLaren when it comes to English guys in charge. But with five play-offs to his name, the latest being defeat with Crystal Palace this week, taking them from third bottom to fourth top in just five months, the really is none better for coming in to a club and lifting the team above its potential and ability. Warnock has always reveled in firefighting in lower league ...

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