The Best of Goals on Sunday - 16th December
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Welcome to the Goals on Sunday podcast. Joining Cami and myself this week is the one and only Neil Warnock. We'll look back at his extraordinary career, Cardiff's battle for survival, and also we'll talk about why we need to stamp out fan abuse in football. Enjoy the podcast. It's been a long time since you started, but you're still enjoying it? Life in the Premier League, how's it going?
Yeah, I mean, it's tough, but I've got a great bunch of lads. They're just such a genuine set-up. We're limited in certain things, but they're giving me some pleasure. We've done really well, especially at home. But the fans have been the biggest plus. You know, being there two years, really, and the club, the difference now, the club, everybody's together, and I've never, never had a set of fans like this. 30,000 at home, whoever we're playing. And they've just 3-0 down yesterday, chanting, you know.
everything's gonna be all right don't worry got very close as well got very close when you when you just say there um we've got a great bunch of lads every team you have seems to be a team of workers and all yeah together i think that's that's why i think with the promotions etc
I've never had a chance to have a team given me that's got the top players in or anything like that. I've always had to build clubs because I've always been like the Red Adair of football. I had to put fires out and start from scratch really and try and build clubs back up.
How does Neil Warnock reflect on his career and Cardiff's performance?
I've had a tweet from Eric Hutchon on exactly that, say, can you ask Neil what the secret of bonding with the younger players is and the togetherness you always seem to bring to a club? I mean, is that something that you've honed over the years?
Yeah, that's the part that I enjoy in the changing rooms and around the training ground, the humour really, because I give my players some stick, but I'm sure they give me some behind my back. But it's good to be... I always thought when I first started, I want players to want to come into training. I want them to come and enjoy training. I don't want them to think, oh, not another day. And, you know, you build different characters and how to handle the characters. You know, you can have all the qualifications in the world, you know, with your diplomas and things, but man management is still 90% of winning things and being a good manager. At least 90%. You've said in the past that you didn't really like the Premier League that much.
No, I mean, listen, we haven't got much money, we haven't spent much money this time, but in the previous twice, I've been a bit let down, really, I felt. Sheffield United should have been a great time, but the day after I got a letter saying they were going to take my option up, which was like saying they wanted me out.
What challenges does Neil Warnock face in the Premier League?
A letter in the post, by the way, not a phone call, a meeting. After seven years, I thought I deserved better than that. And then QPR, you know, they're going to sell the club. I've asked, you know, I had three or four, Ashley Williams in my house to sign, said I can sign him for three million. And he said, no, I'm sorry, I'm not spending a penny. He said, you'll have to wait till we sell the club. And of course, we didn't sell the club till the end of August. And we had to just bring in, you know, we brought five or six players in just like that at the end to try and just get a squad.
So quite a lot of tension and trauma comes with being in the Premier League. We have got some footage that makes us feel like, actually, you do secretly enjoy it quite a lot. There's some lovely moments here, Neil, from this season, of course. But you're just there and you can see these moments and how special they are.
Yeah, they're great, because the crowd are great. They get me pumped up after games and that, and... We've played some good stuff. We don't probably get enough credit. It's easy to lambast a Neil Warnock's team, really, but the lads have played some good stuff this year. Every window we've improved in the last two years. You can't just jump in and everything be right.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:13–1:37
2
How does Neil Warnock reflect on his career and Cardiff's performance?
1:37–2:47
3
What challenges does Neil Warnock face in the Premier League?
2:47–8:02
4
How does Neil Warnock foster team spirit and player management?
8:02–13:54
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What are Neil Warnock's thoughts on fan behavior and abuse in football?
13:54–19:17
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