Neil Warnock will step down as Huddersfield City supervisor after Wednesday’s match towards Stoke months… however the 74-year-old insists he is not going to retire once more!

Neil Warnock will step down as Huddersfield City supervisor after their match towards Stoke City on Wednesday night – however insists he is not retiring once more.

The Terriers, who sit seventeenth within the Championship desk, introduced the 74-year-old will depart his function ‘following intensive discussions’.

Warnock got here out of retirement in February to return to Huddersfield 30 years after his first spell on the Yorkshire membership began.

Having been seven factors adrift of security in March, Warnock guided the group to survival after which agreed a one-year contract extension in June.

Huddersfield chief government Jake Edwards mentioned the membership is ‘now able to make a longer-term managerial appointment’ with Warnock and his assistant Ronnie Jepson leaving this week.

Neil Warnock will take cost of his closing match as Huddersfield City supervisor this Wednesday towards Stoke Metropolis as he steps down from the function

Warnock celebrates in entrance of the Huddersfield followers following their current win at West Brom

It stays to be seen if Warnock is tempted to tackle one other job having beforehand retired from administration after 42 years within the dug-out in April 2022.

Talking at a press convention on Monday afternoon, Warnock insisted he is not going to retire formally. 

He mentioned: ‘We have truly executed what we got down to do actually.

‘As Jake mentioned, Kevin [Nagle, chairman] has a three-year plan to succeed in the Premier League.

‘When Dean [Hoyle] introduced me again he pleaded for days and days and adjusted my thoughts and I mentioned I would come again and assist whereas I used to be needed.

‘As soon as they informed me they needed to convey somebody in… sure, I believed it will be about Christmas time, however as soon as they informed me that I feel they needed to transfer on rapidly.

‘If you happen to’re not needed you need to go immediately. I do not imply that the way it possibly sounds – we all the time mentioned we might be straight with one another and that is what we have executed, and Ronnie and I want all of them the perfect.

‘I’ve informed the lads there isn’t any cause to not push in the direction of the play-offs now.

‘My well being is sweet, I’ve by no means felt higher! If something I’ve obtained the excitement once more. I am positive when February comes spherical individuals shall be asking me once more.

‘I’ve all the time mentioned to Kevin, it is his membership and that I would go every time he desires me to go. I feel it was the suitable factor that I got here again, I do not assume it will have helped anybody to come back in in pre-season, however we have made numerous progress.’

Warnock added: ‘I am unable to let you know who the brand new supervisor is as a result of they’ve not informed me, so I assume it is somebody I do not like!’

Edwards mentioned the brand new supervisor shall be confirmed by the top of the week.

Huddersfield began their Championship marketing campaign by shedding three of their opening 4 video games, in addition to exiting the Carabao Cup to Middlesbrough.

However back-to-back wins over West Bromwich Albion and Rotherham United have put a unique complexion on issues on the John Smith’s Stadium.