{"id":281391,"date":"2025-07-22T02:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/281391\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T02:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:52:43","slug":"neil-warnock-reveals-truth-about-sheffield-wednesday-job-offer-he-really-wanted-to-go-despite-blades-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/281391\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Warnock reveals truth about Sheffield Wednesday job offer, he really ‘wanted to go’ despite Blades links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EFL veteran Neil Warnock has made a startling admission about his time as Sheffield United head coach regarding their bitter rivals, Sheffield Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> have dominated the Championship<\/a> headlines this summer for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n

Overseen by owner Dejphon Chansiri<\/a>, the Owls are in the midst of a financial crisis, with an EFL transfer embargo still hanging over Hillsborough.<\/p>\n

The club\u2019s financial crisis has seen forward duo Josh Windass and Michael Smith exit Sheffield Wednesday<\/a>, and head coach Danny Rohl<\/a> will soon join the pair out the exit doors, with Rohl set to leave Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> soon.<\/p>\n

Amid the club\u2019s financial turmoil, legendary EFL manager Neil Warnock has lifted the lid on his previous move to become the Owls boss, which never materialised.<\/p>\n

\"NeilPhoto by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesNeil Warnock \u2018would have taken\u2019 Sheffield Wednesday manager job<\/p>\n

76-year-old Warnock is one of English Football\u2019s most iconic managers, for his 40-year-long history in the dugout, and his larger-than-life presence.<\/p>\n

From 1999-2007, Warnock was the manager of the Owls\u2019 arch rivals, Sheffield United<\/a>, where he suffered relegation from the Premier League with his boyhood club in 2006\/07 after earning promotion from the Championship in the prior season.<\/p>\n

Despite Warnock being a boyhood Blades fan, the Englishman has revealed he \u201cwould have taken\u201d the Sheffield Wednesday job after initially being offered the job by former Owls chairman Milan Mandaric.<\/p>\n

When probed on whether there was any truth in the Owls links, Warnock told Radio X: \u201cYeah, there was. Yeah, I would have took that, because I\u2019d fallen out with people at Sheffield United, and I thought, \u2018I\u2019ll show them if that\u2019s the case.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I did. I spoke to Milan, who was Milan Mandari\u0107, and I spoke to him, and he offered me the job and all that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I said, \u2018Alright, I tell you what, Milan, because I like you as a person\u2019 \u2013 It was a Friday \u2013 I said, \u2018You have a think about it, and talk to your chief exec and all that that and then ring me up on Monday morning at nine o\u2019clock. If you still want me to manage you, I\u2019ll manage you.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd I said, \u2018And then you\u2019ll know what\u2019s what.\u2019 Anyhow, he rang me at nine o\u2019clock, and he said, \u2018Neil, I understand what you\u2019re saying, but thank you ever so much for being honest.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I didn\u2019t get the job because, you know, I think the chief exec and the contact with Sheffield United, and you know\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that didn\u2019t bother me. I thought I had been messed on at Sheffield United. So, I wanted to go and show them what I could do, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warnock\u2019s arrival at Hillsborough would certainly have sent shockwaves throughout the second tier, and Sheffield Wednesday could certainly do with his experience and pragmatism in the dugout next season.<\/p>\n

\"ManagerPhoto by Eddie Keogh\/Getty ImagesNeil Warnock wanted Sheffield Wednesday job before Danny Rohl\u2019s appointment<\/p>\n

Warnock spent the longest period of his managerial career in the Bramall Lane dugouts, after an eight-year association with his boyhood club.<\/p>\n

Of 383 games in charge for the Blades, Warnock oversaw 165 victories, leaving his boyhood club with a 43 percent win rate.<\/p>\n\nRecord<\/strong><\/td>\nNeil Warnock for Sheffield United (1999-2007)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGames in charge<\/td>\n383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWins<\/td>\n165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDraws<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLosses<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWin rate<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Neil Warnock\u2019s record as Sheffield United manager, as per Transfermarkt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, his potential move to Hillsborough in 2023 would have been marred by controversy, as Talk Sport<\/a> reported that Warnock was \u201cinterested\u201d in taking charge at Sheffield Wednesday after Xisco Munoz was sacked by Chansiri.<\/p>\n

Rohl<\/a> was chosen over Warnock, and the German led the Owls to safety in his first season in charge before overseeing Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s 12th-placed finish in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n

Considering the calibre of job Rohl has done at Wednesday, the Hillsborough faithful will look back fondly at the decision to appoint him over Warnock, which unfortunately robbed neutral second tier supporters of a historic moment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n