Angry Warnock denies claims he lost stomach for a fight

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
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by Daniel Jones

FORMER manager Neil Warnock has issued a ferocious parting shot at the administrators running Crystal Palace.

The 61-year-old has rubbished claims made by Brendan Guilfoyle, of the P & A Partnership, he left the Eagles because he no longer had the stomach for a fight.

Warnock insists that Guilfoyle wanted him to go and said that he was undecided on the switch to Loftus Road until as late as Monday morning.

"It sickens me that he can say such rubbish," raged Warnock. "How can he say that I didn't have the stomach for a fight? Was he not at Doncaster? Did he not see how we scrapped for a point?

"If I haven't got the bottle, then why have I gone to Queens Park Rangers? They are in the same position, scrapping for survival.

"There is no one more disappointed than me how this has turned out. The fans don't deserve this, they have been absolutely fantastic from day one.

"It's not been easy to leave. In the end our relationship had broken down and it's best all round that I have gone."

Guilfoyle dismissed the ex-Palace manager's claims, stressing he did everything he could to keep Warnock at the club.

"I even got in touch with Simon Jordan in the hope that he could persuade him, but Neil's mind was made up," said Guilfoyle. "He told me his heart wasn't in it anymore. So I apologise for questioning his stomach for the fight, yes I got the wrong part of the anatomy.

"But to say that I wanted him to go is absolute rubbish."

*For the full explosive interview and all the reaction to the change of regime at Selhurst Park see Friday's Croydon Advertiser.

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    by Clive, Leeds/Northants

    Saturday, March 06 2010, 10:59AM

    “Message to Potty Peter re his comments about me talking nonsense, well it appears I wasright (again) As SJ has said in the Daily Mirror, he was let down by Warnock and indeed the administrator did speak to Warnock about staying so over to you now motor mouth or, have you done your disappearing act again?”

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    by Clive, Leeds/Northants

    Saturday, March 06 2010, 10:53AM

    “So SJ has come out and send NW only joined QPR for the money but we knew that anyway and I suppose he has got to look after his own interests but a bit of honesty from him wouldn't have gone astray”

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    by Julie, West Wickham

    Friday, March 05 2010, 5:22PM

    “Sorry Lofty , but it is the weekend afterall , i get excited to!!! My garden is fine although it needs tending somewhat ,but it will have to wait till the weather gets better,”

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    by Lofty, Liverpool

    Friday, March 05 2010, 7:37AM

    “Thank you Mr Cosmas, nice to hear from you. Hope you are doing a bit of scouting for the Palace whilst in Nigeria. We need some more Mr Moses's.
    And Julie I asked how was your garden, not your conquests.
    I'm too old to get excited.”

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    by Uncle Cosmas, Nigeria

    Friday, March 05 2010, 6:03AM

    “You silly boys & girls,
    uncle cosmas is in Nigeria on business.
    my son Azumah keeps me informed of the sad times at my beloved Palace.
    no mr lofty i have not gone to Wigan to watch my bad boy mr victor & miss julie you naughty
    girl i have not been having hanky panky with you!
    how is my friend mr luis doing?
    how are you mr pete w?
    uncle cosmas is back this month & will be back at selhurst park to watch palace stay up.
    god bless you all...............
    uncle cosmas.”

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    by Chris, Bromley

    Thursday, March 04 2010, 10:08PM

    “Yeah Lee I don't know, I've thought about it and I don't blame him for going but the way he went wasn't too great, he wasn't very truthful in the way he left. Why can't people like that be honest to us? He told us he wouldn't talk to QPR until compensation was agreed. His and the backroom staffs deals happened a bit quickly didn't it??

    As for SJ I didn't say he had a lot of character I said I liked some of his character ie his arrogance was quite cringing and funny at times. But yeah I admit the facts speak for themselves we are in admin so in theory he failed as a chairman but not as a fan. He had a lot of desire Lee but wasn't very successful. Shame really. Oh well he learnt the hard way.”

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    by Petetheeagle, Selhurst Park Nest

    Thursday, March 04 2010, 7:28PM

    “Legend L460uis. Right again. It had nothing to with the fact that Saint Simon couldn't pay the debt. It was those nasty people at Agilo who had the nerve to ask for their money back and realised they weren't going to get it. Haven't they heard of the Glazers? Football's not about paying money back is it? £5m is peanuts. Alice and I are worried Paul Hart won't play the old 4-6-0 legendary formation and our friend the invisible man will be surplus to requirements. Why did they bring the Doog back when they could have hired you L460uis? Got to go! Someone's on the flaming pitch again. Oh crikey! It's................"Who let the doog out, woof, woof, woof woof!"”

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    by Luis, Henfield

    Thursday, March 04 2010, 6:55PM

    “And Lee,of that £30 million debt £20 million is owed to Jordan and he has stated that the majority of that he will not be asking for.”

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    by Luis, Henfield

    Thursday, March 04 2010, 6:51PM

    “Clive,the fact that Jose Fonte and Victor Moses were the only players to depart in January Transfer window and we were put into Administration by Agilo,an outside party,and not Jordan we were correct that all it has achieved is a 10 point deduction.
    And Lofty,I never said anything against Warnock but if he felt he had a better chance of success at QPR were better off without him and as Administrator says he couldn't guarantee new owners would keep him on as manager.
    And as Peter has previously stated all that is now history and all we can now do is give total support to Paul Hart,Dougie Freedman and John Pemberton.UP THE EAGLES!!!”

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    by Julie, West Wickham

    Thursday, March 04 2010, 6:11PM

    “Well what can i say other than 'no comment' !!! im afraid the only one to propostion me on this site was potty pete unfortunately , and he lives too far away , i dont think id like him anyway , he's strange ,”

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