Neil Warnock reacts during the FA Cup football match between Leeds
United and Tottenham Hotspur at Elland road stadium in Leeds, northern
England on January 27, 2013. Warnock has returned to Crystal Palace as
manager to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Tony Pulis, the
Premier League club announced on Wednesday. PHOTO | ANDREW YATES
AFP
Neil Warnock has returned to Crystal
Palace as manager to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Tony
Pulis, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.
Warnock,
who previously managed Palace between 2007 and 2010, takes over after
Pulis abruptly left Selhurst Park on the eve of the season amid reports
of a disagreement with co-chairman Steve Parish.
"Crystal
Palace are delighted to announce that Neil Warnock has been appointed
as their new first-team manager with immediate effect," Palace announced
on their official website.
"Neil has agreed a two-year deal and will lead the team this Saturday in our Premier League game at Newcastle United."
Warnock,
65, has not managed a club since leaving Leeds United in 2013, but he
emerged as a front-runner for the Palace post, alongside former West
Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke, after talks with Malky Mackay
collapsed.
Mackay looked poised to be appointed by
Palace, but his hopes were scuppered after reports emerged that he had
exchanged racist, sexist and homophobic text messages with colleague
Iain Moody when they worked at Cardiff City.
Moody had
been employed as Palace's sporting director, but he resigned after
Cardiff sent a file alleging misconduct to the Football Association.
Pulis
was named the Premier League's Manager of the Year after steering
Palace from the foot of the table to an 11th-place finish last season.
But
he left the club "by mutual consent" 48 hours before the start of the
new campaign after reportedly falling out with Parish over transfer
targets.
Palace, who were promoted from the
Championship in 2013, lost 2-1 at Arsenal on the season's opening day
before going down 3-1 at home to West Ham United last weekend.
They won 3-0 at Watford in the League Cup second round on Tuesday, in Keith Millen's third game as caretaker coach.
Warnock
led Palace to the Championship play-offs in his first season at the
helm in 2007-08, but left the club after financial problems saw the
south London club placed into administration in 2010.
The
well-travelled Yorkshireman subsequently spent two years at Queens Park
Rangers, guiding the club to promotion as Championship champions in
2011, before being sacked in January 2012.
He spent just over a year at Leeds before leaving in April 2013.
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