I've just stumbled across a new interview with Neil Warnock. He's always entertaining to listen to - this time he waxes lyrical about data analysts in football (he's not a fan) and throws in a mention of Notts for good measure.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/01/neil-warnock-interview-manager-pep-guardiola-alex-ferguson-virgil-van-dijk

Neil Warnock, a Notts County Icon who masterminded 2 successive promotions & had Notts competing with the best.

It's inconceivable in today's age that his leadership, tactics and style of play wouldn't be welcome at so many clubs up & down the land in this day & age..

But unfortunately that is the sad truth. The continental style of play, the perverbial 3-5-2-1 is the preferred shape of most of the PL clubs & across the EFL. It's the preferred shape at the Lane too.

Neal always talks a lot of sense. He lives football, & knows it like the back of his hand. He has personality & wisdom mixed in with a sense of humour. And he's very good at telling interesting stories.

Neal is the type of football manager that is quickly becoming a thing of the past & that fact really saddens me.

Thanks @DangerousSausage for highlighting this article.

What the article doesn't say, Warnock's success was built around ex #Notts player Mick Jones ( he is the one who identified Jack Grealish and Callum McGregor, when he came back to Notts to help Chris Kiwomya). Mick was Warnock's "database" , he put in the hard miles like Sirrel used to do, to look at players.

3 signings for me, that Warnock should have made at #Notts

Warren Barton ..14/3/90 Maidstone v Notts County Leyland DAF 2,114 in attendance, including me!

Ian Taylor 1992 playing for Notts Reserves (managed by Don O'Riordan) v Port Vale

Brian Deane instead of Tony Agana