Middlesbrough have announced on Tuesday morning that they have given manager Jonathan Woodgate the sack and immediately appoint a new boss.
It comes with Boro currently sitting 21st in the Championship after losing 3-0 at home to Swansea City in their first game since the season restarted on Saturday afternoon.
40 year old Woodgate was appointed last summer but only saw is side win just nine times.
71 year old Warnock, has been without a club since leaving Cardiff City after more than three years last November, comes in a looks set to achieve his goal of managing a total of 1,500 matches (currently on 1,488).
BREAKING: Neil Warnock replaces Jonathan Woodgate as Middlesbrough Head Coach
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 23, 2020
The club statement read: “MFC can confirm that head coach Jonathan Woodgate has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect.
“Jonathan was relieved of his role on Tuesday morning and will be replaced by the experienced Neil Warnock.
“Warnock will assume responsibility immediately.
“The club would like to place on record its thanks to Jonathan for all his work in the role of head coach.”
Swansea City impressed as the Championship resumed as a powerful display at the Riverside earned them a 3-0 win over a poor Middlesbrough.
Liverpool loanee Rhian Brewster scored twice in the opening 30 minutes and Andre Ayew added a penalty as the Swans tore into the hosts.
Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate BBC Radio Tees Sport: “We were very poor and got caught too easily.
“Swansea have some excellent players and we just couldn’t live with them.
“It is not nice to see that kind of performance and it wasn’t good enough.
“There were no signs on the training ground of that performance coming. It isn’t good enough, it is concerning and now we’ve got a week to put it right.”
Middlesbrough are currently outside the Championship relegation places on goal difference.
WARNOCK’S MANAGERIAL STATS:
Scarborough – 1 Aug 1986 until 1 Jan 1989 – 78 matches – 30 wins – 25 draws – 23 losses – 38.5% win (promotion)
Notts County – 5 Jan 1989 until 14 Jan 1993 – 209 matches – 90 wins – 49 draws – 70 losses – 43.1% win (two promotions)
Torquay United – 15 Feb 1993 until 2 Jun 1993 – 15 matches – 5 wins – 5 draws – 5 losses 33.3% win
Huddersfield Town – 15 Jul 1993 until 5 Jun 1995 – 108 matches – 44 wins – 34 draws – 30 losses – 40.7% win (promotion)
Plymouth Argyle – 22 Jun 1995 until 3 Feb 1997 – 88 matches – 35 wins – 24 draws – 29 losses – 39.8% win (promotion)
Oldham Athletic 21 Feb 1997 until 7 May 1998 – 69 matches – 27 wins – 22 draws – 20 losses – 39.1% win
Bury – 2 Jun 1998 until 2 Dec 1999 – 77 matches – 19 wins – 29 draws – 29 losses – 24.7% win
Sheffield United – 2 Dec 1999 until 15 May 2007 – 388 matches – 165 wins – 100 draws – 123 losses – 42.5% win (promotion)
Crystal Palace – 11 Oct 2007 until 2 Mar 2010 – 129 matches – 47 wins – 39 draws – 43 losses – 36.4% win
Queens Park Rangers – 2 Mar 2010 until 8 Jan 2012 – 84 matches – 33 wins – 27 draws – 24 losses – 39.3% win (promotion)
Leeds United – 18 Feb 2012 until 1 Apr 2013 – 63 matches – 23 wins – 15 draws – 25 losses – 36.5% win
Crystal Palace – 27 Aug 2014 until 27 Dec 2014 – 17 matches – 3 wins – 6 draws – 8 losses 17.6% win
Queens Park Rangers – 5 Nov 2015 until 4 Dec 2015 – 4 matches – 2 wins – 1 draws – 1 losses 50.0% win
Rotherham United – 11 Feb 2016 until 18 May 2016 – 16 matches – 6 wins – 6 draws – 4 losses 37.5% win
Cardiff City – 5 Oct 2016 until 11 Nov 2019 – 144 matches – 59 wins – 29 draws – 56 losses – 41.0% win (promotion)
Total – 1,481 matches – 595 wins – 409 draws – 477 losses – 40.2% win
Fans reacted with after finding out that Middlesbrough part company with their manager and is replaced immediately…
Good appointment
— Bristol City FC Supporters Page (@BCFC_Supporters) June 23, 2020
— Charlie Steel (@charliesteel14) June 23, 2020
Best news yet.
— smj..Lesley (@ilesjv) June 23, 2020
Warnock’s an old fella, he couldn’t go out of his house 3 months ago ?
— Olly ☕ (@OllyVanGaal) June 23, 2020
— Charlie Steel (@charliesteel14) June 23, 2020
Sad for Woody but this just had to happen – I’ve spent the last few days thinking about League 1 away days next season. It feels now like when Venables came in – utter relief
— Paul Copley (@PaulCopley) June 23, 2020
I’m not ngl I hope Woodgate goes and gets some experience as a manager and comes back when he’s not fresh I like his ideas but he’s clearly not ready
— John (@Fr33d3m25) June 23, 2020
What’s funny? Knows that league like the back of his hand and gets teams promoted! May not be the best manager in the premier league but he knows how to get teams there!
— Elvis F Kennedy (@HesapeepingTom) June 23, 2020
Incase Neil is unaware of his new players, I can confirm @MarcusBrowne14 isn’t worth keeping and should be allowed to join @OUFCOfficial on a free transfer
— DAVE (@DaveOufc) June 23, 2020
We’re going up
— davina (@N1VA_) June 23, 2020
— Matty Smith (@Maattysmith9) June 23, 2020
He’s gonna pop his clogs in the dugout isn’t he. All that tripe about ‘one last job’ and that was like 3 years ago!
— Michael Whitehead (@mikew_83) June 23, 2020
Delighted that we’ve gone for Warnock! Proven at this level just what we need pic.twitter.com/Em4rWmzlWa
— Chris Pearson (@Boro_Brick_Road) June 23, 2020
— Jonny Wardell (@Smoggyjonny) June 23, 2020
Neil warnock coming out of retirement to save boro like pic.twitter.com/xJyX8s0lv8
— Nathan (@njcb03) June 23, 2020
“I asked Sharon, and she said let’s have one last crack at it” ??? loves it this fella
— DonPerryOn (@PerrySquire7) June 23, 2020
How dare they not appoint Sol Campbell!!
— Stephen Baines (@stb1932) June 23, 2020
Neil Warnock when he saw Middlesbrough flirting with relegation pic.twitter.com/kC7wqIzHXi
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) June 23, 2020
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