'Rangers guy' Neil Warnock achieves the impossible as Aberdeen FINALLY reply to take him where seagulls don't dare

"I always fancied having a go at managing in Scotland, actually".

That was Neil Warnock's longing admission three months ago and now it's set to finally come true at Aberdeen, with the veteran set for the interim gig at Pittodrie. The 75-year-old football lifer, over recent years, has been elevated to a cult of personality status few others in modern British football will ever attain. And those of a certain vintage are acutely aware that hasn't always been the case.

Warnock's full name was gleefully rearranged to make up a creative, albeit crass, nickname which he was serenaded with up and down the country. But the man who has managed 15 clubs in England over 44 years has aged like a fine wine. His Warnock-isms plus his remarkable zeal for life has earned him admiration across Britain. And now Aberdeen, itching for an upturn of results, appear set to go for Warnock until the rest of the season. Record Sport takes a look at his association with the beautiful game north of the border and the fondness he has vocalised.

His proclamation back in 2020 during the January transfer window that he was a 'Rangers guy' earned him acclaim at Ibrox. But, as you learn more about this football nut, it appears he is willing to waive his allegiances just to get a taste of Scottish football and instantly win over the Red Shed despite past claims.

He mellowed on his commitment to the Blue Sea of Ibrox when he confessed, to the Daily Mail, he would have liked to have challenged both the Ibrox side and Celtic at the top of the table. He said: "I would have liked Hearts or Hibs so I could have had a go at the big-time clubs like Celtic and Rangers." That sort of fighting talk fits the MO of a man who has made a career out of getting a