Aberdeen’s “Rangers guy” is the front-runner to be named manager prior the Ibrox visit.

The 75-year-old great English coach was mentioned in reports earlier this week as a possible replacement for Barry Robson till the conclusion of the season. Now that it seems like those rumors are gaining traction, Neil Warnock may be about to realize a lifelong dream of his: managing in Scotland. Throughout his 19 managerial positions in the English Football League, Warnock has held leadership positions at Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, and QPR, although he has never managed a team located north of the border.

Neil Warnock to Aberdeen?

All of this is based on reports from publications like the Press & Journal, a local daily in Aberdeen, which states that the new manager of the Dons would be announced within the next 48 hours. According to the source, the club has not yet selected a winner for the position, but Neil Warnock is the front-runner having applied for Pittodrie’s opening. Aberdeen is expected to select a temporary replacement until the end of the current campaign, allowing the club’s board time to prepare a longer-term plan in the summer.

One of the most seasoned and well-liked managers in British football, Neil Warnock, looks to be a strong contender for the position that would be exciting for Scottish football. Even if his popularity isn’t as high as it once was, Warnock is still revered in Scotland, and his performance there will be closely watched.

Rangers watch on amid Pittodrie manager upheaval

After Derek McInnes was fired in 2021, Aberdeen had a series of poor hires; Jim Goodwin and Barry Robson were the disastrous successors to the disastrous Stephen Glass/Scott Brown dream duo. The team now sits eighth in the Scottish Premiership standings, but they opened up the title fight over the weekend by picking up a point against struggling Old Firm rivals Celtic in Aberdeen.

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