Warnock returns !

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Bulmer1889

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To management at 77yrs of age taking over the reigns at Torquay United it’s close to home I suppose but honestly he needs to relax and enjoy what’s left of his life imo
 
Bulmer1889 said:
To management at 77yrs of age taking over the reigns at Torquay United it’s close to home I suppose but honestly he needs to relax and enjoy what’s left of his life imo
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Not done bad owd Neil,he said he was gunna retire from management after he left the BLADES.It'll keep him out of the lass's way for a few hours a week.:giggle: UTB
 
I suppose not much pressure and more of hobby for him doing something he enjoys. Refs will deffo enjoy his presence!
 
Just been on the local news. Paul Wotton was at Truro City but never did much; he relied on his reputation as a player at Argyle. Not sure what Warnock did as as Director of Football other than get a weekly top up to his pension. Torquay were in the play off positions but lost 0-5 at home and that was too much for the fans who have never recovered from missing out on promotion last season to Truro. Mind you, Truro will certainly be relegated and that will set up the local derby with Torquay next season.
 
Our Neil has just been on the local TV. He said that he didn't agree with Paul Wotton's sacking but couldn't refuse to help them in the interim. He said that there's a limit on the number of visits he can make to the garden centre for coffee so he took the job!! No mention of the boost to his pension.
 
cornishcrabberblade said:
Our Neil has just been on the local TV. He said that he didn't agree with Paul Wotton's sacking but couldn't refuse to help them in the interim. He said that there's a limit on the number of visits he can make to the garden centre for coffee so he took the job!! No mention of the boost to his pension.
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He's got plenty of money. I'm in the fortunate position of never wanting to retire. I can understand why he wants the reins back in his hand, even for a short time.
 
cornishcrabberblade said:
Our Neil has just been on the local TV. He said that he didn't agree with Paul Wotton's sacking but couldn't refuse to help them in the interim. He said that there's a limit on the number of visits he can make to the garden centre for coffee so he took the job!! No mention of the boost to his pension.
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He said he expected to be the Spurs boss but they dint ask him. :giggle: UTB
 
FatherKnowsBest said:
He's got plenty of money. I'm in the fortunate position of never wanting to retire. I can understand why he wants the reins back in his hand, even for a short time.
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If you’re fit and capable and still enjoy it, my advice is to work as long as you want to as long as the other half is ok with it as well. I was still working into my 70’s when Covid brought an end to it, but the key part is that I still enjoyed working. I was self-employed and had gone back to my electrical engineering roots. If my only work option had been to stay in the corporate rat-race, (a career change that I’d sort of stumbled into in my late 30’s without really trying I think), I’d have retired at 50 if I could.
 
Age 79, rang Para Reg up to see if they wanted any help from an old sweat with plenty of experience slotting ******** but have to pack my array of tablets and specs in my bergan so don,t put me down for sniper duty. Politely told me to "F..CK Off! So it,s carry on with dog walking and metal detecting but I did offer my services!
 
Grayblade said:
If you’re fit and capable and still enjoy it, my advice is to work as long as you want to as long as the other half is ok with it as well. I was still working into my 70’s when Covid brought an end to it, but the key part is that I still enjoyed working. I was self-employed and had gone back to my electrical engineering roots. If my only work option had been to stay in the corporate rat-race, (a career change that I’d sort of stumbled into in my late 30’s without really trying I think), I’d have retired at 50 if I could.
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I was lucky in that I finished full time corporate management at 53 and was then able to pick and choose various part time, short term or interim management stints, along with a bit of consultancy and project work until the wife retired and, at 59, I picked up my last payment fron an employer.
I was well sick of the corporate stuff where button pushers at HQ were guiding and monitoring your everry move and autonamy and initiative was stifled to the point of suffocation.
It also coincided with the growth of sites like Trip Advisor etc which expanded and inflated the sense of entitlement, implied threat of bad reviews and critique from so many who struggled to run a bath let alone a business.
I was glad to get out when I did and just can't begin to contemplate the challenges of dealing with the general public- and snowflake employees- in this day and age.
 
tomytony said:
I was lucky in that I finished full time corporate management at 53 and was then able to pick and choose various part time, short term or interim management stints, along with a bit of consultancy and project work until the wife retired and, at 59, I picked up my last payment fron an employer.
I was well sick of the corporate stuff where button pushers at HQ were guiding and monitoring your everry move and autonamy and initiative was stifled to the point of suffocation.
It also coincided with the growth of sites like Trip Advisor etc which expanded and inflated the sense of entitlement, implied threat of bad reviews and critique from so many who struggled to run a bath let alone a business.
I was glad to get out when I did and just can't begin to contemplate the challenges of dealing with the general public- and snowflake employees- in this day and age.
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Dealing with the general public? A Thankless Task!
 
Grayblade said:
If you’re fit and capable and still enjoy it, my advice is to work as long as you want to as long as the other half is ok with it as well. I was still working into my 70’s when Covid brought an end to it, but the key part is that I still enjoyed working. I was self-employed and had gone back to my electrical engineering roots. If my only work option had been to stay in the corporate rat-race, (a career change that I’d sort of stumbled into in my late 30’s without really trying I think), I’d have retired at 50 if I could.
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Totally agree with you Grey. I'll shortly be 82 and I've got 3 jobs, albeit of my choosing and no pressure. Commercial fisherman May - October, Binman for the old folks flats and finally, just been appointed as Harbour Master. It really does give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning and I love it.
 
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tomytony said:
I was lucky in that I finished full time corporate management at 53 and was then able to pick and choose various part time, short term or interim management stints, along with a bit of consultancy and project work until the wife retired and, at 59, I picked up my last payment fron an employer.
I was well sick of the corporate stuff where button pushers at HQ were guiding and monitoring your everry move and autonamy and initiative was stifled to the point of suffocation.
It also coincided with the growth of sites like Trip Advisor etc which expanded and inflated the sense of entitlement, implied threat of bad reviews and critique from so many who struggled to run a bath let alone a business.
I was glad to get out when I did and just can't begin to contemplate the challenges of dealing with the general public- and snowflake employees- in this day and age.
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Everything is about ticking boxes and conforming to standards now rather than performance and that’s down to a successive of governments and as you say, flair and initiative is stifled. Won’t be a problem soon though because the hospitality industry is being decimated into oblivions under the current shower. I don’t think either of us will be working on into our 80’s in it even if we wanted to.
 
cornishcrabberblade said:
Totally agree with you Grey. I'll shortly be 82 and I've got 3 jobs, albeit of my choosing and no pressure. Commercial fisherman May - October, Binman for the old folks flats and finally, just been appointed as Harbour Master. It really does give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning and I love it.
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Well done sir, what a fantastic example you set!
 
cornishcrabberblade said:
Totally agree with you Grey. I'll shortly be 82 and I've got 3 jobs, albeit of my choosing and no pressure. Commercial fisherman May - October, Binman for the old folks flats and finally, just been appointed as Harbour Master. It really does give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning and I love it.
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The last 3 words say it all Cornish.
You keep going.
 
Grayblade said:
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Everything is about ticking boxes and conforming to standards now rather than performance and that’s down to a successive of governments and as you say, flair and initiative is stifled. Won’t be a problem soon though because the hospitality industry is being decimated into oblivions under the current shower. I don’t think either of us will be working on into our 80’s in it even if we wanted to.
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Spot on " ticking boxes" that's all it was about, oh and lieing of course. Use to be room full of 20/ 30 years younger than me knew absolutely nowt about the job but could tell porkies and waffle for hours . You could see some of them sweating like a blind lesbian in a fish market if all their squares weren't ticked.
 
These days at the foot of a job application form, "We particularly invite applications from ethnic minorities" Another hour wasted filling the f..ker in!
Rip Lob!
 
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