"I wouldn’t be surprised" - Pundit urges Plymouth Argyle to make Neil Warnock U-Turn | OneFootball

Neil Warnock has revealed that he would've taken the Plymouth Argyle job until the end of the season if offered.

The Pilgrims opted to dismiss manager Ian Foster after just 17 games in charge following the team’s 1-0 loss to Bristol City on Monday.

The defeat to the Robins was their fifth in six games, leaving them in danger of relegation back to League One.

This is the club’s first campaign in the Championship since 2010, having won the third division title with 100 points last year under Steven Schumacher.

But now Neil Dewsnip and Kevin Nancekivell are in charge of the team until the end of the campaign, seemingly closing the door on Warnock’s potential arrival at Home Park.

Carlton Palmer has claimed that Plymouth should be getting on the phone to Warnock now that he’s revealed he would like to work for the club.

Given their relegation battle, he believes the veteran coach could be what they need to avoid the drop into League One.

“Plymouth, who have sacked their manager Ian Foster after five defeats at home on the trot, five defeats in their last six games, one draw, sit one point outside the relegation spot, were linked heavily with Neil Warnock, who was out of work after leaving Aberdeen,” Palmer told Football League World.

“He has come out and revealed that he would have taken the Plymouth job on a short-term basis.

“I think now that he’s come out and said that, no disrespect to the coaches that they’ve put in place, I wouldn’t be surprised if Plymouth got on the phone to Neil and said ‘come on, come and help us out for the last few games’.

“They need results.

“Rotherham United are already gone, so it is between Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, Plymouth, Birmingham and Millwall, in my opinion.

“I think Millwall might just get enough points to stay up.

“I think it’s two from those [remaining] four that will go.

“So, somebody with Warnock’s experience, we’ve seen what he has done at Huddersfield in a short period of time, just with his organisation, and also with the fresh belief that he gives the players, he simplifies the job, he gets them to do their job, brings a good-feel factor.

“The priority for Plymouth is to be in the Championship next season, and then they can re-assess in the summer, and get the manager they want to bring in long-term.”

Plymouth are under a lot of pressure to get results in their final games, especially given their decision not to appoint Warnock.

The team now just has a handful of games remaining to prevent their slide straight back down to League One.

Surprising Warnock wasn’t considered by Plymouth already

If Plymouth didn’t approach Warnock for the role, then that does come as a surprise.

Given his recent track record in the Championship, keeping Huddersfield in the division last year, as well as his willingness to take on short-term roles, it seems an ideal fit.

It is a gamble to not look to hire Warnock for the final games, especially as he could've been in charge for their game against Rotherham.

This could be a decision we look back on in a few weeks and wonder why something more wasn't done to try and keep the team in the division, given how close they are to relegation right now.