Warnock coy over Palace future

28 February 2010 11:20
The former Sheffield United boss confirmed reports that QPR had contacted Palace on Friday with a view to making the 61-year-old their fifth manager of the season.[LNB]But, having watched Kieran Djilali cancel out James Coppinger's first-half opener, Warnock was coy when asked if there had been any developments.[LNB]"Nothing has changed," he said, following Saturday's Championship clash at the Keepmoat Stadium. "Until I am told any differently, I have a job to do and it is a difficult job."[LNB]The Palace boss was more effusive when discussing two second-half refereeing decisions - both of which left Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll scratching his head.[LNB]First, Clint Hill only received a yellow card when he, as the last defender, appeared to haul Billy Sharp to the ground 25 yards out with the scores tied at 1-1 with 21 minutes remaining.[LNB]"I thought the referee today was excellent," he said, having watched a repeat of the incident on tape. "He (Sharp) knocked the ball miles. It couldn't have been a goal-scoring opportunity.[LNB]"If it had been a younger ref he could have given him red, but he only gave a yellow."[LNB]Warnock went on to describe Jordon Mutch's appeals for a stoppage-time penalty against Nick Carle as "embarrassing".[LNB]He said: "The dive was embarrassing - a certain yellow card."[LNB]O'Driscoll disputed both verdicts.[LNB]"I think Neil has got out of jail with a few decisions," he said.[LNB]On the penalty he added: "It (the challenge) was clumsy. I have seen it. You look through rose-tinted glasses and think it is stonewall. It is not stonewall but it is a clumsy challenge.[LNB]"But the one before (Hill on Sharp), I can't believe. He has Sharp in a bear-hug. The fella should have been sent off. That's the rules."[LNB]If this was Warnock's last game in charge, then the farewell performance could have been better. Palace created nothing of note in the first half. Their only marginal opportunity coming in the 25th minute when Neil Sullivan flapped at a cross with Matt Lawrence lurking nearby.[LNB]At the other end, Doncaster lacked some of their typical swagger but managed to create regular opportunities.[LNB]James Hayter, John Oster, Mark Wilson and James Chambers all tested Julian Speroni with shots from outside the area, while Hayter and Sharp both had goals disallowed in the opening half-hour.[LNB]Coppinger got the breakthrough eight minute before half-time, curling a 25-yard shot into the top corner, but it stirred Palace and after some early second-half pressure Djilali bagged his first goal for the club from close range.[LNB]It ended a run of three straight league defeats for Palace and Warnock was delighted with his team's effort.[LNB]"The last 20 minutes of the first half we were a shambles, but that was down to me as well because of the tactics," he said.[LNB]"Second half we were more positive and that takes some doing when you play 10 games in 30 days with a squad of 16 or 17. Some were running on empty but there was a lot of commitment and we could have won it at the end. We showed guts."[LNB]O'Driscoll was satisfied with his team's performance.[LNB]"We created a lot of chances and played some good football so I'm not particularly disappointed," he said.[LNB]"If we could have got a second goal it would have been all over bar the shouting, but we didn't and that's life in this division."[LNB][LNB]

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