Source: Team_Talk
Warnock hoping to make headlines
The Crystal Palace manager has put out some fires in his time in football but never has he been in a spot quite as tight as that in which he finds himself as his club take on Aston Villa in the fifth round of the cup on Sunday.[LNB]Palace are up for sale, the club have been docked 10 points after going into administration, the players are worried about their contracts, the canteen lady has not been paid for two months, and Warnock does not know if he will be in a job next week. Uncertain is not the word for life at Palace. Apocalyptic might be closer, especially as Friday saw accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed as joint administrators to the freehold company for Palace's home, Selhurst Park, which at the moment is leased by the club. In other words, the club and the ground it stands on are up for grabs.[LNB]Not that any of it can knock the chirpy, larger-than-life nature of one of football's most colourful characters, although he came out of Friday morning's meeting with the administrator somewhat shell-shocked.[LNB]Warnock said: "As far as he's aware, next week I could be out of a job. I'm going to work from week to week. I don't know how it will end here. I've said I'll just have to beat Villa and get to the cup final and pay a few debts off. I've got lads out of contract. I've got the lease of my house up.[LNB]"I've shown it to the administrator and he said, 'I don't know what to say to you.' Sure, it's insecure, but I've got to make the players feel as secure as I can. I've got one or two more problems than normal. Normally it's just tactics and giving one or two rollickings. Now I'm ordering the pizzas."[LNB][LNB]
