Neil Warnock reiterates why he left Aberdeen and admits he was 'shocked' by Jimmy Thelin delay

Neil Warnock has shared his thoughts on his departure from Aberdeen FC and expressed his astonishment at the delay in appointing Jimmy Thelin as his successor.

Warnock stepped in to manage Aberdeen shortly after Barry Robson was let go at the end of January, agreeing to lead the team for the rest of the season while chairman Dave Cormack and chief executive Alan Burrows sought a permanent replacement for the upcoming campaign.

Despite a brief tenure that yielded just two victories in eight game, none of which came in the Premiership, Warnock made the unexpected decision to resign immediately after Aberdeen's Scottish Cup triumph over Kilmarnock, securing a 3-1 victory and a semi-final spot.

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Following his departure, first team coach Peter Leven has been promoted to interim manager until the end of the season, with Elfsborg's boss Thelin set to take the helm on June 3.

On the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Warnock discussed his bewilderment at the timeline for Thelin's takeover, revealing he believed a new appointment was on the horizon. He remarked: "I always thought Aberdeen was a top club, and although I was only there five weeks, nothing has changed my mind."

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"I got them to the semi-final of the cup but we never won a league game. We lost four and drew three and we should have won every one of those four games. Mistakes cost us dearly.", reports the Daily Record.

"I left because I thought they needed to get someone in and look at the squad for five or six weeks because it needs a major overhaul. I thought that's what they were going to do but they didn't do that in the end and just left it."

"They have appointed somebody now but he's not coming into the summer, so I thought that defeated the object of it really. But it's a nice club with nice people."

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