After learning of his departure from Huddersfield Town, Neil Warnock exhibits a humorous reaction

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Huddersfield Town manager Neil Warnock said that he utilized the crowded sports schedule on TV to soothe himself after learning that he would be departing the John Smith’s Stadium.

Warnock led the Terriers to survival despite being up against it earlier in his tenure as temporary manager, defying expectations that he would stay through his interim tenure.

Despite all the promotions he has listed on his resume, staying out of relegation can be considered one of his management career’s best accomplishments.

However, club owner Kevin Nagle persuaded him to stay in charge, and the team played well enough in the early going as they kept their heads above water.

With eight points from seven league games, he left the team in 16th position. While this is not a particularly impressive point total, it is still respectable given how competitive the division is this year.

Despite the capable manager Darren Moore being brought in to take Warnock’s place, many people will have viewed this choice as being incorrect given how much he has contributed to the Terriers.

That, however, hasn’t been the only dubious managerial choice of the Championship season thus far; Birmingham City’s choice to replace John Eustace with Wayne Rooney has sparked debate.

A lot of fans of both teams would have like to maintain Eustace and Warnock in their current positions, but both are already unemployed and will be attractive candidates for EFL clubs looking for new managers.

How did Neil Warnock respond to leaving Huddersfield?

Warnock is likely to be less devastated than Eustace since he is in a later stage of his management career and has already built up his CV with promotions and victories.

Eustace should land a nice job after leaving Birmingham, but another opportunity to manage in the second division is not a given.

He will have the opportunity to take a break from management, though Warnock—who has already retired—may likely be more amenable to it than Eustace.

The TV schedule made the former manager of Huddersfield not feel too bad about leaving the John Smith’s Stadium.

He said: “When Huddersfield told me they wanted to go with someone else, I thought to myself, ‘Well, at least it’s a good week to get fired.'”

“There was the Ryder Cup, the Rugby World Cup, the Cricket World Cup all coming up on the telly, so I settled on the sofa with some crisps and nuts and put my feet up.”

Is Neil Warnock’s departure from Huddersfield Town a successful outcome?

A more substantial send-off for Warnock would have been lovely.

He did, however, successfully accomplish something significant there by keeping them from being in danger of being relegated, so he might not feel as though he had unfinished business.

To be fair to him, that TV schedule appears to be excellent.

Although England may not be the favorites to win the Rugby World Cup, it will be intriguing to see how far they can advance and whether the cricket team can retain the championship they won in 2019.

He deserves the chance to unwind after such a successful tenure at Huddersfield, and his decision to leave has likely been beneficial for him—even though he undoubtedly would have continued if necessary.