Despite announcing an end to his football management career nine months ago, Neil Warnock is now 'ready to come out of retirement' to manage Sunderland.
The Black Cats currently find themselves without a manager after Alex Neil, the man that led them into the Championship via the play-offs last season, left for Stoke.
Warnock hasn't managed since leaving Middlesbrough nine months ago.
He broke the record for the most games managed in English football while at the Riverside stadium, with 1,602.
The 73-year-old announced at the time that he had retired, but he could now be set for a return 42 years after his first management job with Gainsborough Trinity.