MIDDLESBROUGH look set to come up against Neil Warnock again next season - with Boro's former boss set to stay on as Huddersfield Town manager.

Warnock guided the Terriers to Championship safety last season after taking charge in February, with his side beating Boro and winning their last three games on their way to an 18th place finish, quite the achievement considering they were second bottom and looked destined for the drop when the experienced Yorkshireman took charge.

Warnock was adamant at the end of the season that he'd walk away from the John Smith's Stadium and wouldn't be tempted into staying on, saying: "It'll be nice to sit with my daughters, have a meal, a glass of wine, not worry about substitutions...it'll be lovely.

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"I know they were chanting 'one more year' but wait till they're 74. I can't do this all year, I put everything into it. It's not a young man's life but I hate the motorways, I hate the hotels, I don't need it at my age. But I don't mind 10-12 weeks."

However, after talk with Kevin Nagle, Huddersfield's new owner, Warnock now looks set to stay on and add yet another chapter to the remarkable story of his management career. Former Boro coach Ronnie Jepson, who joined him at Huddersfield, will also stay on.

Warnock broke the record for games managed in English professional football with 1,602 when he was in charge of Boro. After leaving, he insisted he'd retired for good but was tempted back by his former club Huddersfield, who he first managed back in 1993.

Warnock's Huddersfield fought back from behind to shock Boro and win 4-2 when the sides met in April.