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Paul Warne moves top of one Championship table with Derby County but it will give him zero pleasure
Paul Warne has moved to the top of the table of longest-serving managers in the Championship after his old pal Mark Robins was sacked by Coventry City.
Warne led Derby County to a 2-1 win at the Sky Blues last night and it had repercussions for his old Rotherham team-mate who was axed this morning. It brought an end to seven years in charge for Robins at the Sky Blues who enjoyed immense success by winning promotion from League Two through to the Championship which saw them win the League One title along the way.
Robins was the longest-serving manager in the Championship, but he has ironically been replaced by Warne, who has spent 776 days in charge of Derby since being appointed in September 2022.
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But the Rams head coach will take no pleasure in replacing his pal at the top of the tree. Robins and Warne remain good friends, which once led the former to offer his pal a job on his staff. Speaking after last night's game, it was clear that Warne took no extra pleasure from the victory.
"I have a lot of respect for the management here, and the players they have are phenomenal. We were really pleased to win, but Coventry are a really good side. I have the utmost respect for Robbo and it does not make it any sweeter - in fact I would rather beat any other manager bar Robbo. It's not like that.
"I am not bothered about outside noise. I know it's a big deal for some people. It's just about accumulating as many points as you can. If they all come at home, then they come at home. I like to win away because people travel and it's a good night out when you win. I want to win but not because the pressures outside of the football club demands it.
"If I played tiddlywinks with you, I'd want to win home or away. I don't like losing so I am just pleased the lads got reward for how much hard work they put in. If you do that you earn a little bit of luck and I thought we earned it."
With Warne now being the longest-serving manager in the Championship, he is followed by Michael Carrick of Middlesbrough who has had 744 days in charge while West Brom's Carlos Corberán is third with 743.
