Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba has insisted Neil Warnock will be staying on for another season with the Bluebirds following their relegation from the Premier League on Saturday.
Warnock had been vague on his future in his post-match press conference , admitting he had yet to speak to the club about sticking around.
But Bamba, who has missed the latter part of the season through injury, told BT Sport after the crucial defeat to Crystal Palace that it's a "big plus that Warnock's staying".
"His man-management is second to none and that's important as players want to be loved," he told BT Sport presenter Jake Humphreys.
"He knows what all the players need.
"He knows the Championship inside out. For me and the other lads, he's been massive and it's a big plus that he's staying."
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And when former Arsenal defender Martin Keown put it to Bamba that Warnock would be looking to add to his eight promotions, Bamba seemed to double down on the fact that the 70-year-old is going nowhere.
"I can guarantee you, he's going to get his ninth promotion next season!
"I remember last season he said we'd go up and people were laughing."
The Ivorian defender also revealed what the manager had said to his troops inside the disappointed dressing room following their relegation.
"Yeah it's obviously a big disappointment. He feels like we missed a trick but it's a long season of 38 games. It isn't just the last week where we got relegated. He told them we should already be safe at this point and I agree with him.
"A couple of games we lost some points where we should have won some. It wasn't an easy season with what happened with Emiliano [Sala].
"We've been a bit unfortunate but we should have done better so we'll go again."
