After Neil Warnock announced his retirement from management following his departure from Aberdeen earlier this year, your correspondent takes a look back at a memorable meeting with the former Torquay United and Plymouth Argyle when the Pilgrims faced Crystal Palace in January 2010.
To this day, Neil Warnock is still held in high regard by Plymouth Argyle fans after leading the Pilgrims to promotion from Division Three in the 1995-96 season.
He has always received a warm welcome when he has returned to Home Park and his name is continually linked with the managerial vacancy whenever the Pilgrims are on the lookout for a new manager.
His return with Crystal Palace in January 2010 was no exception, and the Eagles' side that he was in charge of were on the verge of going into Administration - and it was hoped that the sale of star striker Victor Moses could be the answer to their financial woes.
Ever since Ian Wright made his name with Palace in the late 1980s and early 1990s, every young striker to emerge from Selhurst Park has instantly been compared to him - and Victor Moses was no exception.
A whole host of clubs had been linked with him and there was even speculation that La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid were keeping tabs on him.
Nevertheless, on the basis of his showing for Palace against the Pilgrims, Moses had proved that he was worthy of the hype as he received the ball from Luke Hills on the left before creating space for himself in the Pilgrims' penalty area before firing past keeper Romain Larrieu with a shot on the turn on 17 minutes - on a what was a very heavy pitch, it was a goal to be proud of.
An achievement made even more impressive by the fact he had passed a late fitness test on a foot injury.
Argyle were showing the ill effects of a midweek FA Cup replay with Newcastle United, which involved a 800 mile round trip, and didn't register a shot at goal until the 35th minute when Ashley Barnes forced a routine save from Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni.
Shortly after Barnes' chance, Darren Ambrose forced an acrobatic save from Larrieu, and the Frenchman was called into again in first half injury time as he denied Moses a brace with a stunning one-handed save.
Bizarrely Barnes was substituted at half time and replaced by Alan Gow. It would later proved to be his final appearance in a Plymouth Argyle and he was later loaned out to Torquay United and then to Brighton and Hove Albion, who he would later join on a permanent basis.
In the second half, Argyle rallied towards the end of the game as Alan Judge flashed a close range shot just past the post - as Palace came away with all three points.
After the game in his post-match interview, Warnock heaped praise on Moses - and when yours truly asked him how long he expected him to remain a Crystal Palace. "Probably for another 24 to 48 hours" came the reply from Warnock. "We have had three or four concrete offers that don't match our valuation."
A few more questions followed before I piped up with a final one, which was along the lines of: "So Neil, as a manager who has won promotion through the play-offs on several occasions, are you looking forward to another play-off challenge this season?"
He then paused and replied: "How old are you, son?" - to which I responded with: "Old enough to remember you winning promotion here."
The press room then erupted into laughter before Warnock said: "Well, if I manage to get this lot promoted, I'll walk across the River Thames and meet you on the other side."
However, there would be no play-off campaign for Warnock and the Eagles as 11 days later they were placed in Administration and docked ten points, which saw them drop from ninth place in the table to two points above the relegation zone.
On the final day of the January 2010 transfer window, Moses completed a £2.5million transfer to Wigan Athletic before going on to represent the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham United and Inter Milan.
Warnock would leave Selhurst Park shortly afterwards and was later appointed as manager of Queens Park Rangers in March 2010, who he would lead to promotion from the Championship as champions in the 2010-11 season.
Crystal Palace would retain their Championship status with a 2-2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday on the final day of the 2009-10 campaign, which condemned the Owls to relegation instead, under the guidance of Warnock's successor Paul Hart.
The following summer they were brought out of Administration by a consortium headed by Steve Parish and three years later they won promotion back to the Premier League, with a play-off final victory over Watford under the guidance of another former Plymouth Argyle manager in the form of Ian Holloway.
