NEIL Warnock has dropped a hint he may stay in SE25 a bit longer after admitting Saturday’s clash at Doncaster is more important than tomorrow’s cup replay at Villa Park.

The Crystal Palace manager fuelled speculation earlier this week linking him with a switch to QPR after refusing to comment when asked about his future plans after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Coventry.

But today Warnock appeared more concerned with picking up three points at the Keepmoat this weekend when Crystal Palace visit Doncaster Rovers in the Championship.

He said: “The lads have done fantastic, they know that I think Doncaster is far more important but Villa is far more important for the financials.

“If we could get through, we have got to play another game like the first one and Villa have to be below average for us to get through.

“I think we are taking 2,500 it will be a good atmosphere.

“Young Clyne and one or two other lads that might not get these games very often might have something to prove really and to enjoy it.

“We want to give them a game, we don't want to get beat heavily like Burnley on Sunday, I wouldn't want to see us go under like that.”

Warnock added: “I just want a bit of luck, a decision or something to drop for us because we are not going to score many goals.

“But in my eyes, Doncaster is far more important this week.

“We have got to stay up and we have to gear up for that.”

A further possible indicator Warnock may be about to stick with Palace came when he revealed he wants to make an emergency loan signing to boost the ranks at Selhurst Park, a plea which has been rejected by the football authorities.

Warnock said: “We are down to 19 players for the minute and I have just asked the Football League if we can have some players on loan.

“They have just come back to me and said we can't.

“The 20 number is for pre-season when you are putting the squad together.

“I thought if you go below 20 players, they would let you bring somebody in.

“But because we are embargoed and are down to 19 players, you know we have just got to get on with what we have got.

“We have just got to get goals from somewhere and we are not prolific as we saw on Saturday, though we did well without scoring. We have got to try and find it from somewhere else.”