It was the right time for Neil to retire from football, he told Sky Sports.
During Soccer Saturday, he confirmed his retirement from football, having last managed a Championship side.
In his managerial career, he won a record eight Football League promotions and led Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff to the Premier League. He has the record for the most games managed in English professional football.
He told Sky Sports that he thought it was the right time to leave. I have taken up cycling and am having a lot of time with my family and dogs.
When I see some of my friends who are struggling health wise, I think it is time to let your family enjoy a little bit more of your time.
When you are a manager, you take your job home with you whether you are on a high or a low, and it is very difficult for your wife and kids.
It is hard to replicate the final whistle when you win a game, there is nothing quite like that in normal life, and you have to realize you are not going to get that buzz again in that situation. I think I will still be nervous before they play them, because I am doing a couple of evenings in the theatre.
After working as a manager with Gainsborough Trinity and Burton Albion, he became the manager of Scarborough in 1986/87. He led Notts County into the First Division for two promotions in a row.
He won his third Football League promotion through the play-offs with Huddersfield in 1994/95, before adding a fourth with Argyle a year later. He had his first taste of management in the top flight when he was in charge of the club that went to the top flight in 2005/06.
His most impressive top-flight promotion came with unfancied Cardiff City, who he left at the end of last year.
Neil is going to perform in his hometown ofSheffield in September.
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