STEPHEN Warnock has no qualms about relaunching his career in the Championship with Wanderers .

After being cast out in the cold at Aston Villa, the former England utility man was snapped up on an emergency loan by Owen Coyle, sitting on the bench for the 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday just 24 hours later.

And even though the 30-year-old admits it is too early to be discussing a permanent move to the Reebok, he is eager to impress as quickly as possible after admitting his career in the Midlands looks over.

“I think the way I look at it now is that my time at Villa has probably passed, so things have to move on,” he told The Bolton News . “I can’t say I want to be here for a certain amount of years because that’s the manager’s decision, and it’s up to me to prove I can earn a contract here, be part of the manager’s plans, and be here longer term.

“As soon as you get told you’re surplus to requirements, you are a footballer and you want to get out and play football.

“I could have sat on the rest of my contract and seen it out but I’m not that type of person. I want to play games and whether that meant dropping down a level, then so be it.

“I want to get back enjoying it and hopefully that will happen here.”

Warnock played 38 games for Villa in all competitions last season and made over 100 appearances in all after an £8million move from Blackburn Rovers in 2009.

But Paul Lambert’s arrival as manager in the summer effectively spelled the end for the former Liverpool trainee, who was told to train with the reserves while he searched for a move.

Even so, Warnock does not hold any grudges – and is simply looking forward to starting a new chapter in his career.

“Myself and Alan Hutton had been deemed surplus to requirement,” he said. “The manager had his own way of doing things but I’m not looking back at that now. I'm at Bolton and hoping to get some games under my belt, and to climb the table.

“It was difficult but you've got to respect the fact each manager makes his own decisions.

“I'm not a troublemaker or anything like that, so I'd like to think I could have trained with the first team, but that's the manager's decision and he has his own way of doing things.”

Despite having his registration rushed through to be included in Coyle's squad for last weekend's victory at Hillsborough, Warnock did not feature from the bench.

He was due to play in Monday night's postponed reserve team game and feels he could soon be ready to make an impact.

“I'd like to think I've looked after myself and I had a discussion with the manager prior to the Sheffield Wednesday game about where I was at,” he said. “I'd have liked to play on Monday night, but I'm feeling okay and ready to be called upon if the manager needs me.”

Warnock has made the majority of his career appearances at left-back but can also fill in at centre-back or in midfield.

And after spending so long out of the action at Villa Park, he doesn't mind where he kicks-off his Wanderers career.

“I honestly don't care,” he said. “The fact I can play one of three positions is a bonus, I suppose. And I'm sure that's part of why the manager wanted to bring me in.”