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Nice to see Di Canio losing the plot again just because his players aren't good enough. Maybe the disallowed goal should have stood but I don't think his man management skills are going to be as successful as he thought they would be, Whatever next telling his players not to drink tea & coffee. He wont be there very long

I find it amusing that Sunderland are going through the Swindon Town 2011-2013 experience.

Oh the memories.

I'm sure results at Sunderland will pick up in time if he's given it.

I had to laugh at his post match interview and comments about asking to be sent off, total fucking loon.

Thing is what he wants he cant have the best players are at the big clubs as frustrating as it may be. Also was he has good as he thinks he was

He'll be gone by new year.

I had a sneaky look at their fixtures, here's what I mean...

September 2013
Sat 21    15:00    A    West Brom DSold Out    
Tue 24    19:45    H    Peterborough Utd    Tickets Available    
Sun 29    16:00    H    Liverpool L   Tickets Available    
October 2013
Sat 05    17:30    H    Manchester United L   Tickets Available    
Sat 19    15:00    A    Swansea City D      
Sun 27    13:30    H    Newcastle United L      
November 2013
Sat 02    15:00    A    Hull City D      
Sun 10    14:05    H    Manchester City L   
Sat 23    15:00    A    Stoke City L      
Sat 30    15:00    A    Aston Villa L   
December 2013
Wed 04    19:45    H    Chelsea L      
Sat 07    15:00    H    Tottenham Hotspur L      
Sat 14    15:00    A    West Ham United W   
Sat 21    15:00    H    Norwich City W       
Thu 26    15:00    A    Everton D       
Sat 28    15:00    A    Cardiff City D      
January 2014
Wed 01    15:00    H    Aston Villa       
Sat 11    15:00    A    Fulham       
Sat 18    15:00    H    Southampton       
Tue 28    19:45    H    Stoke City       
February 2014
Sat 01    15:00    A    Newcastle United       
Sat 08    15:00    H    Hull City       
Wed 12    19:45    A    Manchester City       
Sat 22    15:00    A    Arsenal       
March 2014
Sat 01    15:00    H    West Brom       
Sat 08    15:00    A    Liverpool       
Sat 15    15:00    H    Crystal Palace       
Sat 22    15:00    A    Norwich City       
Sat 29    15:00    H    West Ham United       
April 2014
Sat 05    15:00    A    Tottenham Hotspur       
Sat 12    15:00    H    Everton       
Sat 19    15:00    A    Chelsea       
Sat 26    15:00    H    Cardiff City       
May 2014
Sat 03    15:00    A    Manchester United       
Sun 11    16:00    H    Swansea City

That's 12 points at best going into new year. Of course some of you will disagree but that's what an open forum is all about. My point in a way is after the inevitable hessian bag where to next?

That ref who who didn't play advantage, and then didn't send Sagna off should be suspended for that, I'm not surprised Di Canio was a bit pissed off. Terrible bit of refereeing.

Fair point you make, though it's one incedent in one game. there are 38 games in a season usually these unfair rubs of the green even themselves out don't they?

Not a chance.

There is no coincidence that Arsenal didn't have a man sent off for clearly denying a goal scoring opportunity, and Palace did (against Man Utd) when there was a covering defender much closer.

It has always been the same (and is unlikely to change) that the very big clubs get a much better "Rub of the Green" than everyone else.

That's the assumption - relying on refs to cock up again but this time to your benefit isn't a great advert for their abilities though. I do think they should be held accountable for decisions after the game.

Martin Atkinson is a terrible ref.

The palace one wasn't even a foul

I can honestly say that I never walked away from watching a match absolutely SEETHING at a referee. I can acknowledge when they've made the a wrong decision but it doesn't ruin it for me. I kind of like how they wind people up so easily (watching the fans arms jerking around in unison like a death rattle of an old windmill)

They're a bit like goal-line technology debate. Of course, they should be better but and there are ways The F.A. can assist to make them better... But where's the fun in that?

:)

Not even our mate Kelvin Morton at Filbert Street?

I did have a laugh yesterday morning that Paolo was in the papers complaining the foreign players he bought mostly doesn't speak english, which doesn't help defensively.

Hasn't he learnt anything from his time here?

It's like watching an American remake of a foreign language film and spotting the scenes from the original script.

The difference managing at that level is he wont be able to bully players like he did at swindon to get results

Agreed

But you should get up and join in with the arm jerking.  You don't have to be truly angry to do so.

I always think it might pressurise the ref into "evening it out" with an STFC benefit of the doubt decision next time - certainly at home.

Whenever I see your avatar it reminds me of Oxford United :badmood:

Aaarggggghhhh!  What next?

Change it to Topcat?

Serously it is Red Rag to a bull

 :smugfu:

If I were you I'd steer clear of any debates on shit avatars