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Di Canio new Town boss
           

  Swindon Town have appointed Paolo Di Canio as their new manager.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/9039530.Di_Canio_new_Town_boss/?ref=rss
           

Now let's be serious Di Canio is a very bad appiontment, there's a 50/50 chance that he will be good, and if he is good he will leave which he has already come out and said.

Where as any other candidate who turns out to be half decent would have stayed until 2020 and booked us a Champion's League place.  Get real.  Good managers do a job, and then move on.  Like Hoddle did.

And by the way, I think your figures are wrong.  I'd say it's more 62/38 that he'll be good.

You cant say it's bad we don't know either way yet. What it does do is give us a high profile and a manager with passion. I'm 100% behind this appointment, couldn't be better.

This

Need to give 100% support.

Good decision by the board financially, bound to sell a few more season tickets than originally expected after relegation.

Looking forward to next season.

Oh well i will give a 100% to PDC if he is gone at the end of the season then hopefully he has brought success to the club

Oh dear another post without any substance. Did you come to this conclusion when Hoddle, Macari & Ardiles was appointed?

Any manager that is successful at this club will move on, we're all ambitious and Di Canio is no different. Why don't you wait and see how he does before writing him off? Just a thought

You're The Wizard aren't you ?

Bet he has a wizard sleeve of an asshole.

Interesting a few people i've spoken to today who lapsed their season ticket at the end of the season have now said that they'll probably renew now Di Canio is manager. 

Some are saying that they'll only renew if the board drop the season ticket prices are dropped back to early bird prices for a few days as they can't afford the price at the minute.

I wonder how much a season ticket sale influx we'll get now

That would be a pretty difficult thing to do IF they have sold a few at the current price.

Encouraging though.

Fair point.  I managed to get mine done just before the end of April which was good but i know some of the people I know couldn't renew at the time because of the timings of the early bird

Absolutely agree, there was little time to pay after the announcement for early bird deadline was made.

I just can't see them refunding N people who have paid since early bird discount.

It would be very difficult for them to do.

In fairness, even at these "Phase 2" prices ours must be amongst the cheapest season tickets in the league, hardly extortionate to have to pay 250-300 quid.

I've just looked on their website & hadn't realised Phase 2 was extended. I think a lot of them had assumed the season tickets had moved onto Phase 3 which is the £399 in the side stands so this bit of news will encourage to renew now

Im finding it all a bit suprisingly sad,people that I like some just from the internet and some from real life feel they can no longer activly support the club they have supported all their lives.Its their choice and I admire them for making that stand.Im not that principled,I'll still go(occasionly) and support Swindon Town,I wont be singing his name or clapping him though even if we win evey single game next season.

Yeo, you're simply the best (nice avatar).  I was going to put up something similar.  I dont like di canios politics and wont be singing his name, I will however continue supporting my club, however I do respect mex's decision, though I am saddened by it.

I have just renewed. I wrote to Nick Watkins at the end of the Phase 1 price stating that I had not renewed because of the lack of visibility of the intentions of the board and club.  A few days later the news of Fitton and the actions of getting rid of Harte.  Watkins said that if I did decide to renew before the end of May to let him know.  I did that and he let me have it at Phase 1 price.

Now that I can see that the club will be at least having a go by investing in the manager and squad I am happy to renew, back in April nobody had a clue what the intentions of the board was.

Had the board given more visibility in April then I believe that the take up would have been more, because the phase 2 price will put some off.

I am not re-newing until Di Canio is gone! DI CANIO OUT!!!

I never know whether Gazza is joking or not...

haha I was trying to decide the very same thing.

Hmm,maybe last night was bad timing for the Psychoville Tina Turner Avatar

Never the wrong time for that.  This series has been brilliant, that was a highlight.

 :D

Don't think he does either :) I'm a lot more pleased Gazza's back than Di Canio's arrived though.

And regardless of anything else Paul - that in itself is sad :D

Oh hell yeah :)

I mean, he will be like Wise, if we are near the top come Christmas time or around that time, he will leave.

I would like to think if we are doing well and teams start to swarm, that Di Canio is not a quitter and would at least see the job through to the end of the season. He has always struck me as a fairly loyal player and I hope that remains the case during his management career.

Its going to be interesting thats for sure!
http://www.youtube.com/embed/hgAbu4zOxg4

Well Well interesting decision, i will back PDC and the team as always but got a feeling this appointment could spell disaster one way or another either we will be shit like this season because he doesnt know the league and he signs the wrong players, Or we will be half decent in top 7 and he will leave and we will have to try and find someone to replace him in 6 months time.

I think it is a brave decision from JW but it could prove costly this time next year, Hope im proved wrong though, Also at least we know the players and manager will be up for Oxford because one thing i do know is that he is passionate and hopefully that will get through to the players!

I would of been happy with any of the final three....

Lets hope the passion rubs off on the players and fans...

First job is to watch all the games from last season (he may quit by 4pm!)...then fuck off a gang of players and GET SOME IN....

Nice one Watkins!

A couple of things spring to my mind.

1st If PDC is gone in January then we will have hade one hell of a first half of a season and that's better than the alternative.

2nd If his team plays with half the passion and a qauter of the skill then we are in for one hell of a season.

3rd This a staement of intent by the board. Lots of big names up for this job and we've picked one of the biggest.

4th For all you guys that have principles. Well I've just come back from West Scotland and principles are a pain in the arse. (Celtic Rangers) In business if I dealt with people I like or approve of, then I wouldn't of worked since 2007. You guys grow some and support your club. This is a football club not a paliament.

Just been watching a few of his videos on youtube. I hope some of his passion and personality (not politics) rub off on our new look Town side. Its going to make for some great viewing if it does.

I personally can't wait to see what he can do for us.

Good luck Paolo  COYR

Assuming he hasn't gone because of the alternative :)

Bring on the bastards in yellow and blue.

head says this is totally the wrong move,heart says it's gonna be one hell of a ride.

where the fuck was he today though?why wasn't he presented to the fans and press?

FInishing his Italian media commitments this weekend apparently, flying in on Monday.

Media commitments in Italia. He'll be over on Monday for the big reveal.

I'm gonna be down the CG to welcome the big man into post  :toocool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWdf5ZLbtYo

The good side,which is often overlooked in the modern player/manager.

 Let's face it...despite the politics this is a train wreck of an appointment. Just when we need a steady hand at the tiller we get a loon.

 It will cost to get rid, but the Board will have to accept full responsibility.

TBF on first impressions i'd agree with that reg. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong, but the bloke appears to be a fucking fruit loop, and I fear a little bit for us this coming season.

Let the fun times begin :)

If nothing else it'll be fooking interesting

How much would you pay to be a fly on the wall for the half time team talks ????

You may ultimately be right, but lets give the man a chance first shall we.

i agree with this.
i think reg could have it right and i fear the same,but he's here(well not yet but you know what i mean)so lets just roll with it.
the decision has been made,right or wrong.

Just listened to the Chairman's interview sounded good, he is here now and even though i am a little concerned i am also looking forward to the new season with the coming of fresh talent and the rollarcoast ride
When do the new fixtures come out

I just googled it and seems to be June 17th

Oxford away first game anyone :) ?

To be fair fruit loops aren't always too bad. Allen seems to be doing alright at Notts County.

The board need to watch we only sign Italian players on loan.

Thing with Di Canio is to get the best out of him he does need to feel wanted (which is why his spell at Wednesday was mediocre).

Its better to burn out, than to fade away.

I suppose we can begin to gauge his intentions & commitment to our success when he puts his coaching team in place.  Will it be someone with experience and knowledge of Leagues one & two or a former crony from his premiership days?  Whoever he chooses to work with I hope that there is a continued commitment to developing the youth & a place for Zippy in the grand scheme of things. I will also be interested in his transfer targets.

Let the build-up to the new season begin

Hope he turns up on Monday.

Might be pushing it abit ;)

Maybe Julian Dicks if he's not involved with anything at the moment.

His agent said he is bringing in people from Italy.

I wonder if we'll get some lower league Italians? I feel we will, as obviously Serie B to Serie A is a larger leap up than Serie B to League 2. :)

This is the worry for me....what we need is someone who has had a close look at what we've got, can ship out what we don't need and bring in Div 4 style players.

What we don't need is someone who's got no idea of our players, no idea of Div 4 and no idea of the sort of players suited to the level.

You can't achieve this by watching vids....you need to be slogging away, up and down the land watching all sorts of crap football in crap places...

I can see di Canio taking the T*dd route of using an agent, then trying to coach what he gets.

My worry too Reg - League Two is a difficult place to get out of & I wonder if Italian Serie B players will take to the more robust & athletic style in that league.  Wasn't the Chief Scout Ken Ryder compiling a list of possible transfer targets before the last season ended?

Julian Dicks has just left Grays Athletic - within the last week I think so he'd be a possible no.2 for Di Canio. I had hoped to hear of someone with a more cultured footballing philosophy joining Di Canio at the CG but if he can get the players fit & playing with commitment & consistency then who knows?

I wish all this negativity would stop. The bloke hasn't even arrived in Swindon yet and people are writing him off.

Jeremy Wray and Nick Watkins are no mugs. They wouldn't appoint someone (and pay them a huge salary) unless they saw something they liked.

Di Canio as a player was unbelievably skillful, hot headed and passionate. But also, when did you see him dive ? Hardly ever. He was a true sportsman.

This appointment is the best thing to happen to the club since Hoddle in my view. Lets get right behind Paolo because I have a good feeling about this.

Agreed.

I'm still buzzing

I saw a bloke walking around Oxford city centre today in a Town polo shirt, fair play !

Relax Reg, everything will be fine.

I'm sure the players from the lower leagues in Italy will certainly be technically more adept than players from the lower leagues here. Still, maybe a good idea to cross that bridge when we come to it, saves worrying about it now

I was wondering whether his mate Arry might help him out. Its pretty well known Arry does scout the leagues as well as any manager in the UK.

Tottenham players on loan anyone ??

They might make their best endeavours

Last time we did that we nearly got a kicking!

:) Slabber II

Jon Obika back....

I'm always walking around Oxford with my town top on!

This is who we want purely for the name....

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/academy/second_year/kudus-oyenuga.html

I only ever did that once - the day after we won at Wembley in 1993.  Wore it for pretty much the whole day and the most severe reaction I got was a scowl from one bloke as I walked out of a shop.  Fact is...most folk in Oxford (or anywhere else) don't care that much about the local side and care even less about another one from 30 miles up the road.  We exaggerate the scale of the rivalry at times.

Walk round the Leys or Rose Hill,you may change your mind.

You don't need to wear a Town shirt to get assulted in the Leys!

Its all about crossing that Magdelen bridge and going into the shit bit, thats the Poxford United part. They do come into the City centre on a saturday night, but the rest of the time its full of toffs and Japanese tourists.

It's not though.  The area immediately east of Magdalen Bridge, especially the wedge between Cowley and Iffley Road, is student city.  Oxford is one of the most ghetto-ised cities I can think of.  It's not for nothing that their ground is in the far south east of town...that's where a huge slice of their support comes from.  North Oxford, city centre...very little interest in Oxford United there, for obvious reasons.

Edit: I'm kind of agreeing with you, now I think about it.  Just pointing out that you have to go some way east/south of the centre before you reach the areas that lots of their fans live in.

No,but my point was that if you did you would be guaranteed a hiding,not just a maybe.

Oxford has and always will be Town v Gown

We got threatened in yates'. They were away at carlile and so they fancied a day on the piss.

We were playing wycombe away and got so cunted before we missed the bus or train so we just stayed out.

They werent a happy group of lads!