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« Reply #1 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:14:27 » |
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haha, on team talk in "paper talk" the daily mirror have the headline 'Paolo Di Canio is on the brink of quitting Swindon'
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:45:25 » |
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I simply don't see the point in telling the world you were nearly going to quit and then saying you will never divulge the reasons why. It invites idle speculation that serves no purpose other than to fill newspaper column inches. It certainly does nothing for the Club. There are times - not many, admittedly - when I get a little tired of the 'circus'.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:51:49 » |
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Totally agree Ardiles. You either have to have Paolo with all his traits or not at all though. Didn't stop me moaning about him subbing Connell in the first half for the umpteenth time this season on saturday though. (And no i didn't boo before anyone jumps on that comment)
We all love him really.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:54:11 » |
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Fuck it I'll take the abuse then, PDC is starting to do my wig in, promotion or no promotion.
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:57:51 » |
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We all love him really.
You're right. I should qualify my comments with this. All part of the package, I know. |
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:04:41 » |
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This is PDC telling the board that he needs money to buy new players. He's done it since day one. Leverage.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:05:30 » |
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There are certainly elements to PDC that certainly frustrate.
...but we lived with Andy King as our manager for years.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:06:57 » |
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I can understand people becoming a tad jaded of it all, possibly a good thing the season is over season.
Still, there's some twats on facebook and twitter wanting him out. What utter tools
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:11:27 » |
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It's interesting because the Board seem so desperate to hang onto him that they're willing to spend so much more than they would if, say, Martin Ling was our boss. Personally I get less and less concerned with every 'I am/was/might be/won't be quitting' story. He's like the manager who cried wolf. He'll go one day for sure, and we'll miss him when he does, but for now he's ours, we're promoted and the Board are serious about moving us forward. Enjoy it while we can, I say.
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:15:22 » |
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There is definately an element of attention seeking to this story but as mentioned its born from one of his traits that i fully accept.
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:19:48 » |
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This is PDC telling the board that he needs money to buy new players. He's done it since day one. Leverage.
...but 45 days after said incident and during the player post-match celebrations? I lean towards attention seeking more than anything and to be fair, he's done that since day one too. *I would like to make it quite clear that I do not want PDC to leave Swindon nor do I want him to change the way he is. It's just not out of order to question his methods* |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:31:18 » |
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If PDC was being rough with his 45 day figure it could go back to the Cheltenham game and the boo boys!
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:32:09 » |
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PDC changed the fortunes of this club, grabbed it by the bollocks and turned it around. Just like Wise did last time.
I said at the start of the season if he came, saw, conquered and fucked off in the space of 1 season it was still a worthwhile appointment as he will have done the job of getting us out this league. Not everyone does that despite a good budget (Buckle).
Next season will be tough, and we have yet to see a Paolo under intense pressure on the field (August sort of counts, but its not really the pressure of say Wilson/Heart/Malps/King). Will it work then, who knows.
I'd like him to stay 100%, but if he goes then he goes. I've given up second guessing him now.
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:32:09 » |
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He can attention seek all he wants, hes our manager an he has just guided us to a higher league and a Championship (it will be ours next week), that is no mean feat in itself, even better in his first ever season as a manager.
So what if he is seeking publicity and attention all the time, so what if he makes wierd choices in his starting line up, we are going up as Champions, only 2 other managers in the clubs 92 year Football League history have ever won us a divisional Championship title.
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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