Adver News: I was so close to quitting - Di Canio

[fittons_coaching_badge]

...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*

Wehn did holmes sign?  It was to do with funds being made available to sign him.

[DRS]

Like many he does my head in.I am of the opinion though that if he get's the players fit and disciplined and wins us the league he can ring up jeremy wray call him a cunt and heavy breath if mrs wray answers the phone.

[Peter Venkman]

Like many he does my head in.I am of the opinion though that if he get's the players fit and disciplined and wins us the league he can ring up jeremy wray call him a cunt and heavy breath if mrs wray answers the phone.

Exfuckingactly.

[Costanza]

Wehn did holmes sign?  It was to do with funds being made available to sign him.

I know exactly when Holmes signed. If indeed that is the reason why he does what he does then he can easily apply that pressure to Wray in private. He doesn't need to tell anyone else especially after it's all done and dusted.

Again, I emphasise that at this moment in time the PDC pros far outnumber the negatives and I'm enjoying all of this.

[mrverve]

...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*

I agree the timing was a bit strange, I think he's just applying pressure (publicly) to the board. His standards are very high. It does get a bit tiresome when he keeps threatening to walk out though.

[Notts red]

This is another bit of news we didn't really need to know. Paolo being Paolo often says it like it is but not sure what anyone will gain from this information especially as we still don't know the reason behind this statement.

[Trashbat?]

You cant apply pressure publicly forever. Eventually the board could get pissed off and pull his bluff, Look at what happened to Brian Clough at Derby.

[fittons_coaching_badge]

You cant apply pressure publicly forever. Eventually the board could get pissed off and pull his bluff, Look at what happened to Brian Clough at Derby.

This is what PDC needs to be careful of.  Our board apart, I think only West Ham would indulge PDC to this level.  Now if he walks out of the county ground into the West Ham job then fine.  However other boards wont be as receptive to Di Canios needs/moaning/wingeing.

[Costanza]

I agree the timing was a bit strange, I think he's just applying pressure (publicly) to the board. His standards are very high. It does get a bit tiresome when he keeps threatening to walk out though.

I take your point but as far as manager/chairman relationships go, he's spoilt rotten (as far as we know) - which is not a bad thing.

[Ardiles]

I'm not sure I even buy the leverage argument.  I think, more likely, this is just Paolo being Paolo.  Thing is, this kind of statement is all well & fine while people are prepared to cut him some slack...for both personal (his Mum) and professional (promotion) reasons.  But when things are different and not going so well on the pitch, for example - and there will be times ahead when they don't - I think he's going to have to learn to manage his comments in the media better than this.

[Flashheart]

I'm not sure I even buy the leverage argument.  I think, more likely, this is just Paolo being Paolo. 

Yep

People always try to read too much into these things when it's best instead to apply the Occam's Razor principle.

[Gnasher]

Someone posted on the official Facebook page (around 40 days ago!) that he threatened to resign over the Holmes transfer and the use of his image on the season ticket brochure - I know it was mentioned on here yesterday. I guess he's just reminding everyone that it's Paolo's way or the highway.

[Bathtime]

Never a dull moment....we are out of this division thanks to DiCanio. We dont want ever to go back there as it puts the club in a shit or bust situation. Wray is a gambler by all accounts and it has paid off. The season was never going to be dull...most of us were concerned I think after the first few games but credit where credit is due. I get slated on here for not supporting DiCanio but occasionaly I think it needs pointing out how bonkers the bloke is..

Whatever happens next season it wont be dull and that can only be a good thing...Red Army.

[Nick Bamosomi]

Like many he does my head in.I am of the opinion though that if he get's the players fit and disciplined and wins us the league he can ring up jeremy wray call him a cunt and heavy breath if mrs wray answers the phone.

Absolutely.

I think one of the reasons that PDC appears "spoiled" by the board and holding them to ransom a bit, is that the board are aware that previous managerial appointments have not fulfilled the Championship in 4 (or 3 I can't remember) years pledge they made to us when they rescued us from extinction. I guess they feel that in their appointment of Malpas, Hart (and to a lesser extent Wilson though we did have one good season with him) they have let the fans down on this promise, and with the appointment of Paolo they have tried to meet his demands as they see him as someone who should be able to succeed where the others have failed.

[ghanimah]

After a week of bad publicity, pressure on the players to win promotion and losing 2 games on the trot, Paolo decides to begin this week, when we can win the title at home, by diverting all the attention away from his players and onto himself.

Wonder if he's related to Mourinho...