Adver News: Out-of-options Di Canio fears relegation

[Bob's Orange]

Surely Benson would have put away 1 of our many chances last night? He is surely our most natural finisher?

Is he injured or out of favour?

[Flashheart]

If he is not looking at youths then why are some of them getting contracts?

[Benzel]

Surely Benson would have put away 1 of our many chances last night? He is surely our most natural finisher?

Is he injured or out of favour?

Seem to recall reading he had a dead leg.

[Arriba]

If he is not looking at youths then why are some of them getting contracts?

Boardroom pressure and the fact that Bodin and our youth set up is respected by them at least. This is the same reason that there is still a youth set up here.

[Red Frog]

Seem to recall reading he had a dead leg.

Adver said he was fit, so it looks as if this was PdC choosing to rest him, as he previously said Benson can't cope with consecutive games.

[Batch]

Adver said he was fit, so it looks as if this was PdC choosing to rest him, as he previously said Benson can't cope with consecutive games.

BBC Wilts said dead leg. Fiiiiiight.

[fittons_coaching_badge]

Fucking hell!
 
If it was that easy to lift the embargo it would have been done by now so clearly it isnt.  

PDC doesnt give a balls about the youths. The fact he's never seen them play, the fact he dismisses them at every chance he get, his treatment of Bodin last year.  Now Bodin may well have not been good enough to cut it in league 1, but seeing his shipped out on loan to Torquay and Crewe while we were treated to Tehoue and Murray said alot!

Ultimately Paolo, wants to get to the top and get there in a hurry.  He isnt about to spend years faffing around nuturing our youths into the first team, he'd rather have an open cheque book.  To an extent he had that under Wray's wing.  Yes JW was a good guy who in his short time did alot of good for the club.  But the spending we have seen was/is unsustainable.

There may even be a part of PDC slightly surprised a higher level club hasnt made an approach for him by now.

I think enough's enough and time for the club to lay down the law a bit.  If Di Canio throws his toys out the pram and walks then so be it.  No man is or will ever be bigger than the club!

[Flashheart]

Ha ha

Some of you are babbling on as though PDC is neglecting a great youth set up. A set up which currently has one 18 year old that may be ready for some more first team games. If there were more waiting in the wings you'd have a point...... but there isn't.

[Red Frog]

Ha ha

Some of you are babbling on as though PDC is neglecting a great youth set up. A set up which currently has one 18 year old that may be ready for some more first team games. If there were more waiting in the wings you'd have a point...... but there isn't.

There's a great view on a clear day from Bangkok. You clearly see more youth games than Dux.

[Flashheart]

There's a great view on a clear day from Bangkok. You clearly see more youth games than Dux.

Sorry, I didn't catch the name of the youth player you recommended as ready!

[Flashheart]

N Thompson. Becoming a first team regular because PDC PICKS HIM
B Bodin. Got first team games under his belt last season because PDC PICKED HIM (and offered a new contract)
Kennedy. Got first team games under his belt last season because PDC PICKED HIM
M Storey. 18 year old striker getting the occasional game because PDC PICKS HIM

Yet despite PDC giving opportunities to every youngster that shows some potential, he doesn't give a shit about the yoofs? Does this actually make any sense?

[Bogus Dave]

To be fair, they are/were young professionals, not youth team players. PDC has never been to see a youth team match (according to youth players scorned on twitter), so it would seem he could definitely engage with that aspect of the club more.

[Flashheart]

To be fair, they are/were young professionals, not youth team players. PDC has never been to see a youth team match (according to youth players scorned on twitter), so it would seem he could definitely engage with that aspect of the club more.

Perhaps he could/should watch matches. I don't know if it is standard to do so or not. (I'd prefer he left that to Bodin and focus on senior games though).

The thing is though that nobody seems to be able to suggest a single youth player that is being neglected, or has been during the manager's time here. (It's not a PDC thing for me, I'm wondering why people are sucking up the the yoof system that doesn't seem to be all that). If there are youth players that seems to have been ignored there may be a point, but I cannot think of a single one.

[Gnasher]

PDC seems to be acting like the king of trolls at the moment. On Monday he's happy with the board, but 24 hours later they don't care! There's enough quality in the side to cover these injuries, but if Paolo doesn't rate them then why did he buy them!

[wiggy]

Fuck me BR, is it a slow day/night at the office. Might have to dust off the wooden spoon engraved with "Shit stirrer of the year".

You seem to be reading this thread in a completely different light to the rest of us. People are fed up of PdC's tantrums. People are fed up with him labelling first team players and youths as not good enough. No one is saying that he should as a matter of course use more youth players, just that when he has to he should be a bit more supportive. PdC laments not having a youth system like Crewe's, but I think he would still be wanting to always buy another senior pro even if he had it.

I appreciate that he got us promoted. I appreciate that we are in a good position on the league again this season. I wish he would shut his gob. I wish he would get on with managing what we have and accept that we already have more than we can afford.