Adver News: Falling out with Di Canio proved okay for Caddis

[Flashheart]

Funny how his baby was no longer a problem for him once he moved.

[sonicyouth]

Funny how his baby was no longer a problem for him once he moved.

very good point

[nevillew]

Remember towards the end of last season when a few of our players were interviewed

Question to Caddis - what will promotion/the title  mean to you?

"About 7 grand"

I think that sums it up   (I think that was the gist of the conversation)

[wiggy]

inclined to agree with this...but he wasn't the only player with a baby and partner, both Ferry and McCormack had young children and didn't complain.

Quoting you SY but responding to points by others as well.

It's not just about the attitude of the player though - so much depends on the emotional state of the new mum.

Our third child was born when work was really busy (Local government equlivalent of pre-season training!) and my wife had a bit of a breakdown. Rather than miss work completely for a few weeks, we worked out a way of me starting later and finishing earlier, so I could give her that bit extra support but still keep things ticking over at the office. These things don't last forever, as either the situation improves or you work out a practical way of coping (family support etc).

I never got the impression that Caddis was a billy big bollocks looking for a bigger club - he always came across as just about the perfect professional.

PdC still learning about management, sometimes he gets it right (Clarke), sometimes he gets it wrong (Caddis) - my big concern is that his man management skills don't seem to be getting any better. Lots of mates who have been more than me this season think the players are scared of making mistakes and that is affecting the team in general.

[BruceChatwin]

PdC still learning about management, sometimes he gets it right (Clarke), sometimes he gets it wrong (Caddis) - my big concern is that his man management skills don't seem to be getting any better. Lots of mates who have been more than me this season think the players are scared of making mistakes and that is affecting the team in general.

Although with McGoldrick and Cassidy's loan periods up and being looked at by their parent clubs and Charlton surely not interested in recalling Clarke he's effectively top-scorer in the league now. Still agree though, wouldn't want someone like that near the team and getting rid was a blessing. Caddis is definitely a loss in terms of the attacking shape of the team, though Thompson would never have got his chance if he hadn't left and the defensive side is better with him.

Talking of those loan periods being up, I wonder if we could try and muscle in on either McGoldrick or Cassidy with them freed up this January if they don't get taken back by their parent clubs? Don't think we've got the money to buy a proven goalscorer at this level. Interesting that 4 of the top 5 scorers in this division are loanees. Don't know what that says about the quality of actual Lge 1 strikers this season.

[pauld]

Remember towards the end of last season when a few of our players were interviewed

Question to Caddis - what will promotion/the title  mean to you?

"About 7 grand"

I think that sums it up   (I think that was the gist of the conversation)

Surely that was just a bit of a tongue in cheek joke though? Even if he actually felt like that, doubt he'd say so seriously in public. Doesn't the fact he was prepared to say this in some kind of public arena make it all the more likely he felt it couldn't possibly be taken seriously and was obviously a joke? (Apologies if I've missed some context as I didn't hear the interview in question so quite happy to be told I'm wrong!)

[sonicyouth]

Footballer in being motivated by financial incentive shocker! I can hardly believe it.

I do think it was tongue in cheek though!

[pauld]

Funny how his baby was no longer a problem for him once he moved.

Maybe Brum cut him a bit more slack? Maybe the kid was a bit easier to deal with? Maybe his missus was better able to cope by herself? And maybe he just fell out with Di Canio and wanted a move? We don't know, we won't know, fact is the two of them fell out. Could the player have handled it better (as others did)? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt. Could the manager have handled it better? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt. Of the two of them, it's more the manager's job to be able to handle those situations, so I'd tend to regard the whole sorry saga as a failure on Di Canio's part. Others will disagree because they like the overall way the manager is running the team. Fair enough. But we don't need to keep sniping at the player's personal life like this, he was a good player and a good captain till he fell out with his boss.

[Batch]

On the plus side, IF Caddis did want out then at least he hasn't flopped at Brum. We can get as much cash as we would have got had we sold him in January had he stayed, maybe more.

[sonicyouth]

On the plus side, IF Caddis did want out then at least he hasn't flopped at Brum. We can get as much cash as we would have got had we sold him in January had he stayed, maybe more.

he'll probably see out his contract and leave on a free in the summer.

[jayohaitchenn]

He has another year after this one.

[Flashheart]

He has another year after this one.

Kaching

[Batch]

He has another year after this one.

Does he. Oh OK. Kaching indeed!

[Benzel]

He has another year after this one.

Yeah and he definitely wasn't pleased about that being invoked.

[Flashheart]

Maybe Brum cut him a bit more slack? Maybe the kid was a bit easier to deal with? Maybe his missus was better able to cope by herself? And maybe he just fell out with Di Canio and wanted a move? We don't know, we won't know, fact is the two of them fell out. Could the player have handled it better (as others did)? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt. Could the manager have handled it better? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt. Of the two of them, it's more the manager's job to be able to handle those situations, so I'd tend to regard the whole sorry saga as a failure on Di Canio's part. Others will disagree because they like the overall way the manager is running the team. Fair enough. But we don't need to keep sniping at the player's personal life like this, he was a good player and a good captain till he fell out with his boss.

Settle petal.