Has any one heard anything in reference to PDC

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

for a moment there i thought you were describing Malpas

I know - spooky.

On the subect of Chris Wise and Sam Morshead, they take a disgusting amount of abuse. They do a bloody hard job pretty well. When I say it's a bloody hard job I mean any illiterate monkey with access to a keypad of some kind can effectively scream in their ear that they are complete dog shit. Nice.

[RedRag]

Maybe he's just learning how to conduct himself a little more professionally?

PDC has been learning ever since he arrived - and in my opinion, very quickly

He is driven, he is motivational, he is disciplined.  He always praises us, the customers.  The system of play can vary but is nearly always planned and the opposition reserached.  Fitness levels are maintained at a high level and there are no prima donnas in the squad.  He is decisive, whether with early substitutions and about players (albeit at some expense, where there is still a balance to seek) but no-one ever gets too comfortable and the team is everything (Wilson anyone?).

PDC tragically loses both parents in Italy in quick succession and gutted though he is barely loses focus on the job.  When STFCs star player is sold under his feet to a promotion rival amidst AB putting a gun to STFCs head to achieve a hasty disinvestment, is it really such a surprise that PDC now steps up and acts with restraint?

If it is surprising, it is also because PDC is also a maverick who often surprises.  PDC is a Latin Brian Clough and no corporate speak manager.  He is driven to achieve and steps on toes.  Unconventional is not unprofessional however.

[Talk Talk]

It's a trend that's especially worrying at a time when we may well need local reporters to be digging around uncovering uncomfortable truths

Like the space you have under your new patio foundations for Mrs Thatcher?

[Simon Pieman]

di Canio's rants have more than likely been the result of tension in the backroom. He knew what was going on, the fans didn't. I'd rather have a ranting PDC than him leave asap, which a lot of managers would have done at the early stages of trouble (Paul Sturrock being one).

That said, he has asked for more money time and time again and got it.