olliemort Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Bad timing for the derby fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I still can't quite believe this :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Former Sunderland scout on the radio says everything Sunderland do is influenced by what Newcastle are doing!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsted Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Michael Gray and Steve Howey coming up on SS1... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Has the Stadium of Far Right gag been done yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Who have they got in their next home Rally? Sorry I mean match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Has the Stadium of Far Right gag been done yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Personally, I couldn't care less about his politics ; neither could I care less about Ferguson's, who, by all accounts, is a rampant Socialist, even if a Champagne one..I am only interested in how a manager does with his football club and in this case I reckon Di Canio is an improvement on what they had. A dismal, ignorant paragraph that could have come straight off RTG. You would know - you've issued plenty of 'em. Incidentally, this site is about football, not politics - no matter how some people may wish to make it so.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Can't imagine ppl are shiting for the derby because of this con. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Aye, there are loads of ex-mackem players crawling out of the woodwork for 5 more minutes of fame. Gordon Armstrong was on SSN this morning??!! Gordons Alive? Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 So lets ignore Di Canio's politics (which are disgusting,) and his personality issues (by all accounts a dick and an attention whore) for a moment. Fact remains that even if you do that, he's still a relatively inexperienced manager with no record whatsoever above League 1 level. If he weren't a famous ex-player he would not be getting anywhere near a Premiership club with his CV. This feels like it's from the Paul Ince school of managerial appointments. I don't see how this could ever be considered a smart appointment for Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Fuck off and wake up and smell the coffee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 So lets ignore Di Canio's politics (which are disgusting,) and his personality issues (by all accounts a dick and an attention whore) for a moment. Fact remains that even if you do that, he's still a relatively inexperienced manager with no record whatsoever above League 1 level. If he weren't a famous ex-player he would not be getting anywhere near a Premiership club with his CV. This feels like it's from the Paul Ince school of managerial appointments. I don't see how this could ever be considered a smart appointment for Sunderland. Ince sprung to mind for me as well. From what I have read, his career so far - * Gets a team who were the overriding favourites promoted whilst spending £10m in the process. I don't know a great deal about league 1 but this sounds like a hell of a lot of money for a team in the 4th division. * Has fallen out with a number of players which is why he signed so many. Sunderland have spent loads recently and I would imagine their wage bill is pretty high. I doubt very much he is going to be in a position where he can have such a large turnover in players due to him falling out with someone every other week. * Fell out with one of the players he loaned to the extent that after the loan had come to a disastrous end the players who were still at the club contacted him to let him know of some distasteful/racist comments PDC had made and urged the player to take action. * Very public/aggressive/physical falling outs with players. * He is a self confessed fascist, sponsors pulled out when he went to Swindon and one of the Sunderland board members released a statement confirming he will no longer be associated with the club because of the appointment. I'm obviously biased but I really cannot see anything but despair in this appointment. I can see the best in most things but don't think I could shine any positive light onto this appointment if it was us Maybe he is a genius, maybe Swindon were playing some amazing football and performing well beyond their level (but from what others have said they should have been fighting it out for promotion to the championship when they were in fact relegated to league 1 ), we will see. Just seems such an odd appointment to me. Sunderland aren't some tin pot club as much as we like to laugh at them. Reading are in far worse trouble and managed to appoint a manager who had a lot more experience and a lot more promise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChrisJbarnes Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Looks to me like under O'Neill they'd lost the spirit and with 2 away games to Chelsea and us, they'd possibly have lost them with a whimper, lowering confidence further and staring relegation in the face. They have a limited squad, that cant score goals. With Flectcher out, it gets harder. Di Canio is a "blood and thunder" type appointment. I reckon it could keep them up in the short term- with their next 2 fixtures surely they have more of a chance of breaking the downward spiral with a fascist nutjob laying into them then a stale O'Neill? For the next 7 games or so, it could be a good decision. If the fact that although he may not have the managerial experience, hes a total mentalist can spur the players on to blag enough points to stay up, it will have been a good decision. If they stay up and he fails miserably next season, hes only on a 2.5 year contract and wont cost much to sack, compared with the premier league money. Tough to call this one- but thinking about it, the madness might make sense in the short term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 For those of us who were asking where they could possibly go after O'Neill failed, at least we've got our answer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Ironic that their last game is against Spurs now. The Jews to send the fascists down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Miliband....the man who spent LOTS of public money to get NON-British terrorists released from Guantanamo has the gall to lecture others about extremist views ? Don't like DiCanio, but the ridiculous over the top reaction to his politics has amazed me. Big sodding deal. He's manager of the makems, that does for me, in regards not liking. As for his falling out with players, maybe thats what his players need. He doesn't tolerate slackers, which Sunderland (and us, TBF) have a great many of. I couldn't give a toss what DiCanio's politics are. And baffled why others should. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 There'll be lots of saluting the fans, posturing up to other managers, hugging players, ridiculous press conferences, spats with referees and essentially a load of piss and wind. The question is whether he's actually got the skills to manage a team at this level. I think he'll definitely get a reaction straight off but you'd be amazed if they get anything out of Chelsea away. It does seem a strange one because he strikes me as a manager who will only manage teams on the short term. Is he really the type for example who they can build with if they go down and have a slog in the championship??? He'll certainly love causing some shit at St James, win, lose or draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Miliband....the man who spent LOTS of public money to get NON-British terrorists released from Guantanamo has the gall to lecture others about extremist views ? Don't like DiCanio, but the ridiculous over the top reaction to his politics has amazed me. Big sodding deal. He's manager of the makems, that does for me, in regards not liking. As for his falling out with players, maybe thats what his players need. He doesn't tolerate slackers, which Sunderland (and us, TBF) have a great many of. So he's a "fascist" ? The term doesn't just apply to right wingers. Extreme left are also fascist. Its extreme politics. I couldn't give a toss what DiCanio's politics are. And baffled why others should. Sorry but you sound like someone on RTG. I am not sure a team low on confidence and struggling to perform need some mental buffoon shouting, screaming and assaulting them to get the best out of them. O'Neill was hardly a shrinking violet either, this "passion" thing is being played up far too much. Would have been cheaper for them to get the local mackem hardnut from that rough pub you cross the street to pass if being a psycho passes for good football management these days. You only need to look at what Souness did to Sir Bobby's talented side (plus a whole load of investment) to see where this "passion" lark gets you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Joseph Barton @Joey7Barton 2h Is Di Canio the new 5under1and manager? Wow, its certainly an interesting appointment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest firetotheworks Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Miliband....the man who spent LOTS of public money to get NON-British terrorists released from Guantanamo has the gall to lecture others about extremist views ? Don't like DiCanio, but the ridiculous over the top reaction to his politics has amazed me. Big sodding deal. He's manager of the makems, that does for me, in regards not liking. As for his falling out with players, maybe thats what his players need. He doesn't tolerate slackers, which Sunderland (and us, TBF) have a great many of. I couldn't give a toss what DiCanio's politics are. And baffled why others should. You're baffled why people give a toss about having a high profile fascist in our region/anywhere? If you don't have a problem with fascism then you're part of the problem, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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