Sunderland

[Crumpy Gunt]

Since getting a couple of wins due to the new manager bounce and momentum, they'e been nothing short of shambolic. Definitely the right decision to get rid of him before he did any more damage.

 

Not cut out for top-flight management whatsoever. Not yet, anyway.

 

Di Canio and Bruce have made a cunt of Pardew in recent history. Says it all really.

[loki679]

N'Zogbia is still at Seaham Hall as far as I know.  Zog for manager ftm

[Skeletor]

 

An open letter to the Sunderland players

 

Dear Lads

 

I have no idea whether the papers are right about some of you ganging up to get the boss sacked, and it makes little difference anyway. The fact remains that it’s time for you to step up to the mark and deliver some performances or spend the rest of your careers labelled as mardy whingers. (Someone please translate for the foreign lads.)

 

Nobody doubts you’ve got talent. You’re not as useless as you’ve looked for much of this season so far. Around 40,000 of us still have faith in you. So what do those 40,000 want?

 

1. Effort

 

That should go without saying. If you’re not going to give 100% to any club, why are you on the pitch?

 

2. Concentration

 

Hasn’t been great, has it? So watch out for each other. You’re on the pitch, and any manager isn’t. If someone is missing something, tell him. You don’t communicate enough. I don’t care if you do it in English, Italian or through the medium of interpretative dance. Talk to each other.

 

3. Organisation

 

For the sake of those of you who haven’t heard of this, it’s the idea that if you do things together, you do them better. Things like the back four moving up in line, making sure everyone is marked at a set-piece, and trying not to have two strikers within six feet of each other fall into this. The senior players should be enforcing this on the pitch, but they shouldn’t have to do it.

 

4. Pride

 

Your own achievements give you pride. Look into the stands and you’ll see a city-full of people who would give anything for one game in your shirt. Your performance makes or spoils their week. Some of you mix with the fans and understand that. Give them something to be proud of and you’ll be remembered all your life. Look at Charlie Hurley – he didn’t win much at Sunderland but a generation of people think fondly of him forty years after he retired.

 

As it happens, I think this squad is good enough to beat any other team in the league on its day. You’re the only ones who can get us out of this mess. Whoever the new boss is, it’s down to you to roll your sleeves up and give yourself something to be proud of.

 

Sunderland fans are not fair weather supporters. If we were, there’d be about nine of us left. But we are loyal, and we’ll support you if you give us any reason at all to do so.

 

See you at the weekend, lads.

Graham Brack

 

ALS

 

 

Really?

[Neil]

Beyond the cringeworthy nature of writing an open letter to the "lads", I don't see it as a completely laughable set of things to say. Clearly a pretty desperate fan who's appalled with what's going on at his club so far this season, with footballing basics seemingly being disregarded.

 

A volatile manager buying an obscene amount of players - little of whom it seems have particular quality - was never going to end well. Thought it'd take a bit longer for a meltdown but it was coming.

[TRon]

The reckless signing of players without doing any research reminds me of Gullitt's time here when we bought the likes of Marcelino. Desperate stuff.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Nice of him to say they aren't as useless as they look. Really confidence booster.

[Neil]

Telegraph Sport has been given details of Di Canio's dramatic demise, after the Italian completely lost the support of his first team squad after constantly criticising them.

 

Di Canio has allegedly belittled his players regularly using insulting language, and questioned their professionalism and lifestyles.

 

That promoted a delegation of senior players to visit chief executive Margaret Byrne and director of football Roberto De Fanti on Sunday.

 

At a meeting they forcefully relayed their concerns about Di Canio’s management style, accused him of behaving like a dictator and revealed he had lost the dressing room to such an extent that certain individuals were so upset they were going to refuse to play for him again.

 

At the end of the meeting, the players were reassured their grievances were reasonable and their concerns understood. They were then told Di Canio was going to be removed from power, as he had also lost the support of the board following a run of just two wins from his 12 league games in charge.

 

The final incendiary catalyst for Di Canio’s sacking came on Saturday night when who was involved in a furious row with his players in the aftermath of their 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion.

 

Having incensed many supporters with his chin-up gesture after the final whistle at The Hawthorns, Di Canio marched into the away dressing room and launched in to an all-too-regular verbal attack on his players.

 

The stunned players were subject to an explosion of rage from Di Canio as he began an assault on former club captain Lee Cattermole, blaming him for West Brom’s third goal.

 

Cattermole, who had come on as a substitute midway through the second half, asked why he was being picked out for blame for the defeat and was quickly backed by team-mates.

 

What followed has been described by one witness as “all hell breaking loose” as several players went nose to nose with Di Canio and refused to back down when he challenged them.

 

Significantly, this did not just include players Di Canio had inherited like Cattermole and Carlos Cuellar, but also several he had brought to the club over the summer.

 

Interestingly, one of the players who felt the most aggrieved about the way he had been treated was Italian international winger Emanuele Giaccherini, who had been hauled off at half-time against WBA. The former Juventus winger was one of Sunderland’s star signings, but felt he had no support or received any sort of encouragement from Di Canio.

 

The row was brought to a tense conclusion when one player commented: “All you have done since you got here is criticise us and the old manager [Martin O’Neill]. The difference is we liked him and would run through walls for him. Nobody likes you here. Nobody wants you here.”

 

As well as alienating his players, Telegraph Sport understands Di Canio was also feared by staff members at the training ground after a series of arguments and dressing downs.

 

He had recently banned any staff member other than coaches talking to the players and ordered everyone out of the canteen when the first team squad were in there at meal time.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sunderland/10328138/Paolo-Di-Canio-sacked-as-Sunderland-manager-after-massive-player-rebellion-undermined-his-authority.html

[Guest neesy111]

[Heron]

:lol:

 

Tutto bene.

[TRon]

Telegraph Sport has been given details of Di Canio's dramatic demise, after the Italian completely lost the support of his first team squad after constantly criticising them.

 

Di Canio has allegedly belittled his players regularly using insulting language, and questioned their professionalism and lifestyles.

 

That promoted a delegation of senior players to visit chief executive Margaret Byrne and director of football Roberto De Fanti on Sunday.

 

At a meeting they forcefully relayed their concerns about Di Canio’s management style, accused him of behaving like a dictator and revealed he had lost the dressing room to such an extent that certain individuals were so upset they were going to refuse to play for him again.

 

At the end of the meeting, the players were reassured their grievances were reasonable and their concerns understood. They were then told Di Canio was going to be removed from power, as he had also lost the support of the board following a run of just two wins from his 12 league games in charge.

 

The final incendiary catalyst for Di Canio’s sacking came on Saturday night when who was involved in a furious row with his players in the aftermath of their 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion.

 

Having incensed many supporters with his chin-up gesture after the final whistle at The Hawthorns, Di Canio marched into the away dressing room and launched in to an all-too-regular verbal attack on his players.

 

The stunned players were subject to an explosion of rage from Di Canio as he began an assault on former club captain Lee Cattermole, blaming him for West Brom’s third goal.

 

Cattermole, who had come on as a substitute midway through the second half, asked why he was being picked out for blame for the defeat and was quickly backed by team-mates.

 

What followed has been described by one witness as “all hell breaking loose” as several players went nose to nose with Di Canio and refused to back down when he challenged them.

 

Significantly, this did not just include players Di Canio had inherited like Cattermole and Carlos Cuellar, but also several he had brought to the club over the summer.

 

Interestingly, one of the players who felt the most aggrieved about the way he had been treated was Italian international winger Emanuele Giaccherini, who had been hauled off at half-time against WBA. The former Juventus winger was one of Sunderland’s star signings, but felt he had no support or received any sort of encouragement from Di Canio.

 

The row was brought to a tense conclusion when one player commented: “All you have done since you got here is criticise us and the old manager [Martin O’Neill]. The difference is we liked him and would run through walls for him. Nobody likes you here. Nobody wants you here.”

 

As well as alienating his players, Telegraph Sport understands Di Canio was also feared by staff members at the training ground after a series of arguments and dressing downs.

 

He had recently banned any staff member other than coaches talking to the players and ordered everyone out of the canteen when the first team squad were in there at meal time.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sunderland/10328138/Paolo-Di-Canio-sacked-as-Sunderland-manager-after-massive-player-rebellion-undermined-his-authority.html

 

Looks like the fascist label was very apt

[BlueStar]

Acted like a dictator

 

Hope he goes into full meltdown slagging off the board, players, club, fans and city. Send the twat with the tattoo running to Lase-Erase.

[Hanshithispantz]

Apparently Paddy Power has given all mackems registered a free £5 bet.

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

Apparently Paddy Power has given all mackems registered a free £5 bet.

 

Wouldn't surprise me.  They gave all Newcastle fans one when Kinnear came back as DoF.

[Hanshithispantz]

Ah I must have missed that, gutted

[Ste]

His approach may have moderate success in the lower leagues but no chance it will work in the top divisions. Far too many egos to be damaged to adopt an approach like that.

 

They moved swiftly to remove him from his position, but they had little other option. He kept them up last year, but you could also argue so did other teams by being really awful.

[Heron]

SSN reporter...Di Canio is 'offksi'... ...

[AyeDubbleYoo]

He'll never make it as a top manager with that style, it's mental. Really all he needs to do is learn not to say the first thing that pops into his head. Thinking your players are shit is absolutely fine, just don't slaughter them in the press every week.

[Ste]

You have to be flexible and adapt your approach to each group you work with. Di Canio is far too pig-headed to do this. He might be able to intimidate players in the lower leagues but the top level has a lot more egos.

[Guest Howaythetoon]

Arguably the worst appointment in the history of the Premier League.

[Consortium of one]

He criticized the players he inherited because they stumbled down the stretch.  He questioned their desire and their professionalism.  He proclaimed he was going to bring in his type of player.  Then he questioned their desire and professionalism.  PDC is not a manager and he's not a leader.

[TK-421]

Total Sport should be a canny listen on the drive home this evening. 

[LucaAltieri]

I can't see how they could have fucked this up any more.

 

- Bad appointment in the first place

- Backed him to the hilt financially

- Doesn't get on with the players, they back the players not the manager.

 

The fallout being they've spent a chunk of money, players have lost morale, they're bottom of the league, they made no effort to turn it around and/or back Di Canio's "methods," and the players are now running the show.

[Guest bimpy474]

I can't see how they could have fucked this up any more.

 

- Bad appointment in the first place

- Backed him to the hilt financially

- Doesn't get on with the players, they back the players not the manager.

 

The fallout being they've spent a chunk of money, players have lost morale, they're bottom of the league, they made no effort to turn it around and/or back Di Canio's "methods," and the players are now running the show.

 

Doesn't get on with the players he bought , what a mental appoinment.

[ikri]

He'll never make it as a top manager with that style, it's mental. Really all he needs to do is learn not to say the first thing that pops into his head. Thinking your players are shit is absolutely fine, just don't slaughter them in the press every week.

 

Being a lunatic as a player is OK, as long as you're good enough that the brilliance will outweigh the crazy.  But it just isn't the same as a manager, at least not a the top levels.  The name he made for himself as a player may have been enough to inspire some lower league nobodies but when you're managing international players, some of whom have won far more than he ever did, you need more than righteous anger and insanity.

[NG32]

Tony Pewlis on his way

 

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/tony-pulis-to-be-next-manager-of-my-football-club.814186/