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I know we discussed this the other day mate - and fwiw, I totally agree PDC crossed line - but what happened in his last few days/weeks as manager was a desperate attempt to force his authority on his players.

I'm pretty sure we have been told the same story about the team meeting, but I was also told that he was fighting a losing battle with an element of the squad and it wasn't a comfortable situation for anyone.

Depending on who you believe, Poyet had a similar problem later in the same season and in the end, Catts took it upon himself to bring the players together.

I don't buy this rotten core crap, but I do think there was a lack of professionalism at the time.

I think you are right.
I think where he went wrong was to try and force his authority. He should have done things to encourage the players to do it his way.
I think your right about the rotten core thing. I don't know enough about what went on, but I am now beginning to look at the clubs leadership and direction, from Short, Byrne, DOF downwards. Too many managers have gone through and failed / just given up.
The aj thing was a big blow to the players as well and knocked the stuffing out of them as it hit them personally as well as professionally. perhaps after that it was either we are all together or we are apart.
we need to get rid of the past and look towards the future
 
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Not difficult ...... give over man, we'd only beaten 1 of those teams under MON that season and it was his team.

He'd managed 2 points from the 7 games prior to being sacked ...... during that period we were thrashed by QPR who were virtually relegated when we played them.

We also lost to another team who went down, Reading, with another dreadful performance.

Sunderland, during that period, dropped 5 places to 16th with 2 away games at Chelsea & Newcastle to play next.

That's 2 points from a possible 21, all vital games ... di Canio managed 8 in the same period.

We narrowly lost his first game away to Chelsea and also the last of the season, away to Spurs, in a meaningless match as we were already safe.

Completely off topic but recall that game we gave a bunch of young lads a chance, remember Billy Knott getting a run out. Was there a lad called Mitchell that got a run too? Larsson at RB that game too.

Only lost due to Bale scoring a worldie at the death.
 
that's why he didn't fit with the players
still a disgrace he got sacked
club would have been better off today if he had stayed longer
perhaps we would have even rebuilt by now which is now going to take three to five years at best


bring him back then
Well, if the alternative is Karanka....
 
Will always have a soft spot for the mad bastard me like....that slap on Pardew virtually kept is up, the players and fans gained an extra desire to defy the odds after witnessing that in the scums back yard.

His task to avoid the drop, was far greater than Rafas was last year.

bbbut rafa was 20th in the league and only had 6 points on the board, had a cheap team of nobodies and free transfers....
 
ah the rotten core, never seen a definitive list who was part of the rotten core like, lots of specualtion of course but never any names from Di Canio.
 
He said he had the final say on all transfers. Seems like he's a liar
It was quite clear who was in charge of transfers and it wasn't Di Canio. I'd like to see that quote from him considering he also said he had a list of British players he wanted and none of them were bought. He didn't stand a chance under the Di Fanti regime.
 
Kept us up. But the 14 players De Fanti brought in at pre season were crap. Di Canio was the sacrificial lamb. Scapegoat.
I doubt that when Diakite and Roberge turned up in the changing room at the AoL for their first training sessions, Di Canio's first reaction was - "Who are you ?"

Di Canio would have been fully included in the recruitment process that was celebrated at the time as us capturing 'bargains' from the European market. They were so cheap, we could afford to buy in bulk, which would enable us to 'buy low;sell high' after the likes of Moberg-Karlsson and Ba had demonstrated what superstars they would become, as per the much vaunted 'Udinese Model'.

An earlier poster put up the match-day squad. As can be seen, those brought in under Di Canio's watch were, with the exception of Mannone and Giaccherini, a sorry collection of misfits. If he was the high principled individual with good footballing instincts that he claimed, he would surely have resigned and walked away, letting the cat out of the bag regarding De Fanti's 'on-the-cheap' operations being presented as a long-term strategy. He didn't and as such carries his share of the blame.
 
I doubt that when Diakite and Roberge turned up in the changing room at the AoL for their first training sessions, Di Canio's first reaction was - "Who are you ?"

Di Canio would have been fully included in the recruitment process that was celebrated at the time as us capturing 'bargains' from the European market. They were so cheap, we could afford to buy in bulk, which would enable us to 'buy low;sell high' after the likes of Moberg-Karlsson and Ba had demonstrated what superstars they would become, as per the much vaunted 'Udinese Model'.

An earlier poster put up the match-day squad. As can be seen, those brought in under Di Canio's watch were, with the exception of Mannone and Giaccherini, a sorry collection of misfits. If he was the high principled individual with good footballing instincts that he claimed, he would surely have resigned and walked away, letting the cat out of the bag regarding De Fanti's 'on-the-cheap' operations being presented as a long-term strategy. He didn't and as such carries his share of the blame.

Involvement or not, we once again had to look in the bargain bucket to build a team... and we're laying the blame on the manager time after time. We're even doing it now with Moyes.
 
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