The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

[Platypuss]

surely the millwall boss must be next?

you know your football.

[Caskeys Lovechild]

To the absolute morons who thought he was "the man for Reading" - ALOLz - Di Canio is, and always will be an absolute disaster zone.

[PieEater]

Di Canio's management technique consists of going batshit crazy at every player. That was never going to work in the prem where players need their egos massaged. Can't say I'm surprised at the decision.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Not sure anyone thought he was the right man for Reading did they? Thought we were unanimous in not wanting him anywhere near the club.

[Pepe the Horseman]

I was thinking Pards, although I'm starting to think that the whole Kinnear situation is a ploy to get the fans behind Pardew.

I'll go Di Canio.

[RedRum]

Not sure anyone thought he was the right man for Reading did they? Thought we were unanimous in not wanting him anywhere near the club.

http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=118016&hilit=di+canio

That's nearly a 1/4 of posters on here who, at the least, wouldn't mind him as Reading manager. Dread to think where we might be now if he did join

[Pepe the Horseman]

Fair enough. Idiots.

[BR2]

Not sure anyone thought he was the right man for Reading did they? Thought we were unanimous in not wanting him anywhere near the club.

http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=118016&hilit=di+canio

That's nearly a 1/4 of posters on here who, at the least, wouldn't mind him as Reading manager. Dread to think where we might be now if he did join

Might we still be in the Premier League?
He did keep Sunderland up.
Although never a long-term proposition but people like him,Martin Allen,Pardew etc. have been fairly successful in the short term but seem incapable of building and keeping a team onside once the initial spark has gone.
BTW presumably Di Matteo is favourite because most of the players there are Italian.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Dougie Freedman making friends of both Bolton and Brighton fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... fcabUY30Yc

bless

Now that is embarrassing.

Video deleted....

[Franchise FC]

Not sure anyone thought he was the right man for Reading did they? Thought we were unanimous in not wanting him anywhere near the club.

http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=118016&hilit=di+canio

That's nearly a 1/4 of posters on here who, at the least, wouldn't mind him as Reading manager. Dread to think where we might be now if he did join

Might we still be in the Premier League?
He did keep Sunderland up.
Although never a long-term proposition but people like him,Martin Allen,Pardew etc. have been fairly successful in the short term but seem incapable of building and keeping a team onside once the initial spark has gone.
BTW presumably Di Matteo is favourite because most of the players there are Italian.

No ... but Wigan might

[dizzynewheights]

Di Canio bought more players than games he managed

[Super_horns]

Di Canio bought more players than games he managed

By all account he didn't buy them all which might be part of the trouble for any new manager coming in.

They will need to work with the Director of football and of course not upset the players.

[One8Seven1]

Owen Coyle has a clause in his contract to allow him to join Celtic if they come in for him. Personally I hope he stays at Wigan; he's very average and I don't think he'll take them back up. The longer he's there the better for Reading.

[Uke]

Imagine if Roberts was seen smiling - it's bad enough on here!

Mirror Sport can reveal that, as reported yesterday, Di Canio held a training-ground crisis meeting with his players on Sunday in the wake of the 3-0 loss at West Brom that leaves the club bottom and with just one point from five games.

He challenged senior players to ring owner Ellis Short if they wanted him out - and they did.

US tycoon Short acted swiftly and sacked him.

It comes after several players turned on Di Canio in the meeting as he questioned their commitment and performances - shouting him down in scenes of open revolt.

Several players had approached the club's hierarchy via agents and some had gone direct to complain about Di Canio's regime.

They moaned about it being too strict and about his training methods.

One senior player is understood to have received a dressing down for SMILING during a physio session as he battled back to fitness.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... z2fnAsg7nq


LOL @ challenging the players to phone the owner

[Silver Fox]

Did he not learn from the other day when he told the ref to send him off if he wanted to, so he did

[Sanguine]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... ority.html

Jesus, the guy is nuts.

[TBM]

It was obvious it wasn't going to work, yes its fine with lower-league players who will do almost anything to play and progress their future but Premiership players are too pampered and don't like being told what to do.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Zakly. Not sure where they're gonna go from here. Would be good for us if they take Zola. Wouldn't be shocked to see them go for Lennon.

[Franchise FC]

Zakly. Not sure where they're gonna go from here. Would be good for us if they take Zola. Wouldn't be shocked to see them go for Lennon.

That wouldn't be so bad for us either as I'm sure the rumour is that Celtic would go for Coyle, who apparently has a release clause if Celtic come calling, and that could screw Wigan for a while.

[winchester_royal]

Poyet nailed on apparently