PDC ponders Town future

5:00am Monday 15th October 2012 in Sport By Sam Morshead

'CONSIDERING POSITION': Paolo Di Canio 'CONSIDERING POSITION': Paolo Di Canio

PAOLO Di Canio has said he will “consider his position” as manager of Swindon Town if he is told the club’s board will not do anything to ensure the Robins’ transfer embargo currently is lifted.

Having exceeded the salary cap in League One, Town are not allowed to register new players until their expenditure falls within the 65 per cent- of-turnover limit.

Di Canio wants the board, which includes investors Andrew Black and Sir Martyn Arbib, to clarify their position on this issue as soon as possible.

The Italian has continued to state that he feels the powers-that-be would be backing away from the blueprint for success laid out to him when he joined the Robins last year if they do not do everything in their power to allow him to start dipping into the emergency loan market.

And he has revealed that he would think about his role within the club if he decided the Swindon board were not continuing down the same path they had pledged to stick to when they appointed the fiery former West Ham forward 16 months ago.

“They have to clarify now because it’s not fair, it’s not fair, it’s not fair. When Swindon approached me 16 months ago I came in here not for the employed but for the plan, which was to reach the Championship in three years,” he said.

“In the way we behaved in the last three weeks, there is not that intention. I don’t know what’s going on in the next few days but we have to be clear.

“Only in one way can they prove there is a desire they can maintain this level and hope, because there is no guarantee anyway that we can go up. Cancel the embargo otherwise it means that the plan has changed; this plan that was proposed to me that invited me and convinced me to come.

“If they think that what we spent in the summer is enough to win the league because they have knowledge in football and they don’t know and they don’t remember where we came from – League Two, zero value in this club, only three players we still have.

“I will see my position, I will consider my position. I said before the board have to clarify the situation. I’m working hard, I’m working 36 hours a day, not 24, it’s my job.

“It’s important to be clear. If we don’t want to cancel the embargo everybody considers his position. It’s not a problem but it’s important to be clear to the fans that the plan has changed. We want to cancel the embargo and see how they want to strengthen the squad.

“Otherwise everybody can stay in his position. The plan was three years but we are close there and it is a bit silly not to try.

“It’s easy for me because I don’t spend the money. If you are the one spending the money then you can think it is too much.”

Comments(22)

ciclosporindorset says...
5:22am Mon 15 Oct 12

I expect PDC is the only person that thinks this is NOT a bit silly! Foot stamping chiwhouwha crap! The only thing that may be possible is for the club to clarify how this is possible within the laws of the FL then find a gap when he is quiet to explain it to him. In the meantime point out that he has to manage results not run the club.

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Anoldgreymoonraker says...
6:02am Mon 15 Oct 12

Didn't we get this same rant about this time last year same threat too
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UsernameSTFC says...
6:08am Mon 15 Oct 12

What's going on!?

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E ce says...
6:28am Mon 15 Oct 12

Are we not talking about a sum of about 75,000 (1.5% of 5,000,000)? If so, at 20 quid a ticker, I would expect the extra 3,750 fans coming to the Villa game to offset that... Can't PDC just hold on for a couple of weeks rather than (threaten to) walk away?!

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batch says...
6:45am Mon 15 Oct 12

The bigger loss could be Jeremy Wray as chairman, though we don't know the reasons this change is happening as a fan looking from the outside in he was brilliant. Gutted.

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SAPFanSTFC says...
7:57am Mon 15 Oct 12

batch wrote:
The bigger loss could be Jeremy Wray as chairman, though we don't know the reasons this change is happening as a fan looking from the outside in he was brilliant. Gutted.
It could be that the board want someone to stand up to PDC more whereas Wray may have been seen as being too much on his side.
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Equally it could be a move to attract more investment into STFC through the business contacts of the new guy.
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It may be a bit of both or that Wray needs to take a break for health reasons - all in all we won't know for a while to come as yet and only board level politics will know the answer to this.
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Have to say that I'm a bit surprised by Paolo's comments as he must know that bringing the club out of Admin may be almost impossible if he expects it to be immediate as under the rules don't we have to wait another month before we re-submit any figures...which would require substantial proof of where the extra revenues are coming from.

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old town robin says...
8:34am Mon 15 Oct 12

Just suppose the board did manage to sort out the embargo, not sure how, as hands are tied and without bigger gates can't see obvious ways of increasing income.

The next question is where does paolo think he's going to find a natural born preditor to bring in. Anyone decent would not be released on loan by their clubs and as he has said many times he would not bring anyone in who is not better than what he's already got.

Can only see him getting someone from one of the big clubs who probably would only be at the level of jake jervis when he was here last year. Another alternative would be to take a chance with somone like Francis Jeffries who is without a club, I know he hasn't shown his early form, but good players don't go bad over night and he would be immediately available. He's training somewhere else but not under contract.

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oncearedalwaysared says...
9:18am Mon 15 Oct 12

Grossly unfair Paulo!! The Board has supported you all the way, even when some of your acquisitions were proven to be of very poor quality. I didn't hear JW come out and berate you for that yet as soon as a small glitch appears, and that's exactly what this is, you can't wait to throw your toys out of the pram. This is your squad, one you asked for and were given by the Board, without any argument or complaint, now prove what a great manager you are by making it work. The embargo will be sorted, but you are disrupting and unsettling the balance of the club with these constant rants. No-one denies what you have done for this club, but please show some respect for your employers too.

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MisterD says...
9:57am Mon 15 Oct 12

Maybe if we stopped losing good or promising players, such as Paul Caddis and Billy Bodin, every time Di Canio throws a wobbly, we could still be on our targets!

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Stilloyal says...
10:02am Mon 15 Oct 12

MisterD wrote:
Maybe if we stopped losing good or promising players, such as Paul Caddis and Billy Bodin, every time Di Canio throws a wobbly, we could still be on our targets!
We are still on target, Di Canio just wants to know if the boards ambition has changed and do they still want to move the club forward..

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swwindon61uk says...
10:23am Mon 15 Oct 12

It is clear that PDC is asking whether the board are still on board!!
But PDC seemingly falling out with two year contracted players on a regular basis is surely not helping?
Benson is the latest one,i thought Benson played ok Saturday.

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EastleazeRed says...
10:30am Mon 15 Oct 12

I see Di Canio is being linked to the managers job at southampton now ! Could this be why he has come out with this now ?

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SAPFanSTFC says...
10:34am Mon 15 Oct 12

EastleazeRed wrote:
I see Di Canio is being linked to the managers job at southampton now ! Could this be why he has come out with this now ?
Can't see Adkins being given the push just yet.

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swwindon61uk says...
10:36am Mon 15 Oct 12

We will be playing Southampton next season!

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swwindon61uk says...
11:42am Mon 15 Oct 12

Now with Wray gone i do fear the worst and PDC will leave,i hope i am very wrong.

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Brainy_G93 says...
12:49pm Mon 15 Oct 12

oncearedalwaysared wrote:
Grossly unfair Paulo!! The Board has supported you all the way, even when some of your acquisitions were proven to be of very poor quality. I didn't hear JW come out and berate you for that yet as soon as a small glitch appears, and that's exactly what this is, you can't wait to throw your toys out of the pram. This is your squad, one you asked for and were given by the Board, without any argument or complaint, now prove what a great manager you are by making it work. The embargo will be sorted, but you are disrupting and unsettling the balance of the club with these constant rants. No-one denies what you have done for this club, but please show some respect for your employers too.
Totally agree. It's not as though it's like the old days when we had no money to spend - the problem arose because DiCanio spent too much.
He's moaning that we need another striker - he brought in Williams, Collins and Rooney in the summer. If they aren't good enough then there's only one person to blame.

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gaz2612 says...
1:04pm Mon 15 Oct 12

PDC needs to work with the players he has got, majority signed by himself. Why did he start with only one up front on Saturday. Benson played okay, with little support. He was clearly not happy as he was pointing it out to someone in the crowd on Saturday, possibly JW? The club has spent too much money on players either not good enough or who will not conform with the regime.We have a big squad and the some of the players that have left ie: Connell were let go at a loss. Too much money has been wasted over the past two years.We are a good side and hopefully will get promoted, but all this ranting on the radio and the press has got to stop. It cannot be doing anything for the players confidence. It is great to have PDC here, now he has to prove what a good manager and tactician he is.
COYR

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tifosi says...
1:55pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Brainy_G93 wrote:
oncearedalwaysared wrote:
Grossly unfair Paulo!! The Board has supported you all the way, even when some of your acquisitions were proven to be of very poor quality. I didn't hear JW come out and berate you for that yet as soon as a small glitch appears, and that's exactly what this is, you can't wait to throw your toys out of the pram. This is your squad, one you asked for and were given by the Board, without any argument or complaint, now prove what a great manager you are by making it work. The embargo will be sorted, but you are disrupting and unsettling the balance of the club with these constant rants. No-one denies what you have done for this club, but please show some respect for your employers too.
Totally agree. It's not as though it's like the old days when we had no money to spend - the problem arose because DiCanio spent too much.
He's moaning that we need another striker - he brought in Williams, Collins and Rooney in the summer. If they aren't good enough then there's only one person to blame.
My thoughts exactly. Paulo has been an inspiration, but he has to mature into a great manager by not constantly sounding off about his players in public, and threatening to jump ship if he can't get what he wants when he wants. He's like a kid in a sweet shop.

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Angolan Red says...
2:00pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Totally agree we have to bring the best out of the players we have, ive always thought decanios rants didnt do anything for the players confidence and they know its agree or go. The list of players hes bought saying they are players for the future is endless. Cox few games then loaned out,Connel leading scorer but never fited in,Rooney good impact player as sub but whos attitude didnt fit,Caddis not good enough for Decanio but good enough for Championship.He would have probably loaned out greavesy and Besty not keep fit robats

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flynners1962 says...
10:16pm Mon 15 Oct 12

yeah pdc s wrong is he well were two points off second and hes got a job to do every action hes taken has made us a better team jeremy wray our best chairman ever the enemy of our club is the stay away fans that were at wembley about 20000 glory seekers

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flynners1962 says...
10:16pm Mon 15 Oct 12

yeah pdc s wrong is he well were two points off second and hes got a job to do every action hes taken has made us a better team jeremy wray our best chairman ever the enemy of our club is the stay away fans that were at wembley about 20000 glory seekers

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bonzai says...
5:01pm Tue 16 Oct 12

I agree that it is the loss of Jeremy Wray that is the key issue. There must be more to it and I doubt we shall ever get the full story. I suspect a hidden agenda from the owners. Perhaps JW was too accommodating to Paulo's wishes but it has achieved a degree of success for the club. I think there must be more to it and fear the worse whether PC stays or goes. I wish the new Chairman well but JW will be a hard act to follow and whilst ex-Ambassadors may be fine for the Board of a major finance company I can't see a career diplomat managing a football club..

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