I dream of becoming West Ham boss, says Di Canio - POLL

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Paolo Di Canio - a future West Ham manager in the making?

Poll ended at Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:12 pm

Yes
123
46%
No
103
39%
Unsure
39
15%
 
Total votes: 265

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Post by Rowly »

upton o'good wrote: I think that is the real big IF...

But hey, Id be interested in anyone who had a strong record of achievement for 5-6 yearsif we had a managerial vacancy... I think the point of this thread is to speculate on whether Paolo is the kind of guy you'd expect to build up that CV or not. I'm in the "not" camp.

If I was proved wrong, then I would be happy to see him back here. Incidentally, as it were, I do think Paul is satring to build up an impressive CV
Yeah - I was actually refering to PDC in my original post. :wink: We can only wait and see how he turns out but there's no way i'd want him as manager without him showing he can do it elswhere first over a decent period of time.

As for Ince - can't deny his record so far with Macclesfield and MK Dons.... however 20+ years of JUUUUUDAAASSSS would take some getting over! :P
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Jimmy Talons wrote:
the line becomes blurred at moments like this :wink:
[img]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj25 ... 585050469l.



POSSIBLY........the most naive comment ever typed on this site



maybeif he dressed up in a white sheet, with attached hood, you'd find that ok too



as borat would enquire.........are you retired?
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Two words.....no thanks! :thdn:
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Two words- yes please :thup:
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PDC West ham manager, you must have been drinking too much saludo :)
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Post by prophet:marginal »

Oh yeah, lets hire a novice who's additionally a nutter!

And people are moaning about Grant going awol for just the one match north of Newport Pagnell.

We'd be lucky to see Di Canio in a dugout in Watford.
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saludo de carlitos wrote:Two words- yes please :thup:
one word: areyououtofyourfuckingmindorwhat
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There has to be a case for us to say yes to him surely...

The one thing that we lack is passion on and off the pitch and he'd give us that, however he is mad but so am i so bring it on :?
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After the Zola farce no thanks. May we never take on a rookie again. Let them learn their trade elsewhere. I'd love to have the fella at the club in some capacity though.
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Can anyone give me an example of a legendary Player going on to manage the same Club to some degree of relative success? I'm even unsure about a Fan managing their own Club. Neil Warnock admits in his book that the Sheffield United Board were exploiting the love of his boyhood Team to ensure he wasn't being paid what he felt he was worth.
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btajim - mcfc wrote:Can anyone give me an example of a legendary Player going on to manage the same Club to some degree of relative success? I'm even unsure about a Fan managing their own Club. Neil Warnock admits in his book that the Sh*ffield United Board were exploiting the love of his boyhood Team to ensure he wasn't being paid what he felt he was worth.
Dalglish?
Gullit?
Keegan (in the minds of the fans anyway)?
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btajim - mcfc wrote:Can anyone give me an example of a legendary Player going on to manage the same Club to some degree of relative success? I'm even unsure about a Fan managing their own Club. Neil Warnock admits in his book that the Sh*ffield United Board were exploiting the love of his boyhood Team to ensure he wasn't being paid what he felt he was worth.
Billy Bonds got us promoted in his first full season as Manager 8-)
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'64 '75 '80 wrote: Dalglish?
Gullit?
Keegan (in the minds of the fans anyway)?
Dalglish is a solid shout. I'd be a bit indifferent about Gullit and Keegan is a quitter. Full of enthusiasm for a season or two and then runs away. His second spell at Newcastle was laughable.
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I'd give him a go.

Everyone had high hopes for Zola because of his ability as a player, I don't think it's a stretch to put Di Canio in the same talent bracket.

Di Canio however is brilliantly insane as well, a quality which seems to a help football manager succeed. Clough was nuts, I've always thought that behind closed doors Ferguson is a bit of a mentalist.

Well balanced men don't make good leaders. F*cking lunatics do.
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btajim - mcfc wrote:...Keegan is a quitter. Full of enthusiasm for a season or two and then runs away. His second spell at Newcastle was laughable.
Completely agree with that but if you ask pretty much any Newcastle fans, they'll have him back in an instant, even though they know they'll never win anything and he'll crack under the pressure.
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I say YES

Why?

Because we are so ****ing BORING these days (years).

Anything for excitement and oddity, as we always used to be.
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He was a self-indulgent OK footballer without regard for team ethics. What makes people think he will be a good manager?
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why is this irrelevence resurrected, ahh the pope, got it
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I thought I would dig this up as a link back to a simular debate whis is occuring on another thread (Di Canio to assist Grant).
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It's like Groundhog Day on here at the moment.

Do you reckon we could put in retractable seating?
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