AFTER LESS THAN seven months in charge, the Paolo Di Canio experiment in Sunderland is over.
In a statement Sunday evening the club announced that it had ‘parted company’ with the controversial Italian with immediate effect.
It continued:
“Kevin Ball will take charge of the squad ahead of Tuesday night’s Capital One Cup game against Peterborough United and an announcement will be made in due course regarding a permanent successor.
“The club would like to place on record its thanks to Paolo and his staff and wishes them well for the future.”
Di Canio took charge of the Black Cats at the end of March this year following Martin O’Neill’s dismissal and secured their Premier League survival with a game to play.
However, the club have only managed one point from five games this year, scoring just three goals in the process. The move to part ways with the Italian comes after he was involved in this bizarre altercation with Sunderland fans following their 3-0 defeat to West Brom yesterday:
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Paolo Di Canio. A dedicated follower of fascism.
Utd would want to sign him quick
Mad as a box of frogs
Bit harsh on the frogs, he is worse
No great surprise, a bluffer if ever there was one.
About as good a manager as Roy Keane!
Stupidest comment of the week goes to you Marty
He’s right. Keane is a shite manager. That’s why he’s a pundit now.
He lost the dressing room in Sunderland and Ipswich. Not good managing.
Keane took a struggling team and promoted them , you can’t compare the two , that’s just being a typical ABU ASS
I support Man Utd.
I know you do Karol I was talking to the others
Paolo did the exact same thing at Swindon. Turned them into decent L1 contenders.
Yeah, Roy Keane!
Barry i think keano might be an abu these days
Both did very well initially on the strength of their character and were then copped into. Di Canio slapping players on the head, both losing the head. Both are not capable of managing premier teams – as proved. We all know di Canio did very well at Swindon and Keane did well at Sunderland and fair play to Sunderland for giving them a go. And fair play to Sunderland for realising their mistake so soon with PDC.
Far too early! 5 games into a season, they got to give managers a chance even if they are kinda eccentric!
Steady fella the job is way too big for the man. Way too eccentric for any premier league team his niche was league 1 leave him there.
Best own up to your mistake and sort it now than waiting any longer. The man is mad and il twittioni grandzioni and it probably would have got worse.
Martin ONeill to be brought back – that’s why he is stalling the Ireland job ;)
It was inevitable , he upset everyone
He made John O’Shea cry.
Maybe he could be the next manager of Manchester Utd?
There’s a vacancy at the FAI. Shudder…
One crazy Italian is plenty.
Blamed the players for everything, sorry Paulo but you pick them.
“I knew that they were furious. I went to them because I wanted to see their faces. It’s easy to go over when they’re clapping or singing your name. I’m responsible but my head is up. I won’t give up.
He took full responsibility for the team’s failures. He also did a great job at Swindon. He renounced fascism completely and utterly. I think he’ll be back – maybe at a lower level.
No, he blamed on average one player each defeat. He signed 14 random players and sold some of his potential best. He had no idea what he was doing and in the end looked like a tit. Delighted.
Only would have preferred him to stay on and go down with Sunderland, ideally Villa sending them down after him gesturing to the fans last year.
Good riddance.
I never liked Di Canio. Good riddance
Surprised he lasted this long
Sunderland are always destined for failure fergie himself couldn’t do anything with them, he was mad but firing him after 5 games is not fair especially after bringing in so many players and saving them from relegation
Magician of a player but belongs at the table of the mad Hatter and Co.
His behaviour yesterday was straight off the bonkers shelf
Don’t rate him, never have, but to be sacked already is just plain stupid.
How could you have ‘never’ rated him as a manager? He managed one other team – Swindon. Swindon were losing finalists of the FA Trophy and were promoted.
That doesn’t mean he can mange at the top level. Hence my not rating him.
I hear he is in poll position to get the Irish job
Manuella mightn’t be out of a job just yet then…….
Always have much respect for the way he kicked the ball out instead of scoring when Everton’s keeper was injured. Bit crazy but should have been given more time.
Who is there out to bring in?
Giovanni trappatonni.
Stan “I’m da gaffer” Staunton
Roberto Di Matteo is tipped for it.. To be honest when PDC was announced I thought they meant him!
Perfect job for that chancer Trap
No way, Trap has a track record of not being able to perform miracles with a bunch of second rate players, and he also has live up to completely unrealistic fans expectations.
Paolo Di Canio, was always destined to fail considering his eccentric nature, coupled with managing probably one of the biggest yoyo clubs in premier league history, it was always going to be tough. Managing a premier league club requires an immense level of professionalism and this is something he never possessed as a player, o,r as we see here a manager, he’s still one of my favorite players of all time though !!!!
Mad as a shithouse rat
Hahaha… Good!
What a clown of a manager but great entertainment.