Paolo Di Canio has today been confirmed as the new Swindon Town manager. Here's a tribute to
him, taken directly from the Sabotage Times.
On the day Paolo Di Canio returns to English football as manager of Swindon Town, we look at the
goals, glory and insanity of one of football's cast-iron nutters.
The golden age is over! The likes of Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham are all in their 30's and
seemingly starting to feel the pace of the modern game. With such dependence on these key figure
heads in recent years who will come through and replace them? Has England learnt from previous
criticism over the lack of English players in the game and poor academy setups?
Is it this?
Certainly up there. Assault on the ref has to be admired, Di Canio, take a bow. But is that
better than assault on a paramedic? Andre Bikey everyone:
I'd argue both pale into comparison with assault on a fan. Look how collected Cantona seems
before he launches himself into Matthew Simmonds.
To be a footballer would be to live the dream but you do have to make sacrifices. Here are some
who have really taken the freedom of retirement to heart heart disease, that is...
This was prompted by a picture of Neil Shipperly I stumbled across remember him? Battling
striker who played for Chelsea, amongst others?
