David Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Things will be interesting at Swindon Town this coming season; Â Paolo di Canio has been named as the new manager of Swindon Town. Â The controversial former West Ham striker has agreed terms and is expected to arrive at the County Ground on Monday. Â Di Canio, 42, was one of eight candidates interviewed for the position by Swindon chairman Jeremy Wray who is expected to make a statement on Friday. Â It would be the Italian's first coaching job in England since he retired from playing in 2008. Â He succeeds Paul Hart as the club's permanent manager, after the former Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth boss left last month following Swindon's relegation from League One. Â Former player Paul Bodin was in charge for Swindon's final two games of the season. Â Other contenders for the Swindon role were former Germany and Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann, ex-Scotland boss George Burley and former Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope, among others. Â Di Canio scored 48 goals in 118 appearances for West Ham after joining the London club for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The British Bushwacker Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Lots of talk from the Oxford fans about Di Canio being appointed, extra spice for the A420 derbies next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFCfan Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Very relieved after a tense game. The first half was pretty even but in the second we mostly seemed content to keep kicking it back in to the Shrewsbury half and let them attack us again. To be fair we did defend well but were lucky that Shrewsbury didn't seem to have too many ideas and against another side it might have been different. Luckily, the Tomlin miss and Sharps not getting a second yellow in the second-half didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted May 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 20, 2011 Come on the Borough! Accrington totally lost it and threw it away with their indiscipline. And holy shite what was wrong with their pitch?? I'm not expecting a pitch fit for bowls in League 2 but what were those atrocious black lines from that seem to have ripped the pitch up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Psygnosis Posted May 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 AFC Wimbledon vs Luton Town play off - come on Wimbledon, fantastic effort for 9 years hopefully will come up to the Football League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dil|kid Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 http://www.magictv.co/ Â watching now, how there havent been any goals yet I dont know, come on Wimbledon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Psygnosis Posted May 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 Absolutely nerve wracking game - penalties loom, Staniforth shits himself, Come on the Dons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dil|kid Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Dons should have won the game in the last minute with that header from Yakubu, what a miss, penalties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 They have made it.... Â Is Kingsmeadow even Football League grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dil|kid Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Wimbledon back in the football league, won on penalties after a cracking 0-0 draw, the Dons keeper made 2 cracking saves in the shootout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Psygnosis Posted May 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 They've done it, Wimbledon are back in the Football League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFCfan Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Excellent. I've got nothing against Luton but I'm glad that Wimbledon won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 They're not back in the Football League, let's not feed their arrogance. AFC Wimbledon, who play in Norbiton, have won promotion to the Football League for the first time. They may have reclaimed the history but it isn't the same club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted May 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 They're not back in the Football League, let's not feed their arrogance. AFC Wimbledon, who play in Norbiton, have won promotion to the Football League for the first time. They may have reclaimed the history but it isn't the same club. You'll be seeing them soon enough at the Boelyn like no need to be such a sour puss, but hey your a hammers fan. Well done to Wimbeldon and it is great to see them back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Psygnosis Posted May 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 They're not back in the Football League, let's not feed their arrogance. AFC Wimbledon, who play in Norbiton, have won promotion to the Football League for the first time. They may have reclaimed the history but it isn't the same club. Â They have every right to be arrogant to be honest, doing what they've done after 9 years since forming is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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