Paulo Di Canio

[Doggy Styles]

He has been appointed manager of Sunderland FC.

David Milliband has resigned from the Sunderland board in protest.

Why all the fuss about him being a fascist? Would anyone be bothered if he was a communist?

[Freamon]

A p r i l . f o o l s.

[administrator]

Was on the news last night and there is this story showing from yesterday:
Paolo Di Canio has been appointed Sunderland manager | Football | The Guardian

You sure it's a joke?

[Doggy Styles]

Was on the news last night and there is this story showing from yesterday:
Paolo Di Canio has been appointed Sunderland manager | Football | The Guardian

You sure it's a joke?

Indeed. No joke, it was reported yesterday.

[Freamon]

Just kidding. Makes you wonder though.

[minestrone]

Can there ever be such a thing as an acceptable openly right wing person in the UK? Outwith the royals obviously.

I think the Italian definition of fascism is slightly different to the all encompassing "he hates blacks and gasses jews" definition we have. Not that the public notices.

[GB9]

BBC and others today were full of apologetic Labour supporting scum saying how terrible it was. Would Millicrap have resigned if they had got a good leftie manager? Of course not. More amazing is that the Sunderland fans haven't been up in arms previously for having a member of the ex-Government that nearly destroyed the country on their Board.

[minestrone]

I had forgotten how much of a fanny Alcock looked when Di Canio pushed him...

[Malcolm Buggeridge]

Strange that the good people of Swindon were never up in arms when Di Canio was appointed Robins' manager.

Indeed, our Paolo was a bit of a folk hero in these parts.

[gingerjedi]

BBC and others today were full of apologetic Labour supporting scum saying how terrible it was. Would Millicrap have resigned if they had got a good leftie manager? Of course not. More amazing is that the Sunderland fans haven't been up in arms previously for having a member of the ex-Government that nearly destroyed the country on their Board.

Millicrap resigned because he's off to New York, nice and convenient for him.