EXCLUSIVE: Di Canio the night raider! Swindon change locks after former manager storms office and takes pictures off wall

 

 

 

Swindon Town have been forced to change the locks at the County Ground after Paolo Di Canio stole into the manager’s office under darkness and caused damage by tearing down pictures of his successful reign at the club.

The Italian entered the stadium in the early hours on Thursday, using keys he had kept after resigning on Monday. He was driven by a desire to retrieve mementos of his 21 months in charge.

Accompanied by at least one member of his backroom team, Di Canio was caught on CCTV entering his old office and removing the photographs from the walls in what evidence suggests was a forceful fashion.

CCTV footage was viewed on Thursday by the League One leaders and Di Canio’s visit discovered — prompting a change of codes on the stadium entrance and replacing the door locks in the office builiding to prevent any repeat.

The matter has not been passed to police and, while the club would not comment on Thursday night, officials have decided not to take further action.

The eccentric Di Canio announced he would leave Swindon on Monday evening after falling out with the board over the sale of star winger Matt Ritchie. He cited a ‘number of broken promises made by the club’.

Less than 24 hours later, Swindon won 3-1 at Tranmere under assistant Fabrizio Piccareta to go top of the table but he also resigned at full time, along with goalkeeping coach Domenico Doardo, fitness coach Claudio Donatelli and first-team masseur Giulio Viscardi.

 

 

Di Canio’s spokesman Phil Spencer on Thursday declined to comment about his man’s late-night call at the County Ground.

Di Canio himself released a statement accusing the club of being ‘disrespectful’ after outgoing chairman Sir William Patey said the manager had ‘walked out on the players’.

The Italian said: ‘The club have still not responded to my letter of resignation of February 12, but instead have put out a wholly misleading version of events in their statement.’

Thursday's events cap a turbulent spell for Di Canio as Swindon manager.

Despite masterminding promotion from League Two as champions and a run to the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final, he frequently clashed with players and the club hierarchy.

In August 2011, he was caught on camera scuffling with striker Leon Clarke after the team had been knocked out of the Carling Cup by Southampton and last September he launched a remarkable verbal attack on goalkeeper Wes Foderingham, having substituted him 21 minutes into a game against Preston.

On the up: Di Canio celebrates promotion from League Two last season

Any thoughts of a simple step up to Premier League management has been scuppered as West Ham co-owner David Gold has dismissed reports linking Di Canio with a job at Upton Park.

The Italian is still very popular in east London after a spell at the club where he scored 48 goals in 118 appearances, including a spectacualr volley voted goal of the season in the 1999/2000 season.

Talks with Sam Allardyce for a new deal have not started yet, but Gold is confident that they will be successful.

'I want to make this clear: there is no managerial vacancy for Paolo or anyone else at the club,' said Gold. 'There is no job available.

'I understand he’s a hero here but, as we’ll hold talks with Sam at the end of the season, that’s where it stands.'

Sportsmail understands several of the Swindon team were on Thursday unaware of Di Canio’s latest impetuous act.

There was better news for the club off the pitch as the takeover by Jed McCrory’s consortium was completed, steering Swindon away from any chance of administration.

‘This is a tremendously exciting time to be taking charge of Swindon,’ said McCrory.

Sir William added: ‘Losing our manager is a disappointment but, as the result at Tranmere shows, Swindon is bigger than any person.’

Senior players Darren Ward and Tommy Miller, both 34, took charge of training for the first time on Thursday as caretaker managers and are both expected to start against Preston on Saturday.

‘We’ve got to perform as much as anyone else,’ insisted Miller. ‘If we don’t we’ll be out of the team.’

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Godine trenutne postave MU-a dana kada je Giggs debitirao:

Match Of The Day - 23rd February 2013

I još je lik svoje pare uložio da bi ekipa ostala na okupu..  Sad se cigane zbog par slika.. Stvarno su odvratni, a Di Caniu sigurno neće bit problem naći novi klub..

Koji gol Balea u 90. za vodstvo Tottenhama od 3:2. Sejlore očekujem gif uskoro.