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SWINDON TOWN: Di Canio anticipates between one and five new faces
4:00pm Thursday 30th August 2012 in Sport
Paolo Di Canio
PAOLO Di Canio has revealed he could sign between one and five players for Swindon Town before the transfer window closes tomorrow.
Speaking to the local media this afternoon, Di Canio said the number of arrivals could depend on the number of departures from the County Ground over the next 30 hours.
Darren Ward and Federico Bessone are expected to finalise deals with the Robins before Friday’s deadline, while Paul Caddis is set to complete his switch to Birmingham.
But Di Canio could not give a definitive answer when asked how many players could join Town.
“Can be one, can be five,” he said.
“It’s not a problem about the budget but until I see people leave it’s difficult to predict if it can be one or two or five, but this is the number that can happen in the next 24 hours.
“I don’t want to say for sure one because you never know until you sign but it can be one but also five. In the middle maybe there is a truth.
“But one or five - we will see in the next few hours.”
Meanwhile, Di Canio admitted he was getting excited thinking about the players who could link up with the Robins in time for Sunday’s trip to Preston.
“I want to stay focused with my brain on my players, but if I think about the players who can join us in the next few hours aleady I’m thinking of the different options I can have, the different ways to attack the opponent,” he said.
“There is a moment when I think ‘if we can have this, this and this it will be good because we can have a larger squad with a very high level of quality’ but I have to stay focused on Sunday.
“This year will be crucial to have many players to fight for their places.”
Di Canio expects anyone who joins Town in the next day or so to be fully prepared and perfectly suited for life under his rule.
“The player that join us, we have followed them already for a minimum of two or three weeks or one month to properly check their physical condition, their attitude, spaking with people who have worked with them in the past so it’s easy," he said.
“Obviously, even if they have knowledge and quality I have to tell them exactly what is going on with us in terms of discipline, training regimes and the way we play.
“This is normal for me, it will take no longer because the players who will join us they are intelligent, someone is and adult adult, someone is young but with already great experience so I’m not
worried.
“If they join us today we have one more day to prepare."
Comments(27)
Another view
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4:13pm Thu 30 Aug 12
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/football/team
s/swindon-town.
That means the Town End will have to sing, There's only Two Rooneys!!
jam1
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4:14pm Thu 30 Aug 12
smirg kcab
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4:17pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Another view wrote:It's goodnight from me and goodnight from him.
Swindon to swap Paul Caddis for Birmingham's Adam Rooney -
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/football/team
s/swindon-town.
That means the Town End will have to sing, There's only Two Rooneys!!
Goodnight
Wray must be sacked only getting him in because we can't afford another shirt.
Onwards and upwards
EastleazeRed
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4:19pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Another view wrote:If thats true ? then i`m well excited ! Adam rooney is a fantastic young prospect . As for the other rooney ? I can see him being farmed out as well , but I might be wrong .
Swindon to swap Paul Caddis for Birmingham's Adam Rooney -
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/football/team
s/swindon-town.
That means the Town End will have to sing, There's only Two Rooneys!!
Swindon1984
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4:20pm Thu 30 Aug 12
On a completely different note, getting used to the new official site now, but has anyone noticed that there no longer seems to be info on away ticket allocation or amount of tickets sold? Was trying to look up the away allocation for the pompey match but can only guess from what they normally allocate it'll be around 2000. Should be more than ample but would be nice to know.
ChrisWantageRed
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4:43pm Thu 30 Aug 12
ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY
DI DA DI DA DA DAAAAAA!!
smirg kcab
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4:45pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Arrrrggggggggg
ChrisWantageRed
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4:53pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Swindon1984
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4:56pm Thu 30 Aug 12
ChrisWantageRed wrote:You're saying he's a fat chick?
How about changing a certain ac/dc song to 'whole lotta Rooney'? :)
SeanG92
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4:58pm Thu 30 Aug 12
smirg kcab
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5:05pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Onwards and upwards
the don69
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5:21pm Thu 30 Aug 12
smirg kcab wrote:That's only the warm up draw!the Big draw is tonight Grim!!!!!!!!!yes we're only missing Wayne for a full house of Rooney's!come on J-Wray he'll only cost a few pennies cause he's playing Cr@p at the moment!but Paolo will sort him out!!!!!!!!!
Why is the steward t2 in the Townend over looking the draw for the champions league ?
Onwards and upwards
mollypolly
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5:23pm Thu 30 Aug 12
I see Risser moving on too. Paolo has said he is behind the other central midfield players. He also looks to be a league 2 player at best and at his age he needs to be playing games. I wouldn't be sorry to see him go either but that's another story.
If we do sign a striker then that could also see Miles Storey loaned out to get regular football. With Collins, Williams, Benson and AN Other to choose from I don't see him getting much of an opportunity.
Along with Caddis that could mean four players being sold or loaned out during this window. We'll see.
swwindon61uk
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5:33pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Redhouse Red
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5:57pm Thu 30 Aug 12
smirg kcab wrote:3rd time lucky?
It's blooody Wayne we want
Arrrrggggggggg
stokes_stfc
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6:37pm Thu 30 Aug 12
EastleazeRed wrote:hopefully we'll draw man utd in leageu cup - "one rooney, you've only got one rooney"
Another view wrote:If thats true ? then i`m well excited ! Adam rooney is a fantastic young prospect . As for the other rooney ? I can see him being farmed out as well , but I might be wrong .
Swindon to swap Paul Caddis for Birmingham's Adam Rooney -
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/football/team
s/swindon-town.
That means the Town End will have to sing, There's only Two Rooneys!!
NEWBURYREDS
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6:46pm Thu 30 Aug 12
NEWBURYREDS
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6:48pm Thu 30 Aug 12
dreamofacleansheet2
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6:49pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Cheered me up no end after a 'mare of a day. keep them coming and I'm hoping for Utd away. Missed the away game in the Premier League to meet my then girlfriend who became my wife and then ex wife. Careless on all counts....
dreamofacleansheet2
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6:54pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Take 11/2 people it'll never last!
London Red
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7:56pm Thu 30 Aug 12
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We are good as it is - now add a quality experienced leader back there and we are only going to get tighter!
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Ward, Bessone and A.Rooney - on top of what we have - things are really looking up
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Out I only see Caddis as part of the Rooney deal as the others are straight replacements and Rooney is the missing forward
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Glad I got money on at 10-1 as its going to only get smaller and smaller fro now on in - no gifts of 20+ this season that is for sure
the wizard
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8:43pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Hope the home gate goes up to reflect the performance of the team and ambition of the club.
I think its time we should be pushing towards 10k. Surely now the stay away supporters can see the genuine intent of the Chairman, manager and Team.
Wilesy
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9:42pm Thu 30 Aug 12
mollypolly wrote:Good shouts on all of those mollypolly
It looks as though a few faces will be leaving in the next 24 hours. I can see Rooney going for starters. Even with Roberts injured he can't get a game. De Vita is ahead of him and when he is subbed PDC seems to favour moving Miller out on the left to accomodate Ferry and Navarro. I'm not sure what is going through Rooney's mind on a match day but he can't be happy warming the bench. His all round game isn't good enough for Paolo so I don't see he has a future here. Gillingham have come into some money off the back of the Matt Jarvis transfer so I wonder if they'll invest some of it to get him back. Perhaps league 2 is his level ?? I see Risser moving on too. Paolo has said he is behind the other central midfield players. He also looks to be a league 2 player at best and at his age he needs to be playing games. I wouldn't be sorry to see him go either but that's another story. If we do sign a striker then that could also see Miles Storey loaned out to get regular football. With Collins, Williams, Benson and AN Other to choose from I don't see him getting much of an opportunity. Along with Caddis that could mean four players being sold or loaned out during this window. We'll see.
nlorenzo
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9:48pm Thu 30 Aug 12
nlorenzo
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10:04pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Rebel_phish
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10:53pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Higher opposition again, but nothing the team can't handle. Being at home, it's one we should fancy to win.
smirg kcab says...
4:13pm Thu 30 Aug 12
Eieieio to the bookies we will go