Seemed like a good appointment at the time, unfortunately he didnt get enough good results. Did he really enjoy it in London? I seem to remember him getting mugged or beaten up. It seems so long ago since he was manager now.
Was that not Bernie? I remember feeling sorry for him at the time. Then I seen him complain about the price of the orange juice for the players on "The 4 year plan" and I thought it was a pity they stopped at his chest.
Both of them were mugged a different times Swords. Here's a blast from the past: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A34398886
How weird is it looking at the old 606 site now? I can't even remember what my username was on there.
QPRnet: You hear all sorts of stories about the level of involvement Flavio Briatore had in the club and on the coaches, how was your working relationship with him? LDC: Flavio Briatore is a sports man with real vision, and he was a very charismatic Chairman. He knows how to recognise good qualities in his colleagues and his working relationships are founded on building his team with trusted people capable of achieving his dreams. Of course he had expectations and he believed they should be achieved. QPRnet: You made seven new signings in the January transfer window, did you pick the players to buy or did you identify positions to The Director of Football and he found the players? LDC: I worked in very close synergy with Gianni Paladini for all player recruitment. I knew he was an expert in English football and its players so the way we worked together helped greatly to improve the quality of the team at the time, much more than I could have managed on my own. The squad got better and helped us look good for the future as well as achieving our short term ambitions of stability in The Championship. 'Nuff said.
Loved the way the bloke had to be nudged to wave when the fans chanted his name. Did he ever learn a word of English ?
I loved the football played under him, the exact opposite of what you expect from an italian manager.
QPRnet: You made seven new signings in the January transfer window, did you pick the players to buy or did you identify positions to The Director of Football and he found the players? LDC: I worked in very close synergy with Gianni Paladini for all player recruitment. I knew he was an expert in English football and its players so the way we worked together helped greatly to improve the quality of the team at the time, much more than I could have managed on my own. The squad got better and helped us look good for the future as well as achieving our short term ambitions of stability in The Championship.[/COLOR] expert on english football he was a tosser thats paladini, ldc was ok 'Nuff said.[/QUOTE]
Top bloke LDC. Remember that Hullo away game ? Madness. Great football, score a hatfull, why bother with a defence? Look cool, win/lose brilliantly My favourite manager of recent times
Brilliant interview. I loved the football under him - and that made it even harder when Sousa came in - his football was dire. I remember the Watford away game when they were top of the league and flying, we were struggling - we went and were 3-0 up at half time and won 4-2! Brilliant game!
