Divent naa how to put links on here but canny article on PDC in the daily mirror today Re the fines etc. He's saying it's in the players contracts that they must sign 20 items on afriday morning. He's also saying the players wont be allowed to fly off on their hols straight after the spurs game. Some of them had flights booked for after the match. They been told to report for training next week for at least the monday and tuesday. Well done PDC i say.
Di Canio cancels summer! Sunderland's players ordered to train day AFTER final game of the season 15 May 2013 22:31 Stars are forced to scrap Sunday-night flights to the sun - and warned display at Spurs will decide how much time off they actually get Paolo Di Canio has cancelled Sunderland playersâ early summer holidays after fining seven stars in just five days. The Wearsiders retained their Premier League status on Tuesday, when Wigan lost to Arsenal. But it only caused Di Canio to crack the whip further in a bid to install his âdiscipline and mentalityâ. The only man to celebrate Wiganâs demise was owner Ellis Short - who rang Di Canio at midnight and sang him a popular terrace chant! Some of the Black Cats' players wanted to finish the season by flying on holiday direct from London on Sunday after their game with Spurs. But Di Canio put the block on those plans, causing flights to be cancelled, and insisted they come in for training next week to get their heads focused on NEXT season. Only if they show the correct attitude, and perform, at White Hart Lane will his stars be allowed to jet away for a break. The boss said: âIt is crucial for me to see what happens on Sunday, then I will decide when the players can go on holiday. "They will come back for a couple of days next week. "I donât see professionalism if we fly down together on Saturday and then on Sunday they fly here and there. âYou can imagine their approach if that happens. Imagine we say, 'From London you can fly where you want, Malta, Cyprus...' Itâs not serious. "They will be packing their bags now, and an hour before the end of the game they will be thinking we are off soon. âThey have 44 days' holidays. The minimum I am obliged to give them is 28, four weeks - 44 days is incredible. They have already had 100 days, probably! âI donât want to say 28, because for the modern football generation they will say, 'This is too tough', but 35 or 38? âSo we will fly back together and say thank you to everyone. We could have some fun together, maybe some games and little tournaments, and then they can go on holiday. âIf anybody has booked a holiday for Monday, they are going to lose some money. Why would they book a holiday on Monday? They are not being serious. They have to ask me. âIf they did it, it is wrong. If somebody gave them a chance to organise a holiday in January or February, it is wrong - they will lose 50% on their flights. âI will see what happens on Sunday, then we will come back together, and I will tell them when their holidays start.â Di Canio revealed he dished out envelopes at a team meeting, penalising stars two weeks' wages. âThere are many problems. In the last five days, I give out seven fines for silly things. âFor instance, I [will] say no names, but missing signing sessions. âIt is seven steps upstairs to the room. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Every Friday morning, 20 items to sign. They forget! Itâs in their contract. Just 20 signatures. "Itâs not fair. Before it happened many times. They didnât get fined before, now they do. âThey have to start somewhere or never change - a small problem becomes a big problem. We have to respect rules, otherwise we never change. Seven in five days. âI delivered the envelopes today and say, 'I have a fine for you. The maximum amount possible. You can appeal to the PFA if you want to but these are the rules.' People say it is too tough? No.â There is relief at Sunderland that they can plan ahead as a top-flight club, and Di Canio doesnât want them in a relegation scrap again. He added: âI didnât celebrate [Wigan's defeat], it was difficult for me to celebrate. Obviously I was happy for Ellis, for the fans and the players. We have saved the club. I have delivered for them. âWhen I received the call from the chairman at midnight, He sung me a song, it was amazing! I was laughing and smiling. It was fantastic. I believe in something special for him. âI canât tell you what he was singing. We have a chance to build something for the future. We need some players to join us, it will be tough but I prefer this. âWhen a flower grows in front of you, the first days are crucial. Discipline can add six or seven points. "You have a group of players that behave with strict discipline, more respect for each other, less problems. In the field you will see less anarchy. "Iâm sure weâre going to deliver a great job.â http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/sunderland-paolo-di-canio-orders-1891353
I was a bit worried about how the players would react to PDC's new strict policies, but with O'Shea accepting it as normal way of life if any other player complains tell 'em to **** off Di Canio was known for his strict regime during his time at Swindon and he has wasted little time in making the Black Cats aware of his expectations. Some players have already paid the price for a breach of the rules and he has defended the introduction of fines. “If you think that, not because they are bad guys, but in the last five days, I have given into my players’ hands individually seven fines for silly things – seven, it has never happened before – for very bad things,” he explained. “Every Friday morning, there’s a signing session upstairs, seven steps – one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, a table – and people forget. “It is a rule in the contract – it is crucial for the club, for the people, children who, even if they can’t see you, hope to have a shirt with 20 signatures – and you forget. “It’s not fair. It has happened many times, but they didn’t get fined. Now they are fined because you have to start somewhere, otherwise we are never going to change. “Small things like this become big problems. We have to respect the rules, otherwise we are never going to change. “For some, it was easy, for a few of them. For many of them, it was and is still difficult because what I ask is very heavy for some of them. “For me, it is normal; for John O’Shea, it is normal – he came from an environment [at Manchester United] where people used to throw away boots in people’s faces, the best manager in the world – thanks Alex – if they didn’t behave well.”
I think that's normally what clubs do with these sorts of situations - the money has to go somewhere and I think lots of money is given to various nominated charities at the end of a season. I am trying to set up a registered charity now - it's the Marcus Black fund for ME (Not M.E. - just Me!!)
