No manager, no backroom staff and, it would seem, no board, but Swindon Town are top of League 1! Paolo Di Canio departed on Monday and was followed by his loyal lieutenants this morning, the day after the Robins humbled Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park, beating them 3 - 1 making the aggregate score for the two league games this season 8 - 1 to the Town and propelling Swindon town to the top of League 1. There follows an eerie atmosphere at the County Ground as tumble weed blows across the pitch and the stadium echoes to the sound of silence. It does not seem possible that the dulcet tones of an hysterical Italian will no longer be heard on a Saturday afternoon or a cold Tuesday night at the home of the foremost team in Wiltshire. I can't think of any jobless football manager who could possibly fill his shoes and that's where I have a theory about the whole comedy of errors surrounding the departure of the most successful Swindon Town manager in recent times.
"Following discussions, my representatives put forward a proposal that would secure my future at the club until at least the end of the season and quite possibly beyond as well. This proposal actually reduced the Clubs contractual liabilities to me in the interest of saving Swindon Town FC. At a meeting last Friday the proposed new owners accepted and said they were very happy with the new terms."
Perhaps these new terms are still valid and, after a big plate of humble pie, Di Canio will be welcomed into the new era at SN1? However, with pride coming before a fall, Paolo Di Canio may feel that his next venture lies away from the County Ground and he will only be seen back in the dugout in the away team area. This will be a great shame, as, if this is the case, whoever the new manager is, they will get the credit for Swindon town being promoted as champions of League 1 and not the man and his backroom team who started the ball rolling nearly two years ago.
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