With the promised link with West Ham finally coming to fruition in recent weeks, has Paolo Di Canio left his loan signings too late? Andrew Steele-Davis investigates. Upon his eagerly anticipated arrival on the managerial scene, Paolo Di Canio promised that Swindon Town would benefit significantly from links with Tottenham Hotspur and Paolo’s old stomping ground, West Ham United. There
Read moreThe central partnership in the Swindon Town defence has been up for grabs since Paolo Di Canio took charge earlier this summer. With the departure of Scott Cuthbert, Lescinel Jean-Francios and Andy Frampton, Town’s new look backline has seen five players compete for the right to play at centre back in League Two; Aden Flint, Alan McCormack, Alberto Comazzi, Joe Devera and Oliver Risser. We
Read moreWhat does Swindon’s number 23 share with Liverpool’s ersatz winger? Alex Cooke looks at the role Paolo Di Canio his given our recently converted striker. It’s an ugly comparison: the nimble and neat De Vita against the angular and inelegant Dirk Kuyt, but in terms of Raffa’s new role, it is a closer match than it first appears. For like the
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