‘Di Canio was a f***ing loony – he called me two days into my holiday and I s*** myself’
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‘Di Canio was a f***ing loony – he called me two days into my holiday and I s*** myself’
Ex-Swindon Town defender Paul Caddis has explained how a message from his then new boss Paolo Di Canio caused him to 's***' himself and cancel his holiday early.
Following a disappointing 2010/11 season, which saw Swindon relegated to League Two, Caddis was enjoying some rest and relaxation out in Spain, when he received a call from the club.
The message the Scotsman, who came through the ranks at Celtic, received was fromt their new manager. Ex-West Ham star Di Canio, wanted all his players to return to the club for an early start to pre-season, something which did not go down well with Caddis.
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With nine days left in Santa Ponsa, Caddis was reluctant to return but ultimately relented, returning for what he called "the hardest" pre-season he had ever done.
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Of course, the decision to return would pay off. Swindon immediately bounced back to League One by winning League Two with ease.
And while he certainly considered disobeying the fiery Italian's pre-season return request, Caddis admitted to the Undr The Cosh podcast that he "s***" himself due to Di Canio's stature within football.
"Say no more, the guy [Di Canio] was a f***ing loony man," said Caddis. "The first year he come in, I was in Santa Ponsa and I got phone call from the secretary saying 'you're training in two days'. [This was] before we'd met him.
"Nobody had met him. [I said] no I'm not, I've got nine days left. [They said] 'nah, the manager wants everyone in'. And I eventually went home and I'm glad I did because as his record showed, if you cross him, you're finished. So I knew if I didn't go in, that would have been me finished.
"Everyone went in. I think because of who he was to start with, like we didn't know anything about him, we thought Paolo Di Canio, big name – we're going to respect him. We're League Two, who are we to tell Di Canio no.
"So we all turned up and he's turned up wearing his shades looking a million dollars, and then for that day of pre-season, oh my God, it's the hardest I've ever done. Well, the two hardest that I've ever done – that and the following year with him.
"It did cross my mind [to not come back from holiday] but I'll be honest, I s**t myself."
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