| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:18 - Jan 17 with 3668 views | GTCJack |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:19 - Jan 17 with 3658 views | Flashberryjack |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:14 - Jan 17 by Jackfath |
For weeks people have been guessing who could be our next manager. They've had moans and groans. Now, when there is some positive news, the usual suspects in their latest guises decide to tuen it into a thread about and attacking me.
It's good to see things are back to normal. |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:20 - Jan 17 with 3644 views | Swanjaxs |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:18 - Jan 17 by GTCJack |
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Pair of conks on them two!!  |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:22 - Jan 17 with 3590 views | Gowerjack |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:08 - Jan 17 by Gh0st |
I think ones a teacher mate, they are all thick as f*ck these days.
As the saying goes...
"Those who can't, teach." |
Yep. |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:24 - Jan 17 with 3564 views | crackerjack |
Jesus H Christ!! This is the first positive news we've had for weeks & some on here are just bitching & moaning about it!
Feck my old boots!!  |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:27 - Jan 17 with 3496 views | swanny |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:24 - Jan 17 by crackerjack |
Jesus H Christ!! This is the first positive news we've had for weeks & some on here are just bitching & moaning about it!
Feck my old boots!! |
'Tis the Swansea way. Feeling happier now. |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:29 - Jan 17 with 3442 views | Banosswan |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:22 - Jan 17 by Gowerjack |
Yep. |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:39 - Jan 17 with 3313 views | Banosswan |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:08 - Jan 17 by Gh0st |
I think ones a teacher mate, they are all thick as f*ck these days.
As the saying goes...
"Those who can't, teach." |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:39 - Jan 17 with 3308 views | NeathJack |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:40 - Jan 17 with 3294 views | Glyn1 |
Very underwhelming. Wasn't Pep Clotet available?
They might as well have given a British Championship manager a go. |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:40 - Jan 17 with 3290 views | lancasterswan |
A positive, positive move. As always, totally left field. I don't believe a single bookmaker read that. If anyone's cleaned up then let us know :) I have been hoping for days that 'Huw' is holding 5 cards close to his chest, so close that noone can see them. Perhaps this is the first card shown. I would love to think so.
30 years a coach and 61 years of age. This guy has been around the block and achieved some amazing feats of escapology. Fingers crossed and smiling. How have Watford's owners allowed this?
My only reservation is does the Swansea Way suit Italian Football ... seems something of a clash of styles here. | | | |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:42 - Jan 17 with 3253 views | RevJames |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:40 - Jan 17 by lancasterswan |
A positive, positive move. As always, totally left field. I don't believe a single bookmaker read that. If anyone's cleaned up then let us know :) I have been hoping for days that 'Huw' is holding 5 cards close to his chest, so close that noone can see them. Perhaps this is the first card shown. I would love to think so.
30 years a coach and 61 years of age. This guy has been around the block and achieved some amazing feats of escapology. Fingers crossed and smiling. How have Watford's owners allowed this?
My only reservation is does the Swansea Way suit Italian Football ... seems something of a clash of styles here. |
The problem is the 'Swansea Way' doesn't seem to be working at the moment so let's try and get safe then start again next season. | | | |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:45 - Jan 17 with 3175 views | ItchySphincter |
Good find. |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:45 - Jan 17 with 3167 views | Swanjaxs |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:40 - Jan 17 by Glyn1 |
Very underwhelming. Wasn't Pep Clotet available?
They might as well have given a British Championship manager a go. |
So your not convinced then?...... | |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:45 - Jan 17 with 3165 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:40 - Jan 17 by Glyn1 |
Very underwhelming. Wasn't Pep Clotet available?
They might as well have given a British Championship manager a go. |
Genuinely ridiculous post. You have no idea - no one does, but the guy is hugely experienced and has worked a lot with smaller teams.
Go back to worrying about Cardiff's promotion hopes. | | | |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:49 - Jan 17 with 3094 views | Al_Bundy |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:40 - Jan 17 by lancasterswan |
A positive, positive move. As always, totally left field. I don't believe a single bookmaker read that. If anyone's cleaned up then let us know :) I have been hoping for days that 'Huw' is holding 5 cards close to his chest, so close that noone can see them. Perhaps this is the first card shown. I would love to think so.
30 years a coach and 61 years of age. This guy has been around the block and achieved some amazing feats of escapology. Fingers crossed and smiling. How have Watford's owners allowed this?
My only reservation is does the Swansea Way suit Italian Football ... seems something of a clash of styles here. |
The relegation way v Italian way | | | |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:51 - Jan 17 with 3072 views | ItchySphincter |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:45 - Jan 17 by londonlisa2001 |
Genuinely ridiculous post. You have no idea - no one does, but the guy is hugely experienced and has worked a lot with smaller teams.
Go back to worrying about Cardiff's promotion hopes. |
I don't think many on here know much about this chap but it's great news regardless. We now have a bona fide manager in the house. | |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:56 - Jan 17 with 3005 views | Glyn1 |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:45 - Jan 17 by londonlisa2001 |
Genuinely ridiculous post. You have no idea - no one does, but the guy is hugely experienced and has worked a lot with smaller teams.
Go back to worrying about Cardiff's promotion hopes. |
You're absolutely right that none of us have any idea about him, especially me because I've never heard of him, and that doesn't inspire much confidence. If he was exceptionally good then he would have been mentioned several weeks ago.
How do his teams play? Can he speak English? Why wasn't he good enough for Watford?
And has he actually signed for us? [Post edited 17 Jan 2016 20:57]
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:56 - Jan 17 with 3000 views | Glyn1 |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:45 - Jan 17 by londonlisa2001 |
Genuinely ridiculous post. You have no idea - no one does, but the guy is hugely experienced and has worked a lot with smaller teams.
Go back to worrying about Cardiff's promotion hopes. |
DUPLICATE POST. [Post edited 17 Jan 2016 20:58]
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:57 - Jan 17 with 2972 views | icecoldjack |
The feed back from Watford forum seems positive, and snippets coming in from elsewhere seem to point the same way.
He ticks the boxes so lets get right behind him. |  | | |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:58 - Jan 17 with 2953 views | shandyjack |
positive step forward for the club, now onto tomorrow and getting 3 pts |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:59 - Jan 17 with 2929 views | Pacemaker |
Francesco Guidolin enjoyed success at Udinese
Press AssociationLast updated: 17 January 2016, 20:38 GMT
Former Udinese boss Francesco Guidolin is set to be named Swansea's new head coach.
The Italian, who will work alongside Alan Curtis at the Liberty Stadium, has an interesting CV.
Here, Press Association Sport's James Cann looks at five things Swans fans should know about their new man.
1 He knows a thing or two about Swansea's next opponents
When Guidolin called time on his four-season stint as Udinese boss in May 2014, he kept working with the club's owners, the Pozzo family.
His brief was to supervise the three teams under the Pozzos' control - namely Udinese, Granada, and Watford.
And when Slavisa Jokanovic left Vicarage Road in the summer, Guidolin was almost asked to step in before the position ultimately went to Quique Sanchez Flores.
2 He could have moved to England nine years ago
"I would be pleased to have a professional adventure in England." In October 2007 an out-of-work Guidolin thanked QPR for their interest in him but turned down the chance to replace John Gregory.
The Loftus Road job went instead to Luigi De Canio - with then-owner Flavio Briatore determined to bring some Italian flair to the Shepherd's Bush outfit, who were then struggling in the Championship.
3 He failed to win big in Monte Carlo
Guidolin has coached outside of Italy only once before in his career. He signed a two-year deal with ambitious Monaco in 2005 but left the principality after a poor 10th-placed finish in his first season.
The Venetian was soon back at Palermo, the club he had previously restored to Serie A after a 35-year absence. Under his stewardship, the Sicilians finished fifth in 2007 to reach the UEFA Cup.
4 He is a promotion expert
This may be a bitter pill to swallow for Swans fans but it could well taste a lot sweeter in a year's time.
Guidolin forged his career in Italy on masterminding a series of improbable promotions. His unfancied Vicenza side climbed out of Serie B to win the Coppa Italia and qualify for Europe in the late 1990s.
He got the best out of Luca Toni as the striker hit 30 goals to fire Palermo into the top flight and when Parma suffered a shock relegation in 2008, Guidolin helped them bounce back immediately.
5 He turned Alexis Sanchez into the player he is today
Guidolin cannot claim to have recruited Sanchez himself - the Chilean arrived at the Stadio Friuli two years before him, in 2008 - but he certainly got the best out of the man from Tocopilla.
He is credited with transforming Sanchez from a winger into the creative forward who now provides such a formidable goalscoring threat for Arsenal. Sanchez was key to Udinese's fourth and third-placed finishes in Serie A, which brought about entry to the Champions League's qualifying rounds.
The likes of Jefferson Montero and Andre Ayew - or even Marvin Emnes - could surely benefit from an arm around the shoulder from the knowledgeable Italian. |  |
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| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 21:00 - Jan 17 with 2904 views | BLAZE |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 20:51 - Jan 17 by ItchySphincter |
I don't think many on here know much about this chap but it's great news regardless. We now have a bona fide manager in the house. |
Exactly. And one with masses of experience, especially with small to mid sized clubs that he's apparently consistently taken from the bottoom of the league to the top third. On the face of it I think this looks like a good fit for us
Also, my concerns about going for a manager without British experience (Magath at Fulham etc.) are eased by the fact Curt looks to be playing a large role still. I think that's important |  | | |
| Francesco Guidolin: Swansea City to appoint new head coach on 21:10 - Jan 17 with 2782 views | Nogginthenog |
Italian coaches are normally very very well versed in the black arts of defending and Christ knows we need that aspect of our game to tighten up. If we can get that right we can then hope to form a platform for the rest of the team to build on. If he is coming I will welcome him with open arms if his CV is that good. |  | | |
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