There are many reports of a drinking culture at Sunderland. One of the reasons the players were so unhappy with Di Canio was that he was quite rightly trying to do something about it. There are stories about the players celebrating into the early hours after Sunday's Derby win; fair enough to a point but drinking vodka straight from the bottle is no way for a professional footballer to behave.
Like many of our supporters I agreed with Di Canio's attempts to instil discipline into our squad. Obviously some of his actions were excessive but his general principles were spot on. Did B&HA have any off field discipline problems under Gus and if so did he appear to handle them successfully? Our players will take advantage of any weakness from their manager. Did Gus seem like someone who would make sure everyone knew who was boss?
Like many of our supporters I agreed with Di Canio's attempts to instil discipline into our squad. Obviously some of his actions were excessive but his general principles were spot on. Did B&HA have any off field discipline problems under Gus and if so did he appear to handle them successfully? Our players will take advantage of any weakness from their manager. Did Gus seem like someone who would make sure everyone knew who was boss?