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Sunday, February 03, 2008

"De Canio Faces QPR Boot" - Allegedly Held Talks With Italian Club

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The People says De Canio held talks with Napoli. A 'snippet' in the sister newspaper, The Sunday Mirror, says he held talks with Lazio.

UPDATE from the BBC
BBC - QPR unsure over De Canio return
It is not known when QPR coach Luigi De Canio will return to the club following the death of his father.
De Canio missed his side's 3-0 win over Bristol City to fly back to Italy, and was replaced in the dugout by performance manager Joe Dunbar.
"Luigi will take as long as it takes and as long as he needs," said Dunbar.
"First and foremost our thoughts are with him and I was proud of the players, they put on a very professional performance."
Dunbar added: "Luigi left at noon and he had already told me the starting XI he wanted to play. "I wasn't QPR's manager today, I was just filling a gap and I had very little to do." BBC



The People/Tom Hopkinson - DE CANIO FACES QPR BOOT
Qpr manager Luigi De Canio faces being sacked after club officials found out he held talks with Napoli about becoming their boss.
De Canio only took over at Loftus Road in October after John Gregory was sacked.
But reports suggest the Italian has struggled to adapt to life in England and that the language barrier is proving difficult. Now he has landed himself in hot water after Rangers chiefs found out he had spoken to the club in his homeland.
The Hoops were without a fixture last weekend and De Canio returned to Italy for a few days. During his trip, he spoke with Napoli, and QPR co-owners Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore blew their tops when they learned of the meeting.
De Canio then asked for permission to return to Italy during the week, but the club refused. De Canio was absent for yesterday's game against Bristol City after he returned to Italy for a family funeral." The People

Meanwhile in The People Match Report:
".......Manager Luigi de Canio was absent after a family bereavement but the fans still sang his name, and Rangers' multi-millionaire owners could be playing with fire if they sack him for talking to Lazio..." The People

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