Danny Dichio - Feb 2013




Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: Former Queens Park Rangers and Toronto FC striker Danny Dichio joins the show to speak with us on the big challenge ahead for QPR as Harry Redknapp tries to deliver this club to safety with only twelves matches to go. Big loss to Norwich followed up with another to Swansea with Manchester United heading into Loftus Road is not a great set of cards given that the club might need 21 points over those last 12 matches just to give themselves a chance at redemption. We examine the fight owner Tony Fernandes has had since he bought the football club, constantly in a number of short term chases to keep above water rather actually being able to plan as managers have added layers of players and the wage to turnover ratio continues to even less sustainable levels. We also examine the match fixing scandals that rocked football in the past week, whether any league is immune and whether Major League Soccer could have a problem on its hands given that it checks a couple of important notches in the profile of leagues targeted by syndicates - lots of summer football, wide wage disparities and under the glare of the big European mainstream leagues. We also discuss the big off season change at Toronto FC and whether a former DC United partnership of Kevin Payne and Ryan Nelsen can finally deliver the team to the post-season party its supporters are desperate to see. On 23 minutes and 13 seconds into the match on 12 May 2007, Danny Dichio fired home the first goal for Toronto FC and became its first tradition.