i remember england playing georgia at wembley and when kinky came off he got a standing ovasion from the crowd,such was his popularity with english fans.

I remember leeds away, end of the game Mcallister is walking off the pitch and I'm sure it was Howard wilkinson walked towards him hand out as though to shake it, Mcallister stood there hand out as wilkinson walk straight passed him to Gio and promptly shook his hand.
Leaving Mcallister stood there hand out after been run ragged by the little magician.

Used to love watching the lad play, he was class and as others have said, during some very dark City days.Comparisons with todays players aren't really fair, the game is miles different now to the style of play then. As I said, I loved the lad b ut my personal favourite midfielder has to be Ali Bernarbia.

Don't understand some of the negative comments on here. Gio was an absolute joy to watch
and for many fans he was the only reason to turn up week in week out. He brightened up what was a shite time at the club and I'll always thank him for that.

Never saw him play because he was before my time but those keepers look shit, the Southampton keeper especially, not sure he would have looked quite as good against the class of players in the league these days, probably why he never really did anything after his stint with us

Amazingly skillful player with the talent to have been among the very best. I fear that what ruined him was that for three vital years of his career when he should have developed from a outrageously gifted 22 year old into a world star were spent among the bailing out the donkeys we put in the team with him. The one (very) bright spot in the darkest days.

I think thats why you dont think he would cut it in the league now. Players like scholes and giggs touching forty can hack it. Kinkladze on his city form would walk into this team.

Still one of my favourite players. There's an optimistic 'messi vs kinkladze' video on youtube, with the right eyes there are plenty of similarities. There'll be reasons why he never made it to messi's level in the past, but the talent was there for all to see and its rarer than rocking horse shit, even amongst the very best. 15 years too early.

..imagine Silva playing for Blackburn Rovers and you'll get the idea...world class but on his own.

common lets be honest we ruined the guy,name me any of are current squad who would stay if we went down.
if he was in the barca youth set up are had even joined utd as a kid kinkladze could have been anything, the guy was a genius with the ball at his feet.