Aleksandar Kolarov

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johnnytapia said:
Lake though, I'm sorry, he played fewer games than Graham Baker. And scored half the goals.
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Yes, but a very promising career was cut short by injury, and long before he might have been signed by one of the top teams, so I'm afraid you're argument doesn't wash with me, and without his injuries, I think he may well have gone on to captain his country. Its only my opinion, so don't care if you disgree.
 
Lot of people don't like kolorov, to be fair not the best defender as as a left back, bit great going forward, did well as emergency central defender. On th e whole done well well for us. I personally like his attitude. Never hid. And confronted things at times. Won 2 premier leagues. We can't all ove everyone
 
oakiecokie said:
Maybe he scored less goals than Baker because we started to play him as a centre half.He was far better than "good" and a fucking blind man could see the huge potential he had.Unfortunately not you.
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He was a very good player. Very, very good. But, potential is not what wins things. Could have, should have, would have. He didn't. If he was so good, and you clearly think he was the dog's bollocks, why did NOBODY put a bid in for him: I'll tell you: because the very top teams knew what we all knew: he was never capable of 10-20 games on the spin. He'd have a good 5-10 game spell. Tops. He played 110 games for City and I happen to think that doesn't warrant legendary status. Doesn't mean I don't think he played well in those games. He did. But, if he were such a huge talent, why did none of the elite come in for him whilst we languished near the bottom? Or were they all wrong? Anyway, getting sidetracked. Kolarov legend. And he has the medals to prove it.
 
Kolarov is a useful player to have in the squad but It's time for a fresh start. He has contributed to our recent success but I wouldn't class him as one of our legends (especially above Paul Lake). Each to their own I suppose.
 
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johnnytapia said:
He was a very good player. Very, very good. But, potential is not what wins things. Could have, should have, would have. He didn't. If he was so good, and you clearly think he was the dog's bollocks, why did NOBODY put a bid in for him: I'll tell you: because the very top teams knew what we all knew: he was never capable of 10-20 games on the spin. He'd have a good 5-10 game spell. Tops. He played 110 games for City and I happen to think that doesn't warrant legendary status. Doesn't mean I don't think he played well in those games. He did. But, if he were such a huge talent, why did none of the elite come in for him whilst we languished near the bottom? Or were they all wrong? Anyway, getting sidetracked. Kolarov legend. And he has the medals to prove it.
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Are you for fucking real ?? Now I know you`re wumming.
 
oakiecokie said:
Thats right BAB.For some reason that game I sat in the main stand near the front and we got a great view of what was going on.When Lakey started to shake thats when the ground went silent.
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In the Kippax me, when he started shaking it fall silent and that's when I feared the worse
 
City health warning said:
Kolarov is a useful player to have in the squad but It's time for a fresh. He has contributed to our recent success but I wouldn't class him as one of our legends. Each to their own I suppose.
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He's taking up a valuable squad place,he would get next to no games here next season - its definitely time up now.

We've heard all this alleged interest from Besiktas in the past so right now i aint gonna get my hopes up.......also,from his perspective,i couldnt imagine playing in a worse league than Turkey,id be very tempted to see out my contract here.
 
johnnytapia said:
He was a very good player. Very, very good. But, potential is not what wins things. Could have, should have, would have. He didn't. If he was so good, and you clearly think he was the dog's bollocks, why did NOBODY put a bid in for him: I'll tell you: because the very top teams knew what we all knew: he was never capable of 10-20 games on the spin. He'd have a good 5-10 game spell. Tops. He played 110 games for City and I happen to think that doesn't warrant legendary status. Doesn't mean I don't think he played well in those games. He did. But, if he were such a huge talent, why did none of the elite come in for him whilst we languished near the bottom? Or were they all
On 11 March 1989, he came close to death when he was knocked unconscious during a match against Leicester City and subsequentwrong? Anyway, getting sidetracked. Kolarov legend. And he has the medals to prove it.
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Just in case you don`t understand why teams never came in for Lakey we gave him a 5 years contract and City was his club !!
ly suffered with a blocked airway whilst lying on the ground.[19] It had taken some minutes for the City doctor to make his way from the director's box to the pitch and as a result of the incident the Football Association changed their rules to ensure that club doctors must remain at pitch-side during games.[20] He played in every outfield position throughout the 1988–89 campaign as the "Citizens" secured promotion out of the Second Division with a second-place finish.[21]

Despite beating rivals Manchester United 5–1, the 1989–90 season saw City initially struggle to adapt to life back in the First Division after two seasons away.[22]Machin was sacked in November 1989, and Lake later said that his replacement, Howard Kendall, was "the best boss I ever had".[23] City ended the season in 14th place, five points above the relegation zone.

He was appointed as club captain for the 1990–91 season and was given a new five-year contract.[24] However three games into his captaincy he picked up an injury against Aston Villa.[25] An initial X-ray showed no broken bones and he was told it would take six weeks for the injury to heal.[26] However, he broke down after initial straight line running work stepped up to include twisting and turning.[27] An arthroscopy revealed a ruptured Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and he underwent pioneering surgery to reconstruct the ligament using tissue taken from the patella tendon of the same knee; he was initially given a six-month recovery time which could have seen him back in the team at the end of that season.[28] However, when the time again came to train with a football his knee gave way once again.[29]

He was declared fit to play again in June 1991 following months of recovery time at Lilleshall Hall.[30] He re-ruptured his ligaments during pre-season training and had to undergo the knee operation for a second time, despite the fact the initial operation did not appear to have worked as expected.[31] He spent the 1991–92season back at Lilleshall, and by the end of his time there he had spent more time at the medical centre there than any other footballer.[32]

He returned for pre-season training in June 1992, and he played in a number of pre-season friendlies without incident, though his knee still required a lengthy period of rest after matches.[33] Manager Peter Reid stated that "it's like being handed a new £3 million player".[34] He started the opening Premier League game of the 1992–93 season on 17 August, a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, but was substituted 60 minutes in after feeling pressure in his knee.[35] Despite still feeling that his knee needed rest he went on to play against Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park three days later.[36] Ten minutes into the game his ligament snapped for the third time and he was substituted off.[37] Six weeks later he travelled to Los Angeles to see Dr Sisto, an expert on cruciate ligament injuries.[38] Before going on the trip he told The Sunday People that the club and chairman Peter Swales had not handled his injury in the correct manner and left him feeling like "a piece of meat" as players at other clubs received specialist treatment straight away and received appearance and bonus pay during long-term absences.[39] Despite Lake being alone in America, the club refused to pay for his girlfriend to fly out to LA to be with him during his recovery from surgery, and so Niall Quinn and Peter Reid organized a whip-round to pay for her flight tickets.[40] The lack of leg room on the economy flight back to the UK also damaged his knee, though the club had flown the fully fit club physio back to England in business class.[41]

"If I'd have seen you straight away you'd have been back playing soccer by now."

— Dr Domenick J. Sisto's remark to Lake upon initial examination of the knee in 1992.[42]
He made brief reserve team appearances in early 1994, but was unable to participate beyond the spring as he was fitted with a knee brace to aid with his recovery.[43] With the likelihood of a return to fitness seeming remote he resorted to trying holy water, acupuncture and faith healing, all to no effect.[44] As the injury saga continued he began to suffer from depression, and he was put on a course of anti-depressants for a number of years.[45][46] After years of operations his knee had numerous screws inserted and he needed surgery to re-straighten his leg; he remained on a lifelong prescription for anti-inflammatorypainkillers.[47] He retired from football in January 1996, after a struggle against injury which went on for more than five years,[48] and was granted a testimonial game against Manchester United in October 1997.[49] He was inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame in 2004.
 
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Kolarov is a useful player to have in the squad but It's time for a fresh start. He has contributed to our recent success but I wouldn't class him as one of our legends (especially above Paul Lake). Each to their own I suppose.
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You wouldn't classify Kolarov as a legend, eh? Boy, that's a pretty controversial take. Might want to keep that one to yourself...
 
oakiecokie said:
Are you for fucking real ?? Now I know you`re wumming.
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Not at all. Seriously, why did Lake, and the other youngsters of that time, Brightwell, Redmond, White - why didn't they attract the very best teams? They were all good. I saw them all. Home and away. I'll tell you why: they weren't good enough. Lake included. Paul Stewart was though. That's why Spurs paid big bucks. Because they thought he was medal-winning material. And then Liverpool subsequently agreed. He won FA cups with both. So what stopped either of those clubs buying Lake? What did they see in Stewart that Lake didn't have? Or maybe, Souness knows less than you?
 
oakiecokie said:
Just in case you don`t understand why teams never came in for Lakey we gave him a 5 years contract and City was his club !!
ly suffered with a blocked airway whilst lying on the ground.[19] It had taken some minutes for the City doctor to make his way from the director's box to the pitch and as a result of the incident the Football Association changed their rules to ensure that club doctors must remain at pitch-side during games.[20] He played in every outfield position throughout the 1988–89 campaign as the "Citizens" secured promotion out of the Second Division with a second-place finish.[21]

Despite beating rivals Manchester United 5–1, the 1989–90 season saw City initially struggle to adapt to life back in the First Division after two seasons away.[22]Machin was sacked in November 1989, and Lake later said that his replacement, Howard Kendall, was "the best boss I ever had".[23] City ended the season in 14th place, five points above the relegation zone.

He was appointed as club captain for the 1990–91 season and was given a new five-year contract.[24] However three games into his captaincy he picked up an injury against Aston Villa.[25] An initial X-ray showed no broken bones and he was told it would take six weeks for the injury to heal.[26] However, he broke down after initial straight line running work stepped up to include twisting and turning.[27] An arthroscopy revealed a ruptured Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and he underwent pioneering surgery to reconstruct the ligament using tissue taken from the patella tendon of the same knee; he was initially given a six-month recovery time which could have seen him back in the team at the end of that season.[28] However, when the time again came to train with a football his knee gave way once again.[29]

He was declared fit to play again in June 1991 following months of recovery time at Lilleshall Hall.[30] He re-ruptured his ligaments during pre-season training and had to undergo the knee operation for a second time, despite the fact the initial operation did not appear to have worked as expected.[31] He spent the 1991–92season back at Lilleshall, and by the end of his time there he had spent more time at the medical centre there than any other footballer.[32]

He returned for pre-season training in June 1992, and he played in a number of pre-season friendlies without incident, though his knee still required a lengthy period of rest after matches.[33] Manager Peter Reid stated that "it's like being handed a new £3 million player".[34] He started the opening Premier League game of the 1992–93 season on 17 August, a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, but was substituted 60 minutes in after feeling pressure in his knee.[35] Despite still feeling that his knee needed rest he went on to play against Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park three days later.[36] Ten minutes into the game his ligament snapped for the third time and he was substituted off.[37] Six weeks later he travelled to Los Angeles to see Dr Sisto, an expert on cruciate ligament injuries.[38] Before going on the trip he told The Sunday People that the club and chairman Peter Swales had not handled his injury in the correct manner and left him feeling like "a piece of meat" as players at other clubs received specialist treatment straight away and received appearance and bonus pay during long-term absences.[39] Despite Lake being alone in America, the club refused to pay for his girlfriend to fly out to LA to be with him during his recovery from surgery, and so Niall Quinn and Peter Reid organized a whip-round to pay for her flight tickets.[40] The lack of leg room on the economy flight back to the UK also damaged his knee, though the club had flown the fully fit club physio back to England in business class.[41]

"If I'd have seen you straight away you'd have been back playing soccer by now."

— Dr Domenick J. Sisto's remark to Lake upon initial examination of the knee in 1992.[42]
He made brief reserve team appearances in early 1994, but was unable to participate beyond the spring as he was fitted with a knee brace to aid with his recovery.[43] With the likelihood of a return to fitness seeming remote he resorted to trying holy water, acupuncture and faith healing, all to no effect.[44] As the injury saga continued he began to suffer from depression, and he was put on a course of anti-depressants for a number of years.[45][46] After years of operations his knee had numerous screws inserted and he needed surgery to re-straighten his leg; he remained on a lifelong prescription for anti-inflammatorypainkillers.[47] He retired from football in January 1996, after a struggle against injury which went on for more than five years,[48] and was granted a testimonial game against Manchester United in October 1997.[49] He was inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame in 2004.
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East lancs blue me meet dalglish when he was manager at Blackburn asked him about lakey he told me that in 1990 bid for lake £2m but Kendall turned it down not swales said Kendall wanted to build a team around him
 
johnnytapia said:
Not at all. Seriously, why did Lake, and the other youngsters of that time, Brightwell, Redmond, White - why didn't they attract the very best teams? They were all good. I saw them all. Home and away. I'll tell you why: they weren't good enough. Lake included. Paul Stewart was though. That's why Spurs paid big bucks. Because they thought he was medal-winning material. And then Liverpool subsequently agreed. He won FA cups with both. So what stopped either of those clubs buying Lake? What did they see in Stewart that Lake didn't have? Or maybe, Souness knows less than you?
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Brightwell

Haha

Im going bed

Next time your in b and q
Buy yourself a clue
 
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