Georgi Kinkladze

[NPBlue]

Our beacon of hope when we were as low as we could be.

Ultimately, he didn't stop us dropping down the divisions, but he was a joy to watch.

I always thought it was funny when Lee, as chairman, told him to get rid of his Ferrari, so he did what he was told and wrote it off by smashing it into the concrete bridge by the Marriott in Hale Barns!

I had a look on google to see what he is doing now, and he has vanished into thin air.

He'll always be welcome as far as I am concerned.

 

[PinkFinal]

You could tell just from his debut v Spurs he was a magician with the ball. He used to bring tears to my eyes.

 

[The Blue Goon]

that much of a genius he never played top flight football in a decent team. wouldn't get near the present team

Ha ha, he'd walk into the current team. Up there with Gazza. Absolute genius of a player.

 

[aguero93:20]

Ha ha, he'd walk into the current team. Up there with Gazza. Absolute genius of a player.

Instead of who? Don't say one of the wingers, Kinky was useless without a free central role.

 

[The Blue Goon]

Instead of who? Don't say one of the wingers, Kinky was useless without a free central role.

Silva

 

[aguero93:20]

Silva

Not likely. Especially as Silva is playing centre mid and wide left this season and Kinky could only play well in a free role centrally, off the striker. The like for like would be KDB and as much as I loved Kinky he's not in the same league. One player occasionally shone surrounded by muck, the other consistently stands out when surrounded by world class talent.

 

[Pell]

This is a common lazy football fans point of view. I remember when United fans said Fletcher was better than Modric because he had more goals and had won more titles.

Either way when Ajax signed him I'm pretty sure they had won their league and won the champions league a few years before that, they were still pretty huge before Dutch football became naff

Kinkladze was a magician, he still tore up premier league defences when he got the opportunity. He was similar in a way to a Gazza or Ginola who didn't need pace to beat a man, they just used their skill. I think in todays nutrition and a good head coach he would have thrived. He wasn't the cause of City going down, you just had a load of shite at the time. For every Rosler and Kinkladze you have five Nicky Summerbee's and Creany's

Spot on. He was brilliant, the kind of player you pay to watch.



What a goal.

 

[bornblueegg]

When he was playing for Ajax I was on my usual visit to Holland and spoke to several Ajax fans about him. They saw him as lazy and not a team player and was soon shipped out.

Personally, as others have mentioned he was THE shinning light among the dross we were watching in the day. I was there for his goal against Southampton and was mesmerised like everyone that day.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

I loved Kinky...but i'm going to be slightly controversial here and say Ali B was better if we are talking about players from the dark days

 

[Hoghead]

I loved Kinky...but i'm going to be slightly controversial here and say Ali B was better if we are talking about players from the dark days

On his day Kinky for me but overall, yeah I would say Ali B.

 

[aguero93:20]

I loved Kinky...but i'm going to be slightly controversial here and say Ali B was better if we are talking about players from the dark days

On his day Kinky for me but overall, yeah I would say Ali B.

Tough one really, I'd throw in Uwe and Berkovic as well.

 

[bornblueegg]

Imagine if we could have had them at their peak, Kinky, Ali B, Uwe and Berkovic. I suppose, though, It may have lead to us not getting the takeover we all needed.

 

[aguero93:20]

Imagine if we could have had them at their peak, Kinky, Ali B, Uwe and Berkovic. I suppose, though, It may have lead to us not getting the takeover we all needed.

Isaksson

Micah
Dunnie
Distin
Sun Jihai

Sinclair
Berkovic
Ali B
Kennedy/Barnes

Kinky

Uwe

If only Carlsberg did pre takeover modern City XIs....

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Isaksson

Micah
Dunnie
Distin
Sun Jihai

Sinclair
Berkovic
Ali B
Kennedy/Barnes

Kinky

Uwe

If only Carlsberg did pre takeover modern City XIs....

Richards was and has always been dogshit...the rest I agree with

 

[aguero93:20]

Richards was and has always been dogshit...the rest I agree with

Disagree, he was a powerhouse before the injuries and attempts at winning Mr Universe. Might not have been much of a footballer but he was bloody hard to stop.

 

[CTID1977]

Our beacon of hope when we were as low as we could be.

Ultimately, he didn't stop us dropping down the divisions, but he was a joy to watch.

I always thought it was funny when Lee, as chairman, told him to get rid of his Ferrari, so he did what he was told and wrote it off by smashing it into the concrete bridge by the Marriott in Hale Barns!

I had a look on google to see what he is doing now, and he has vanished into thin air.

He'll always be welcome as far as I am concerned.

I've read on georgian sport site that he will be invited for the next derby in February

 

[southamptonblue]

Tough one really, I'd throw in Uwe and Berkovic as well.

For me Berkovic was a class below kinky and Ali.....Uwe at least another class below Eyal.

 

[Bluesince1979]

tickles me this opinion modern fans have of kinkladze. Yes he was a ray of hope at the time and we should probably take out our rose tinted glasses off but to me he's up there with the best.
Easy to forget that he was playing along side such luminaries as Craig Russell and Ged Brannan. Stick him in with Fernandinho , KDB etc and he'd be 5 times the player he was. Loved him

 

[Jack74]

Genius most skilfully player 2 have worn the blue shirt passed it forward instead of sidewards and could go past a player like there where standing still .

Adored him and still do

 

[bezer57]

With todays trn techniques and all that go,s with it he would of been a shoe in in our side he would open up the teams that put 11 behind the ball aguero would get 40 goals a season with him running at defences !!