A meeting with Paul Dickov

[Vienna_70]

I still watch that game, well the last 10 minutes and then extra time anyway :) We were pretty awful for most off it until the end wern't we? Great goals by Horlock and Dickov (correct spelling this time!!!) and Nicky Weaver -Still makes the hair on the back of my next stand up - especially when you listen to the radio commentary with Andy Buckley and David White - "City are back on course, they were blown off it, it was only a temporary hitch though" LOL

I agree with you...... but it has also been argued that it was with the likes of Dickov that we ended up in the lower leagues.....
Discuss......

He had little influence on our decline despite being an Alan Ball signing. Id cite the loss of Coton, Walsh, Flitcroft and the signings of Immel, Frontzeck, Creaney as much bigger factors in the drop out of the Premiership.

Then if we are to name the people who saw over our further decline? I shudder. Horrible, horible days.

Agree with this, we still had the Goat, but losing Beagrie and Walsh around that time would have hurt any team in our position

And let's face it, The Goat didn't arrive until it was too late to save us from relegation to he third tier.

 

[Oooh Curley Wurley]

Was he wearing Euromark Menswear?

Euromark apparel did not last that long...

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Know Mark from Euromark, top bloke and season card holder.....

 

[davymcfc]

Legend.

 

[stimo]

genuine bloke. remember meeting him in mary d's and shit loads of people were asking for autographs and pictures and he took every single one, great bloke, good sense of humour and clearly he has a place in his heart for city.

 

[Marvin]

genuine bloke. remember meeting him in mary d's and shit loads of people were asking for autographs and pictures and he took every single one, great bloke, good sense of humour and clearly he has a place in his heart for city.

Maybe he could have a role in the coaching set up at City? Maybe he's got managerial ambitions of his own

 

[cyberblue]

Great bloke, great goal :) To put it simply, that goal started us down the road to where we are now, without Dickoff we might still be in the lower leagues.

If Dickov was half the player he is made out to be we would never have been in that Division never mind have to be in the playoffs "Legend" he certainly wasnt called that when he scored against us & celebrated like a man possesd .think some have convienient memories

 

[akamojo]

Great bloke, great goal :) To put it simply, that goal started us down the road to where we are now, without Dickoff we might still be in the lower leagues.

If Dickov was half the player he is made out to be we would never have been in that Division never mind have to be in the playoffs "Legend" he certainly wasnt called that when he scored against us & celebrated like a man possesd .think some have convienient memories

no matter how many goals he scored against us, he still saved us from eternal damnation, how ungrateful some ppl can be

 

[isab23502]

I think Darren Huckerby was ten times more important to City than Dickov. At Div 1 level Huckerby scored 20 goals and not only kept us out of Div 2 but helped put us in the Prem.
Dickov may have scored a goal to help us out of Div 2 but he was signed to get us out of Div1 in the right direction and never looked capable of doing that - accepting that he played a small role in Royle's promotion but was consiedered not up to the task and replaced by a fat binman.

 

[cyberblue]

Great bloke, great goal :) To put it simply, that goal started us down the road to where we are now, without Dickoff we might still be in the lower leagues.

If Dickov was half the player he is made out to be we would never have been in that Division never mind have to be in the playoffs "Legend" he certainly wasnt called that when he scored against us & celebrated like a man possesd .think some have convienient memories

no matter how many goals he scored against us, he still saved us from eternal damnation, how ungrateful some ppl can be

Am not sure who on this thread is ungrateful maybee you can point out who is .You are correct Dickovs goal did help save us .missing the penalty nearly sunk us though .Lets not forget he was bought to score goals ,if he scored more maybee we would never have been in the play offs in the first place

 

[Abbeygoo]

I think there's some valid points but what we have to remember is where the team would have been without that goal.

The club was on its arse skint. There were a raft of players that would not have stayed if we were still in Division 3 - whether that be not being able to offer decent contracts, players running out of contract or us being susceptible to offers from other teams.

Think about some of the players who would have left : Horlock, Weaver, Goater, Bishop, Cooke, Brown, Morrison etc and we would have been in Division 3 without all of them.

It was a pivotal moment in the club's history. Whatever happened before had happened - the fact remains, without that goal, we were totally fucked.

 

[cyberblue]

I think there's some valid points but what we have to remember is where the team would have been without that goal.

The club was on its arse skint. There were a raft of players that would not have stayed if we were still in Division 3 - whether that be not being able to offer decent contracts, players running out of contract or us being susceptible to offers from other teams.

Think about some of the players who would have left : Horlock, Weaver, Goater, Bishop, Cooke, Brown, Morrison etc and we would have been in Division 3 without all of them.

It was a pivotal moment in the club's history. Whatever happened before had happened - the fact remains, without that goal, we were totally fucked.

You have summed it up correctly .without any doubt we were up shit creek without a paddle without that goal .The goal was Legendary & probably saved the club .but is Dickov a Legend ? not in my book, one Summer doesnt make a Swallow

 

[ell]

genuine bloke. remember meeting him in mary d's and shit loads of people were asking for autographs and pictures and he took every single one, great bloke, good sense of humour and clearly he has a place in his heart for city.

Maybe he could have a role in the coaching set up at City? Maybe he's got managerial ambitions of his own

Dont want to sound like a dick but is he any good at coaching? If he is then I would be delighted to bring him on board but if it was for sentimental value then it would be no good to the club

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I never understand the bile directed towards Dicky.
So what if Dickov celebrated scoring for Leicester against us (Francis Lee did for a very famous goal "Look at his face...just look at his face!"). Whilst Franny was a far better player, Dicky never gave less than his all, whatever limitations he had. We got relegated to Div 3 becuase too many other players didn't take responsibility, eg Bradbury, Brannan - both those hid during games along with some others. The likes Dickov, Horlock, Wiekens and later (sadly to late) , Bishop and Goater never hid.

As well as scoring at Wembley Dickov did play his part in getting us up to the Premier in 2000.

I'll happily shake Dicky's hand and say thanks again (met him before in 2002 and he was a top bloke then too).

 

[cyberblue]

Ive never heard or any bile directed at Dickov .( except when he scored against us)as for his coaching skills .well he had a chance at Oldham

 

[cyberblue]

genuine bloke. remember meeting him in mary d's and shit loads of people were asking for autographs and pictures and he took every single one, great bloke, good sense of humour and clearly he has a place in his heart for city.

Maybe he could have a role in the coaching set up at City? Maybe he's got managerial ambitions of his own

Dont want to sound like a dick but is he any good at coaching? If he is then I would be delighted to bring him on board but if it was for sentimental value then it would be no good to the club

I don t no if he any good or not but Oldham didnt rate him