City players you liked & No-one else did..

YungJoshiiMcFc said:
Emile Mpenza (what a legend!) & Benjani

Sun ji Hai aswell ..
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beat you to mpenza. and sun was a legend! always wither got sent off or gave away a penalty. OH SUN JIHAI, HES THE CHICKEN IN MY PIE!
 
What was the general opinion of Darren Huckerby? I thought he was class for us. He was effectively our Bellamy at the time. He was electric in our Division 1 promotion season under Keegan in particular. Maybe his name doesn't belong in this thread, maybe most people rated him, i have no idea. Just throwing his name out there.
 
JohnMaddocksAxe said:
BoyBlue_1985 said:
Dont really fir in this thread as i think everyone loved him, i did thought he was absolute legend
Became very obvious how well he made the team after his passing away
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This isn't true, actually.

During his only season here he was the victim of a bit of stick and often turned in some very, very average/below average displays. Especially compared to how he had played earlier in his career.

As with any sad event there was a certain rewriting of history when he passed away. Now he is remembered by some as an immense presence in City's midfield who had a huge effect. And this wasn't true.

I remember at the end of that season I was quite keen for Keegan to sign him as I felt that there was more to come from him and had always been a fan. However, even as a fan of him before he arrived here I found him quite disapointing whilst he was here. Despite that I hoped they would stump up and give him a go, but I was pretty certain that, based on his performances here, City would not meet the steep asking price.

It's a sort of unspeakable truth and it doesn't bother me in the slightest as I really liked the bloke, but the way some people speak of MVF (as a Manchester City footballer, I'm not talking about as a person or about the tragic event that befell him) is ludicorus and proof of the fact that early death massively alters perceptions.

I never mention this on here when there is the usual MVF threads as I know that, despite it being nothing of the sort, it will probably be taken as an insult or derogatory. Perhaps on this thread it will be treated differently as the jist of this thread is different, so I feel it is a fair talking point.

If people don't recall him being viewed by the crowd as very hit and miss in his general performances here over the season (scored a few goals though, iirc) then I suggest that either they were not there or are having their memory blurred by subsequent events.
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You're absolutely right. He put in some very poor performances, the one that sticks in my mind was the 0-1 FA Cup defeat to Liverpool at home that season when he was awful tbh (not that anyone played well that day).

In fairness though, he did chip in quite a few goals that season (9 in the league from memory I think, not checked) which helped to mask the poor performances; he did have some good games too of course.

Obviously it was tragic what happened to him and I too would have liked him to sign permanently if things had been different. And I'm glad the garden at Eastlands commemorates him and the number is retired etc; all justified and right.

But yeah, I don't think anyone who actually remembers him playing could say with any honesty that he was a top player; he was good (sometimes), but not great. It's not derogatory, it's just how it is.
 
JohnMaddocksAxe said:
BoyBlue_1985 said:
Dont really fir in this thread as i think everyone loved him, i did thought he was absolute legend
Became very obvious how well he made the team after his passing away
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This isn't true, actually.

During his only season here he was the victim of a bit of stick and often turned in some very, very average/below average displays. Especially compared to how he had played earlier in his career.

As with any sad event there was a certain rewriting of history when he passed away. Now he is remembered by some as an immense presence in City's midfield who had a huge effect. And this wasn't true.

I remember at the end of that season I was quite keen for Keegan to sign him as I felt that there was more to come from him and had always been a fan. However, even as a fan of him before he arrived here I found him quite disapointing whilst he was here. Despite that I hoped they would stump up and give him a go, but I was pretty certain that, based on his performances here, City would not meet the steep asking price.

It's a sort of unspeakable truth and it doesn't bother me in the slightest as I really liked the bloke, but the way some people speak of MVF (as a Manchester City footballer, I'm not talking about as a person or about the tragic event that befell him) is ludicorus and proof of the fact that early death massively alters perceptions.

I never mention this on here when there is the usual MVF threads as I know that, despite it being nothing of the sort, it will probably be taken as an insult or derogatory. Perhaps on this thread it will be treated differently as the jist of this thread is different, so I feel it is a fair talking point.

If people don't recall him being viewed by the crowd as very hit and miss in his general performances here over the season (scored a few goals though, iirc) then I suggest that either they were not there or are having their memory blurred by subsequent events.
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Thats alright mate, i think he played below his best in his 1 season and also thought he could do better, but in a midfield that wasnt immense in skill i always found him to stick out. Death does change perceptions you are right, maybe i just loved the guy anyway!!
 
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