Dickov, Goater & Weaver

[Zapcity]

I know what u mean, but hes a pro doing a job. Hate it when players dont celebrate against old teams, think thats actually disrespectful to his new/club fans.

So yeah maybe dickovs celebration was OTT but theres surely no doubting hes a blue through n through

Good point, it is a case of being professional. We want City players to do their best against any club (ex club or not). When you're on the pitch you probably just focus on winning that match (theoretically ofcourse, though over the years you'd think some City players seem more focused on losing)
Some players are going to form attachments to the club, even if they didn't grow up as fans. A lot of the 99 Play Off team did I feel (the above 3 including Dickov certainly ,plus Horlock and Morrison come to mind) recently obviously the likes of Zaba, Kompany, Fernandinho.
Celebrations can be a bit provocative though can't they! Adebayor obviously comes to mind (amusing for us, not so the very pissed off Gooners though!). On the other side of the coin, i agree not celebrating can also come over as a little 'contrived'

 

[Corky]

Lighten up , i know for a fact dickov and his kids are blues , goater is too. As you well know

Goater couldn't even name current City players when promoting his book, and Dickov clearly wasn't in 2004, read the cup replay program. Odd they are 'fans' now getting paid for their association.

 

[RiversideBlue]

Thought Dickov was a very mediocre player but he's a city legend purely because he scored, possibly, the most important goal in our history. A real sliding doors moment for the club. Another season in League one (or whatever it was called at the time) and our story would be very different.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Goater couldn't even name current City players when promoting his book, and Dickov clearly wasn't in 2004, read the cup replay program. Odd they are 'fans' now getting paid for their association.

Oh lighten up

 

[Bluesince1979]

Good point, it is a case of being professional. We want City players to do their best against any club (ex club or not). When you're on the pitch you probably just focus on winning that match (theoretically ofcourse, though over the years you'd think some City players seem more focused on losing)
Some players are going to form attachments to the club, even if they didn't grow up as fans. A lot of the 99 Play Off team did I feel (the above 3 including Dickov certainly ,plus Horlock and Morrison come to mind) recently obviously the likes of Zaba, Kompany, Fernandinho.
Celebrations can be a bit provocative though can't they! Adebayor obviously comes to mind (amusing for us, not so the very pissed off Gooners though!). On the other side of the coin, i agree not celebrating can also come over as a little 'contrived'

We want passion from our footballers and not celebrating against a former team is pre planned and a bit contrived as you say

 

[knuckles]

Met Paul quite a few times over the last few years. Believe me, being a blue isn't just a "job" to him.

I've met him a couple of times, really nice guy as well, he was in Porto for the chumps league final in the fanzone, and anyway for me 'that' goal cancels anything out that he did afterwards.

 

[Rocky77]

As the OP says it was a great night

Highlight was meeting Goater. Genuinely nice guy who agreed with me that his favourite game was when he robbed Neville in the last Maine road derby

Weaver recalled that when Pulis arrived at Sheffield Wednesday the first thing he said to Nicky was ‘You can f&@k right off!’

Dickov asked would he get in the current team said ‘Not a f&@king chance!’

 

[Looby blue]

Dickovs only revered cos of the Gillingham goal, other than that he was just about OK. He's now basking in the reflective glory of a successful club and the idolisation of an important goal in a history changing game.

Goater is a fucking legend, I slapped his bald head at an fa cup game away to Chester when he ran into the crowd after scoring.

That's my two penneths worth.

 

[Franny 1234]

Can't stand Dickov?
Wow.

What, because he scored against us?

Have a word with yourself.

He shouldn't of celebrated like he did. No respect for us blues who almost worshipped him for his Wembley goal. CTID

 

[Franny 1234]

Being a 'blue' is his job now, like Goater.

I stood next to the goat at the swamp us both watching our city. Goater had bought his own ticket not because city employed him. CTID