Gio Kinkladze Documentary

[Dirty Harry]

Shining light in a sea of darkness!

 

[ninjamonkey]

Childhood idol. When United were winning trophies for fun the one thing we had that they didn't was kinky. Was too good for us and should have moved on a lot early than he did for the good of his career but I'm so grateful he didn't.

 

[Winchester]

Total Genius
Never ever seen anything like him at the time
Sublime Strikes and brilliant provider
Shame he never went onto the glory he deserved at City
Shame too Joe Royle slated him

 

[johnnytapia]

Away at Oxford he was unplayable. The MEN reported ‘ the home fans simply stood and applauded; they had never seen his like before and won’t again’ (Paul hince had clearly never heard of John Aldridge)

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

His place in the pantheon of City players is well and truly secure - Trautmann, Ewing. Leivers, Lake, Bell, Kinkladze, Samaras, Thatcher. I could spend the rest of the evening . . . . . . . . .!

 

[Lavinda Past]

At the time, he was a one-man team in (too) many games, in some games, unplayable.

When Kinky went on a run, many of his teammates would stand and watch, which was obviously a problem in itself!

A diamond in a pile of coal - If he had a right foot, he'd have been up there with Maradona

 

[Mr Partridge]

When he turned it on boy was he great to watch. Remember the Southampton game (ironically) he weaved in and out of about 5 players, went back and did it again and scored. Fantastic albeit for such a short period. My Son worshipped him, wore his shirt to death.

There was a guy sat near me who, every time Gio got the ball just used to go "Here we go, Southampton..."

 

[salford blue 62]

There was a guy sat near me who, every time Gio got the ball just used to go "Here we go, Southampton..."

Gave us all hope and unbelievable entertainment in a shite time.
Played the game the way it should be,and we all had the honour and joy to watch a genius...even for a short time...he was fucking ours !

 

[blue oli]

My overwhelming memories of him were either a one man wonder show or passes that disappeared off the pitch or to opposition players.

Not because they were stray passes but they were passes where players should have continued their run to, he would stand waving his arms pointing where he was going to pass it and yet the rest of the team just seemed to be 10 yards off his thinking or plainly three or four levels below him quality wise.

This guy would walk into today’s side and I would have loved to see him in blue with quality around him that we have today

 

[jamesha]

Had a quick chat with him once in the casino in Stockport (think it was Stakis casino then), he was in with Paul McGrath. Seemed nice enough fella, was the only reason I carried on turning up in the late 90's to be honest. It certainly wasn't to watch Darren Wassall and Ged Brannan

I'll bet there was a tale behind his friendship with McGrath - was Kinky a big drinker?