Manchester City v Gillingham 2nd Division Play Off Final 1999 23 Years Today.

[Bellamy's Caddy]

I’ve always thought it might have done but neither Dickov nor the defender would ever admit it so it’s never discussed.

Yeah, exactly and it doesn't change anything. I was just surprised it took me so long to notice it given how many times I'd seen the goal over the years!

 

[Deleted member 13905]

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A great tribute to the day is the book "City 'till I Die' by David Chidlow, speaks volumes that there's a book about just one game.
Guess there must be a few people on here that get a mention in it ?

this little book is my favourite city thing of all time.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

I remember that day so well. I was in Somerset visiting my sister, shortly after my divorce, and we took her young son to the Yeovilton aircraft museum to see the Concorde and other aircraft. I got into the car and nervously tuned in to the BBC radio broadcast. It wasn’t good . So my sister offered to take the wheel so I could listen and by the time we got back to her house five miles away, Paul Dickov had become a City legend.

 

[HelloCity]

The 2024 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium will mark 25 years since the play off final against Gillingham.