What I’m saying is; instead of blindly hero-worshiping someone for saving us from the brink of oblivion with one goal, just pause to consider their role in contributing to us falling towards that brink when averaging 4.6 goals a seasons in mainly the lower tiers…So what you're saying is...
If we had better players we wouldnt have been so bad?
Hmm. Cant dispute that i guess!
Cult heroes don’t tend to be the best players. I think Dickov falls into that category.What I’m saying is; instead of blindly hero-worshiping someone for saving us from the brink of oblivion with one goal, just pause to consider their role in contributing to us falling towards that brink when averaging 4.6 goals a seasons in mainly the lower tiers…
Remembering Dickov for that one goal is a little bit like remembering Fred West for his construction work
Kompany was a great footballer and an iconic player for us, but not a great defender; outside of Mancini’s well drilled, low block defensive unit his lack of awareness got exposed in a higher line. He was horrific in Europe aswell.
He’s a lot like Gerrard in the sense the armband, the winning goals and the physicality masked a lot of their shared flaws - it’s no coincidence both clubs have gone up a level in the absence of their egos and erratic presence on the pitch.
What I’m saying is; instead of blindly hero-worshiping someone for saving us from the brink of oblivion with one goal, just pause to consider their role in contributing to us falling towards that brink when averaging 4.6 goals a seasons in mainly the lower tiers…
When did we sign him?Salah.
I’m not saying people shouldn’t love him, mate.Firstly you made his record look worse than it was. I'd say he had 3 or 4 'proper' seasons with us. If you look at his goalscoring record for us, he averaged 1 in 5 - so it would be about 7 per season. Not great no, but he wasnt there for his goals. He did the work, Goater got the goals. And during our drop we had a ton of problems bigger than him.
He isnt overrated because absolutely zero people think he was a brilliant player. But we love him because he tried his arse off and bagged probably the most important goal in our history.
We can love a player and still think he was a bit shit. Which is just as well, because for a long while thats all we had.
Nearly all of this newbie’s posts have a dig at some player or other, past or present. A bit sniffyAbsolutely weird some of you lot.
I’m not saying people shouldn’t love him, mate.
Nearly all of this newbie’s posts have a dig at some player or other, past or present. A bit sniffy
When was Dibble ever rated never mind overrated?To me Dibble and Dunne?
He wasn’t overrated just a rough diamondBrazilian legend
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So the man that made us tick for 10 seasons is overrated lol fucking hellSilva.
Remember Tony Coton getting loads of abuse when Kendall dropped Dibble for TC mate. As keepers they were leagues apart in my humble opinion.When was Dibble ever rated never mind overrated?
Dunne was a cracking player for us in darker times, anybody that mentions his own goals as negative need to give their heads a wobble, most of them were due to him throwing himself into last ditch tackles while the rest of the Defence took some time away from the box lol
(not saying that is the reason why you don't rate him btw)
Kompany was a great footballer and an iconic player for us, but not a great defender; outside of Mancini’s well drilled, low block defensive unit his lack of awareness got exposed in a higher line. He was horrific in Europe aswell.
He’s a lot like Gerrard in the sense the armband, the winning goals and the physicality masked a lot of their shared flaws - it’s no coincidence both clubs have gone up a level in the absence of their egos and erratic presence on the pitch.
Really, I can't remember fans clamouring for him, I am in a small select group that liked Eric Nixon lolRemember Tony Coton getting loads of abuse when Kendall dropped Dibble for TC mate. As keepers they were leagues apart in my humble opinion.
No relegations either though, just saying. ;)Agreed you are spot on and that’s why David Silva walks this , not one big goal in 10 years