Paul Dickov

[Shaelumstash]

I was at the game and i think he did get a bit of stick near the end for flying into a few tackles and trying so hard when we were fighting relegation,but that is the nature of the man.Once he puts the shirt on he will die for whatever shirt he is wearing,he is a pro.The celebration was out of order though and i am sure he regretted it pretty much afterwards.

It has been reported many times he loves the club and the fans and his kids were junior blues or whatever they call them these days.For those who say he was crap,don't forget we had no money and we were shopping in the bargain basement at the time.Aside from the Goat,nobody scored a lot of goals for us.He gave everything for the cause and like Joe Royle said,''He would chase waste paper.''

Aside from the Gillingham goal it was his harrying at Blackburn panicked their defence and led to the own goal to put us 2-1 up and he also scored the third himself.He will always have a special place in a lot of Blue's hearts and memories,mine included.

To be honest "chasing waste paper" is one of my major criticisms of him as a player. My dog can chase waste paper, but he's not good enough to be a professional footballer.

No intelligence, no movement, no technique, no composure, no ability, no good.

His goal against Gillingham pretty much makes your second point completely void.

A stopped clock is right twice a day

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

To be honest "chasing waste paper" is one of my major criticisms of him as a player. My dog can chase waste paper, but he's not good enough to be a professional footballer.

No intelligence, no movement, no technique, no composure, no ability, no good.

His goal against Gillingham pretty much makes your second point completely void.

A stopped clock is right twice a day

You must be on the WUM.

I know a shit load of blues and they, like the overwhelming majority on here, hold Dickov in high regard and most of them at Legendary status.

At the end of the day, yes, he wasn't the most graceful player the world has ever seen. Nor was he technically brilliant, super clinical and valued at £10m+. However, the FACT is that without THAT goal, City would, with near certainty, not be in the position they are today. That single incident alone propels him up to a level above normal praise in the minds of pretty much evert match going blue out there today.

Your argument about how it's players like Silva and Aguero who are the kind of players blues like to see week after week, and not the limited grafters like Dickov, is frankly pathetic, for many of the reasons previously mentioned.

The City of the nineties is a completely different club to the City these fans in here watch today. Back then, you couldn't attract a player of Silva's ilk and you had to makedo with grafters like Dickov.

At the end of the day, just because he was part of the team that got relegated doesn't negate his contribution in getting his team back up the ladder when the club needed it more than anything in the world. Before the Arabs arrived, it was that single moment that was the highlight of many a City fan in recent times.

Not only your stance on how you view Dickov in such low regard is staggering, but your arguments to back up your stance have absolutely no credibility whatsoever.

If Aguero left for Madrid this summer with City failing to retain the title, I'd imagine a few blues will label Aguero as a legend in their eyes for the most recent big moment in City's history. I wouldn't blame them either, in the same way I understand the label being attached to Dickov, too.

On a final note, I'm not quite sure why you keep referring "the likes of you" as a bad thing to the other blues in here. It's those "likes" that share the same, understandable opinion and, in actual fact, it's "people like you" who's coming across in the negative way, if anything.

 

[shawgorbie]

To be honest "chasing waste paper" is one of my major criticisms of him as a player. My dog can chase waste paper, but he's not good enough to be a professional footballer.

No intelligence, no movement, no technique, no composure, no ability, no good.

His goal against Gillingham pretty much makes your second point completely void.

A stopped clock is right twice a day

A man with not the greatest football ability in the world makes the most of it-Dickov.A man with all the ability in the world dosen't make the most of it-robinho,I know who I admire more.You have a very insulting manner about you that detracts from your argument.You're obviously trying to get people's backs up,if I agreed with you then I would be able to make a more intelligent argument without insulting Dickov or posters on here

 

[Josh Blue]

More moaners on this thread.

 

[pirate]

There is a lot of bickering on this thread, but the only thing that matters is that Dickov scored the goal that stopped city disappearing. The fat lady was singing, oblivion beckoned.

Make no mistake without that goal city were finished, definately as a major force in English football and possibly as a club as well. (granted we would have been reborn in non league).

For that fact and that fact alone Dickov is a legend.

loved his workrate, loved his hunger and he was the second best striker we had at the time so always wanted him to play alongside goater. BUT workrate and desire dont make a legend, that goal does.

 

[the goats backside]

More moaners on this thread.

Boring aint it mate, just wait until they start on the goat

 

[sir baconface]

More moaners on this thread.

Boring aint it mate, just wait until they start on the goat

You might have to wait until tonight, TGB. Our resident wummer was at it until the early hours and is probably still sleeping off his exertions.

 

[SaddleworthBlueRhino]

I can't thank him enough. He is arguably the reason why were so successful today. Just finished watching Leeds and can't help think that could be us today, a languishing, sleepinv giant trying to get back on the big stage. Sounds a bit dramatic but that goal changed our lives. Hope he gets his victory against the scousers today.

This.

His goal was "that goal in that game" before "that goal in that game"!

I fully agree. I also believe that without the first there would never have been the second. Having been there for both I hope there is never need for a third!

 

[Shaelumstash]

His goal against Gillingham pretty much makes your second point completely void.

A stopped clock is right twice a day

You must be on the WUM.

I know a shit load of blues and they, like the overwhelming majority on here, hold Dickov in high regard and most of them at Legendary status.

At the end of the day, yes, he wasn't the most graceful player the world has ever seen. Nor was he technically brilliant, super clinical and valued at £10m+. However, the FACT is that without THAT goal, City would, with near certainty, not be in the position they are today. That single incident alone propels him up to a level above normal praise in the minds of pretty much evert match going blue out there today.

Your argument about how it's players like Silva and Aguero who are the kind of players blues like to see week after week, and not the limited grafters like Dickov, is frankly pathetic, for many of the reasons previously mentioned.

The City of the nineties is a completely different club to the City these fans in here watch today. Back then, you couldn't attract a player of Silva's ilk and you had to makedo with grafters like Dickov.

At the end of the day, just because he was part of the team that got relegated doesn't negate his contribution in getting his team back up the ladder when the club needed it more than anything in the world. Before the Arabs arrived, it was that single moment that was the highlight of many a City fan in recent times.

Not only your stance on how you view Dickov in such low regard is staggering, but your arguments to back up your stance have absolutely no credibility whatsoever.

If Aguero left for Madrid this summer with City failing to retain the title, I'd imagine a few blues will label Aguero as a legend in their eyes for the most recent big moment in City's history. I wouldn't blame them either, in the same way I understand the label being attached to Dickov, too.

On a final note, I'm not quite sure why you keep referring "the likes of you" as a bad thing to the other blues in here. It's those "likes" that share the same, understandable opinion and, in actual fact, it's "people like you" who's coming across in the negative way, if anything.

I've mentioned in at least 3 separate posts 4 or 5 players from the same era as Dicky who I rate more highly than him. Bishop, Weaver, Horlock, Cook and Goater. If I was a "rag" or a "wum" why would I say I rate those players?

The fact is, sorry, the FACT is that the players mentioned were far more talented and contributed more to our relative success in gaining promotions over the WHOLE SEASON. Dicky scored the goal everyone remembers, but for 95% of his contribution he was an extremely poor player. Embarassingly poor.

I've got lots of mates who think the same who went to games regularly in those days. It's not the traditional City fans view, but I don't really care what the general public's view is. I saw the games myself and more than capable to make my own judgements.

 

[Uwes Grandad]

I don't want to get embroiled in the slanging match that this thread is turning into but what I would say is give me a 100% battler like Paul Dickov over overpaid mercenaries all day long.

Every team needs a player that will fight to the end. Just look at the Zabba thread.