Thank you Joleon Lescott and Gareth Barry

[salford blue 62]

well said vienna

 

[Vienna_70]

Great reception for Joleon when his name was read out today.

I he was well chuffed with the applause he received.

 

[moon]

Nice to see him acknowledge what was left of the crowd at the end of the game

 

[blueplan]

As the thread title suggests, I think it is only fitting that these two great servants of Manchester City Football Club have their own appreciation thread, now that their release by the club has been confirmed.

Gareth Barry was the modern-day equivalent of Alan Oakes; there can be no greater compliment, IMHO. He went about his job with the minimum of fuss and was never appreciated by many City fans (and followers of other clubs). Indeed, we spoke to an Everton supporter as we were all on the way to our respective matches (I think it was the night we played Sunderland and the Toffees played Palace) and he admitted that he didn't want Gareth to join Everton, but now, he hopes he signs a permanent deal with them.

Joleon Lescott formed a fantastic partnership with Vinnie and at times, JoLo was the better of the two, IMHO. These two, along with GB, were the principal reason that Joe Hart won the first two of his three consecutive Golden Glove awards. And although Joleon's appearances in the first team have been restricted over the last two seasons, he never complained or went crying to the press, as some would have done.

So thank you for all you did for our great club, Gareth and Joleon.

Your contribution to our rise will never be forgotten.

Yes totally agreed with above sentiments & the glowing tributes to Joleon today.
He was one of the main anchor for us winning the 2011/12 PL title.
Joleon you will be remembered being solid for the 6-1 trashing of the scums @ OT and our comeback 3-2 win over QPR to clinch the title.
Rightly or wrongly you were remembered negatively for your header passback, to GK who didn't have your back covered, for Cisse to pounce on QPR's equalizer.
Obviously the rapport or cohesiveness isn't there for 2 England international players let alone between our defense and GK. Till to-date I haven't seen one of our defense attempt ( I maybe wrong) a header passback to GK, a necessary top play for a coherent WC defense that should include the GK the last line of defense.

Oh yes lest we forget for helping the team (Hart?) to get clean sheets

 

[Gabriel]

Nearly blotted his copybook and scored today. Good to see him back and happy.

 

[moomba]

Was a real shame GazBaz wasn't introduced to the crowd earlier this season. Reception for Lescott was nice (and deserved).

 

[blueplan]

Yes lesT we forget

Lescott was part of the Manchester City team that won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City 1–0 in the final at Wembley and ending a 35-year wait for a major trophy in the process. He would also score two more headers in the final two games of the season, in a 3–0 win against Stoke three days later and also against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 win, as City ended the season in third position and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

 

[Celeste]

Lovely reception for him today, and well deserved. He's top of the league!!

 

[moon]

Yes lesT we forget

Lescott was part of the Manchester City team that won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City 1–0 in the final at Wembley and ending a 35-year wait for a major trophy in the process. He would also score two more headers in the final two games of the season, in a 3–0 win against Stoke three days later and also against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 win, as City ended the season in third position and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

Dont think he knew much about the one at Bolton :)

 

[malg]

I'd just like to thank them both for the last week. Cheers lads.