blueplan
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I won't be surprised if he is much older too ( rule of thumb - add 5 years for Africans if we are skeptical about their official ages )
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Yaya Toure
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I won't be surprised if he is much older too ( rule of thumb - add 5 years for Africans if we are skeptical about their official ages )
guvnors son mcfc
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I often get frustrated by Yaya but let's have a think :
His surging runs
The way in his prime he dominated the midfield
His range of passing
His sheer presence
The number of amazing free kicks he's scored
The amount of times he won the big games
United in the semi
Stoke in the FA cup
Newcastle away in the league
Palace away in the league
United away in the 3-0
Sunderland in the League cup
Liverpool in the league cup winning pen
Forget the gutter press, forget his agent ! Yaya has always said in interviews I want to make history with this club ! He did make history !!
Now then we all talk about King Colin ( I was named after him ) we talk about the famous Bell Lee Summerbee era
The three of them added together did not score more important goals than the big man. In fact Neil Young comes closest.
Young - FA cup Leicester , ECWC Gornik, Newcastle away title big goals
Booth - Everton FA cup semi
Doyle & Pardoe - West Brom League cup
Tueart - League Cup Newcastle
Power - Ipswich FA cup semi
Hutchison - Spurs
Mckenzie - Spurs replay
Morley - Bradford
Dickov - Gillingham
Goater - Gillingham
Kompany - United at home title
Dzeko - QPR title
Aguero - QPR title
Nasri - West Ham title
Kompany West Ham title
There will be more but the fact is that NO SINGLE PLAYER in our entire history has delivered what Yaya Toure has for Manchester City !
A sign of the times that many of us do not acknowledge or appreciate it !
Either little knowledge of our history , short memories, spoilt new fans or just knobheads. It's got to be one of the above.
Club Legend ( maybe the biggest )
His surging runs
The way in his prime he dominated the midfield
His range of passing
His sheer presence
The number of amazing free kicks he's scored
The amount of times he won the big games
United in the semi
Stoke in the FA cup
Newcastle away in the league
Palace away in the league
United away in the 3-0
Sunderland in the League cup
Liverpool in the league cup winning pen
Forget the gutter press, forget his agent ! Yaya has always said in interviews I want to make history with this club ! He did make history !!
Now then we all talk about King Colin ( I was named after him ) we talk about the famous Bell Lee Summerbee era
The three of them added together did not score more important goals than the big man. In fact Neil Young comes closest.
Young - FA cup Leicester , ECWC Gornik, Newcastle away title big goals
Booth - Everton FA cup semi
Doyle & Pardoe - West Brom League cup
Tueart - League Cup Newcastle
Power - Ipswich FA cup semi
Hutchison - Spurs
Mckenzie - Spurs replay
Morley - Bradford
Dickov - Gillingham
Goater - Gillingham
Kompany - United at home title
Dzeko - QPR title
Aguero - QPR title
Nasri - West Ham title
Kompany West Ham title
There will be more but the fact is that NO SINGLE PLAYER in our entire history has delivered what Yaya Toure has for Manchester City !
A sign of the times that many of us do not acknowledge or appreciate it !
Either little knowledge of our history , short memories, spoilt new fans or just knobheads. It's got to be one of the above.
Club Legend ( maybe the biggest )
blueplan
Well-Known Member
Can't quote any one better than this true son of CITY.
blueplan
Well-Known Member
Can't quote any one better than this true son of CITY.
Accepted, but there's past and present. There's a huge difference between Toure in his pomp and the current player, and that's the point that has been made repeatedly. I agree with all the points you made about his contribution towards our recent success but the club is bigger than the player.I often get frustrated by Yaya but let's have a think :
His surging runs
The way in his prime he dominated the midfield
His range of passing
His sheer presence
The number of amazing free kicks he's scored
The amount of times he won the big games
United in the semi
Stoke in the FA cup
Newcastle away in the league
Palace away in the league
United away in the 3-0
Sunderland in the League cup
Liverpool in the league cup winning pen
Forget the gutter press, forget his agent ! Yaya has always said in interviews I want to make history with this club ! He did make history !!
Now then we all talk about King Colin ( I was named after him ) we talk about the famous Bell Lee Summerbee era
The three of them added together did not score more important goals than the big man. In fact Neil Young comes closest.
Young - FA cup Leicester , ECWC Gornik, Newcastle away title big goals
Booth - Everton FA cup semi
Doyle & Pardoe - West Brom League cup
Tueart - League Cup Newcastle
Power - Ipswich FA cup semi
Hutchison - Spurs
Mckenzie - Spurs replay
Morley - Bradford
Dickov - Gillingham
Goater - Gillingham
Kompany - United at home title
Dzeko - QPR title
Aguero - QPR title
Nasri - West Ham title
Kompany West Ham title
There will be more but the fact is that NO SINGLE PLAYER in our entire history has delivered what Yaya Toure has for Manchester City !
A sign of the times that many of us do not acknowledge or appreciate it !
Either little knowledge of our history , short memories, spoilt new fans or just knobheads. It's got to be one of the above.
Club Legend ( maybe the biggest )
Bluesince1979
Well-Known Member
In my life time (b.1974) I've had bigger idols than Toure. Tueart, Zabba, Kinkladze, Goater, parlane (I know) to name a few. But non come close in terms of players taking us to the next level and being that big time player/winner. His acheivemejts are listed above.
Sure he's past his best but time and age is a horrible disease, it's not his fault he's just too old now.
If he is number comes up tomorrow I for one will be on my feet giving this City Legend (not said lightly) the ovation he deserves.
Anyone that slates him for this seasons performances just doesn't know football.
Sure he's past his best but time and age is a horrible disease, it's not his fault he's just too old now.
If he is number comes up tomorrow I for one will be on my feet giving this City Legend (not said lightly) the ovation he deserves.
Anyone that slates him for this seasons performances just doesn't know football.
I don't get that last line? if he's picked in the starting line up and fails to perform we're supposed to just let it go because he's getting old and has been great in the past?In my life time (b.1974) I've had bigger idols than Toure. Tueart, Zabba, Kinkladze, Goater, parlane (I know) to name a few. But non come close in terms of players taking us to the next level and being that big time player/winner. His acheivemejts are listed above.
Sure he's past his best but time and age is a horrible disease, it's not his fault he's just too old now.
If he is number comes up tomorrow I for one will be on my feet giving this City Legend (not said lightly) the ovation he deserves.
Anyone that slates him for this seasons performances just doesn't know football.
If him not doing his job contributes to a loss we should just shrug our shoulders and remember the semi final against Utd or his goals against Newcastle?
Apparently.I don't get that last line? if he's picked in the starting line up and fails to perform we're supposed to just let it go because he's getting old and has been great in the past?
If him not doing his job contributes to a loss we should just shrug our shoulders and remember the semi final against Utd or his goals against Newcastle?
Tugay One Cup
Well-Known Member
( rule of thumb - add 5 years for Africans if we are skeptical about their official ages )
Have you got any evidence other than the fact that he's African and has the work rate of a fucking pebble?
Tugay One Cup
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I don't get that last line? if he's picked in the starting line up and fails to perform we're supposed to just let it go because he's getting old and has been great in the past?
If him not doing his job contributes to a loss we should just shrug our shoulders and remember the semi final against Utd or his goals against Newcastle?
Bang on the money.