Astute
Well-Known Member
Contracted for one more day. I have said yet again it was not the right thing to do, but mistakes are made in life.
If he didn't want to leave CCFC, why did he REFUSE to play for us despite still being contracted? If it was such a wrench, he certainly wouldn't have had the gumption to come back and rub our noses in it over a fine he could pay with his loose change.
But Eastwood is quite a different example. Maybe other managers would have still picked him? Dion was picked, and refused to play. Freddy wasn't selected.
Fatwood......
I do think the word legend is overstated. That is for sure.
Dublin was an excellent player beyond doubt. It was also clear at the end that the chairman wanted him out. Relations were strained. Blackburn came in and Dublin did not want it - relationships got worse. So Villa came in and that suited far better and is the reason I suspect for the nonsense I am reading this morning.
Dublin just prior to leaving signed a new contract therefore securing the club a large fee when he left. Now how many modern day legends do we see this from. There was Westwood, well I want to sign but I will wait and see (yes of course Kieron), Marlon King and his holiday blues (but he is a man of impeccable character so let's give him the benefit of the doubt) and of course the fiercely loyal Richard Keogh driven not by motives of extra money I am sure but a desire to be closer to his favourite cable car ride in the Peak District.
No one knows what really happened at the end and who cares? This nonsense about supporters giving their right arm to play for Coventry is missing the point and not because amputees generally do not make great players. It is missing the point as it assumes emotion not impartial business thought. Players are employees no more no less. Two weeks ago we had a major project at work and the key stakeholder was actually leaving the company that week. Guess what he was off sick. It left us with a headache we laughed and moved on.
Off the pitch in business dealings the perfect gentleman - you almost had to persuade him to take what he deserved unlike others of far less stature.
So the word legend is over used. It should be reserved for a select few. Those who stood out, those who made a difference, those that were special.
It should be reserved for the likes of Dion Dublin.
We worship no hopers, make people legends who score a handful of goals yet slag off a legend. We claim that we hate BR but the support him over a guy who sweated blood for the club. Fucked up bunch
Sweated blood my arse
the arrogant prick refused to play for the club
and now had the gall to expect us to love him & forget that he took us to court! Fucked up apologists.
I am just so glad to see that some people can't forgive and forget 1 moment in 4 1/2 years of 100% effort for our club when the full facts are not known, and the facts that are not known are to do with a chairman that helped to destroy our club as we knew it. A chairman that I have never heard anyone have a good word about. 1 moment that happened after he had been sold but was waiting to sign the paperwork.
Do you think Richardson was blameless for Dion not playing that game? Oh yes, just remembered he was under contract for one more day so it was all the fault of Dion :facepalm: One moment in his whole career that made him a traitor. A traitor that had already been sold.
I think I m close to making a get a life it's only football type comment.
Marlon Kings sins were soon forgotten
Mind you he only knocked a bird about rather than "gasp" refuse to play one game
I have never disliked Dion enough that I have to forgive anything in the 1st place. He was a good servant to the club and he was very well paid as a result. My bone of contention is that he is a City "legend". I can't have a man who during his City career gave a two fingered salute to the supporters (the same supporters no doubt who now say he is a legend) and the fact that our Captain and best paid player refused to play. You can make all the excuses up you like, but for me, refusing to play whilst contracted to the club and being paid a huge amount in wages left a sour taste.
I'll keep saying that it's the mans arrogance that most sticks in the craw, not that he wasn't a great player for us. He says 99.9% of us understand; well we don't. He hopes we can all conveniently forget-indeed, he assumes in his arrogance that we all have. Under any circumstances, it is not acceptable to refuse to pull on the shirt when fit when you play for that team. End of. To then re-write history & pretend that it never happened & he is still unanimously adored is really rubbing it in. A lot of people invoke Richardson to defend the indefensible, but it really doesn't wash.
Is anybody suggesting King is a City legend? That Eastwood is a City legend? No, so to mention these players has no relevance other than to deflect away from the debate.
Not really. Comparison is.....
King nasty piece of work came a scored a few goals for a short period of time everyone bummed him. Dion several years outstanding service, one mistake and he s the devil. CCFC. Hate success, worship failure
But you have used the over hyped term "legend" to describe John Hartson have you not?
Not really. Comparison is.....
King nasty piece of work came a scored a few goals for a short period of time everyone bummed him. Dion several years outstanding service, one mistake and he s the devil. CCFC. Hate success, worship failure
And in my eyes and many others we see things slightly different. Being forced out of our club and falling out with the person that putting it politely, was disiked and still is by the vast majority, does not take away from what he did for us.
I go on principles. Maybe Dion does, and decided he wouldn't play for our chairman again.
Yes, because Hartson was twice the player Dion was and had we have signed him sooner I've no doubt we would have stayed up. As good as Dion was when he decided to play, he wasn't in Hartson's league.
I don't think Dion is the devil. That's you trying to think for others because they don't share your opinion. He was a good servant for us, nothing more, nothing less.
Arrogance is not I term I would use and when you say forgive in what context is this referring to? In truth the biggest sin in most peoples eyes was joining a rival football club. People may cite other reasons but that is the main reason for the original animosity. The fans on here seem indeed to be rewriting history to find an additional reason to be negative as to still have anger at joining Aston Villa would seem childish, pathetic and stupid - which it is and it indeed was then.
Thanks for that. At least I know you are on a windup now.
He also has Carlton Palmer in his all time Coventry x1
He also has Carlton Palmer in his all time Coventry x1
Now that's changing the subject! I love how most points you make are by trying to destroy the other persons credibility and not actually addressing the matter in hand.
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