Well, the best performance since Reading. Dickson was MOM - pace, trickery, vision - set the 2nd goal up with a great piece of control and pass.
Just a goal needed to have been the perfect centre forward's performance.
Any non believers out there still?!
What have Pardew and Parky been seeing in training for the past two years?
Our best centre forward in the club - FACT. Well done Chris - you are a credit to yourself and I'm glad you're still at the club.
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Racon was very good too.
It's also nice to see Racon doing well. It begs the question last season, why he never got a look in.
Yes, Racon was great as well!
Goal or no goals pace and unpredictability are crucial to any team. I don't understand Parky and Pardew, of the offensive players we have only Dickson makes defenders sit back; head down barn door Varney and Mcleod can just be channelled out the game. It gives so much more space to every member of the team in areas dangerous to the opposition.
All this bull about his all round game, his runs and unpredictability unsettles defenders. Whatever attributes Gray, Varney or Burton had closing down wasn't one of them - although Varney tried - whilst they're all so static we just get compressed in no man's land. Every time I see Dickson play immediately he pulls people out of position. Just play him until the end of the season. Lord knows it after the ammount of chances Parky and Pardew gave lazy Gray and barn door Varney he deserves it.
Thought Murty was outstanding today as well. No one can argue his commitment on that display. Racon was also excellent.
Thought Plymouth were true to latest bad form, but you have to beat what is in front of you and today we deserved the win.
There is always one club that falls from mid table safety and Plymouth look the team, it could have been at least 5 - 0 today we missed gilt edged chances.
Mind you, Plymuff were pretty bad.
"Chris has got an immense amount of confidence in his own ability which goalscorers need to have, no matter what level they're playing it. He's brave, he's a terrific finisher but he's adding things to his game.
"Our front two today were a handful. They were the same at Bristol and the opposition two centre-backs know they've been in a game.”
all played superbly well
The Racon song to be sung forever he is a true quailty player as is DICKO quality today buddy Quality
Diockson and Kandol were the best pairing I've seen all season for us. Both flicking balls on to each other. Tres missed a couple of chances when he should have scored and Chris could maybe have done better a couple of times but they weren't open goals and the keeper did well so harsh to criticise him.
Dickson looked well up for it, put the work in for the team and both forwards gave their defence trouble all day.
My MOM would be Racon but who cares. Thought they all looked good and played like a team managed by two fighters such as Parkinson and Kinsella. Some will say too late but that was a Parky, not a pardew, performance.
"Dicko has put in so much effort and added the holdup and the effort to win the ball back instead of looking away from play, he has earnt his chance and today he showed me and the fans that he could be a proper player"
thierry racon thierry racon thierry racon thierry racon.
If you want an example of why Parky is not Pardew then just look at Racon's name on the teamsheet.
or his name on his birth certificate!!
What that poster clearly hadn't realised at the time that Dicko's link up and general team play was way below what is needed at this level. For that reason I'm sure he's extremely grateful that Pards and Parky held Chris back until he had proven, beyond all doubt, that he could offer as least as much a threat as Messrs Varney, Gray, Waghorn, McCleod, Todorov and Burton.
Well done Pards and Parky.
Absolutely!
What about last season Ali? He played against Brizzle City at Ashton Gate. We won the game and he played well. I don't think he played again last season and was shipped off the Brighton for a period.
I am afraid, like Dickson, it's a case of not being able to see the wood for the trees. I am pleased about Kandol but I really wonder how Dickson and McLeod would have played together. With pace and verve I'd say.
Racon is one of our best players and has to be in the team. At least Parkinson knows that, only injury has stopped it from happening.
Agree about the partnership up front, they looked like they could play well together more than Varney and Gray did even after however many games they had in a row together.
Impossible to say but I think Dickson looked good alongside Kandol, McLeod certainly can't win headers like he can, or play passes like the one to Bailey for his goal.
I think a player like Kandol that can win headers, but also has a bit of pace suits Dickson. Not sure someone like McLeod would work as well.