"As for CP turning him into a good player, CP has brought talented players to the club & moulded them into a very good team, if dickson had been here last season he would have been out come the summer. You simply can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ! "
I really don't know how you can say that given how well he's doing at AEL. The man has become one of the best players in a team that has acheived a champions league spot for heavens sake.
Well done yes but still he wouldn't get near our team. He was behind David Mooney, Forster and Burton when he was here last so that says it all.
"I really don't know how you can say that given how well he's doing at AEL. The man has become one of the best players in a team that has acheived a champions league spot for heavens sake."
Pivotal in Salamina gaining promotion to the first division and in AEL Limassol winning its first title in 44 years (falling just short of the league/cup double)... whatever his merits at CAFC, Dickson's doing quite well now. Maybe he doesn't get near our team. But our team also doesn't get near besting a club that topped a group with Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St. Pete, and Porto.
Have no personal knowledge but as a player I was initially quite exited by him because he did try different things. Unfortunately his all round awareness and nous never looked quite good enough to warrant us persevering with. I wish him well.
He was very raw when he came to us having played for years in non league football. What he needed was good management, good coaching and first team experience. I not sure that he got what he needed whilst he was with us. Had it been under Powell's regime, things could have turned out very differently. The talent was definitely there in patches as was the goal scoring ability. Powell would have been able to recognise that despite all his bravado (some would call it arrogance) he actually lacked confidence on the pitch, which would have improved once he started scoring some goals.
He was very raw when he came to us having played for years in non league football. What he needed was good management, good coaching and first team experience. I not sure that he got what he needed whilst he was with us. Had it been under Powell's regime, things could have turned out very differently. The talent was definitely there in patches as was the goal scoring ability. Powell would have been able to recognise that despite all his bravado (some would call it arrogance) he actually lacked confidence on the pitch, which would have improved once he started scoring some goals.
Good post. I also think that experiences and how we react to them make us who we are. Footballers are not immune to this. Dickson might have used the failure at charlton to inspire him to work harder and become a better player.
OK Parkie did not rate him, Gillingham 2nd time round did not rate him, Bristol rovers loaned him and did not rate him, as part of Bristol Rovers, a man who older addicks respect for what he did for our club, Lennie Lawrence, did not rate him. CP would not have made him into some world beating lothario. Like Benson he would have isolated him out of the team and got rid of him.
Having seen him recently he's a good player that's grown out of his youthful naïveté. Confidence player that had all his mojo stolen away by the pair of mugs that were managing us. He's done well to carve himself out a nice little niche.
Having seen him recently he's a good player that's grown out of his youthful naïveté. Confidence player that had all his mojo stolen away by the pair of mugs that were managing us. He's done well to carve himself out a nice little niche.
In that footballing hot bed of cyprus, I'm sure Mancini is monitoring his progress daily.
Don't see why there is any animosity against CD on here. So he didn't cut it and we let him move on. So what. Now he's doing ok for himself and I say very good luck to him.
He first came here full of enthusiasm, things didn't work out for him and he lost his way.
It happens to a lot of promising players. But he's had a fresh chance and he seems to be doing his best to grasp it.
He was part of a title winning side last season and now scored in European competition. And he wouldn't have done any of that if he was as crap on here as some people make out.
Having seen him recently he's a good player that's grown out of his youthful naïveté. Confidence player that had all his mojo stolen away by the pair of mugs that were managing us. He's done well to carve himself out a nice little niche.
In that footballing hot bed of cyprus, I'm sure Mancini is monitoring his progress daily.
Maybe not, all I suggested was that he's improved and has built a decent career, not that he is likely to be a target for top clubs, sorry if that's offended or confused you.
He is kicking a ball in the Champions League and has been the top scorer for a side that won a league title ahead of a side that got to the last 8 of the Champions League last year, so while it might not be a hot bed, he is undoubtedly operating at a better standard he was while he was with us. Not sure why that's controversial.
Don't see why there is any animosity against CD on here. So he didn't cut it and we let him move on. So what. Now he's doing ok for himself and I say very good luck to him.
The fella was proper pony for us but it wasn't for want of trying so good luck to him , he wanted it as badly as we wanted it for him and unfortunately it wasn't to be for us
Having seen him recently he's a good player that's grown out of his youthful naïveté. Confidence player that had all his mojo stolen away by the pair of mugs that were managing us. He's done well to carve himself out a nice little niche.
In that footballing hot bed of cyprus, I'm sure Mancini is monitoring his progress daily.
Maybe not, all I suggested was that he's improved and has built a decent career, not that he is likely to be a target for top clubs, sorry if that's offended or confused you.
He is kicking a ball in the Champions League and has been the top scorer for a side that won a league title ahead of a side that got to the last 8 of the Champions League last year, so while it might not be a hot bed, he is undoubtedly operating at a better standard he was while he was with us. Not sure why that's controversial.
Neither confused nor offended, glad that he is doing well and hope that the confidence that he is geting from Cyprus gets him back in England at a level higher than he was attempting to get into with us, would love to see him playing against us at the Valley and get a consolation goal in his teams 5-1 defeat, also would look forward to the "Another one that got away thread".
As I follow Hamlet and Charlton I would have loved for it to work out for himn but it did not, he's not the first or the last
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Pivotal in Salamina gaining promotion to the first division and in AEL Limassol winning its first title in 44 years (falling just short of the league/cup double)... whatever his merits at CAFC, Dickson's doing quite well now. Maybe he doesn't get near our team. But our team also doesn't get near besting a club that topped a group with Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St. Pete, and Porto.
He's so bad they can't even put his name.
Joined at the wrong time and would have been good to see him develop under Powell's management.
Good luck to him, hope he does well.
He first came here full of enthusiasm, things didn't work out for him and he lost his way.
It happens to a lot of promising players. But he's had a fresh chance and he seems to be doing his best to grasp it.
He was part of a title winning side last season and now scored in European competition.
And he wouldn't have done any of that if he was as crap on here as some people make out.
Good luck to the player.
But I never found him anything like that and he was dating a one of my pals Missus best mate and I met him a fair few times
He always had time for my son and kitted him out in addicks gear everytime they met
I wish him all the best he had something about him just never worked out
He is kicking a ball in the Champions League and has been the top scorer for a side that won a league title ahead of a side that got to the last 8 of the Champions League last year, so while it might not be a hot bed, he is undoubtedly operating at a better standard he was while he was with us. Not sure why that's controversial.
As I follow Hamlet and Charlton I would have loved for it to work out for himn but it did not, he's not the first or the last
As I look out of my window and see the local lumpyheads walking around Dartford I do wonder who has the better deal right now!
He played with my brother when he was at Erith & Belvedere and when i met him he had a massive attitude problem. Had the bowl and everything.
Wasnt my cup of tea at all.
But he was young then and his crap time with us might have given him a reality check, good luck to him anyway.