Christophe Dugarry

comment by Redastomatoes- Feels very Moyesian...cleverson forever!If he is good enough he is ready! (U12026)
posted 34 seconds ago
That's hilarious though, how do you not remember Dugarry.
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What is there to remember?

When they won the World Cup in 98, France had a handful of strikers who didn't score that many. Dugarry and Guivarc'h are the two I remember. Two years later and Henry was coming to prominence. Vaguely recall Dugarry being at Birmingham and Guivarc'h being at Newcastle.

That second para definitely sounds like a wind-up though!

I remember him due to him playing for France in the World Cup. I'm surprised Vidic and Arab not knowing him.

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 9 hours, 7 minutes ago
comment by Redastomatoes- Feels very Moyesian...cleverson forever!If he is good enough he is ready! (U12026)
posted 34 seconds ago
That's hilarious though, how do you not remember Dugarry.
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What is there to remember?
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His name and that he played for France in 98

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 14 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 19 minutes ago

"Had to wiki who this bloke was"

You for real?

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I did as well. Pretty much the same as everyone else who is pretending they had a clue as to who he was.

There really are not a lot of Birmingham watchers on our board, let alone Bordeaux, Marseille and Qutar SC.

Of course he might have done something memorable in one of his 7 appearances for Barca or 27 for Milan that you might have seen, but as they were 30 years ago you would need a photographic memory.
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It was big news when he signed for Brum, he helped keep them in the league (or almost did).

He also played in and won a World Cup final.

He was a very well known player and if you watched the PL in the 00's you should really remember him.

Not sure why it’s a thing that people remembered this player from France and his time at brum “I didn’t know about Birmingham to be honest”

comment by Manc Python (U17527)
posted 16 hours, 27 minutes ago
Good player Dugarry. He is spot on aswell. Jose is wrecking the soul of the club. It really is unbearable to watch
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Last season was the first season I did not go to OT. This season, I have probably seen half of our games and just check the results or watch MOTD later.

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 15 hours, 19 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 19 minutes ago

"Had to wiki who this bloke was"

You for real?

..................

I did as well. Pretty much the same as everyone else who is pretending they had a clue as to who he was.

There really are not a lot of Birmingham watchers on our board, let alone Bordeaux, Marseille and Qutar SC.

Of course he might have done something memorable in one of his 7 appearances for Barca or 27 for Milan that you might have seen, but as they were 30 years ago you would need a photographic memory.
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He played for France in the 98 World Cup. Missed a few sitters

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 14 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 19 minutes ago

"Had to wiki who this bloke was"

You for real?

..................

I did as well. Pretty much the same as everyone else who is pretending they had a clue as to who he was.

There really are not a lot of Birmingham watchers on our board, let alone Bordeaux, Marseille and Qutar SC.

Of course he might have done something memorable in one of his 7 appearances for Barca or 27 for Milan that you might have seen, but as they were 30 years ago you would need a photographic memory.
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It was big news when he signed for Brum, he helped keep them in the league (or almost did).
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He did keep them in the league with a spell of fine performances. I particularly remember his game against Southampton where he scored a brace and they won 3-2. He absolutely ran the game - one of the best individual performances I have seen. As has been said, he was similar to Berbatov in the way he played and the way he passed the ball - fantastic weight of passing and feel for the ball.

As I recall, he signed a permanent contract on the last home game of the season, as he had only been at Birmingham on loan. Unfortunately it all went wrong from there. He had a fall out with the club or manager and his missus also wanted to move back fro France. His form dropped off and I think his contract was cancelled mid-season. But for a few short weeks, he was the best player in the PL and has gone down as a hero at Birmingham for keeping them up that year.

Someone mentioned Berbatov earlier in the thread, and I can appreciate the comparison insofar as how Dugarry used to carry himself. He was a nice player to watch on the ball.

I’m not at all surprised that some don’t remember him though, for two reasons: one, his club career was hardly stellar, and though he did enjoy playing in a fantastic and successful France side, he didn’t stand out given the players around him.

Two, some people have better memories for some things than others. I can always remember watching relatively obscure players play, but unlike some others am terrible at remembering specific games and results, including matches I’ve been at.