▁B rom wich ▁Alb ion ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁match , ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁defeat ▁to ▁South am pton . ▁Dick ov ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season , ▁until ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ten ▁league ▁goals . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 , ▁Dick ov ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁retain ▁a ▁regular ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁side , ▁with ▁manager ▁Mark ▁Hugh es ▁having ▁signed ▁for wards ▁Craig ▁Bell amy ▁and ▁She f ki ▁Ku qi ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁A ▁red ▁card ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁first ▁team ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁but ▁starting ▁appearances ▁became ▁fewer ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁progress ed . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁following ▁the ▁exp iry ▁of ▁his ▁contract . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Manchester ▁City ▁Dick ov ▁re - jo ined ▁Manchester ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁signing ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract . ▁He ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁City ' s ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁against ▁Ch