else a , ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁defeat . ▁He ▁then ▁started ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁matches , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁his ▁former ▁club ▁Ar sen al . ▁ ▁Dick ov ▁suffered ▁several ▁inj uries ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁a ▁back ▁problem , ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁and ▁a ▁toe ▁injury , ▁the ▁latter ▁s idel ining ▁him ▁for ▁four ▁months . ▁Dick ov ▁made ▁nine ▁starts ▁and ▁seven ▁substitute ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁single ▁goal . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁purs uing ▁a ▁co aching ▁role ▁when ▁he ▁ret ires . ▁He ▁was ▁transfer ▁listed ▁by ▁Manchester ▁City ▁in ▁August . ▁He ▁joined ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁on ▁a ▁three - month ▁loan ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁E ag les ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁Baltimore , ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ' s ▁American ▁counter parts , ▁on ▁Friday ▁ 7 ▁September , ▁playing ▁the ▁full ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Dick ov ▁joined ▁Black pool ▁managed ▁by ▁Simon ▁Gray son ▁on ▁loan ▁until ▁May . ▁Two ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁scored ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Black pool , ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁winning ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁Se as iders ' ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁against ▁Le