Demba Ba

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

I reckon he could bang them in with Hazard, Oscar, Mata, Moses, Marin behind him. Nothing to lose with such a small release clause and is almost certain to be a lot better than Torres. How many goals does Ba have this season? Finally we're building a strikeforce. His aquisition could almost guarantee us a top 3 finish.

[Pizy 18,552]

Will indeed be a good signing if he joins.

Should thrive here if he stays injury-free.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Fuck. Odds slashed 1/3....

Looks like DEMBA BA could be on his way to the bridge...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I kind of expected us to go for Ba. Makes sense: cheap, fits the system, pretty decent and, unfortunately, won't be seen as threat to Torres.

[Hutcho 8,443]

  On 30/12/2012 at 14:36, CHOULO19 said:

I kind of expected us to go for Ba. Makes sense: cheap, fits the system, pretty decent and, unfortunately, won't be seen as threat to Torres.

I dont see why he can't be a threat for torres. When he gets on the pitch and out performs him you can't just ignore that and keep playing torres. Rafa loves torres but I doubt he would be that stupid. Put torres on the bench for a bit and put a striker in there that can hopefully do some damage and let torres know there's more than 1 striker in town.

[calculatingInfinity 1,467]

Alright replacement for Sturridge. Need to have Torres replaced too now.

Now lets all pray for Ba's knee.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

And for 7m, it's an absolute BA'gain

[CHOULO19 24,332]

  On 30/12/2012 at 14:39, Hutcho_CFC said:

I dont see why he can't be a threat for torres. When he gets on the pitch and out performs him you can't just ignore that and keep playing torres. Rafa loves torres but I doubt he would be that stupid. Put torres on the bench for a bit and put a striker in there that can hopefully do some damage and let torres know there's more than 1 striker in town.

Isn't exactly what happened with Danny? If we are to judge players on their performances rather than their prices, Torres would have been sold in the summer of 2011.

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  On 30/12/2012 at 14:47, CHOULO19 said:

Isn't exactly what happened with Danny? If we are to judge players on their performances rather than their prices, Torres would have been sold in the summer of 2011.

But let's be honest. Danny never really impressed that much when he came on. Demba ba has been a beast all season and half of last season so has a bit more pedigree. I hope that he doesn't become another Danny and he shouldn't.

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  On 30/12/2012 at 15:00, Hutcho_CFC said:

But let's be honest. Danny never really impressed that much when he came on. Demba ba has been a beast all season and half of last season so has a bit more pedigree. I hope that he doesn't become another Danny and he shouldn't.

Let's hope you're right mate.

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  On 30/12/2012 at 14:32, Hutcho_CFC said:

Yeah but come on that could happen to anyone and it's hardly breaking the bank paying 7.5 mil. We need some sort of strengthening and tbh I cant think of anyone better for that sort of money.

Plus 2 million agent fee. worth a punt

[Zola kinda blue 89]

Imagine what Chelsea will be like when we sign Ba and go back to playing with 11 men!

[Spike 12,049]

Not a fan of this guy...

[Tomo 21,741]

Wiki says he scored 13 goals this season, are they including his two against Arsenal?

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Seems to be the best available at the moment. Relatively cheap, proven scorer and should offer some value in the market 6 months down the line if the new manager doesn't fancy him.

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[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Cannot wait until he replaces Torres. Torres is back to his usual self. Flashes of good play and nothing much else. He (Torres) had a couple good chances which Ba would have put away. That's the difference a goal scorer makes (Van Persie is the best example and is the reason ManUre are where they are on the Table). He could thrive here. He has 13 goals in the league so far, a very good return. Imagine with our MaZaCar behind him.

[Manuf 1,448]

feel bad for newcastle. they built such a nice team and were doing so good. well, fuck them, their loss is our gain.