Dr Venkman Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I've got your back. Remember this when you're fab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Who Is Bafetimbi Gomis? In a Summer of nothingness came a few whispers that we may sign a player after all. As we speak, a fee has allegedly been agreed for one and as Newcastle United fans, we know that there is still plenty of time for the usual 'cocking' up of deal to happen or the usual trick of changing our 'accepted' offer for a lower one in order to scupper a deal. In what's known around here as pretending to bid for players. Kevin Keegan's words, not mine. Regardless, we may yet end up with a bloke who is supposedly a decent player and with a nickname of 'Baby Drogba', he certainly comes recommended, so who is he? Well, he was born, Bafétimbi Fredius Gomis in France, where else, in August 1985. This makes him 27 years old, although he's got a birthday on Tuesday, so scrub that. A 28 year old striker. Some would say at the peak years of his game. A French international striker with a 1 in 3 strike rate for clubs of the calibre of Lyon, Troyes and St Etienne. A 1 in 3 rate or the French national side as well. He holds the record for the fastest Champions League Hattrick or did, the last time I checked, so apologies if this bit is wrong. As ever, we wait and see if we can get this over the line, that's if the 'line' still exists. Read more: http://www.newcastle.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=327085#ixzz2apBmTwl7 Cheers, I know exactly who he is now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 “@WhoScored: Bafétimbi Gomis: Only A.Di Natale (70) was caught offside more times in Europe's top 5 leagues last season than Gomis (62)” #OL Cisse has competition there. Cisse was never offside as much as people claim.... anyway what is wrong with being offside? it shows you are looking to get in behind a defence and create a chance. I hate stats like this, if these stats were around during the Bellamy days people would be bitching about Bellamy 24/7 as he was offside constantly. No one cared though as if he was offside 5 times out of 6 runs one of those runs would lead to a goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 We ended up paying a canny bit for him. It's not my money so I don't care, but I reckon had the realised earlier how expensive he would have been we would have went for someone better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Come on. You know it's bad when he doesn't even look across the last line of defence man. The way Ba kept trying to pull ahead of Cisse to get him onside, only for the latter to keep running. What he needs is a proper understanding with someone like Ben Arfa watching his runs and releasing the ball first time to him. The guy's all about instinct so someone needs to have the vision for him not to get offside in that split second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Come on. You know it's bad when he doesn't even look across the last line of defence man. The way Ba kept trying to pull ahead of Cisse to get him onside, only for the latter to keep running. What he needs is a proper understanding with someone like Ben Arfa watching his runs and releasing the ball first time to him. The guy's all about instinct so someone needs to have the vision for him not to get offside in that split second. I do agree but it has been overplayed, it doesn't happen anywhere near as much as people make out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Do we have any stats on his offsides last season by any chance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm sure someone can dig them out including the goals disallowed due to offside Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Do we have any stats on his offsides last season by any chance? 44 times http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.statistics.html/papis-demba-cisse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm sure someone can dig them out including the goals disallowed due to offside I know he had 6 wrongly disallowed goals due to wrongly called offside calls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm sure someone can dig them out including the goals disallowed due to offside I know he had 6 wrongly disallowed goals due to wrongly called offside calls 2 I think, both in the Europa League iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 He had more than 2, the goal against Sunderland is just one example that stands out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 he had 2 against Kharkiv alone i think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm sure someone can dig them out including the goals disallowed due to offside I know he had 6 wrongly disallowed goals due to wrongly called offside calls 2 I think, both in the Europa League iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Good news, hope it's finalised as soon as possible. Stuff always happens when I'm in meetings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Good news, hope it's finalised as soon as possible. Stuff always happens when I'm in meetings. have more meetings then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Ah fair enough then. Add 7 to his goalscoring tally! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Ah fair enough then. Add 7 to his goalscoring tally! Bit underhanded to give him one of Ba's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 6, one was Ba's EDIT: Ah shit too slow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 So Cisse would have ended up with 11 league goals and 19 goals overall for last season, that would have looked sooooo much better on his stats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 How will we line up our front three of Cisse, Gomis and Remy? Gomis Remy Cisse ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 How will we line up our front three of Cisse, Gomis and Remy? Gomis Remy Cisse ? Let's get them OTL first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 How will we line up our front three of Cisse, Gomis and Remy? Gomis Remy Cisse ? REMY GOMIS (cisse will be in turkey, just a hunch if we get those two) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Nice delete LRD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 How will we line up our front three of Cisse, Gomis and Remy? I don't think they would work as a three, especially since HBA has to be first name on the teamsheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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