triggs Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 The genuine football mercenary. His bank balance should numb the pain. Don't think that's how it works tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Mercenary or not, you could never once accuse Ba of going through the motions, unlike plenty of others. He was brilliant for us right up to the end, when he got a brace in his last game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Exactly right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Mercenary or not, you could never once accuse Ba of going through the motions, unlike plenty of others. He was brilliant for us right up to the end, when he got a brace in his last game. He had a couple of awful patches tbf. Particularly when he first signed and also during Cisse's first 6 months. Was mostly good, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hope he recovers, he loved his strawberry squash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Mercenary or not, you could never once accuse Ba of going through the motions, unlike plenty of others. He was brilliant for us right up to the end, when he got a brace in his last game. He had a couple of awful patches tbf. Particularly when he first signed and also during Cisse's first 6 months. Was mostly good, though. Far from awful in those 6 months. Was fairly effective being played out of position, even if the goals weren't flowing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 The genuine football mercenary. His bank balance should numb the pain. TeamColback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Mercenary or not, you could never once accuse Ba of going through the motions, unlike plenty of others. He was brilliant for us right up to the end, when he got a brace in his last game. He had a couple of awful patches tbf. Particularly when he first signed and also during Cisse's first 6 months. Was mostly good, though. Far from awful in those 6 months. Was fairly effective being played out of position, even if the goals weren't flowing. Maybe awful is an overstatement but he was the player I had the least faith in producing something in the final third during that time. He always seemed to play for himself which has never really sat right with me, and as a result I've never really had any attachment to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 We'd probably think differently of Ba had it not been Pardew doing his best to make the sale as well. Agree with what Wullie said fwiw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 When he first came wasn't his poor form down to it being Ramadan at the time? Scored two hat-tricks not long after Ramadan had finished iirc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 When he first came wasn't his poor form down to it being Ramadan at the time? Scored two hat-tricks not long after Ramadan had finished iirc Yep, he wasn't poor long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Totally right Joeyt. I do not remember him being awful like. I do remember him getting some undue stick, which i thought was bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Just snapped like a twig. Seems like everything just aligned in a one in a million shot for it to just snap like that. Horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Can't watch that more than once! It's amazing how the body can heal itself with the help of how advanced hospitals are now to be able to run on that leg again. My favourite memory of him is the goal he got against manure in the 3-0 and he's best striker we have had in the last 12 years. Hope he makes a full recovery! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 When he first came wasn't his poor form down to it being Ramadan at the time? Scored two hat-tricks not long after Ramadan had finished iirc Cajun was proud as punch when he emphatically silenced his naysayers post-Ramadan. Fantastic player. Hope he gets better soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 How would they even go about the process of repairing that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Find it difficult to have too much sympathy for a player who left us in a relegation struggle to go and sit on Chelsea's bench, like. Hell of a player, obviously. You could put Ba in a Conference side up against Barcelona and he'd find a way to get on the scoresheet. He should've had a better career in truth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 How would they even go about the process of repairing that? internal and possibly external metalwork- the healing pain after that is absolutely unbearable- like ouyr leg is being crushed in a massive vice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 What would it be like short term as in tonight and next day or two? Just unbearable pain or just morphined up to the eyeballs while they decide how to operate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Be a bit wary next time I play after just watching that can't imagine what it would be like for anyone who has gone through it then gets back on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 How would they even go about the process of repairing that? internal and possibly external metalwork- the healing pain after that is absolutely unbearable- like ouyr leg is being crushed in a massive vice. Scratch it a couple of times and it'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 I imagine the psychological barrier after recovering would be just as difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 What would it be like short term as in tonight and next day or two? Just unbearable pain or just morphined up to the eyeballs while they decide how to operate? possibly- may have to wait for some swelling to reduce before they will operate, doubt they will be letting him feel anything now- but post op when they wean him off the morphine- knack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 My reaction was pretty much "Ouch. Heh." Then I moved on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Got to make sure everyone remembers your forum persona Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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