Dokko Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 So guess us qualifying for Europe means his £7m clause is now expired. That's what was said wasn't it? I thought only teams that qualified for the Champions League could activate the clause, anyone can buy him just not for whatever the release fee is (£7m). Well that rules out Liverpool then Seriously though, there was some talk of the clause being triggered by euro something, I honestly thought it was if we qualify then his clause expires. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 NEWCASTLE United are more confident than ever that Demba Ba won’t activate the buy-out clause in his contract and will stay at St James’ Park. The Sunday Sun believes recent talks between the club and their Senegalese striker have gone well and there is now a much better chance of him not leaving in the summer then was expected a few months ago. A clause in 26-year-old Ba’s contract, first publicly revealed by Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp in January, means he could leave for £7m – with the player himself in line for a sizable chunk of that fee – and clubs would be allowed to speak with him after this season ends. Paris Saint Germain, now owned by an oil rich Qatari consortium, promise to be European football’s biggest summer spenders and Ba is one of their main targets. Redknapp himself is also clearly interested in a player who transformed his career following his move from Upton Park as a free agent 10 months ago. Indeed, only last week the former West Ham United man, who has scored 16 Premier League goals for Newcastle since his Bosman move last summer, admitted he would welcome a move to the French giants. “It’s always a dream for me to play one day at PSG, but I’m really happy where I am in Newcastle,” Ba told reporters. It did seem then that there would be little Newcastle could do to keep their man and, of course, clubs will at least ask the question of Ba in the summer transfer window. The good news for the Toon Army, however, is that behind the scenes talks have progressed well and Ba is closer than ever to extending his stay on Tyneside longer than just one season. A Newcastle source confirmed that while there remains a chance Ba would leave, especially as it could net him a fortune, he has indicated to manager Alan Pardew that his immediate future could still be at the club, especially after such a fantastic season on a personal level. Ba was voted the best signing of the 2001/12 season by the Premier League managers only last month. He signed a three-year deal last June and has made a stunning impact, becoming a vital player in Pardew’s frontline. Ba scored a hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers in September as he bagged his first goals for Newcastle and was named December’s Player of the Month. His form has dipped slightly since he returned from the African Cup of Nations in February; Ba’s goal against Aston Villa on his return being his last effort to find the back of the net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 So guess us qualifying for Europe means his £7m clause is now expired. That's what was said wasn't it? I thought only teams that qualified for the Champions League could activate the clause, anyone can buy him just not for whatever the release fee is (£7m). Well that rules out Liverpool then Seriously though, there was some talk of the clause being triggered by euro something, I honestly thought it was if we qualify then his clause expires. Damn hope so, mind you if a player is wrangling to have clauses like that it worries me about their motives, can't fault his effort though and maybe the clause was because he didn't think we'd be as good as we've been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I am not worried about Ba at all, he's not scoring yes but he's performing great( if we knickpit it could be argued he performed below par against Bolton and Swansea) but its impossible to perform great every single damn week its not like he's not scoring and offering nothing to the team.... The goals will come, i would'nt worry about it..... i was negative about his attitude a couple of week ago but i was wrong and must apoligise for everything i said about him..... saying he threw the toys out the pram etc etc.... He's a wonderful player, goals or no goals and a very important component to our front 3 without him it wouldnt work half as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He's not good enough for PSG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He's not good enough for PSG. i'll go with that if it keeps him here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He's not good enough for PSG. He'd tear up that league and do well enough in Europe for them. They have the money but they are hardly going to sign the likes of Tevez, Rooney et el so the likes of Ba are more than adequate for them or rather good enough. Ba is good enough for anyone in our League with perhaps the exception of Man City but only due to their own riches in terms of Tevez and Aguero and of course their riches to buy anyone they fancy. Ba would start for Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswan Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He's just making it all the more dramatic for when he scores the winner against City Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He really should have scored yesterday with that chance from the Ben Arfa cross, should have just headed it straight into the back of the net. Still good to see he seemed to be enjoying it a lot more than recently, had a massive grin on after Cabaye scored his second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Posted it in the Cisse thread but if Senegal beat Oman in the final qualifier for the Olympics tomorrow there's a chance him and Cisse might be selected as two of the over 23 players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Demba Ba @dembabafoot Reply Retweet Favorite · Open He scores when he want, he scores when he wannnnts @HARNAMC he scores when he want. Like brother score a hattrick today !!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudil Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He's not good enough for PSG. Hmm. With the FFP rules coming in, that's certainly a bit of a push. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I hope he at least equals Martins' record of 17 goals from a foreigner in his first season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Tbf, Martins is counting goals against some European heavyweights such as Levadia Tallinn and Zulte Waregem in his total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Tbf, Martins is counting goals against some European heavyweights such as Levadia Tallinn and Zulte Waregem in his total. If you knock it in from 20 yards I don't care who it's against, and in a far inferior NUFC to this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal78 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Tbf, Martins is counting goals against some European heavyweights such as Levadia Tallinn and Zulte Waregem in his total. If you knock it in from 20 yards I don't care who it's against, and in a far inferior NUFC to this one. So your point is that Martins is better than Ba? Not surprised really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yeah, now you've got it. I said I wanted him to break Martins' record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksammy Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 honestly don't know how martins was a "success" when we bought him and hes ?garbage? now/when he left us ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 His goals kept us up. He wasn't a 10m striker in the traditional sense but he was worth that to us and we got good money when we sold him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He was good in 2006/2007 and we would've certainly been relegated without him. Was okay in patches for 2007/2008 and was fantastic under KK towards the end. Was utterly gutless and arguably feigned injury during the relegation season, which brought him down in my estimation a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 On the topic of Martins, did a google on his name to see what he was up to lately. Unsettled Martins Lifts Russian Club 02 Apr 2012 MTNFOOTBALL.COM Out of favour Nigeria striker, Obafemi Martins was the match winner for Rubin Kazan as they upstaged Anzhi 1-0 in the Russian title playoffs. ‘Obagoal’, who has been unsettled in Russia amid speculations that he could soon be rejoining Newcastle in the English Premier League, scored in the 50th minute to give his club a much-needed home win, reports MTNFootball.com. Rubin Kazan have now climbed to fifth place in the eight-team playoffs. They have 61 points from 37 matches and back within the bracket for a place in the UEFA Europa League next season. The ex-Inter Milan striker said he was delighted that he crowned a rare start for his club with a goal. The 27-year-old Martins has been far from happy in Russia and last week he was back in England with rumours again making the rounds that he could soon be back featuring in the EPL. His young family still stay in England. He posted a short loan spell at Birmingham City last season during which time he helped them to win the League Cup before they were relegated to the English Championship. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/unsettled-martins-lifts-russian-club/112822/ What the fuck? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 On the topic of Martins, did a google on his name to see what he was up to lately. Unsettled Martins Lifts Russian Club 02 Apr 2012 MTNFOOTBALL.COM Out of favour Nigeria striker, Obafemi Martins was the match winner for Rubin Kazan as they upstaged Anzhi 1-0 in the Russian title playoffs. ‘Obagoal’, who has been unsettled in Russia amid speculations that he could soon be rejoining Newcastle in the English Premier League, scored in the 50th minute to give his club a much-needed home win, reports MTNFootball.com. Rubin Kazan have now climbed to fifth place in the eight-team playoffs. They have 61 points from 37 matches and back within the bracket for a place in the UEFA Europa League next season. The ex-Inter Milan striker said he was delighted that he crowned a rare start for his club with a goal. The 27-year-old Martins has been far from happy in Russia and last week he was back in England with rumours again making the rounds that he could soon be back featuring in the EPL. His young family still stay in England. He posted a short loan spell at Birmingham City last season during which time he helped them to win the League Cup before they were relegated to the English Championship. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/unsettled-martins-lifts-russian-club/112822/ What the fuck? Still only 27? Just a year older than Ba and Cisse then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniatmoko Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 he is Nigerian ask Baba first to confirm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 27 or 34, Obafemi Martins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal78 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yeah, now you've got it. I said I wanted him to break Martins' record. Thanks for proving what I really wanted to point out that you make pointless argument just for the sake of arguing. If all you wanted to say was that you want Ba to break Martins' record, why bother arguing against Henderson highlighting how good Martins is and how he scored all those goals in a relatively "far inferior team", clearly extolling the virtues of Martins. All that is pointless but that's just the way you are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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