Benwell Lad Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho Debuchy deal should be completed when player arrives at #NUFC for medical this week. Ba to Chelsea? No deal agreed but both parties keen. Surely we've got something else lined up? Both parties would surely be Ba and Chelsea as we'll have no say in the matter thanks to the release clause? Ah, probably. Nah, sadly we haven't but some stuff I've heard lately would indicate that Ba himself has very little say in the matter either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Best bit is it'll take all of 4 minutes for him to sign and then tell us it wasn't about the money. Which would be fair enough considering it's Chelsea, but even if he did only move for money, wouldn't you? Multiple clubs appear to be willing to pay him what he wants, so he's obviously worth it. Point your blame at Ashley, not Ba. If he's replaced I'm not sure there's any 'blame' to be dished out is there? We signed a striker on a free who had a 1 in 2 scoring record for us and we've ended up getting a fee for him. As football goes that's a pretty good bit of business. How on earth did we manage that?! Good business would be keeping that 1in 2 striker and maximising the gains of said free transfer. But we do need a right back... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho Debuchy deal should be completed when player arrives at #NUFC for medical this week. Ba to Chelsea? No deal agreed but both parties keen. Surely we've got something else lined up? Both parties would surely be Ba and Chelsea as we'll have no say in the matter thanks to the release clause? Ah, probably. Nah, sadly we haven't but some stuff I've heard lately would indicate that Ba himself has very little say in the matter either. Get away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Best bit is it'll take all of 4 minutes for him to sign and then tell us it wasn't about the money. Which would be fair enough considering it's Chelsea, but even if he did only move for money, wouldn't you? Multiple clubs appear to be willing to pay him what he wants, so he's obviously worth it. Point your blame at Ashley, not Ba. If he's replaced I'm not sure there's any 'blame' to be dished out is there? We signed a striker on a free who had a 1 in 2 scoring record for us and we've ended up getting a fee for him. As football goes that's a pretty good bit of business. How on earth did we manage that?! Good business would be keeping that 1in 2 striker and maximising the gains of said free transfer. But we do need a right back... We can't do anything if a club makes a bid for 7.5m for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Won't play. Enjoy the bench big man. Better striker than Torres for the past two years. Don't see why people assume he will not play. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01514/Roman-Abramovich_1514495c.jpg Your point being they can afford any striker in the world? Whilst that is true I think people underestimate Ba. He's proven to be one of the very best strikers in the Premiership over the course of the last two seasons, especially first half of last season and this. Playing in a better team that create loads more chances, I wouldn't be surprised if he gave Van Persie a run for his money for Premiership top goalscorer. My point being he will want Torres playing. Ah, that's fair enough then. I feel Ba has enough quality to displace Torres from the first team though. He will just have to prove himself all over again, which I guess is part of the attraction as far as he is concerned. Chelsea don't need Ba as an out and out striker as much as we did though as they have goals all over the pitch. Torres has started scoring recently though no where near as prolific as Ba. Even so Torres offers more than Ba in terms of overall play and he generally contributes a lot at times having major impact on games that he doesn't score in. It's more probable that Ba will offer goals off the bench when Chelsea are struggling to get past stubborn defences like Stoke. Something you need in all title-winning sides. Again I think that is an underestimation of Ba. He's a much better, more allround footballer than some people on here give him credit for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I'm sure his representatives will either be in London already, or could stretch to a flight. "Howay Demba, in the back of my Ford Escort. I'll get you to London TONIGHT!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 No deal agreed....yet. It takes 4 hrs to reach London by car so it'll be agreed tonight you can bet on that. It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. If Demba's agent is driving he'd mow down his own granny so don't expect a long journey mate. I'm getting the train to London at 7, if I see Ba I'll let you all know. Your train will take 3 hours and 12 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. I've done Wembley to Newcastle in just over 3 hours before speed cameras were invented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho Debuchy deal should be completed when player arrives at #NUFC for medical this week. Ba to Chelsea? No deal agreed but both parties keen. Surely we've got something else lined up? Both parties would surely be Ba and Chelsea as we'll have no say in the matter thanks to the release clause? Ah, probably. Nah, sadly we haven't but some stuff I've heard lately would indicate that Ba himself has very little say in the matter either. Get away. You mean it's common knowledge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. I've done Wembley to Newcastle in just over 3 hours before speed cameras were invented. Fuck, that must have been a fast horse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. I've done Wembley to Newcastle in just over 3 hours before speed cameras were invented. f***, that must have been a fast horse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaehyun Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Won't play. Enjoy the bench big man. Better striker than Torres for the past two years. Don't see why people assume he will not play. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01514/Roman-Abramovich_1514495c.jpg Your point being they can afford any striker in the world? Whilst that is true I think people underestimate Ba. He's proven to be one of the very best strikers in the Premiership over the course of the last two seasons, especially first half of last season and this. Playing in a better team that create loads more chances, I wouldn't be surprised if he gave Van Persie a run for his money for Premiership top goalscorer. My point being he will want Torres playing. Ah, that's fair enough then. I feel Ba has enough quality to displace Torres from the first team though. He will just have to prove himself all over again, which I guess is part of the attraction as far as he is concerned. Chelsea don't need Ba as an out and out striker as much as we did though as they have goals all over the pitch. Torres has started scoring recently though no where near as prolific as Ba. Even so Torres offers more than Ba in terms of overall play and he generally contributes a lot at times having major impact on games that he doesn't score in. It's more probable that Ba will offer goals off the bench when Chelsea are struggling to get past stubborn defences like Stoke. Something you need in all title-winning sides. Again I think that is an underestimation of Ba. He's a much better, more allround footballer than some people on here give him credit for. On the back of last season's performance I'd have to agree. On the back of this season's performances I'm not too sure if he's better than Torres (in terms of overall play). Maybe a change is what he needs though. I'm not saying he's overall play is bad by the way, it's not really an insult to most strikers to say their overall play is shaded by Torres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 You can drive to (outer) London in 4 hours from the toon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. I've done Wembley to Newcastle in just over 3 hours before speed cameras were invented. Fuck, that must have been a fast horse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I did Newcastle to Stanstead in 5 hours. Last time I challenge a plane to a drag race. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. I've done Wembley to Newcastle in just over 3 hours before speed cameras were invented. Fuck, that must have been a fast horse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelunchbox Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Won't play. Enjoy the bench big man. Better striker than Torres for the past two years. Don't see why people assume he will not play. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01514/Roman-Abramovich_1514495c.jpg Your point being they can afford any striker in the world? Whilst that is true I think people underestimate Ba. He's proven to be one of the very best strikers in the Premiership over the course of the last two seasons, especially first half of last season and this. Playing in a better team that create loads more chances, I wouldn't be surprised if he gave Van Persie a run for his money for Premiership top goalscorer. My point being he will want Torres playing. Ah, that's fair enough then. I feel Ba has enough quality to displace Torres from the first team though. He will just have to prove himself all over again, which I guess is part of the attraction as far as he is concerned. Chelsea don't need Ba as an out and out striker as much as we did though as they have goals all over the pitch. Torres has started scoring recently though no where near as prolific as Ba. Even so Torres offers more than Ba in terms of overall play and he generally contributes a lot at times having major impact on games that he doesn't score in. It's more probable that Ba will offer goals off the bench when Chelsea are struggling to get past stubborn defences like Stoke. Something you need in all title-winning sides. Again I think that is an underestimation of Ba. He's a much better, more allround footballer than some people on here give him credit for. He's clueless , you just have to watch him especially with his back to goal, even if he's on the halfway line 95 percent of the time will always decide to try and spin his marker and run towards goal and ultimately run into a brick wall then fall on his ass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Surprised that Demba Ba isn't receiving a bit more criticism here. (And criticism is what it should be. He's not deserving of some daft abuse.) Why exactly is he leaving? He's playing in his favoured position and is scoring goals. Alright, maybe we're not preforming well as a team, but so what? He's part of that team. People mentioning that he was a free transfer and therefore we should be grateful for what he did for us (agree with that part), but let's just remember that it was Ba on the phone who was pleading with Pardew to sign him-up for NUFC. The favour is mutual, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Surprised that Demba Ba isn't receiving a bit more criticism here. (And criticism is what it should be. He's not deserving of some daft abuse.) Why exactly is he leaving? He's playing in his favoured position and is scoring goals. Alright, maybe we're not preforming well as a team, but so what? He's part of that team. People mentioning that he was a free transfer and therefore we should be grateful for what he did for us (agree with that part), but let's just remember that it was Ba who was pleading with Pardew on the phone to sign him-up for NUFC. The favour is mutual, imo. You need to change your avatar soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliassenfredrik Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It does if you mow down every Tom, Dick and granny on the way, aye. I've done Wembley to Newcastle in just over 3 hours before speed cameras were invented. f***, that must have been a fast horse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Gutted if he leaves BUT it is out of our hands and at least the whole transfer nonsense will be over and done with He has been brilliant for us and that is what I will remember Not too sure Chelsea is that wise a choice, can't see him playing too often Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 f***, that must have been a fast horse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Incidentally, I hope Pardew's learned his lesson and the next time a player suggests that they would prefer to play in a certain position every week, they're told who makes the decisions and that's that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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