Fugazi Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 For what it is worth, not expecting much from him this season. I'd imagine that he starts on the bench and will have to displace whoever initially starts next to Ba. Missed this utter dogshit. :lol: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/images/2005/04/22/shola_ameobi_300x400.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 'We're going to have some great times together' When asked about the supporters. Means he'll be out on the lash every night... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 More evidence that Pardew has changed his mind on Ben Arfa in the #10 role? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Can we fit the Demba into the thread title? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Can't watch the vid but he says in the article: Obviously it is great for me that I will be with my colleague Demba, who plays with me for Senegal, so I am hopeful that we can form a great partnership. Ba is going nowhere IMHO. Ba didn't even know he flew out to us at the time, but yes I'm sure Ba will stay. He said Ba (and Cabaye and Ben Arfa as they speak French also) will be the ones he will lean on at the club to get to the top. Also says he has watched our games because Ba is Senegalese, and the support persuaded him to come. A really good interview from a lad who's had the couple of days he's had. Got on the plane at 11 last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VaVaVoom Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 More evidence that Pardew has changed his mind on Ben Arfa in the #10 role? Aye. I am hoping this now means Barfa MUST be 1st choice out wide pushing Obertan out of the 1st team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchWilliam Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Bit background on him, from last year: Cissé fuels SC Freiburg's success Story Highlights: SC Freiburg's Papiss Cissé has propelled the low-budget team to 5th in Bundesliga Freiburg paid a club-record $2.1M for Cissé, but the move seems to be paying off The only fear is that Freiburg cannot afford the Senegalese striker for very long Hamburg manager Armin Veh's rank desperation was on full display before the game at SC Freiburg last Saturday, as he prayed for an arctic advantage. "I hope that he'll really feel the cold now in the winter, and that he won't score as often from now on," the 59-year-old coach said. But the "he" in question, SC Senegalese striker Papiss Demba Cissé, wasn't affected at all by frosty temperatures. The 25-year-old scored the only goal, in the third minute, before putting in an impressive shift of classic, intelligent center-forward play. "With his great technique, he held up and distributed plenty of balls, he worked hard and decided the game," gushed kicker magazine, which named him man of the match. Said Cissé: "I'm very happy that it worked out again. We will take the points where we can get them." The win over HSV brought fifth-place Freiburg's tally to 24 points from 15 games, a fantastic achievement if you consider the club's modest finances. Player wages come in at $18.5 million a season, less than one-tenth of Bayern Munich's annual budget. Bayern happens to trail Robin Dutt's men by a point. Dutt, 45, the son of an Indian father and German mother, is part of the young, "new school" gang of Bundesliga coaches (Thomas Tuchel, Jürgen Klopp, Ralf Rangnick) who bring out the best in their teams with the help of highly drilled, pacy collective football. Tactically, Dutt's very flexible, too: Freiburg can switch between several formations during a game with ease. And the players rarely stop running. "Playing against the ball," Dutt calls it. Most of this energy would ultimately be wasted, however, without a focal point, an end product. And this is were Cissé comes in. The fast, muscular forward has not only perfectly complemented Freiburg's style with his exceptional work ethic, but he's also proved to be an expert finisher. No wonder they call him "Toumboule" (The Effective One) back home in Africa: Cissé is not one for showboating or flashy stuff; he collects goals in the calm, unassuming manner of a farmer picking ripe apples. His strike against Hamburg was his 11th goal of the season. "It's important to stay focused from the first to the last minute because you might only get a single chance," he said. "Your attitude has to be right." Said Dutt: "He is as important to us as Sami Khedira was for Stuttgart or Arjen Robben is for Bayern." Cissé has called playing in the Bundesliga "a dream come true," but it's hard to believe he ever fantasized about being the toast of the Black Forest as a youngster growing up in the Casamance region, in southwest Senegal. "My father didn't want me to leave my village at first," he told the newspaper Badische Zeitung. "We argued every day. Eventually he gave me the opportunity [to play football], so I moved to [the capital] Dakar where I lived with an uncle." His relative would get up every day at 6 a.m. to drive Papiss to training with his first club, AS Génération Foot. At 18, Senegal's top division club AS Douanes picked up Cissé. A couple of seasons later French outfit FC Metz took him to Europe on a trial basis. "I was lucky to score five goals in eight games for their reserve team, and they gave me a contract," he said. Cissé was immediately loaned to AS Cherbourgh in the Ligue 2, where he managed 11 goals in 26 appearances. Back in now-relegated Metz in 2007, the goals kept coming. After another six months out on loan at LB Chateauroux, Cissé established himself as the main striker for Metz by the time the 2008-09 Ligue 2 season kicked off. In August 2009, Metz played a friendly in Freiburg's Badenova-Stadion. Guess who was the star of the game? Cissé scored one and orchestrated the other in the visitors' 2-1 win. Freiburg general manager Dirk Dufner approached Metz with an offer, but the French club didn't want to sell. A few months later, however, financial problems made "Les Granats" (The Maroons) more amenable to a sale. Freiburg shelled out a club-record $2.1 million for the striker last January. Hannover 96, a bigger and wealthier Bundesliga team, had also been in the running for his services, but Cissé chose Freiburg. "I'd had good talks with Dutt and felt their philosophy to develop young players would be right for me," Cissé said. The club's history of employing African players might have also played a part. Cissé's compatriot Souleyman Sane played for SC in the 1980s. "We are from the neck of the woods. I think he was the first professional footballer ever from Casamance," Cissé said. In Cameroon international Cedrick Makiadi, Cissé has found a translator and friend, and he's no longer fazed by the different training practices in Germany. "We run a lot more than in France," he said, "but that's OK. As long as I can get up in the morning, I can go to work." "We see high potential," Dufner said back in January, when some critics questioned the (relatively) high transfer fee. He's been thoroughly vindicated. In fact, the fear is that Cissé might have too much potential for the club from the southwest of Germany. A couple of Premier League sides have taken a keen interest in his development, and a source familiar with the situation told SI.com that VfL Wolfsburg regards him as a possible successor to Edin Dzeko. "I feel it will be a challenge to keep him here," Dutt said last week. Officially, he's not for sale. "Papiss Cissé has a contract with our club until June 2014 and he is a key player within our first team," Dufner said. "We have not been contacted by any club. No one has inquired about his availability." Unofficially, a price tag of $10.6 million has been mentioned. For Freiburg's opponents, the winter break can't come soon enough. But no one should be surprised if Cissé's hot streak continued in mid-January, despite the less than ideal conditions. Asked about Veh's quote after the game, this year's biggest surprise success in the league laughed out loud. "Actually, I don't mind the cold at all." http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/raphael_honigstein/12/08/freiburg.papiss.cisse/index.html#ixzz1jl0AivTv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonpete1892 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9748/loljhhw.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 that 60 attempts on goal stat correct? Impressive if so but that's a fair few misses like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 "Actually, I don't mind the cold at all." http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/raphael_honigstein/12/08/freiburg.papiss.cisse/index.html#ixzz1jl0AivTv He's prepared for a cold night at the Britannia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9748/loljhhw.jpg Geordie boys taking papiss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I hadn't appreciated how good his record was at Metz before joining Freiburg. 35 in 90 odd games in France too. Quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 We apparantly beat a host of other top clubs to sign him - Andy Evans Agent for PDC NUFCfans site Andy Evans, the agent of Papiss Cissé says Newcastle United beat ‘a host of top clubs’ to the signature of Freiburg’s star striker. Speaking exclusively to NUFCfans.co.uk, Evans said there was interest from Champions League clubs and it was Newcastle’s persistence that paid off in the end. Evans said: “There was a lot of interest and a host of top clubs were interested in Papiss, that’s why it was important to get a deal done tonight, huge teams were circling. I’m talking Champions League.” “Newcastle did an excellent job of completing this deal.” “They [Newcastle] were interested in the summer and made numerous bids for the player, but Freiberg were holding out for their valuation of €15m.” Evans confirmed that Newcastle were finally able to agree a fee last night before the formalities began: “The fee was agreed 9pm last night, Papiss had to come out of training camp and board a private jet set up by Newcastle at 7.10am local time this morning.” “He arrived here at midday and went through the formalities.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 He is possibly,no probably the best striker in the Bundesliga. We have signed a very,very good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 @lee_ryder Lee Ryder Met Papiss Cisse today, he was delighted to be the #nufc number 9! Read an extensive interview in tomorrow's @ChronicleNUFC 34 seconds ago Was obviously an embargo on the news then, that'll be why Douglas' tweets disappeared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 He is possibly,no probably the best striker in the Bundesliga. We have signed a very,very good player. Outside the top clubs in both countries, both leagues are about equal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spark Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 that 60 attempts on goal stat correct? Impressive if so but that's a fair few misses like. 17 games, though. Only about 3 and a half on target per game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sophie S Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 New chant? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 New chant? Welcome to Newcastle Online Soph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 If our 9 scores, he's called Papiss, If our 9 scores, he's called Papiss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Cisse on NUFCTV I tried to talk to Demba but he was in the middle of talking to everybody else Yeah said he didnt want to disturb demba while he was talking to others, what a gentleman! Still when he returns to the training tomorrow demba will be waiting for him like this ..... http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5324/zxxcxzczxc.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Get in. Now just deciding which character out of The Wire he looks most like. , this is one of my favourite games! Nobody jumps out immediately though . Kenard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Our 9 scores, he's taking Papiss, Our 9 scores, he's taking Papiss. ? (nicked SSR's gag) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Cisse on NUFCTV I tried to talk to Demba but he was in the middle of talking to everybody else Yeah said he didnt want to disturb demba while he was talking to others, what a gentleman! Still when he returns to the training tomorrow demba will be waiting for him like this ..... http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5324/zxxcxzczxc.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Anyone used the "Wheeeeey wa gunna win the leeeeeeeague man!" line yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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