Thomas Asante (23 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Bakayoko may have been a donkey but he was our donkey. He was with us when we didn't have a pot to piss in and helped us to where we are now.

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad things got. If a player was worth a quid we sold them for 50p so we could buy a light bulb. Those without the ability but gave 100% are just as important as those who grew with us on our climb back up the football league.

We paid a fee for him, he was signed in the aftermath of selling Marc McNulty. It was hardly like he was playing here as a volunteer.

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

If memory serves Gyan scored at the Ricoh for Udinese in a summer friendly, I want to say 2009?

 

[TomRad85]

If memory serves Gyan scored at the Ricoh for Udinese in a summer friendly, I want to say 2009?

He pissed me off because he could have had a decent career in European football but he pissed off to the camel leagues before it was even cool for some easy money. I see he dipped his toe in Chinas failed attempt at becoming a power league too, which doesn't surprise me.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He pissed me off because he could have had a decent career in European football but he pissed off to the camel leagues before it was even cool for some easy money. I see he dipped his toe in Chinas failed attempt at becoming a power league too, which doesn't surprise me.

Played a part in an iconic World Cup moment with Luis ‘Dracula’ Suarez though

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

We paid a fee for him, he was signed in the aftermath of selling Marc McNulty. It was hardly like he was playing here as a volunteer.

I think it was a fairly decent fee by our standards for that time as well.

Robins brought him in thinking he could turn him into an old school CF somehow not realising that despite his 6"4 frame he had the physical threat of a timid cat.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I think it was a fairly decent fee by our standards for that time as well.

Robins brought him in thinking he could turn him into an old school CF somehow not realising that despite his 6"4 frame he had the physical threat of a timid cat.

Then he signed Ellis Simms

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Then I saw her face

 

[SBT]

Any time Lampard says the squad is thin, someone should tell him that Bakayoko played more than a dozen times for us in the Championship

 

[Skybluedownunder]

I think it was a fairly decent fee by our standards for that time as well.

Robins brought him in thinking he could turn him into an old school CF somehow not realising that despite his 6"4 frame he had the physical threat of a timid cat.

Was £350k which at that time for us was a lot of money


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[skybluegod]

Was £350k which at that time for us was a lot of money


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Wasn't it 200k inclusive of add ons (which defientley wouldn't have been achieved in terms of goals/appearances). That's what was reported by Bristol Live at the time anyway as Rovers were competing with us for his signature if I recall.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

He pissed me off because he could have had a decent career in European football but he pissed off to the camel leagues before it was even cool for some easy money. I see he dipped his toe in Chinas failed attempt at becoming a power league too, which doesn't surprise me.

Has a very good goals per games ratio for both club and country, almost a 1 in 2. A lot of clubs though

 

[shmmeee]

Just me that’s had his song stuck in his head since Saturday?

 

[mark82]

Just me that’s had his song stuck in his head since Saturday?

Nope, was singing it on the way to work this morning.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Was £350k which at that time for us was a lot of money


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It was £80k

 

[SleepyGinger]

Bakayoko may have been a donkey but he was our donkey. He was with us when we didn't have a pot to piss in and helped us to where we are now.

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad things got. If a player was worth a quid we sold them for 50p so we could buy a light bulb. Those without the ability but gave 100% are just as important as those who grew with us on our climb back up the football league.

Things were starting to improve when we had Bakayoko in the squad, we had striker options of him, Chaplin and Hiwula who all cost a fee as well as JCH. That was hardly our dark days.

 

[SkyBlueCharlie9]

Bakayoko is a legend for his effort and application at the start of our ongoing journey.
At StAndrews v Bolton in 2020, Bakayoko walked onto pitch with my lad when he was a mascot. After kick off we started our walk around perimeter of pitch towards stand. Bakayoko scored in first 30 seconds and came and celebrated with us before we even got to our seats. Great photo of it and on camera too. My now teenage lad has ever since been massively passionate and invested in Cov (from afar). It was a special moment and even now makes me proud and a wee bit emotional and it will probably stay with us both for the rest of our lives. Bakayoko probably forgotten about it though

 

[Alkhen]

Nice little nod for BTAs form. Hope he keeps it up

 

[ovduk78]

BBC has Ghana playing Comoros today but score websites like livescore have game being played on Sunday.

 

[fatso]

BBC has Ghana playing Comoros today but score websites like livescore have game being played on Sunday.

Well watch it on BBC tonight and then put a massive bet on when its played on Sunday!

 

[ovduk78]

Well watch it on BBC tonight and then put a massive bet on when its played on Sunday!

Ghana won 5-0, no goals or assists for BTA and no idea if he even played. They play Comoros at home on Sunday.

 

[Tommo1993]

Unused sub. Tbf if I didn’t get any minutes against Central African Republic and didn’t feel guaranteed an app in the next game, I’d come home.

 

[shmmeee]

Nice little nod for BTAs form. Hope he keeps it up

Best not show @Ccfcisparks that card.

 

[LastChance]

Ghana won 5-0, no goals or assists for BTA and no idea if he even played. They play Comoros at home on Sunday.

Good, one game out of the way and our player didn't pick up an injury. Just hope Haji and JDS come through unscathed

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Best not show @Ccfcisparks that card.

why

 

[itsabuzzard]

Then I saw her face

And now we're all believers.

 

[stevefloyd]

And now we're all believers.

Theres no doubt in my mind

 

[long way home]

Sat on the bench for the whole game, but they have some players in that squad.

 

[skyblueelephant76]

He came on for the last 3 mins of the game today.

 

[baldy]

Bakayoko may have been a donkey but he was our donkey. He was with us when we didn't have a pot to piss in and helped us to where we are now.

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad things got. If a player was worth a quid we sold them for 50p so we could buy a light bulb. Those without the ability but gave 100% are just as important as those who grew with us on our climb back up the football league.

'Helped us'? He wasn't exactly an influential powerhouse of a striker who catapulted us up the leagues

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Ghana have qualified for next years World Cup, can only be good for us and BTA who will now want to play every game for us and get on that plane in the summer

 

[SleepyGinger]

It would be great to have a couple of players in the World Cup this summer

 

[wingy]

Getting ready for life in the prem!

 

[SkyBlueSam01]

'Helped us'? He wasn't exactly an influential powerhouse of a striker who catapulted us up the leagues

When you 'help' an old lady across the street you aren't catapulting her are you ffs

Point is he is a good bloke who scored a few important goals and contributed his bit to our rise from obscurity to where we are now

 

[stevefloyd]

Got to be some performance to impress in 3 minutes

 

[fatso]

Got to be some performance to impress in 3 minutes

There's fuck all wrong with 3 minutes mate!