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El Hadji Ba (Confirmed - and guess what? Undisclosed Fee!)

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,855
    I imagine someone like Diarra being a great mentor for Ba, French world cup finalist, who plays in a similar position
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,770
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    Personally any player I've not heard of before or seen play I should always give the benefit of the doubt in terms of potential for us and what they might bring. I think the amount of churn we've had from the network might have influenced some negatively, but I am as excited about this signing as I am Bauer. Keep em coming
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Sounds like its a Permanent deal too rather than on loan
  • alangee
    alangee Posts: 398
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Sounds like its a Permanent deal too rather than on loan

    He was out of contract with Sunderland.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    Be interesting to see whether more experience is added later on or will we persevere with young bucks with potential.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,380
    alangee said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Sounds like its a Permanent deal too rather than on loan

    He was out of contract with Sunderland.
    He has another year to go on his Sunderland contract

    http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23260688
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    harveys gardener said:

    wmcf123 said:

    FishCostaFortune said:

    Would I be correct in thinking that Diarra prefers to play CDM as opposed to CB?

    He might prefer it, but he's seriously lacking in mobility. I was really impressed with him as a centre back, however
    Looked more mobile and athletic than JJ despite being older. Interesting to see where the over 30's fit in this season. Hope we keep the squad age down with new signings. No more LePoints please.
    I'm not sure being more mobile than Jacko is a vast recommendation !
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    edited June 2015
    as to his record @ Sunderland .. The Black Pussy Cats have changed managers regularly and been in a virtual state of crisis for quite a while .. no chance to blood youngsters as player turnover has been huge .. perhaps Ba has just slipped under the radar and the new manager Advocaat just does not fancy giving him a chance ... if he's cheap/free and the powers that be think that he's ambitious, sign him up for a year or two and see what happens .. he could be the next Coq au Vin
  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    I hope he makes more impact that the last Sunderland player we signed.
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  • alangee
    alangee Posts: 398
    edited June 2015
    Scoham said:

    alangee said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Sounds like its a Permanent deal too rather than on loan

    He was out of contract with Sunderland.
    He has another year to go on his Sunderland contract

    http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23260688
    Txmarket says end of June 2015 but maybe they talking about the loan period.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,359
    I'm excited to see what he can do (if we get him), saw a few Sunderland fans on twitter and their forums saying he looked like he had what it takes to break through and would rather see him be loaned.

    If we get Ba and the Dutch league striker, on top of Bauer already then it's all looking good. Can say what you want about Gomez being sold, he was never gonna be around for long.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,274
    edited June 2015
    Confirmed
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,171
    sam3110 said:

    Confirmed

    And with Scarfy too! http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-el-hadji-ba-sunderland-premier-league-championship-transfers-2493345.aspx
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,477
    cafc-west said:

    sam3110 said:

    Confirmed

    And with Scarfy too! http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-el-hadji-ba-sunderland-premier-league-championship-transfers-2493345.aspx
    That isn't the real scarfy that is an imposter.
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    Youse are really weird with the undisclosed fee thing. Why does it matter.
    Strange.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Welcome aboard!
  • bobcafc7
    bobcafc7 Posts: 447
    Greenie Junior said:

    Youse are really weird with the undisclosed fee thing. Why does it matter.
    Strange.

    Every club announce signings as undisclosed these days, can't remember last signing i see where they announced the a fee. Just something for Charlton fans to moan about I guess.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Scarfy!
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    AddickUpNorth said:

    Welcome aboard!

    This ... and all the luck in the world .. let's all get behind our new players from the start of the season
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,827
    edited June 2015
    Welcome To 'ell, El,

    Once the North Upper have stopped chanting the uplifting 'I've got the Bauer', well bring it down a level by holding hands and sway in time to 'Oh Happy Daaaaays, El Hadji Baaaaa'
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Glad about this, as long as it doesn't mean that JC is off......
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    I honestly know next to nothing about the guy, far from enough to have any expectations, which is actually quite refreshing in some ways. Here's hoping he's Coquelin come again, and this time permanently! And hey, if he's signed from Sunderland I guess that means he counts as knowing 'the English game.'
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,337
    I guess Ba could become more of a scapesheep than a scapegoat.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,983
    Ive got a good feeling about this guy. Young with a point to prove after not being given the chance at Sunderland. Few mackems on Twitter said he impressed for their U21 side and should have been given more of an opportunity.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,169
    Welcome El Hadj!

    Based on his pedigree I am hopeful he will be a success, sounds like if he is given somewhere to be loved and that will give him time to rediscover his form he could flourish.

    Happier to be signing players like him than the ones we were signing towards the end of the last owner's reign, but still hope we will supplement the signings of promising young foreign players with a couple of Championship veterans as well, just to keep the balance of experience in place that we had last year seeing as we have released the likes of TBH, Eagles and Johnson.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,987
    Seems like a decent signing. The only question mark would be over how well he's recovered from that broken leg.
    Good luck EHB.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Valley11 said:

    Seems like a decent signing. The only question mark would be over how well he's recovered from that broken leg.
    Good luck EHB.

    If it is his standing leg and the other one is as good as Ryan Giggs' (who only used one leg to play with), he should be all right

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