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Gassan Ahadme - Aug 2025 gone on a season long loan to Stevenage

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  • hermann
    hermann Posts: 481
    Poss not a coincidence that the press looked more effective again with him starting 
  • SteveACS
    SteveACS Posts: 377
    Gas is great in the air, has a decent first touch, and good strength to hold up the ball.

    He's also got a decent work rate.

    He lacks pace, sure. But if he had pace as well...


    He wouldn't be playing in League 1!
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    sam3110 said:
    What strikes me is how much the rest of the squad seem to love him
    It's not just the squad that love him, but his neighbours too. Quite the contrast to our previous number 9.

    My dental hygienist lives on the same Sidcup cul-de-sac and Gassan, and says he is a breath of fresh air - especially given some of the challenges they have had on the "de sac" of late.

    According to my hygenist, Gassan:

    - Presides over an immaculately maintained garden (front and back).
    - Is consistently thoughtful and measured input into the cul-de-sac whatsapp group
    - Is friendly and approachable - Always greets and acknowledges neighbours with a smile or wave.

    IMO this provides a far truer measure of Gassan the man compared to his goals per game ratio. Maybe some of the posters on this channel should reflect on the above - and potentially take a hard look at themselves?? 

    Gordon Bennett!
    This is a brilliantly funny post. 
    I personally think Hygienists are good judges of people and it's great to Know that Gassan keeps his 'Kate' and 'Willie Thorne' tidy.

    This was always important when I lived in Sidcup with my parents that you had to strive to keep up with the 'Nathan's'
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,593
    Scoham said:
    I assume when NJ says Gassan’s a bit eccentric he means he likes a bit of gardening and de-icing his neighbours cars in the morning in his PJ’s.
  • SteveACS said:
    Gas is great in the air, has a decent first touch, and good strength to hold up the ball.

    He's also got a decent work rate.

    He lacks pace, sure. But if he had pace as well...


    He wouldn't be playing in League 1!

    He has one goal in the league, let's not go over board.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,129
    SteveACS said:
    Gas is great in the air, has a decent first touch, and good strength to hold up the ball.

    He's also got a decent work rate.

    He lacks pace, sure. But if he had pace as well...


    He wouldn't be playing in League 1!

    He has one goal in the league, let's not go over board.
    I think you’re deliberately ignoring his 1 OG too…
  • Fumbluff said:
    SteveACS said:
    Gas is great in the air, has a decent first touch, and good strength to hold up the ball.

    He's also got a decent work rate.

    He lacks pace, sure. But if he had pace as well...


    He wouldn't be playing in League 1!

    He has one goal in the league, let's not go over board.
    I think you’re deliberately ignoring his 1 OG too…
    Scored 1 to get us three points, then scored an own goal to cost us three.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,051
    Let’s wait to see the return over the next few league games before we pop the champagne. 
  • Scoham said:
    “We brought him here so that when we do put balls in and we do play how we can play, he’s one of the best technicians in terms of heading that I’ve ever worked with."

    Jones inadvertently pointing out an issue we have with Gassan, as we're not putting balls in (enough of them anyway) and we're not playing the way we could. 

    I'm not defending Gassan as he's missed some sitters this season, but for the way he feeds off passes and crosses, our midfield hasn't helped him anywhere near enough in league games. 

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  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited December 2024
    Scoham said:

    f*ck me, what a shit trophy! looks like a card dispenser on a downmarket hotel reception desk!
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,493
    Scoham said:
    “We brought him here so that when we do put balls in and we do play how we can play, he’s one of the best technicians in terms of heading that I’ve ever worked with."

    Jones inadvertently pointing out an issue we have with Gassan, as we're not putting balls in (enough of them anyway) and we're not playing the way we could. 

    I'm not defending Gassan as he's missed some sitters this season, but for the way he feeds off passes and crosses, our midfield hasn't helped him anywhere near enough in league games. 
    Not easy to feed lots of crosses when you're either playing a box midfield or relying solely on wingbacks. Now if we had some wingers... 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,015
    SteveACS said:
    Gas is great in the air, has a decent first touch, and good strength to hold up the ball.

    He's also got a decent work rate.

    He lacks pace, sure. But if he had pace as well...


    He wouldn't be playing in League 1!

    He has one goal in the league, let's not go over board.
    And it was handball (arm ball).
    None the less I really hope he comes good and he may well if Nathan Jones can coach his team into getting heading opportunities onto his bonce, which we all were told was the plan.
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,809
    edited December 2024
    song for Gas.. to Gas Panic by Oasis.   simply.  you better get on your knees and pray.. Gassan is on his way..

    he'll look for a pass from Terry Taylor
    and his enemies all know his name 
    and when you see him run in your area.
    you'd better get on your knees and pray..... 

    GASSAN IS ON HIS WAY
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,301
    I loved the way he absolutely flattened Mitchell in going for the header for his 2nd. By the way, did anyone notice how he got that cut by his eye?
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,827
    “Best technicians in terms of heading”.  
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,791
    Best game yet not pulling up trees by any stretch but one fairs share of headers plus the headers wernt just aimless continuously but directed towards a fellow player. Needs a better service before we totally write him off
  • song for Gas.. to Gas Panic by Oasis.   simply.  you better get on your knees and pray.. Gassan is on his way..

    he'll look for a pass from Terry Taylor
    and his enemies all know his name 
    and when you see him run in your area.
    you know the ball has gone the other way.... 

    GASSAN IS ON HIS WAY
    Fixed it for you
  • Best game yet not pulling up trees by any stretch but one fairs share of headers plus the headers wernt just aimless continuously but directed towards a fellow player. Needs a better service before we totally write him off
    Got the assist last night for Kanu's goal with that header down to him
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,002
    Best game yet not pulling up trees by any stretch but one fairs share of headers plus the headers wernt just aimless continuously but directed towards a fellow player. Needs a better service before we totally write him off
    Best game yet not pulling up trees by any stretch but one fairs share of headers plus the headers wernt just aimless continuously but directed towards a fellow player. Needs a better service before we totally write him off
    Got the assist last night for Kanu's goal with that header down to him
    I wouldn't say that he's definitely turned any corners yet (still very much could be a bit of a relative purple patch) but I am beginning to think he might not be as much the problem as some would have it, and more of (another) casualty of the Jones method. 

    The lump it long shite is not actually helping him at all, he does win more than his share but then has nothing to do once he does and has very little support. The one time he actually had some sort of partnership going, he provided a goal assist.

    Hopefully he does settle a bit and he's quite a long way off the top of any list to be moved on/replaced in my books, for now at least.

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  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,336
    He needs service from out wide to attack crosses….
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    edited December 2024
    It just came up on my twitter timeline, but apparently on this day last year, Ahadme scored two goals against us at home to bring Cambridge level in a 2-2 draw after we were 2 up  
    so for 870k, all we have to show for is 1 league goal, an own goal, 3 in the cup and 2 against us last year to deny us 3pts - Brilliant 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,176
    Those two goals were the beginning of the end for Appleton though, so to be fair they might be some of the most valuable goals he could have scored
  • cabbles said:
    It just came up on my twitter timeline, but apparently on this day last year, Ahadme scored two goals against us at home to bring Cambridge level in a 2-2 draw after we were 2 up  
    so for 870k, all we have to show for is 1 league goal, an own goal, 3 in the cup and 2 against us last year to deny us 3pts - Brilliant 
    870k well spent, great squad player 😀
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,051
    cabbles said:
    It just came up on my twitter timeline, but apparently on this day last year, Ahadme scored two goals against us at home to bring Cambridge level in a 2-2 draw after we were 2 up  
    so for 870k, all we have to show for is 1 league goal, an own goal, 3 in the cup and 2 against us last year to deny us 3pts - Brilliant 
    The number of different transfer fees that have been quoted for Ahadme is amazing! 

    FWIW I doubt we paid anything like £870k upfront and it’s a much lower fee with significant add ons (which will likely never be realised because he and we are rubbish). 
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    You've now got me looking at the fixture list and which forward we're likely to sign from Mansfield, Northampton, Cambridge, Wycombe or Crawley that signals the end of NJ and who we'll all be despairing about this time next year


  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,176
    se9addick said:
    cabbles said:
    It just came up on my twitter timeline, but apparently on this day last year, Ahadme scored two goals against us at home to bring Cambridge level in a 2-2 draw after we were 2 up  
    so for 870k, all we have to show for is 1 league goal, an own goal, 3 in the cup and 2 against us last year to deny us 3pts - Brilliant 
    The number of different transfer fees that have been quoted for Ahadme is amazing! 

    FWIW I doubt we paid anything like £870k upfront and it’s a much lower fee with significant add ons (which will likely never be realised because he and we are rubbish). 
    Have it on good authority that we actually only paid £35k up front for Ahadme, but £14.6m is payable upon him scoring his second league goal for the club. That's why he's dutifully avoiding putting the club into administration up to this point by not scoring in the league again but is tearing it up in the cup. The club also briefly experimented with him scoring an own goal to see if it reset the goal counter on the payment requirements but the club's contract lawyer had a look and informed the club that that strategy was 'fucking stupid'.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,386
    se9addick said:
    cabbles said:
    It just came up on my twitter timeline, but apparently on this day last year, Ahadme scored two goals against us at home to bring Cambridge level in a 2-2 draw after we were 2 up  
    so for 870k, all we have to show for is 1 league goal, an own goal, 3 in the cup and 2 against us last year to deny us 3pts - Brilliant 
    The number of different transfer fees that have been quoted for Ahadme is amazing! 

    FWIW I doubt we paid anything like £870k upfront and it’s a much lower fee with significant add ons (which will likely never be realised because he and we are rubbish). 
    Have it on good authority that we actually only paid £35k up front for Ahadme, but £14.6m is payable upon him scoring his second league goal for the club. That's why he's dutifully avoiding putting the club into administration up to this point by not scoring in the league again but is tearing it up in the cup. The club also briefly experimented with him scoring an own goal to see if it reset the goal counter on the payment requirements but the club's contract lawyer had a look and informed the club that that strategy was 'fucking stupid'.
    I wish we hired that contract lawyer 18 years ago.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786


    Don’t know if I should be proud or concerned.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,827


    Don’t know if I should be proud or concerned.
    Assume you visited twice