Ivory Coast striker Georges Ba on trial with Quakes

JD, FY, more strikers does not equal more goals.

 

Won't hurt. Other than keepers, we can use help everywhere else but aren't we full or almost full on roster spots?

 

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2001 Tours FC 69 (25)
2001–2002 Sannois Saint-Gratien 26 (6)
2002–2003 Besançon 32 (15)
2003–2005 OGC Nice 21 (3)
2004–2005 → Montpellier 6 (0)
2005 → Le Mans 13 (7)
2005–2007 Troyes 27 (4)
2007 Maccabi Netanya 8 (2)
2008 Gillingham 4 (0)
2008 Maccabi Netanya 10 (1)
2009–2010 AC Ajaccio 10 (1)
2010– SJA Le Poiré-sur-Vie 13 (2)

Looks to me like he's a once prolific goal scorer who is past his sell-by date...

 

4 goals since 2008, 37 games. JD must be looking at this 32 year old striker as being "refreshed" due to his lack of playing time. Next.

 

Or maybe a better analogy is like the compulsive gambler who, after putting his life savings into the slot machine is sure "it's just about to pay off!!!!!"

 

No. No. No.

Thanks.

 

Have they ever brought in a decent trialist?

 

Terrific, knowing Doyle he either comes cheap or he's really brittle and often injured. No thank you.

We need a controlling/attacking midfielder not another forward that can't score.

 

All I have to say about Ba is: Bad, with no D.

 

His last club, SJA Le Poiré-sur-Vie, is in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group G, the fifth tier in the French football league system. And he's 32 years young!

Can we move on from this idiocy? Now? This is a player not worth looking at. We'd be better off raiding NASL or USL teams, oh wait! we've done that.

GOOOOOO QUAAAAAAKES!!!!!!
Fire Frank and JD!!

- Mark

 

Wrong Ba...We want Demba.

 

LOL ok, ok...

 

The problem with Frank and JD is that they're constantly trying to catch lightning in a bottle again every time they go after the older players. Francisco Lima was an ironman at 34 and a great pickup but most 33+ players are past it once they get into that range.

 

FY, JD try to play Scott Sealy as a midfielder. Maybe they're aiming to try again.

 

Wasn't Lima brought to them by Chris Sullivan? (Hire Sully as a scout.)

 

I think JD&FY burned that bridge after something. Can anybody remember.

 

Sadly, it sounds like something they would do.

 

Either somebody needs to remember or I will edit my post...I'm not into starting slanderous rumors.

 

This forum abounds with slanderous unfounded rumors. Nothing new there.

 

Yes, but not from me!