Really pleases me to see some of you now changing your minds about COGba. I couldn't understand the posts knocking him earlier in the season, when he'd really not been given a fair run for you. He still hasn't, really. He scored a goal every other game for us in 18 months and he was a joy to...
To be fair, they were two of our better players from a really awful bunch. You could be Blackpool, who've signed about 5 of our truly awful players from last season. They're doing well too...
At fan forums, and to me personally, our CEO reckons we got "over" a million pounds from you for COG, and he was on £8,000 P/W with us, and due to hitting 15 goals it triggered an increase to £10,000 P/W for this season had he stayed. We were obviously gagging for him to leave, considering a...
Our manager has told the media today that if COG is available that we'd take him back on loan, no problem. But that he expects plenty of competition if it's true that Hyypia doesn't want him.
Personally - and I rated him massively - he'd be welcome back, but he'd have to sit on the bench until...
Cheers lads. Think you're unlikely to see COG much if he's expected to be a target man. I'm not saying he isn't 'a target' but he's much more than that. Or, he was for us. Funny thing is (and yes I know we're a level down now) we've now recruited four strikers all of differing qualities with the...
Here's a video I made. It was done after a handful of games. Had I waited, it'd have included the goal against you and one or two other bits. Shame, but here it is anyway. And remember what I said before, he's world class on occasion, but Sunday League on others. As an impact player, he's a...
Paddy is an absolute genius. On his day. I've been watching Barnsley for 26 years and other than Craig Hignett I can't recall a player so breathtaking to watch, with the added extra of wondering just how he did/does it. But as amazing as he is to watch when he's on his day, attacking etc...
Fair assessment of COG's time at S6 that. But you know I was referring to the majority of Owls when I said they thought he was awful. And it was, mate. It was the majority. They were falling over themselves to tell me how bad he was.
Agreed on the adulation bit though. Few players who leave us...
I can't go quoting/replying to everyone who took the time to respond to my thread as it'd look a bit silly. So I'll thank you all for any kind words. But as Dan Aitch put it, I merely wanted you (the doubters especially) to have a look at the goals he scored for us in the hope that you'd perhaps...
Small world, pal. I was born in Athersley, which is the next village, however, Carlton was my home in Barnsley from 2004 until 2012. I now live with my wonderful girlfriend in Bradford as I couldn't take her away from her family. I'm from Barnsley, I can handle not seeing mine. :cool:
Thanks for...