Wasn't he actually offside? And his goal against Watford (which he ludicrously celebrated with a salute) could have fell to anyone in that scramble. A poor man's Sol Campbell (perhaps Macclesfield is his level)
I disagree that it's a massive blow. Just looking at the Watford game alone and you can see just how poor Bamba is. He marks nobody and doesn't chase back to help out. I can't make out what Warnock sees in him. He was a liability at Leeds