Veteran striker Demba Ba revealed his appreciation for former Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor and unsurprisingly loads of Magpies replied to his tweet.
Ba quoted a tweet from the club’s official Twitter account showing footage of Steven Taylor’s mind games against Stoke City and commented “Steven… I miss you crazy.”
The former Senegalese international starred in over 50 games for the Black and Whites, scoring 29 goals and creating 7 assists in all competitions, before departing for Chelsea for a transfer fee of £7.65m (Transfermarkt).
After forming a potent partnership with Papiss Cisse, with the pair scoring 29 goals between them in the 2011/2012 season, Ba achieved a cult-hero status amongst the Tyneside fan base.
The 34-year-old currently plies his trade with Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir FK, scoring 10 goals and creating 5 assists in 20 appearances in Süper Lig, and the Owls are currently tied with Trabzonspor on 53 points (Transfermarkt).
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Plenty of Geordie fans have pleaded with Ba to “come home” to St James’ Park.
Take a look at some of the best reactions down below…
Trust me Demba, we #nufc fans miss you more! Haven't had a striker as good as you since you left! #HumbleGoalMachine
— Wasim (@wasimebrahim) March 19, 2020
Come home mate
— tom (@_1892tom) March 19, 2020
Come home Demba lad x
— Bairdzy ⚫️⚪️ (@BairdzyNUFC) March 19, 2020
We miss you Demba.Magnificent you were
— Neil (@realNeilslate) March 19, 2020
miss you everyday big man
— t̶r̶u̶m̶a̶n̶ (@trumanleam) March 19, 2020
Demba we all miss you 😔
— Daniel Emslie (@DanEmslie02) March 19, 2020
I love you
— Tom Horner (@tomhorner01) March 19, 2020
Newcastle fans, do you miss Demba Ba? Do you think he would start in Steve Bruce’s team? Let us know in the comments!
