A lot of Newcastle United fans have rushed to a post by Demba Ba after he responded to a video showing him scoring goals for the Toon.
The Senegalese striker captioned the video with “I…. will never forget. What a time.”
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This then gathered a lot of replies from many Newcastle fans who wanted to reminisce about Ba.
I……. will never forget. What a time !!! https://t.co/mZxmX7BX3J
— Demba Ba (@dembabafoot) February 13, 2020
will never forget your hat-trick in my first newcastle game against blackburn. hero ??
— ryan (@IsIamSIimani) February 13, 2020
Right foot, left foot, power, pace, you had the lot. What.a.player.
— Garwain (@Garwain) February 13, 2020
Legend ??
— neil (@o_peel) February 13, 2020
Sensational for #nufc… sad day when you left..
— AJM (@andy_mcbeth) February 13, 2020
Thanks for the memories! pic.twitter.com/jOgKK32AD8
— LeeSingleton?? (@leesingleton13) February 13, 2020
we never replaced demba ba. dont think we will ever will 🙁
— B (@JMAG1892) February 13, 2020
Miss you Demba x
— Dan ?? (@DanNUFC23) February 13, 2020
Best striker we’ve had since Shearer
— Sean Mitchell (@SeanMitchell91) February 13, 2020
Come home x
— Nathan (@_Muzzaa19) February 13, 2020
Baller
— Calum Nicholls (@CalumNicholls) February 13, 2020
Best since shearer.
— Craig Wilkinson (@wilki_nufc) February 13, 2020
What do we think?
The 34-year-old was signed by the Toon in the summer of 2011 on a free transfer after he had scored seven goals in 12 Premier League games for West Ham the previous season.
However, no one could have expected the impact that Ba made on Newcastle.
After not scoring in his first five matches, his Toon career sparked into life with a hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers, and from there, he went on to score a further 13 as the Magpies finished in fifth.
The following season, Ba scored on the opening day in a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur and added another 12 before Chelsea activated his release clause and took him to Stamford Bridge.
Ba made 58 appearances for the Toon, and in that time, he scored 29 goals, and judging by the replies to this post will always be fondly remembered on Tyneside.