The possessor of a superb and powerful physique and with a huge set of dreadlocks, seeing this man powering down on you must have presented a terrifying sight. Burnley bought him from Stoke City in 2005 and it was Sunderland that featured in an eventful game (for him anyway) when he made his debut. Burnley fans were quite happy to see him at the club and had high hopes he would do well. He achieved cult status within minutes of his appearance. Brought on as a substitute, within two minutes he had head-butted defender George McCartney and was sent off. The ground was stunned into silence by this dramatic event and then we gasped at the daftness of it. Seeing a high profile £600,000 purchase sent off after just 2 minutes was a first for the Turf Moor crowd that didnt know whether to laugh or cry. Such violent behaviour was in fact a rarity for Ade who was very much the gentle giant. Both cult and hero status were assured and combined when he scored the equalising goal on the night that Burnley knocked out all-conquering Chelsea in the Carling Cup at Stamford Bridge, in front of 6,000 travelling fans, and Burnley were still a Championship side.
