Newcastle Transfers: 5 Best & 5 Worst Ever January Transfer Deals

2. Demba Ba

As a lifelong Newcastle fan, I€™m still reeling from Demba€™s departure, and especially for, with respect to his talent, a below value sum of money. It begs the question, seriously, who wrote that clause in his contract, and what was he under the influence of at the time? To let arguably your best player and top scorer go for as little as £7 million is criminal, and once again, left Alan Pardew short of options up front. The strawberry syrup-loving front man was impressive in his 1 and a half seasons with the Magpies, scoring 29 goals in 58 performances, and being an integral part of the side that finished 5th in 2012, securing the first taste of European football on Tyneside since their promotion in 2012. Despite Newcastle€™s poor form this season, he still managed to bag 13 goals in 20 league appearances, leaving fans wondering who will provide the goal-scoring prowess now the Senegalese target man has moved on.
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20 year old Sport Development an Coaching student who is a self confessed sports fanatic. Lifelong Bradford Bulls and Newcastle United fan who spends far too much time on the internet searching pointless sporting information, Sean is a 50 year old man in a much younger body, and particularly shows a passion for Rugby League. Follow him on twitter @seanmills9