[Albion] Carlos Baleba SINGS a 5-year deal

[Mr Bridger]

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Cameroon haven’t even qualified yet. They are heavy favourites though in what is effectively a play off game at home to Burundi in September. They do have to win or have a high scoring draw to go through though.


He’s got to play himself into contention first. He’s never made a squad, he was in the preliminary squad for the AFCON qualifiers against Namibia but didn’t make the final squad. He’s not in the squad for next months game against Burundi.

They will get through - helped by Onana being back in now too.

If Baleba does ok for us between now and then, he will be in the squad.

 

[Live by the sea]

Announcement tonight hopefully or tomorrow

 

[Questions]

That’s a thumbs down from me. Poor taste I feel, old chap.

That’s the thing with bad taste jokes. They are generally in bad taste.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Good news but one slight downer - we’ll probably lose him for some games in January/February to AFCON.

Does he also qualify for France? Wikipedia says he was born in Paris and grew up there, other sites say he was born in Douala, so I'm not sure which is correct.

He wasn't picked in the Cameroon squad that was just named for their upcoming qualifiers, so next year's afcon may come too soon for him.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Does he also qualify for France? Wikipedia says he was born in Paris and grew up there, other sites say he was born in Douala, so I'm not sure which is correct.

He wasn't picked in the Cameroon squad that was just named for their upcoming qualifiers, so next year's afcon may come too soon for him.

Let’s hope he isn’t picked for Afcon. He’s more use to us here.

 

[Taybha]

I wonder what sort of hat he would wear to Royal Ascot

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Let’s hope he isn’t picked for Afcon. He’s more use to us here.

I'm not sure he or the Cameroonian's would agree.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Does he also qualify for France? Wikipedia says he was born in Paris and grew up there, other sites say he was born in Douala, so I'm not sure which is correct.

He wasn't picked in the Cameroon squad that was just named for their upcoming qualifiers, so next year's afcon may come too soon for him.

Wierdly in the side profile on Wiki it says he was born in Douala and in the write up, it says Paris. Everywhere else says Douala and the write up on Wiki expands to say he "joined the École de Football des Brasseries du Cameroun academy center at the age of 13" so it was Cameroon.

If he performs in the PL between now and then he'll be fast tracked into the squad. Cameroon are not blessed with an abundance of talent at the moment.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

My mate who once beat Roger Milla in a Pontins dance off reckons it’s time to celebrate

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I'm not sure he or the Cameroonian's would agree.

I'm speaking from an Albion fan perspective. Sorry if that was unclear.

 

[Sheebo]

My mate who once beat Roger Milla in a Pontins dance off reckons it’s time to celebrate

What was his prize?

 

[rebel51]

If this is the only signing, we are going to be in for a long season. So weak atm in midfield and defence. Our attack is great.. We need premier league ready signings.

 

[chickens]

I wonder what sort of hat he would wear to Royal Ascot

The full fruit salad or nothing.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

What was his prize?

Usually another weeks holiday.

I won a kids talent contest many years ago at some holiday camp and won my family a weeks holiday in Seaton, Devon in October. A real wet and miserable place at the end of the holiday season with everything around closed up already. Not sure my parents really appreciated my win.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

What was his prize?

Evening with Timmy Mallet

 

[Sheebo]

Evening with Timmy Mallet

Better than Jimmy I suppose.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Let’s hope he isn’t picked for Afcon. He’s more use to us here.

If he doesn’t get picked for it would that not be more worrying?

If he gets picked it’ll likely be because he’s slotted into PL football seamlessly. Surely gotta be better for us than if he can’t get into a fairly average Cameroon squad.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Better than Jimmy I suppose.

He just got a mention on the Salford Leeds game

 

[Doc Lynam]

Announcement tonight hopefully or tomorrow

Covering yourself there