mama's return come at the right time?

[luke45]

I may face a bit of a pounding for this from the sidibe haters, but with the entertaining carpet football not always paying off, we can often fall back on a long ball to mama as a target man to flick it on, granted it may not be entertaining but if it get's us goals so be it.

Mama as we all know isn't a goalscorer or someone who'll beat a hatful of players and produce a delightful finish, but what he brings for us off his flick-on's, through ball's and hold-up play can at times prove very crucial.

Thoughts?

by the way head's up people, we'll get back to winning ways on saturday against bardiff

[mermaidsal]

I agree with all that, we've done better than we usually do without him but tonight he could well have made the difference. So, it's good timing and his scoring record can only improve... ;D

[robin1302]

yes glad he's back, hopefully he will get his first for the season on Sat if he's back ;D

[lust4life]

Couldnt agree more m8. At this moment in time I wont be bothered about route 1 football if it gets us the results to take us to that promised land which is the premiership.

[sandford]

We deffo miss him when his not playing,everything usually goes thro' him.

[fromafar07]

have to laugh at "so his scoring record has got to improve" 1 goal would do that

[Northy]

If our season depends on Mama returning then I think we are phucked, the last few games before he went he was not in the game
can't we look at somebody who plays like him up the field when he's on form, but also doesn't panic in front of goal and can hit a cows arse with a banjo?

[Onneravineet]

Our PILLAR of STENGTH is one his way WHOM!!! HURRY UP MAMA TONE's lost without you!

[Lawto]

With the style of play we are currently employing, we need Mama!!! I was hoping that we'd have brought in that extra quality to enable us to play a bit more football, and thus make Mama not so indispensable. But we haven't (yet?), so we need him back asap.
I also hope that when he comes back, he's the old Mama. For the last few games before he left for the ANC he wasn't himself. Things on his mind? Who knows. Just hope we get the old Mama back, and back soon!!!

[Deleted]

Erm how many goals has Mama scored this season, sorry to say but we need a striker who scores goals. Adebola not the best player in the division but will get you 10 + goals a season

[rorymscfc]

I'm noty Mama's biggest fan but I wonder if the whole ACN thing was playing on his mind over his last few games for us? He obviously had a lot going on in his personal life.

Hopefully he'll come back and get back into some good form because like him or loathe him, he's pretty much integral to the way we play.

RoryM

[JurgenVandeurzen]

I Believe Sidibie Goin Out To The African Nations Cup Has Done The Sidibie Haters The World Of Good!!
As They've Seen He's Vital To The Way TP Likes Stoke To Play!
Plus He's Fantastic Doesnt Score Many Goals But Complements Fuller Wonderfully! We Do Need Another Goalscorer However But Im Not Sure How Many More 6ft+ African Strikers Are Available ;D

[Lawto]

I'm not a Sidebe hater. And I think he is currently vital to our success this season. He does not score enough goals. End of. But our current style of play demands a Mama type player to hold the ball up.
However, if we brought in a creative midfielder, and a winger, and played Diao as a holding midfielder then our style of play could change meaning Mama was not as indespensable as he is now.

[JurgenVandeurzen]

Agree Lawto Spot On!!