Wesley Fofana

[Sol thewall Bamba]

3 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Good.

But yeah also this. Knobhead.

[Bert]

You could tell how good he was just by the reaction of how pissed off we all were when he left. I’m sure the way it panned out had a lot to do with it but deep down we knew the type of player we were losing. 

[RowlattsFox]

If you're forgetting how good he was then you just have to look who is playing for at centre back for us now  

 

He was dick before he came to us, and he was a dick when he wanted to leave. A shame for him but not going to lose sleep over it. 

[ParkerPen]

5 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

If you're forgetting how good he was then you just have to look who is playing for at centre back for us now  

 

He was dick before he came to us, and he was a dick when he wanted to leave. A shame for him but not going to lose sleep over it. 

came to us in part by being a dick, so we cant really complain too much when he leaves the same way !

[Mickyblueeyes]

Wes was an excellent player for us. Wish him the best in recovery. He should be a defender you class alongside elite names in years to come. And he would be if it wasn’t for injuries. 

[Nalis]

Before the Villareal injury I honesty thought he'd end up at Real Madrid or something eventually

[Fox92]

Saw this thread as hot. Thought we were bringing him back at first. Damn you. I'd take him in defence on his own over the four we play now.

[Sly]

Brilliant player. 
 

Could he have left on better terms, of course. I don’t wish him ill in anyway though, as we got massive money for him. 
 

I’ve also heard stories contrary to him being a bit of a tool and he’s been supportive of children’s charities etc. Not everything is as the media portrays. 

[Ted Maul]

30 minutes ago, Bert said:

You could tell how good he was just by the reaction of how pissed off we all were when he left. I’m sure the way it panned out had a lot to do with it but deep down we knew the type of player we were losing. 

I think much of the genuine venom towards Fofana comes from the circumstances around the injury and contract (most of us have got over Kante, Mahrez, Maguire etc. leaving, even when there were tactics employed to force a move)

[lfu]

46 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

He and Saliba both came to England at a similar time and Forfana was streets ahead of him. Without his injuries imo he could have been better than Saliba. 

 

Now Saliba is one of the top 5 CBs in the world. 

 

Forfana was very unlucky but he is obviously a bit of a dick off the pitch - just ask Dean Gaffney! 

 

 

I remember the sentiment when we signed him was that Saliba was rawer than Fofana but had a higher ceiling

Edited 3 January by lfu

[murphy]

On 22/07/2023 at 20:29, Paninistickers said:

Sure I did. As I said, schadenfreude is a perfectly normal and human response. I don't override it with virtue signalling. 

It might be normal and I'm not above a bit of scadenfreude myself, but think about what it means.  The literal translation is 'shameful joy' 

[coolhandfox]

People need to let go of the hate.

[filbertway]

Massive shame for the lad, could tell he was destined for big things almost immediately. Injuries have been cruel on his short career so far.

[bovril]

Instrumental in us winning the cup. For that alone he could blow up my favourite pub and I'd probably forgive him. 

[shen]

1 hour ago, phoneticerror said:

The next big thing?? He was good but perhaps you’re overselling him a touch.

He wasn't the finished article by any means, but he was easily the best central defender at 19/20 I'd seen. More impressive than Rio Ferdinand.

[shen]

12 minutes ago, murphy said:

It might be normal and I'm not above a bit of scadenfreude myself, but think about what it means.  The literal translation is 'shameful joy' 

That's not the literal translation of Schadenfreude. Shame is Scham/schämen, which isn't the same as Schaden (damage).

[urban.spaceman]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

You could tell how good he was just by the reaction of how pissed off we all were when he left. I’m sure the way it panned out had a lot to do with it but deep down we knew the type of player we were losing. 

In retrospect, that malicious tackle on him was the catalyst for everything going wrong. 

[Scotch]

Don't wish any ill on the lad but given what happened, it's hard to wish we'll for him although, him pushing through a move is probably the best thing that could have happened seeing as his legs are made of rich tea biscuits. 

[STEVIE B]

Why is he still mentioned on here ? He was good, but he left in a huff. 

[sishades]

really dont care.

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

He was special when he was here, don’t care what anyone says he was destined for the very top.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, goose2010 said:

He and Saliba both came to England at a similar time and Forfana was streets ahead of him. Without his injuries imo he could have been better than Saliba. 

 

Now Saliba is one of the top 5 CBs in the world. 

 

Forfana was very unlucky but he is obviously a bit of a dick off the pitch - just ask Dean Gaffney! 

 

 

 

Didn't St Etienne fans rate Saliba higher than Fofana? 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, GingerrrFox said:

The anatomical structure of his legs is baffling tbh, he’s basically bow-legged, surprised he passed a medical with Chelsea tbh after the severity of his injury against Villarreal. 

 

Yeah he has the gait of a newborn giraffe

[bovril]

24 minutes ago, STEVIE B said:

Why is he still mentioned on here ? He was good, but he left in a huff. 

Played the majority of games and was very good in our second most successful season ever. It'd be like expecting people not to mention Kante. 

[Samilktray]

27 minutes ago, STEVIE B said:

Why is he still mentioned on here ? He was good, but he left in a huff. 

He left in the exact same way he came tbf