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RIP Papa Bouba Diop
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
That's really sad news, and a horrible disease to afflict anyone let alone an athlete at such an age. RiP big man.
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
Nice photo of Papa Bouba Diop at Wembley 2008 on the Pompey twitter release. (Reprinted in The Guardian).
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... es-aged-42
RIP.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... es-aged-42
RIP.
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
RIP Papa.
An absolute unit. The mobility of a steamroller but would challenge just as hard. But it was his aerial power in front of the back four where I thought he really excelled. If teams ran out of ideas and just lofted it forward, it was game over - he'd mop it up all game long.
A sad loss.
An absolute unit. The mobility of a steamroller but would challenge just as hard. But it was his aerial power in front of the back four where I thought he really excelled. If teams ran out of ideas and just lofted it forward, it was game over - he'd mop it up all game long.
A sad loss.
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
Holy crud...never even heard of that illness and its not supposed to be life threatening to most according to my googly search.
What a bummer. RIP big guy.
What a bummer. RIP big guy.
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
RIP Papa
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
I seem to remember his nickname being the 'Wardrobe' and you could see why. I have visions of opposition players challenging him and just bouncing off him - just immovable. What a powerful strong presence in midfield and not a bad ball player either.
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Re: RIP Papa Bouba Diop
Also had a head like a threepenny bit; nobody had the foggiest idea which direction the ball was going when he headed the ball. Somehow this just endeared him to the FP crowd.streetrifle wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:12 am What a powerful strong presence in midfield and not a bad ball player either.
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