Bamba

[Punxsutawney Phil]

Back on the bench today, great to see

[Cleve van Leef]

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Excellent

[19bluebirds27]

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Would have got an amazing reception. Hope he stays on at the club I really do.

[WJ99mobile]

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Hopefully comes on scores a worldie, concedes a calamity and goes off with a smile

Gotta love Sol

[19bluebirds27]

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He did come for about 10 seconds.
Great to see.

[B. Oddie]

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Superb. My favourite player BEFORE the cancer. He's reinforced that now.

A few of you have been directly been affected by the bastard of an illness over the years so I imagine he's a great ambassador for recovery.

All the best lads, hope to see you personally next season. :thumbup::ayatollah:

[life on mars]

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Still want him as our manager .

[B. Oddie]

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Still want him as our manager .

BAMBA OUT!!

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Would have got an amazing reception. Hope he stays on at the club I really do.

I echo what you say . He really would have had a great ovation coming on.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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I echo what you say . He really would have had a great ovation coming on.

What a man, cancer ****ed with the wrong man

[Michael Morris]

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Despite knowing his club was about to be relegated, Rotherham boss Paul Warne took time to embrace Sol Bamba as the City defender was waiting to come on. Class

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[Michael Morris]

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Manager Mick McCarthy says Sol Bamba's return to action after a cancer diagnosis has prompted delight throughout Cardiff City.

Bamba, 36, came off the bench in Cardiff's draw with Rotherham United on the final day of the Championship season.

It was the defender's first appearance since Cardiff announced in January that he was undergoing chemotherapy.

"Sol has been a big part of this club for a long time," McCarthy said.

"He got on the pitch and he was delighted with that and the lads were all delighted for him, as I am and the staff are.

"He has been a big part of the club and everybody loves him."

Bamba spoke of his "pure joy" at returning to training last month having been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Ivory Coast international said at the time there was "still a long way to go" in his recovery, but he came on in the 89th minute against Rotherham to make a first Cardiff appearance since December 2020.

McCarthy says the decision to introduce Bamba as the Millers sought a late winner was tactical.

"I did think when they were starting to making substitutions and bring players on, they were going to be looking for a throw-in, a free-kick, a corner, and I wanted to get him on," he added.

Former Leeds, Leicester and Hibernian player Bamba, who has made 118 appearances since joining Cardiff in 2016, sees his contract expire this summer.

Cardiff's draw with saw them finish eighth in the Championship, while Rotherham's failure to win meant they were relegated to League One.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57042748

[Cleve van Leef]

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Let's hope the Club give him a contract as player/coach, that would be a superb decision.

[NYCBlue]

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Let's hope the Club give him a contract as player/coach, that would be a superb decision.

I don't think it would be a superb decision to give a playing contract to a player who will be turning 37 next season. I wish him well, but I suspect today might have been his last appearance for us.

[Baloo]

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Lovely to see him return to the pitch this season.