Born in Mali 3 September 1987, Maiga prefered position is forward but he also can play as a winger. With Sochaux during the 2010/11 campagin, he struck up 30 goals in partnership with Ideye Brown with each scoring 15 goals.

The question is, although Sochaux has qualified for the Europa League play-off, and scheduled to face Metalist Kharkiv in their first leg campaign on Thursday, Maiga still keen to join us and I hope he has a good will in whatever he has in mind by joining us this season.

I just worried that what he did to his current club is going to happen to us in a year or two, if he’s then actually did very good for us and scores many goals. Meanwhile Nicolas Anelka wants to quit Chelsea as he feels being overlooked in favour of Chelsea’s new boy Fernando Torres this season, maybe he’s a better choice to pursuit than Maiga?

But, I really do hope that if Maiga’s deal finally get through and he wears the sacred Black-n-White shirt, he will have the same spirit as the other successful Toon foreign players has done before him.

The same hope is also for our new boys who already in the club, especially for this Saturday match against the mackem.

“There is no greater feeling than sinking Sunderland in a black-and-white shirt.” said Nobby Solano as quoted from the Chronicle Live today.

Solano is also hoping that our new stars like Demba Ba, Yohan Cabaye and Gabriel Obertan can quickly know if they did score that day, they will become a hero of the Toon Army worldwide. So, get ready lads! There’s no easy way against the mackem but it’s a game where your whole pride is in!

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Although we have had Robledo brothers who wins the FA Cup in Black-and-White, Mirandinha the Brazilian, or Faustino Asprilla and his goals against Barcelona, but still Nolberto Solano is the one that is hard to forget.

In an interview with ChronicleLive, Nobby said that Newcastle under Keegan can battling for the Champions League place in the next couple of years and thinks Keegan may be under-selling himself.

“Obviously, I wasn’t around when he was at St James’s Park as a manager the first time and I don’t really know him.” Nobby said, “But when I was on the bench against Newcastle at Upton Park at the end of the season I watched him closely, especially when West Ham were two goals up.”

Solano is one of United “Elite Team” for his winning goal against the mackems, he also famous for his superb goal against 1860 Munich in the Olympic Stadium when Newcastle playing in the InterToto Cup in the summer of 2001.

And for the Little Peruvian, although he’s the Upton Park boys now, Solano insists: “Wherever I am in the world I will always have a place for Newcastle in my heart.”

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The popular Peruvian who has reach an adopted-Geordie level from Toon Army, has joined the Hammers for an undisclosed fee having earlier in the summer stated his desire to be closer to his family in London. Solano completed 315 appearances with 48 goals for the black and whites during two spells on Tyneside, after making his final appearance against Barnsley in Carling Cup 2nd round match.

From his years with Newcastle United, Solano described his solo effort against 1860 Munich in the Intertoto Cup in July, 2001 as the “best goal of my career”. Nobby skipping by a string of German challenges after collecting the ball inside his own half before finishing with style from inside the penalty area.

He will join the numbers of ex-United players in West Ham, and could make immediate return to St. James’ Park on September 23 when the Hammers come to Tyneside.

Meanwhile, another Geordie favorite, PAUL Huntington has left Newcastle United to sign for Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. This news is surprising me, as I thought he was only will have a loan business at Elland Road. The Official site has announced he was being SOLD. Well, farewell to Huntie too, hope he will gained more first team experience there.

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