It’s sad, but thoughts of this player came back into my mind because of the tributes up and down the country to Fabrice Muamba. Back in 2002, this player lost several members of his family in the MV Joola disaster in Senegal; at St Andrews Blues fans held up coloured cards on the Tilton to display the Senegalese flag in tribute and solidarity to this tough-tackling midfielder. I am of course referring to Aliou Cissé.