Chris Samba - SIGNED

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Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

[ChicagoLion]

Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

Please explain why he played Elphik on Monday.

[mattjpa]

Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

Please explain why he played Elphik on Monday.

I think Elphick may have started his last game for us

[ChicagoLion]

Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

Please explain why he played Elphik on Monday.

I think Elphick may have started his last game for us

we have 3 centre halves, Baker is injury prone, so that means we have not seen the last of Elphick.

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Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

Please explain why he played Elphik on Monday.

Baker had a knock? The manager wanted to give Elphick a go, I'm not sure.

What I am sure of is that a player missing one game isn't evidence that the manager doesn't rate him.

[kippaxvilla2]

Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

Please explain why he played Elphik on Monday.

Baker had a knock? The manager wanted to give Elphick a go, I'm not sure.

What I am sure of is that a player missing one game isn't evidence that the manager doesn't rate him.

Exactly.  See Richards, M.

[tomd2103]

Bruce doesn't rate Baker? He's played him most of the season bar his inevitable routine knocks.

Probably due to the fact that the only other real option involves playing Elphick. 

[SoccerHQ]

Baker hasn't been that great recently.

I took those comments as more Richards would be at RB ahead of the lamentable Hutton. Him at CB....well I don't even want to think about that carnage!

[Gareth]

When we signed Bree there was talk that he would eventually become a holding midfielder, I wonder if Bruce sees him as better ball playing centre back in a 3?

[Clark W Griswold]

Time for a team...
---------------------Bunn--------------------
---------Richards---Samba---Chester------
Bacuna or Bree-------------Amavi or Taylor
-------------------Jedinak-------------------
--------Hourahane-------Lansbury---------
---------Hogan-----------Kodjia------------

Or play Chester right CB and Baker left CB with the massive unit in the middle.

[mr underhill]

trouble is Hogan won't be playing due to injury

[Dave Cooper please]

Shame it's not Cherno Samba, he was ace in the early versions of Championship Manager.

[adrenachrome]

This is my concern, which I freely admit may well be based on paranoia.

Bruce's confidence has been severely shaken by recen games and he has gone wrong in his mental tank. He is convinced  we are being bullied and pushed around and therefore need large units in the centre of the defence. Enter Samba and Richards. 

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Time for a team...
---------------------Bunn--------------------
---------Richards---Samba---Chester------
Bacuna or Bree-------------Amavi or Taylor
-------------------Jedinak-------------------
--------Hourahane-------Lansbury---------
---------Hogan-----------Kodjia------------

Or play Chester right CB and Baker left CB with the massive unit in the middle.

That there is a relegation team. It would ship at least 3 goals every single game. Scary if Bruce is thinking on those lines.

[KevinGage]

Richards is pure, unadulterated cat sick on a football pitch, we have seen that with our own eyes too many times. Right back/ centre back. Top flight, Championship opponents or League Two titans Luton - it matters not.

I would have misgivings about Samba, but there is a possibility that he might not be dreadful. Particularly a step down from his normal level. Providing any deal was initially until the end of the season and heavily weighted in favour of appearances, I wouldn't be dead against it.