Chris Samba - SIGNED

[LeeB]

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

Yes. Let's see if Tonton Zola Moukoko is available.

*As an aside I still play that version. There's a website dedicated to it, and they update the database after every transfer window so you can play it with today's players.

[dave.woodhall]

We should have signed To Madiera but Ellis wouldn't pay the going rate.

[LeeB]

We should have signed To Madiera but Ellis wouldn't pay the going rate.

When told the price was £5m, he scoffed and said he could get you to Madeira for less than £300.

Bloody travel agents.

[VillaAlways]

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that former Blackburn Rovers defender Chris Samba is training with the club.

However, while the manager admitted the Congolese central defender is looking to earn a contract, he refused to refer to Samba’s Bodymoor Heath involvement as a trial.


The defender worked under Bruce’s good pal, Sam Allardyce, at Blackburn and the Villa boss has had a word with the now-Crystal Palace boss about him.

Speaking at his pre-Derby County press conference, Bruce said: “We’ve known Chris and everybody knows him. He’s back in the country and wanted to come and train.

“I spoke to Big Sam who had him at Blackburn. We are delighted that he’s here. I think it would be wrong to say it’s a trial.

“He wants to earn a contract with us and he’s been here for the past week.”

[N'ZMAV]

Samba is well past his best. Like too many of our defenders still at the club. Not a signing that can get us out of trouble. Hope to be proved wrong.

[mattjpa]

Samba is well past his best. Like too many of our defenders still at the club. Not a signing that can get us out of trouble. Hope to be proved wrong.

I could literally list 200 players who are well past their best and could come in and do a fine job for us. I would take John Terry in a heartbeat till the end of the season. Lets see what the guy can do before writing him off

[peter w]

We'll be dancing to a different beat if this comes off for us.

[West Derby Villan]

And waltzing off with the main prize

[tony_harrison]

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

Yes. Let's see if Tonton Zola Moukoko is available.



*As an aside I still play that version. There's a website dedicated to it, and they update the database after every transfer window so you can play it with today's players.

I don't suppose you have a link to that website by any chance? I have a few days off work coming up and I can't think of a better way to waste them away!

[papa lazarou]

If Bruce has got a posh club car and he signs Samba, the club should take the car off him and buy the Boss a Nova.

[stuart r]

Will probably need to work hard to get fit enough for the first team. Is Samba a good trainer?

[Comrade Blitz]

Given his lack of fitness, he won't strictly come dancing into the first team 

[Brend'Watkins]

And even if he proves himself in training signing a contract with us won't be straight forward, there will inevitably be a twist.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that former Blackburn Rovers defender Chris Samba is training with the club.

However, while the manager admitted the Congolese central defender is looking to earn a contract, he refused to refer to Samba’s Bodymoor Heath involvement as a trial.


The defender worked under Bruce’s good pal, Sam Allardyce, at Blackburn and the Villa boss has had a word with the now-Crystal Palace boss about him.

Speaking at his pre-Derby County press conference, Bruce said: “We’ve known Chris and everybody knows him. He’s back in the country and wanted to come and train.

“I spoke to Big Sam who had him at Blackburn. We are delighted that he’s here. I think it would be wrong to say it’s a trial.

“He wants to earn a contract with us and he’s been here for the past week.”

Training with us and wants to earn a contract but it isnt a trial?

[Exeter 77]

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that former Blackburn Rovers defender Chris Samba is training with the club.

However, while the manager admitted the Congolese central defender is looking to earn a contract, he refused to refer to Samba’s Bodymoor Heath involvement as a trial.


The defender worked under Bruce’s good pal, Sam Allardyce, at Blackburn and the Villa boss has had a word with the now-Crystal Palace boss about him.

Speaking at his pre-Derby County press conference, Bruce said: “We’ve known Chris and everybody knows him. He’s back in the country and wanted to come and train.

“I spoke to Big Sam who had him at Blackburn. We are delighted that he’s here. I think it would be wrong to say it’s a trial.

“He wants to earn a contract with us and he’s been here for the past week.”

Training with us and wants to earn a contract but it isnt a trial?

I read that as Samba seeing as a trial but Bruce seeing it as Villa doing Samba a favour to allow him to get fit.