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Offline David_Nab

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #330 on: July 13, 2018, 12:25:37 AM »
The story goes that Richards knees are not up to 2 games a week so Bruce decided not to use him at all , and instead added to the wage bill Samba who managed a grand total of 8 appearances ..which is not surprising as in the 2 years before joining us he made a grand total of 6 appearances


Offline eamonn

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #331 on: July 13, 2018, 12:15:16 PM »
Chris was only ever back-up though. Might have played a bit more but I think he was grateful we took him on at all.

Offline sirlordbaltimore

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #332 on: July 13, 2018, 12:38:34 PM »
The story goes that Richards knees are not up to 2 games a week so Bruce decided not to use him at all , and instead added to the wage bill Samba who managed a grand total of 8 appearances ..which is not surprising as in the 2 years before joining us he made a grand total of 6 appearances

I was led to believe Samba was on a pay if you play deal.

Even if not, i'd rather have had him sat on the bench with both legs in plaster than Richards.

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #333 on: July 13, 2018, 04:12:14 PM »
A pay as you play deal sounds far to reasonable for us to have given him ...

Samba - I'll take 10k a week
Wyness - No problem here's 20k

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #334 on: July 13, 2018, 05:53:17 PM »
A pay as you play deal sounds far to reasonable for us to have given him ...

Samba - I'll take 10k a week
Wyness - No problem here's 20k


Isn't that a riff on the Peter Ridsdale, Seth Johnson and the aquarium story?

Offline villa `cross the mersey

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #335 on: July 13, 2018, 07:37:21 PM »
A pay as you play deal sounds far to reasonable for us to have given him ...

Samba - I'll take 10k a week
Wyness - No problem here's 20k


Isn't that a riff on the Peter Ridsdale, Seth Johnson and the aquarium story?
Does it involve Steve Guppy?

Offline ronshirt

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #336 on: July 13, 2018, 07:58:04 PM »
A pay as you play deal sounds far to reasonable for us to have given him ...

Samba - I'll take 10k a week
Wyness - No problem here's 20k


Isn't that a riff on the Peter Ridsdale, Seth Johnson and the aquarium story?
Does it involve Steve Guppy?

Or Peter Haddock?

Offline McGraths Dry Cleaning

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #337 on: July 13, 2018, 09:11:42 PM »
All I can remember of Samba is a massive clearance/kick he did in a match and his leg kind of created a sonic boom that knocked a player over. At least that's how I remember it. Cant remember the game.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #338 on: July 14, 2018, 11:11:11 AM »
i think I remember him scoring one, but I'm trying to forget everything Villa at the moment.I want to wake up this time next year to discover we're still here.

Offline in exile

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #339 on: July 16, 2018, 09:07:43 AM »
A pay as you play deal sounds far to reasonable for us to have given him ...

Samba - I'll take 10k a week
Wyness - No problem here's 20k


Isn't that a riff on the Peter Ridsdale, Seth Johnson and the aquarium story?
Does it involve Steve Guppy?

Or Peter Haddock?

You're just angling for information

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #340 on: July 16, 2018, 11:11:17 AM »
Well, I'm hooked on this one

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #341 on: July 16, 2018, 03:16:05 PM »
Why is he still here?

Offline in exile

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Re: Chris Samba - SIGNED
« Reply #342 on: July 16, 2018, 10:15:00 PM »
Who?

 


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