Samba

[kingy10]

We are trying to get rid of him but no interest except in Russia and he doesn't want to go back there.

[PLYMHOOP]

Would love to keep him to be honest!

[vblockranger]

We are trying to get rid of him but no interest except in Russia and he doesn't want to go back there.

Who the **** would want a player of that standard on them wages? Only someone utterly clueless would have paid £12 million and given him £60k or £70k a week.

[OneEyedWilly]

I thought TF was talking about building a team around him? Personally think he is exactly what we need going forwards, just needs to get fit.

[Tarbie]

I thought TF was talking about building a team around him? Personally think he is exactly what we need going forwards, just needs to get fit.

Maybe so but the board ain't daft, 60, 70, 80....100k...whatever he's actually getting paid it is way too much for the Championship. There are sides in that league paying their whole squads for not a lot more than 100k a week. I guarantee you that if the board could get what they paid back, Samba would be sold in a heartbeat!

[OneEyedWilly]

Maybe so but the board ain't daft, 60, 70, 80....100k...whatever he's actually getting paid it is way too much for the Championship. There are sides in that league paying their whole squads for not a lot more than 100k a week. I guarantee you that if the board could get what they paid back, Samba would be sold in a heartbeat!

I understand why people say about wages but I didnt think our goal was to setup a team to stay in the championship? Why sell off PL level players and fill a squad with championship or even lower league players? That will just ensure we stay in the championship.

We definitely need to shift the players that havent got the right attitude but I didnt think Samba was one of those. We need top players to get us out of this league not players that have been stuck in it. Signing Danny Simpson was a brilliant move but we are going to be limited in how many top flight players we are going to attract now. I would rather see the club keep SOME of the players than bring in a load of average joe's.

[Del]

Tony himself said in an interview he's not on anything like the reported £100k in the press, and if we go down he'd stay and there's a clause in his contract that his wages would be reduced. Why build in such clauses if the resulting amounts are too much to manage.

Personally think this is complete BS and he'll definitely be with us next season. In that division I wouldn't be surprised if he scored 10 goals tbh, especially if we manage to sign a player who can take FK's and corners.

[kingy10]

Tony himself said in an interview he's not on anything like the reported £100k in the press, and if we go down he'd stay and there's a clause in his contract that his wages would be reduced. Why build in such clauses if the resulting amounts are too much to manage.

Personally think this is complete BS and he'll definitely be with us next season. In that division I wouldn't be surprised if he scored 10 goals tbh, especially if we manage to sign a player who can take FK's and corners.

Do you not think long ball Championship teams are more adept at dealing with a big centre half at corners and FK's than a Premier League footballing side?

Samba never looked like scoring once last season, admittedly our set plays were THE worst I have ever seen at any level of football, but still he was never dangerous.

BTW 100% not BS.

[Del]

Do you not think long ball Championship teams are more adept at dealing with a big centre half at corners and FK's than a Premier League footballing side?

Samba never looked like scoring once last season, admittedly our set plays were THE worst I have ever seen at any level of football, but still he was never dangerous.

BTW 100% not BS.

Yeah they are, and he's bigger and uglier than the lot of them. With decent balls he will score goals and win nearly everything no matter who he's against. AS you say, our service was pathetic this season so not surprised he rarely got a sniff, bar Villa when their keeper had a worldy.

Ref BS, not suggesting you're source is making it up, just I don't think it will be the case given what was stated by the chairman. We should build a defence around him.

[MattyRangers]

Exactly as somebody has said already, the Championship is alot more long ball, and winning headers is something Samba revels at. If we keep him he will be a beast in that division. A very overpaid beast, mind, but still a beast.

[Greg1882]

Who is going to give us 12 big ones for him ?? I assume he has a contract to honor and we need to recoup the wedge we laid out on him . Not going anywhere

[vblockranger]

I understand why people say about wages but I didnt think our goal was to setup a team to stay in the championship? Why sell off PL level players and fill a squad with championship or even lower league players? That will just ensure we stay in the championship.

We definitely need to shift the players that havent got the right attitude but I didnt think Samba was one of those. We need top players to get us out of this league not players that have been stuck in it. Signing Danny Simpson was a brilliant move but we are going to be limited in how many top flight players we are going to attract now. I would rather see the club keep SOME of the players than bring in a load of average joe's.

You think Samba is Premier League level? based on what? been relegated twice and had 1 decent season with Blackburn. Poor mans Danny Sh1ttu. Wont get rid of him and get our money back so may as well keep him but ffs dont "build" a team around him cos he just aint that good.

[qpr]

Samba is on 65k a week. Samba is not leaving. Fact

[vblockranger]

Samba is on 65k a week. Samba is not leaving. Fact

No team is foolish enough to give us our £12 million back and pay him a fortune a week in wages for a player of his standard....wont be going anywhere.

[zeberdee]

dont think he is going or should go and in a proper team that harry wants to build he would be one of the players of the season