Just picked up this article re. Chris Samba's movement over the next month. Does anyone else think his 'close source' is talking about David Bentley 'not flourishing'? I'd be annoyed if DB was bad-mouthing us ...
David Bentley. Worst. Signing. Ever.
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CHRIS Samba will ignore overtures from Spurs and join QPR instead following Mark Hughes’ appointment at Loftus Road today.
The £8million rated Blackburn Rovers defender was already on Rs shopping list, but was understood to be lukewarm about coming to west London under Neil Warnock – sacked on Sunday after a run of poor results.
However, even before Hughes signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Rangers, the new man was putting out feelers in a bid to sign for the second time a player he brought to Rovers in January 2007.
Samba is one of four on Hughes’ immediate list including left back Wayne Bridge, and the French-born centre back has told friends he is excited about linking up with a manager who gave him his break in the English top flight.
A source close to the player said: “If the deal can be done, Chris would prefer Rangers under a manager he knows he can trust and work with, rather than gamble at Spurs where certain players have not flourished as anticipated when they were bought."
http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2012/01/10/blackburn-star-set-to-snub-spurs-to-join-hughes-at-qpr-82029-30096260/?
[Samba] David Bentley still haunts us ...
posted on 10/1/12
Don
Read the last bit of my post
posted on 10/1/12
I just can't imagine anyone not wanting to join us over qpr,no disrespect meant.
posted on 10/1/12
It may well be that he would prefer to play under Mark Hughes.
A player's ambitions do not have to be about glory and CL status. there can be glory in achievements other than trophies or european football
He could be equally ambitious by staying put at Blackburn and helping the club improve.
But he certianly will not make a decision about his future career in reaction to someone else's failure.
posted on 10/1/12
Why would any player with any sense want to leave one relegation threatened club to join another when a club in the CL places with an outside shot the the title wants to sign him? Because he wants to play for the overrated, mediocre Hughes? Get real. If QOR offer Samba silly money and he goes then he's not the sort of guy I'd want at Spurs - we want ambitious players, not mercenaries. Time will tell.
posted on 10/1/12
Samba is getting on a bit, if he doesn't sign for a top side in this window or the next, he'll always be at a struggling club, where PL status is nowhere near guarenteed. I know what I'd rather do...
posted on 10/1/12
But the begining of your post said " so basically he's a bottler" Meaning you have already made your mind up on him, that's what i'm getting at
posted on 10/1/12
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posted on 10/1/12
The conclusion to what I said was if it was true.
posted on 10/1/12
Samba's only 27 I thought....?!
posted on 10/1/12
In other words, Samba is guaranteed a starting place at QPR, but not even guaranteed to be on the bench at Spurs.