Brice samba, superstar

[finbar70]

He reminds me of a modern day David Seaman. IMO he's good enough for PL top half first choice.

I used to be a GK in a pro youth academy (but not good enough) so I've been observing him closely. I've been watching Forest since 1990 and think he's our best GK in that time period and really rated Crossley, Beasant and to a lesser extent Camp, De Vries, Wright and Gerrard but think he's better than all of them.

Crossley is a close call though.
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I thought Crossley was dreadful

 

[pebble]

I thought Crossley was dreadful

I'm sure I remember Crossley keeping a clean sheet against Liverpool on his home debut.

He made the occasional howler but was generally very good.

 

[MarlowBottom]

He was very good at saving penalties!!!

 

[ZedRed]

Crossley was shit in the early years and immense in his latter years.

 

[uk1best]

Funnily enough whenever I've done the fan comments for WBA they haven't been happy with him at all.

Not sure why there not that happy with him as it seems he has been fairly consistant in there side while not being spectacular at the same time.

 

[ZedRed]

If the brice is right we'll have to sell.

I'm fairly certain the correct pronunciation of his name is Breece, even though I've never heard anyone refer to him as that.

As in short for Fabrice.

 

[AdebolaCornflakes]

As in short for Fabrice.

I bet his house smells nice chap

 

[ZedRed]

I bet his house smells nice chap

He stops nasty smells like Derby.

He stops. Full stop.

He is a burst of freshness for the defence.

 

[Calvin Plummer]

Crossley became a decent keeper but for a long time he was error prone and not liked or trusted by the fans.

I remember away to Southend he dived at a strikers feet and took ages to get up. Half of us thought it was just more clumsiness and parts started to Boo or shout abuse at him. When he eventually got up he had blood pouring from his head and we all felt bad.

 

[ZedRed]

Crossley became a decent keeper but for a long time he was error prone and not liked or trusted by the fans.

I remember away to Southend he dived at a strikers feet and took ages to get up. Half of us thought it was just more clumsiness and parts started to Boo or shout abuse at him. When he eventually got up he had blood pouring from his head and we all felt bad.

It was the first game of the season and he was dogshit the previous season and a large part of why we got relegated. Had a solid season that season in the Championship and was among top half a dozen or so keepers in the Prem for the next few seasons.

 

[the jock]

crossley was a great shot stopper, one of the best. only man to save a penalty from le tissier out of 50 i think. linekers penalty at wembley. i remember when we finished 3rd in the prem he was rated as second best in the premier league that season from some poll on sky.

flapped at crosses.

 

[Basha73]

I must admit I always liked Crossley and thought he was a very good keeper. Unfortunately because of the howlers he dropped I never fully trusted him either.

 

[Calvin Plummer]

His kicking was shite too.

 

[radfordinlondon]

Norman was often our weakest link. Always felt like the one position clough was.not fussed about

 

[Calvin Plummer]

Stevie Sutton, best shot stopper we've had in my lifetime.

 

[ZedRed]

His kicking was shite too.

Crossley's kicking became very good actually and he improved massively on crosses.

 

[Taylor82]

How much did Samba cost?

£2m?

 

[MarlowBottom]

How much did Samba cost?

£2m?

According to 'The Athletic' we paid 2 Million Euros

 

[ZedRed]

According to 'The Athletic' we paid 2 Million Euros

What's that these days? About £1.96m?

 

[MarlowBottom]

What's that these days? About £1.96m?

At current rates £1.71M! (Absolute Bargain)