Chris Samba | Homeless To Russian Riches
4/27/20261 hr 45 min
What a journey our guest has had. From choosing to make himself homeless at a young age to chase his dream of becoming a footballer—sleeping in stands and knocking on club doors for trials—to eventually reaching the Premier League. After plenty of kebabs along the way, Chris Samba lands at Blackburn and smashes his opportunity with a standout trial… despite nearly taking out Martin Olsson in the process. Under Big Sam, he quickly becomes a stalwart—part rock-solid centre-half, part makeshift striker. A move to Russia might sound bleak on paper, but with some eye-watering bonuses on offer, Samba wasn’t exactly worried about keeping the heating on. This show is sponsored by Talksport Bet Get £40 in FREE BETS at http://talksportbet.com/utc when you bet £10 18+ gambleaware.org T&Cs apply 🌏Get an exclusive NordVPN deal here → https://nordvpn.com/cosh This is risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! 🎧 Full episode available to listen & download now: 🟢 Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/yc4dnec3 🍏 Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/yue6snp3 Get two extra episodes a month with the Undr The Cosh Patreon club⬇️ https://tinyurl.com/2p8pts4a Subscribe: https://tinyurl.com/mt5h8td3 | Merch: https://tinyurl.com/ytv7rmke Watch the newest videos: https://tinyurl.com/2nr7amwa Follow Under The Cosh Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/3vzcartn Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yckpr37k Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/286aahys Watch more videos! Undr The Cosh Podcast | Under The Cosh: https://tinyurl.com/5b3e2k29 Podcast Best Bits | Under The Cosh: https://tinyurl.com/ysbf2m4h On The Road | Under The Cosh: https://tinyurl.com/ua8t9vfu Most Popular: https://tinyurl.com/3z76x3ck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsChris Samba· Guest0:00
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Jon Parkin· Host0:12
[upbeat music] Hi, welcome back. Quick question from me.
Chris Brown· Host0:17
[laughs] It's very official.
Jon Parkin· Host0:18
Which other footballers can you name that their surname is also a dance?
Chris Brown· Host0:25
David Salsa.
Jon Parkin· Host0:27
[laughs] [laughs] Neely.
Chris Brown· Host0:29
Neely.
Jon Parkin· Host0:30
I'll give you half a point.
Chris Brown· Host0:31
Yeah, thank you very much.
Jon Parkin· Host0:32
So today, it's Chris Samba.
Chris Brown· Host0:34
We're doing this again now where we just stop 'cause we're thinking.
Jon Parkin· Host0:38
Maurice Fabian Waltz. I was gonna go with Waltz.
Chris Brown· Host0:41
Yeah.
Jon Parkin· Host0:41
There is a Maurice- Waltz ... Waltz.
Chris Brown· Host0:44
Yeah.
Jon Parkin· Host0:44
But it's like a... It's one of them V's that could be a W.
Chris Brown· Host0:47
Yeah.
Jon Parkin· Host0:47
So we'll g- If you- Half a point?
Chris Brown· Host0:48
If you put the... If you put the dif- Yeah ... if you put the different letter at the start, it's a- Yeah ... it's a W.
Jon Parkin· Host0:52
I'm... Do you know what? Maurice Waltz.
Chris Brown· Host0:53
Ocky Coky.
Jon Parkin· Host0:53
Waltz.
Chris Brown· Host0:54
Yeah. [laughs] Ocky Cocky.
Jon Parkin· Host0:57
Coky? [laughs] Thingy for Atlético Madrid.
Chris Brown· Host0:59
Yeah. Yeah. It's his first name.
Jon Parkin· Host1:00
His middle name.
Chris Brown· Host1:01
His middle name's Ocky. [laughs] [laughs] It's, it's not the Do the Ocky Cocky, is it? It's like his first name, Do the. [laughs] Conga?
Jon Parkin· Host1:10
Conga.
Chris Brown· Host1:11
Conga. I think we're just naming dances now, aren't we? And opening- Well, there is a Congor. Well, yeah. The, the... W- who Chris Samba played for.
Jon Parkin· Host1:19
Ah. That's a- There we go ... tedious link ...
Chris Brown· Host1:21
tedious link. [laughs] But yeah, Chris Samba- What a- ... what an episode.
Jon Parkin· Host1:24
What a guy.
Chris Brown· Host1:24
What a story.
Jon Parkin· Host1:25
Y- the story is, is up there with, uh, Broomfield-