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Nottingham Post
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Richard Cusack

The brilliant inside joke that has left Nottingham Forest fans in bits

Brice Samba is fast approaching cult hero status at Nottingham Forest.

The goalkeeper is making a name for himself not only for his fine performances but his yellow card count.

Samba has picked up seven cautions this season, with midfielder Samba Sow the only Reds player picking up more with eight.

Predictably, Samba's yellow cards tend to come with the Reds holding out for a positive result and that's starting to become his niche.

He also enjoys a laugh on social media too, which always goes down well with fans.

Indeed, he took to Twitter over the weekend to share his frustrations at the postponement of football because of coronavirus.

Sabri Lamouchi 's side have seen their season put on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic with their last match, a 3-0 reverse at home to Millwall, over a month ago.

And Samba articulated his thoughts more creatively than others might have.

"Oh man I miss football," he wrote on Twitter.

"But I think I love s**t housing even more," he added, using emojis to illustrate his point.

And Forest fans loved his message, sending Samba their thoughts.

"Never change Brice," one said.

"Never leave us," another added.

While a third said: "When I grow up I want to be just like you."

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