Sammy Chung

[Pside]

Passed away today

[Ldr]

RIP Sammy, always remember him having a go at me over a fanzine away match report !!

[Chris Black come back]

That’s terrible news. For anyone watching Rovers in the mid-90s he built a fantastic team in the 94/95 season that was 1-11 full of talent.

A total gent and someone we were lucky to have at the club. Nothing said more of him than his reaction to being sacked in such disgraceful circumstances. Rest in peace Sammy, a job well done.

[Bollinger]

Sad news. He did a great job at Rovers and a nice bloke too.

[DonnyNoel]

Lovely bloke and great manager. Always had time for the fans and as mentioned above, put a great team together mid 90's.

[Branton Rover]

Rest in peace Sammy Aka Cyril - he also had a go at me a couple of times during his stay once when I called James Meara “a clown” Sammy snapped at me telling me he went to school with his son - somebody else asked him about the 5 year plan & I quipped it was now a 7 year plan & he turned on me again at a public meeting - (I was young at the time) - he was a cracking bloke and a coach ahead of his time - it’s just a pity he was our manager under the arsonist as I believe if he’d been given a clean slate to run things his own way instead of having to incorporate all the players Richardson wanted and his interference he’d have been successful - we had good players back then. Wilcox, Swailes, Moore, Hackett, Parrish, Roche, Brabin, Harper, Jones, D’arby etc.

[racecourse red]

RIP

[Donny Exile in York]

A great manager and put a really good mid 90s side together who would have done better with a more stabile ownership. Mr Chung coined a phrase that always stuck 'you can't go into a chemist and ask for a bottle of experience'.... very true Mr Chung, as was proved when Richardson replaced you an hour before kick off with rookie Kerry Dixon which proved a disaster.. RIP Sammy, one of our better managers over the years.

[belton rover]

I remember him being very defensive of Meara.
I loved Sammy’s time with us.
I also remember having a fixture card with him on the front pretending to be on the phone.
RIP Sammy.

[BillyStubbsTears]

RIP to someone with his heart in the right place and the ability to put a decent side together, when we were run by a crook.

I'll never forget Chung's Q&A session at The Park where he said his favourite formation was 4-4-3.

[Chris Black come back]

Rest in peace Sammy Aka Cyril - he also had a go at me a couple of times during his stay once when I called James Meara “a clown” Sammy snapped at me telling me he went to school with his son - somebody else asked him about the 5 year plan & I quipped it was now a 7 year plan & he turned on me again at a public meeting - (I was young at the time) - he was a cracking bloke and a coach ahead of his time - it’s just a pity he was our manager under the arsonist as I believe if he’d been given a clean slate to run things his own way instead of having to incorporate all the players Richardson wanted and his interference he’d have been successful - we had good players back then. Wilcox, Swailes, Moore, Hackett, Parrish, Roche, Brabin, Harper, Jones, D’arby etc.

And Jamie Lawrence, and dare I say it, Gunnar Torfason.

[roversdude]

Great bloke saddened to hear of his passing RIP Sammy thanks for some fond memories

[knockers]

We had a load of t shirts done for a stag do with “sammy chungs takeaway army” on the front and nicknames and numbers on the back.

[RobTheRover]

RIP Sammy

I remember in 94 or so, this rumour went around our office that Brabin was being sold to Coventry. I was outraged. I picked up the phone and called Belle Vue. The poor lass who picked the phone up took my questioning on board and said "Let me put you through to someone who might be able to answer that."

5 seconds later I've got Sammy on the phone. He scotched the rumour and we ended up chatting for about 20 minutes about football. A lovely, lovely bloke.

[Donny Dub]

RIP Sammy

[robchester]

RIP Sammy. Sleep well

[Lesonthewest]

RIP Sammy

As has been said, Sammy put together an excellent side, & if he had been with us at a different time I truly believe he would have been successful,  his Q&A sessionsat the Park were really good. Top man, RIP.

[Spilsby Red]

RIP Sammy Chung. A gentleman and a first class manager

[Spud]

I drifted in & out of Rovers, & footy tbf, in my younger years, as life took over. It always seemed Sammy was a character I missed, great stories guys.

[Bollinger]

I’m pretty sure he attended the funeral of Ken Avis too which was a nice touch, having been off the Rovers scene for so long.

[Scooter]

RIP Sammy. Loved watching his team play

[jmt23]

RIP Mr Chung, a good guy caught up in our mess of the time

[PDX_Rover]

A first class man and manager and a true gent. Did amazingly well under extreme circumstances and was treated disgustingly by that bas**rd Richardson. Rest In Peace.

[richtherover]

R. I. P. Sammy

[essexrover]

Gutted by this news. He was one of my favourite characters amongst Rovers managers. Very sad news indeed.
RIP Sammy.

[Chris Black come back]

That 1994/1995 season had so much promise. We didn’t concede a goal until game SEVEN and were unbeaten in the first six as a result. We only lost twice from start of season until mid-December. Sadly it all fell apart at Christmas when Brabin got sent off at Walsall by some tosser for showing his stomach, and then Swailes and Lawrence got sold around same time. He did deliver some history though with a 5-0 demolition away at Scunny. For anyone who went to the Huddersfield FA Cup game at Belle Vue that was as good an atmosphere as I ever saw in there.

[HomerJSimpson]

Sad news. Link to a good era of football for us. He was the gaffa when I started to go watch, great squad with plenty of good talent, I’m sure some played in the PL too. RIP

[BigH]

We were lucky to have him. Produced a very capable side that was good to watch and, as others have said, had we had ‘proper’ ownership we’d have gone places.

He had a fascinating football career and he will be remembered fondly by Wolves fans for what he did there in the mid-70s.

RIP Cyril/Sammy.

[Bentley Bullet]

If only we had him in more favourable times who knows where he might have taken us? A good man who was shit on by the club.

RIP.

[Campsall rover]

Sad news
R.I.P.