Ikon Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Some people have different opinions. Maybe they want a different type of player, or prefer to go for another option/route. I personally wouldn't mind Phillips. Everyone can not always agree with every signing. That signing might prove to be a great one (great, everybody wins) or the opposite (everybody lose). Sometimes people get it right when they say he's the right one, sometimes they get it wrong. Writing someone off 100% entirely even if they don't like the signing is wrong though. If so, i'm sure everybody hopes to get proven wrong. No need to argue about it like kids when it happens, or being silly a year later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Phillips would be class under Eddie, though as others have said I'm not sure he is the right type of player we need due to Bruno, not that they are the same type but they'll occupy the same spaces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Izakaya said: The Dildo Twins would have our eyes out over Bowen, they'd want at least $75m and it'd take an astronomical wage to get him out of London. Shame as he'd be perfect for us. Presuming David Sullivan would be canvassing David Gold’s opinion on the deal via a seance or Ouija board? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphanage Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 42 minutes ago, Nucasol said: Presuming David Sullivan would be canvassing David Gold’s opinion on the deal via a seance or Ouija board? Now then David luv , uve not been well hav ye luv ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Also we wouldn’t pay £40million for Phillips, if there is a obligation it will surely be a lower amount Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Where has £40 million come from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Phillips would be class. In his position we'd struggle to capture a better player. I think his time at citeh wil have humbled him and made him determined. The only issue I have is we need signings elsewhere first, and when Tonali is back we'd be overloaded on central mids. Not a bad thing, but keeping them all happy will be difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I don't understand the Phillips interest. He showed up overweight to City during what should be his prime years. He was unfit for nearly a whole year. That's incredible. Pep is saying all the right things because he wants money for him. If he was honest, he wouldn't get anything close to what was paid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Where has £40 million come from? Someone on the previous page said they would be disappointed if we were obligated to fork out £40million of our budget on Phillips Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 First job, check his betfred account Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, 1964 said: First job, check his betfred account He’s obviously a BetVictor lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, relámpago blanco said: Phillips would be class under Eddie, though as others have said I'm not sure he is the right type of player we need due to Bruno, not that they are the same type but they'll occupy the same spaces. But they wouldn't. Bruno is desperate to play further upfield and Philips best position is as a CDM, so I think it would work perfectly. Philips would 100% need time to bed into the team though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Dokko said: Phillips would be class. In his position we'd struggle to capture a better player. I think his time at citeh wil have humbled him and made him determined. The only issue I have is we need signings elsewhere first, and when Tonali is back we'd be overloaded on central mids. Not a bad thing, but keeping them all happy will be difficult. We are overloaded in quantity but definitely not in quality. Edited December 18, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) I think based off of Isak and Wilson's injury record this season, a new striker who can play across the front line if needed, would be more essential than a midfielder. If we can afford both, great. Edited December 18, 2023 by alexf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, NWMag said: Someone on the previous page said they would be disappointed if we were obligated to fork out £40million of our budget on Phillips Fair enough Can't see it being that much, his stock has dropped at City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Zirkzee from Bologna looks fun. 6ft4, 22 year old, joined them from Bayern summer before last for €8.5m. Scored 8 in 17 this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Phillips feels like a West Ham player to me. I think he could come in and play some great stuff under Howe, I just don’t know if he’s the type of player Howe actually wants for this team. It’s hard to know exactly what how he’d ideally have us set up. We clearly looked at Diaby, Maddison, Szob a huge amount so we know that we wanted a RW and an AM. The only player who we were linked with a lot who has a similar profile to Phillips was Edson Alvarez right? Or am I forgetting some names? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Looks like Phillips will be off to Juventus. https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1736672398265430153?s=46&t=qiC9vAb9jDAu45ZXRygfkQ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, BeloEmre said: Looks like Phillips will be off to Juventus. https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1736672398265430153?s=46&t=qiC9vAb9jDAu45ZXRygfkQ I could actually see that we might’ve said with this they we didn’t want an obligation to buy. Or maybe we were never interested lol Edited December 18, 2023 by ExiledGeordie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 We definitely wouldn't want any deal which involved a commitment to buy. He would've been very useful over the past few weeks but less so with a full midfield to pick from (hopefully). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 My issue with Phillips is if he can't even be arsed under Pep at Man City then why would he be any different if we bought him ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 There is one midfielder out there who is perfect for us - Yousuf Fofana - ticks every single box in what we are looking for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Geogaddi said: My issue with Phillips is if he can't even be arsed under Pep at Man City then why would he be any different if we bought him ? Because here he'd have a cat in hell's chance of getting a game? Not that I believe he 'can't be arsed'. It's not pub footy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Geogaddi said: My issue with Phillips is if he can't even be arsed under Pep at Man City then why would he be any different if we bought him ? He played under Bielsa for 2 years and the whole team were weighed weekly. He was a mainstay of that side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Some players just aren't suited to certain sides. Phillips would have suited Klopp better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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