TheBrownBottle Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Newcastle, which is becoming one of the leading clubs in England thanks to its economic power, has set its eye on Real Madrid. Mohammed bin Salman, Prince of Saudi Arabia, seems to be willing to take over the services of Andriy Lunin MBS is our own Ron Noades, then - owner / manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Luke talking absolute bollocks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: MBS is our own Ron Noades, then - owner / manager He’s probably read the article and said ‘who the fuck is this Newcastle’. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Myleftboot said: He’s probably read the article and said ‘who the fuck is this Newcastle’. ? Haha aye, ‘and how the fuck did I suddenly become their manager?’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 38 minutes ago, Andy84 said: Luke talking absolute bollocks shocker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Talksport giving Phillips to us a bit of traction. Seems like it’s upto him City won’t stand in his way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Seem to remember reading that it's pretty much us or Juve for him. Unless he fancies a bottom half scrap with a Palace or Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Get him in on Jan 1 then. There’s 0 time to haggle around. Crucial month and the squad and Eddie need help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 The idea of Kalvin Phillips worries me a little, although a good player strong passer etc, he's not very mobile in the slightest, with Longstaff and Bruno you have a slow midfield. We need a fast midfield, Joelinton and Willock would provide that when both fit with Bruno, plus Phillips is hardly going to have spent the season sat on the bench with City and then come here and sit on our bench, so if he comes in and keeps Willock out of the side, and halts Mileys progress im not up for that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Phillips on loan is a no brainer tbh. He's an England international, with PL experience. Can play as that DM that we desperately need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I'd be quietly excited if we got Philips, good make a big difference in a low-key way, especially in our current form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Phillips is a good player who has been in an excellent environment for the last 18 months, he could get up-to-speed very quickly. A loan deal wou view to permanent is a fantastic option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Chronicle saying the loan fee for Philips is 7.5m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Chronicle saying the loan fee for Philips is 7.5m Would assume that would form part of any future transfer, fwiw the chronicle are just using footy insider as the source for that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Would assume that would form part of any future transfer, fwiw the chronicle are just using footy insider as the source for that one. Probably, it’s going to be interesting watching it play out either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Chronicle saying the loan fee for Philips is 7.5m City hold all the cards tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzle Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Chronicle saying the loan fee for Philips is 7.5m Realistically wouldn't it be better to buy a mobile younger player for say £40m as that's only £8m a year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Feel like Philips is one of those players who've gotten worse in people's minds the longer he's been out of the picture, usually it's the opposite. Edited December 28, 2023 by TheHoob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 minute ago, TheHoob said: Feel like Philips is one of those players who've gotten worse in people's minds the longer he's been out of the picture, usually it's the opposite. I think for us, it’s a difficult one. It’s a bit of a short term fix which would be expensive in terms of fee and wages. Also he would lack resale value, not to mention he may lack motivation as he would be taking a step backwards. He could be our very own Casemiro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Loan fee is peanuts if it halts and plugs the gaping hole in midfield that was exposed badly by Everton, Luton and Forest to name a few teams… Phillips protecting Botman and Schar will allow Bruno and 1 of our 8s to get into proper attacking positions. It’ll allow Tino to push on at LB and it’ll also allow Trippier to get back to attacking as well. loan with option is great. Loan with obligation works too assuming he is meeting the requirements, which means he’s playing for us. (deep down I hate saying this but we’re going to need to rip the bandaid and probably sell one or two of our 8s — Anderson, Longstaff, Joelinton or Willock) and eventually find more progressive attackers or ones who can stay fit. There’s absolutely no reason holding on to any player who’s often hurt) Edited December 28, 2023 by Kanji Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 It's something like +£2.2m per finishing position in the league isn't it? Plus there's a big difference between 5th (potential CL football) and 8th (no European football at all). £7.5m could look pretty good value if he helps us finish the season strongly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Yassine Bounou Playing in Saudi? Loan deal/signing would be shrewd business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 We paid 25m for Chris Wood to stop gap for a minute. It’s nothing in the grand scheme if we can sort out massive issues in our play. Phillips knows pressing football from Leeds and City. He’s been training under the best manager in football for nearly 2 years. Couldn’t be a better scenario if we want a domestic on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 41 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Chronicle saying the loan fee for Philips is 7.5m As much as that sounds silly, I don't really care. Just do whatever we have to do to get some reinforcements in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Just now, Kanji said: We paid 25m for Chris Wood to stop gap for a minute. It’s nothing in the grand scheme if we can sort out massive issues in our play. Phillips knows pressing football from Leeds and City. He’s been training under the best manager in football for nearly 2 years. Couldn’t be a better scenario if we want a domestic on loan. That was a very different situation and not worthy of comparison imo. We needed a striker as the threat of relegation was looming. Philips is ok as a stop gap, wouldn’t be keen on paying 40m for him though and having him amongst our highest earners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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