pork pie
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I was talking about why Sherringham was able to have an extended career. Philips may be smart, but will he have the pace at 38 to suit Gus' style of play?
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Birmingham release Kevin Philips
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I was talking about why Sherringham was able to have an extended career. Philips may be smart, but will he have the pace at 38 to suit Gus' style of play?
Hello idiot!
pork pie
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Can you please lay out the various options before we decide? If we were to sign him, would it take such a large slice of our playing budget, that (hypothetically and playing devil's advocate) we could no longer afford Micheal Owen? Anyone who makes their choice on scraps of information is an idiot.
Phillips would score goals in the Championship. Owen, as far as I'm concerned, is not a realistic target. Phillips, on a free, would be a good signing for any teamin the Championship, on any budget, imo.
crodonilson
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Sorry but not for Crodo, a decent squad player but he's not going to get through 46 games, I think he will struggle to do half of that if you look at his workload at Birmingham the last couple of years, and he would command huge wages which could be better spent on a first team player rather than bit part, impact sub. We should be looking at EPL talent, but more the young and hungry promising players who can't get into their clubs first team plans. Players such as Bebe and Chris Herd.
HastingsSeagull
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So what? Why would he come here and play at a lower level for 1/2 the money?
pork pie
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Owen may not be a realistic target - certainly it would only be on the basis of friendship with TB. However, Gus may be after a young, better player than Philips is now, and if we spunked our money on an old guy like Philips, we would not be able to afford them. Much better to spend money on young talent in my opinion, they are good now, get better and we get the advantage while they stay - then they go and we are able to cash in with transfer fees - and, if we are lucky we get enough to pay for their wages when they were with us, and hopefully more.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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I'm pretty sure I heard him on the radio saaying he was free and available to a championship team and thought that he would be able to score plenty of goals in the Championship.
mcshane in the 79th
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We can't afford Michael Owen whoever we sign or don't sign this summer
pork pie
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Probably not - unless it was at "mates rates" for TB obviously.
Left Footer
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Was Murray not a target man then?
Did he not win flick ons, hold the ball up and bring others into play?
Must have been my imagination.
Gritt23
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Baz and Batti were also "unknown quantities."
I don't think it's surprising when fans feel anxious if they don't know the quality of the players who are being signed.
pork pie
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I thought Gus has already said he was not looking for a Murray type player as a replacement, and wants the ball on the ground, pace and movement?
Totally agree, I don't think he'll come to us but if he did it would be a great signing.
Solid at the back
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Phillips would be an amazing signing but doubt it would happen
Wasnt he birminghams top scorer butinjured most of the season and started hardly any games?
Wasnt he birminghams top scorer butinjured most of the season and started hardly any games?
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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crodonilson
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WHY are you so f***ing OBSESSED with BEBE!!!?
I am not obsessed but we're interested in him and he would be just the marquee signing we're looking for this summer to state our intentions to the rest of the league.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Have you been on the shandies?
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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You really are a silly sausage.