Kalvin Phillips

I remember him coming on in a CL group game that was already won, he had a pretty decent chance near the end, missed it and smiled to himself.

That summed him up for me, he wasn't arsed. I know he's not in the team to score goals and the game was won, but having done literally nothing in a City shirt he should have been frustrated as hell, that could have been a good moment for him, given him a bit of confidence and you never know, but to just smile and shrug his shoulders like it didn't matter said it all. People said he always had a smile on his face but he should have been hugely pissed off with his lack of game time, but that didn't seem to be the case at all. Look at Haaland's reaction on Saturday after missing chances, the difference in mentality there is huge.

Kalvin will end up where Jack Rodwell ended up, wherever that was.
 
Mr Partridge said:
I remember him coming on in a CL group game that was already won, he had a pretty decent chance near the end, missed it and smiled to himself.

That summed him up for me, he wasn't arsed. I know he's not in the team to score goals and the game was won, but having done literally nothing in a City shirt he should have been frustrated as hell, that could have been a good moment for him, given him a bit of confidence and you never know, but to just smile and shrug his shoulders like it didn't matter said it all. People said he always had a smile on his face but he should have been hugely pissed off with his lack of game time, but that didn't seem to be the case at all. Look at Haaland's reaction on Saturday after missing chances, the difference in mentality there is huge.

Kalvin will end up where Jack Rodwell ended up, wherever that was.
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I didn't mind that tbh.

The way I saw it was just that he knew he was right at the back of the pecking order for City. Now, if you feel that's undeserved and you deserve to play and are good enough, better even than those playing, then you'd react as you suggest and be annoyed.

That he just smiled showed me that he knew being a last resort for City was actually the correct place for him.

Just never, ever, anywhere near good enough.
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
We're not getting a penny for him. Nobody will even offer half his current wages
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Yep, thats the problem now. Unless he's truly desperate to play regularly then what incentive has he got to move on if he's going to get nowhere near the wages?

Hopefully someone comes in for him and he wants to move on and play regularly and is OK to take the hit on his wages.

Saudi might be the ticket, depending on how the saudis approach the summer when players are available. If they're throwing money around still, then I'm sure they would be happy to get an England International ans Man City player over there.
 
Leeds getting promoted is probably our best chance of shifting him - I feel like they'll take a punt on bringing him back.

The club needs to tone down their delusions of getting our money back though. That ship sailed when he refused to move last summer. We'll get half our investment back, if we're lucky.
 
CWMCFC said:
Leeds getting promoted is probably our best chance of shifting him - I feel like they'll take a punt on bringing him back.

The club needs to tone down their delusions of getting our money back though. That ship sailed when he refused to move last summer. We'll get half our investment back, if we're lucky.
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Leeds have got a better player in glen kamara so they won’t touch him
 
CWMCFC said:
Leeds getting promoted is probably our best chance of shifting him - I feel like they'll take a punt on bringing him back.

The club needs to tone down their delusions of getting our money back though. That ship sailed when he refused to move last summer. We'll get half our investment back, if we're lucky.
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Leeds will be an option but only for a loan. Nobody will buy him now unless it's proper bargain basement or once he's proved himself on loan elsewhere.
 
CWMCFC said:
Leeds getting promoted is probably our best chance of shifting him - I feel like they'll take a punt on bringing him back.

The club needs to tone down their delusions of getting our money back though. That ship sailed when he refused to move last summer. We'll get half our investment back, if we're lucky.
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Surely Leeds getting relegated again would be more his level sadly.
 
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