Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[Tugay One Cup]

I suspect this will be your last post in this thread then.

Its getting very boring this whole back and forth, so if you don't rate the lad stop posting in this thread and post in the others of the players you do rate.

At the end of the day, its very easy to see why Pep/City prefer Phillips over the other options being thrown out there. If you disagree, that is fine but doesn't matter how many times you post in here how X is only 20m and better, it doesnt matter.

Alternatively, I can just carry on posting in here the same as everyone else. If you find it boring then there are a plethora of options at your fingertips.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Ironically, you are correct, except for the exact wrong reasons -

1. the "narrative" in here is that for some reason, Kalvin phillips is a world class player who's worth 60m and anyone who says otherwise is a pathetic basement dwelling arsehole who shouldn't even hold opinions.
2. There is in fact a player named João that is AT LEAST as good as Kalvin Phillips (and the same age) - his name is João Palhinha and he's going to wolves for £20m, and people dismiss whenever you suggest him.
3. Suggesting "foreign sounding names" here will get you labelled as a "Football Manager kid".

Perhaps the reason people at City haven't gone for your suggestion of Palhinha is because he hasn't played in the PL and therefore are question marks about how he would cope ? Wolves may be more prepared to gamble on him.

You may be correct in your assessment and perhaps time will prove you correct but at present City don't appear to believe that he is the player the team needs.

 

[samuelyeboah]

Kalvin Phillips is a similar signing to when we signed Fabian Delph and he did a decent job for us in that respect.

we signed Fabien delph for 8m.................... Football prices haven't inflated ten-fold from 2015.

 

[samuelyeboah]

Perhaps the reason people at City haven't gone for your suggestion of Palhinha is because he hasn't played in the PL and therefore are question marks about how he would cope ? Wolves may be more prepared to gamble on him.

You may be correct in your assessment and perhaps time will prove you correct but at present City don't appear to believe that he is the player the team needs.

Sure, and while that's a valid reasoning to not sign a player, it goes exactly against the narrative of "this sub's narrative is that only foreign players are good".

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

we signed Fabien delph for 8m.................... Football prices haven't inflated ten-fold from 2015.

£19.7m for Delph today adjusted.

 

[ninjamonkey]

I suspect this will be your last post in this thread then.

Its getting very boring this whole back and forth, so if you don't rate the lad stop posting in this thread and post in the others of the players you do rate.

At the end of the day, its very easy to see why Pep/City prefer Phillips over the other options being thrown out there. If you disagree, that is fine but doesn't matter how many times you post in here how X is only 20m and better, it doesnt matter.

Why does every post have to be about players you rate highly? Nothing wrong with a post that isn't very flattering if that's their opinion, its no less valid than somebody that rates him highly. we're not scouse.

 

[waspish]

The narrow mindedness is in thinking people don't rate him because he's not foreign.

If you want to tell yourself £60m for Kalvin Phillips is a good deal then knock yourself out but you guys don't have to make up reasons why some of us simply don't think he's a particularly good player.

What about €60m

 

[Mad 4 It]

£60 mill for a half decent half clogger, no thanks. Must be better around for that kind of dosh

 

[Blue and true]

Kalvin Phillips is a similar signing to when we signed Fabian Delph and he did a decent job for us in that respect.

We paid £8mil for Delph. We shouldn't be spending £60mil on someone to come in and "do a job" for us, in my opinion. I'd rather see the club put the £50mil we're likely to get for Jesus towards the midfield fund and bring in a Rolls Royce player, like a De Jong or someone who will develop into one, a la Bellingham. That would be the more beneficial move long term. Phillips has too many limitations to warrant such an outlay, again that's just my opinion.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

What about €60m

Now we're talking.