Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[samuelyeboah]

I can also say there's a "minority" here that's "relentless" about shutting down any form of unenthusiastic support for every signing and constantly posting that everyone who disagrees with them is a clueless fm kid that thinks they're geniuses and have no idea what they're talking about. Works both ways.

 

[Blue and true]

His name doesn’t end with a vowel. It’s a no for me.

I don't understand comments like this. I was giddy about Grealish when we signed him because he's an unbelievably gifted footballer, and is unplayable on his day. If we were linked with Rice I'd be giddy because he has much more to his game and could deputise more ably for Rodri. Nationality and name have nothing to do with it. It's a no from me because he's an average footballer.

Funnily enough, if his name did end in a vowel he'd be going for £30mil and not £60mil.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

There's some proper embarrassing pap in this thread. I can understand people not rating a player, but the relentless nature of a small minority means it is almost unreadable.

Basically if you feel the need to repeat every four hours "he's fucking shite, I hate him, he's average, he's not good enough", that adds nothing whatsoever to the forum and is a total waste of bandwidth. Still, each to their own.

I've got a lot of respect for you Ahsan so trust me when I tell you I say this with love...

But you're not in the best position to pass judgement on what other people post on the transfer forum.

It's all bullshit. That's what this place is for.

It's all fun and games until people start having unnecessary digs at each other and I think most of us, myself included, are guilty of that at times.

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[BillyShears]

I've got a lot of respect for you Ahsan so trust me when I tell you I say this with love...

But you're not in the best position to pass judgement on what other people post on the transfer forum.

It's all bullshit. That's what this place is for.

It's all fun and games until people start having unnecessary digs at each other and I think most of us, myself included, are guilty of that at times.

That's not really the point. I've been down on players before. The point I was making, which I think is fair enough, is that if you relentlessly post the same negative opinion about a player it doesn't add anything to the discussion. It's like the Sterling freaks who need to remind everyone once a day how much they don't rate him. Where do those types of attitudes begin? They begin when a player is linked and inevitably bleed into the way they're treated once they sign.

Anyway I've got a busy day today, so no doubt tomorrow I'll be catching up on 100 pages of sensible discussion and debate and not the pantomime "he's the messiah" - "no he's just a very naught boy" which tends to be the way with certain players.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I don't understand comments like this. I was giddy about Grealish when we signed him because he's an unbelievably gifted footballer, and is unplayable on his day. If we were linked with Rice I'd be giddy because he has much more to his game and could deputise more ably for Rodri. Nationality and name have nothing to do with it. It's a no from me because he's an average footballer.

Funnily enough, if his name did end in a vowel he'd be going for £30mil and not £60mil.

 

[Gumzy97]

Lavia not ready. Seems Phillips is being signed not to be a back up but to push /compete with Rodri for that starting spot. Competition makes players better

 

[Tugay One Cup]

The point I was making, which I think is fair enough, is that if you relentlessly post the same negative opinion about a player it doesn't add anything to the discussion.

I mean, yeah, but it's just the other side of the coin, isn't it? People keep posting the same relentlessly positive comments about him and shooting down people who disagree. Does that add anything to the discussion? Then it turns into an utter woman fest.

I get that people like yourself think highly of him and I get why people want our transfer targets to be talked about in glowing terms but I feel like it just gets a bit needlessly tribal.

Anyway, just a thought. Enjoy your day.

 

[dickie davies]

Are we just signing him because he is English?

Because we want the trophy for stupid hair
Grealish
Haaland
Phillips
Cucurella

It must be why we were interested in Pogba

 

[oakiecokie]

True, we laugh at the rags for buying players for who they are, without much thought for where they fit. Christ though, £60m for a squad player, but as you say, essential for those moments we need one. We’ve been lucky with Rodri, injury wise.

Edit: that’s if it is £60m.

Yes but our money is usually spent on younger players not 30+ year olds.
Some of the Rag fuckers are nearly as old as me. ;)