Dwight K Schrute
Player Valuation: £25m
Nope. We don't have the money to invest £10m in a loan player.
14_dollars
Player Valuation: £8m
Man City want £3m loan fee and his wages are more than £7m.
Good luck to Ipswich if they are prepared to pay that much.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Thing is I don't think he does improve us, he's 28 - 29 very soon, and actually only had three very good seasons in his career - all under the same manager and system - and all now three years on the rearview.
We'd be paying an insane amount for a guy who unless he finds a time machine will be fourth choice here.
Yes I'd start Gueye, Garner and Tim ahead of anything Philips has shown for years.
I also think it's telling just how many minutes City gave him in low pressure pre season games trying to build up interest in him (he was gone no matter what he did) first as a cm but he looked terrible in a few games so they switched him to centre back where he had more time and less press - that's where his recent good performances have been for them.
Really clever by Guardiola in fact doing so as CB at city is arguably the easiest position in world football to play
so we probably wasn’t in for KP!!
we will be looking at a CM we have to be
we will be looking at a CM we have to be
UltraVires
Player Valuation: £8m
If Phillips is going to Ipswich and Rutter going to Brighton means Gnonto stays at Leeds then I am quite happy with how it’s worked out for us so long as it pushes Thelwell/Dyche into looking further afield where you can get more value for your money.
You could probably get Tanner Tessman (CM), Jackson Tchatchoua (RB) and either Largie Ramzani or Jonny Cardoso (wingers) for less than Philips/Gnonto combined.
You could probably get Tanner Tessman (CM), Jackson Tchatchoua (RB) and either Largie Ramzani or Jonny Cardoso (wingers) for less than Philips/Gnonto combined.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Don't be so sure mate.
If you figure Tim's played himself into the first team reckoning and that Doucoure won't be going but shifting to a deeper option (hope he doesn't and goes myself) and Harrison is regarded as a cup option etc, then we have 4 CMs with a spelling player for the cup etc.
We may be after another CM but I doubt it's one who'll be a nailed on starter.
Tony’s Carp
Player Valuation: £50m
I can see the logic much more from Ipswich’s perspective. They still badly need some real quality and experience to try to stay up, and it’s a gamble he might provide it, if it works they’ve got in a player of a level they could never have got any other way. If it doesn’t work and they go down they have no permanent commitment.
We are in a different place where we have no shortage of PL experienced players and don’t really need to take a gamble on Phillips but for Ipswich it might be worth the punt.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
It's a Barkley last season at Luton gamble for Ipswich mate.
Can understand it as even a semi-washed up Philips may actually be a better option than what they have
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
That's fine but I do hope we just move on now, I don't want to see Thelwell coming back for Gnonto a third time in the next window.
Got garner to throw into the mix aswell.
We probably where in for him but if you look at the numbers City wanted we've walked away...which is the right thing to do.
Tony’s Carp
Player Valuation: £50m
40m for Championship players feels a long way from the model that’s been so successful for them. I’m sure his data is wonderful but it seems a lot to me.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Thought that when they forked out a club record fee on Minteh as well mate, even if these guys develop decently then they already paid a premium so can't see any profit, and the exposure is huge if they bust out
That is it 10 mill for one player on loan for cm when we could most likely get two loan players in for the price of that. Just dont see the value in him for us could turn out great for them but we need more than just one position onto the next player