benjii Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 Ian Holloway just said we tried to sign him for £5million when Holloway managed him. He said he wished, for Phillips I think, they had let him go but the chairman wasn't interested in selling. Not sure if a concrete bid has been reported before.
SuperSAINT Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 Yeah, thought it sounded familiar. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/8008814/holloway-unsure-over-phillips
Turkish Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 This is 100% true. I shared some info via PM with a couple of posters about this at the time. It was towards the end of the transfer window the year we came up to the premier league. Phillips was desperate to join us, he'd told his family and friends he was coming and everything was agreed. The Blackpool chairman was an absolute **** about it though and refused to sell to us. We'd made them a decent offer and offered him a lot more than the £7k a week he was on at Blackpool at the time but it all fell through thanks to their chairman.
Batman Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 I remember it. I reckon he would be a far better player now had he signed for us then
doddisalegend Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 This is 100% true. I shared some info via PM with a couple of posters about this at the time. It was towards the end of the transfer window the year we came up to the premier league. Phillips was desperate to join us, he'd told his family and friends he was coming and everything was agreed. The Blackpool chairman was an absolute **** about it though and refused to sell to us. We'd made them a decent offer and offered him a lot more than the £7k a week he was on at Blackpool at the time but it all fell through thanks to their chairman. Careful Turkish I think Karl Oyston has sued Blackpool fans for less than that.....
doddisalegend Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 I remember it. I reckon he would be a far better player now had he signed for us then I feel a Ralph moment coming on....
badgerx16 Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 The Blackpool chairman was an absolute **** Nothing has changed, ( allegedly ).
Baird of the land Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 Shame, he's still a player i wouldn't mind us signing.
angelman Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 weren't we linked with him this summer, or was that just the papers linking everyone with everyone in the hope of something actually coming true?
Saints foreva Posted 20 November, 2015 Posted 20 November, 2015 Think we also tried to sign him while he was at Wycombe.
SuperSAINT Posted 21 November, 2015 Posted 21 November, 2015 weren't we linked with him this summer, or was that just the papers linking everyone with everyone in the hope of something actually coming true? We were, and probably the previous 3 or 4 summers before it. A bit like Nathan Redmond.
david in sweden Posted 21 November, 2015 Posted 21 November, 2015 I haven't seen Matt Phillips play as often as many of you...but he seemed a bit " in-and-out " in those games I've watched him. Certainly he was MoM in a couple, but looked completely out of it in others. Don't know opinion of others who've seen him regularly?.
Colinjb Posted 21 November, 2015 Posted 21 November, 2015 It would have been good to see how he would have developed here. Clearly a very talented guy.
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