Incoming? Kalvin Phillips

[mattbianco1]

What if, he never really left

I thought this was the Jairo thread.

 

[Upton_Blade]

Have we finally realised Phillips is a serially crocked semi-retired footballer? Or has he had a better offer from elsewhere?

Probably so we're now going back to "can only play 60 minutes" Jairo.

Our recruitment is genuinely an absolute joke right now.

 

[Danetheblade]

Probably so we're now going back to "can only play 60 minutes" Jairo.

Our recruitment is genuinely an absolute joke right now.

To be fair, if it’s Phillips or Jairo, it’s Jairo every day of the week.

 

[Upton_Blade]

To be fair, if it’s Phillips or Jairo, it’s Jairo every day of the week.

I'd rather someone who can actually complete 90 minutes over either of them

 

[Danetheblade]

I'd rather someone who can actually complete 90 minutes over either of them

Oh I fully agree. But if we’re flip flopping between them I’d be going for Jairo. (Though. I’d do this revolutionary thing where we don’t sign past players and actually scout players)

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Oh I fully agree. But if we’re flip flopping between them I’d be going for Jairo. (Though. I’d do this revolutionary thing where we don’t sign past players and actually scout players)

"Scout players"? Off with his head

 

[Upton_Blade]

Oh I fully agree. But if we’re flip flopping between them I’d be going for Jairo. (Though. I’d do this revolutionary thing where we don’t sign past players and actually scout players)

Don't be silly Dane. You should well know by now that we only ever sign anyone with a past association with us.

 

[Danetheblade]

"Scout players"? Off with his head

FIRE UP THE VHS!

 

[Danetheblade]

Don't be silly Dane. You should well know by now that we only ever sign anyone with a past association with us.

Yep. Hence the “revolutionary”, we’re Sunday league when it comes to pretty much everything we do. It’s quite funny when you think about it.

 

[Upton_Blade]

Yep. Hence the “revolutionary”, we’re Sunday league when it comes to pretty much everything we do. It’s quite funny when you think about it.

It'd be funny if it wasn't a reality but while ever these absolute clowns are in every important position in our club nothing will ever change.

 

[Keen Blade]

You know he makes these "statues" from Play-Doh, so the chances of a likeness are slim.

So if you try to sue him for breach of intellectual property rights , there'll be no evidence coz he'll just squash em

 

[Danetheblade]

It'd be funny if it wasn't a reality but while ever these absolute clowns are in every important position in our club nothing will ever change.

Yeah, it’s ingrained in the club, from the top, all the way to the fan base, nothing will change whilst ever we’re accepting of it.

 

[Keen Blade]

I wouldn’t mind but I can’t see us having a 7m reserve, so either we sell him or we will need to use him.

He only signed for 3 years so unless we improve and he kicks on, he could be another loss in the pipeline.

We really are shit at spending any decent fee.

Yep - he's a loss waiting to crystallize , or rather a profit missed

 

[Keen Blade]

Exactamundo. Needs selling. Can I trust Wilder to pick up a young forceful ball playing CH from lower league? Nah. Maybe if he looked abroad he might. But that ain’t happening. It’s now so obvious.

He got JoC & Egan from Brentford but that ship sailed unfortunately

 

[Upton_Blade]

Yeah, it’s ingrained in the club, from the top, all the way to the fan base, nothing will change whilst ever we’re accepting of it.

Yep. There's far too many people opposed to any sort of meaningful change.

It's "The Blades Way" after all.

This club needs an absolute root n branch overhaul to bring it into the modern era.

 

[Snowflake]

Yeah, it’s ingrained in the club, from the top, all the way to the fan base, nothing will change whilst ever we’re accepting of it.

…and people don’t like change, so avoid it at all costs !

 

[ATL Recs]

Wouldn't it show that we had a back up plan?

Our back up plan is a player we’ve had for 7 months
No Pace
Good at reading the game
Influence when playing
But when he goes off around 25 mins before the end we’ve conceded heavily
History of injuries
Poor fitness
Can’t do more than an hour so likely he will miss quite a few games over the season

Good back up plan that

 

[Bell4]

Yep. Hence the “revolutionary”, we’re Sunday league when it comes to pretty much everything we do. It’s quite funny when you think about it.

Last pre season - yup

Season before

Burrows , Cooper , O’Hare , Moore , Soutter , Rak - Saki ,

Let’s be fair and balanced here

 

[Danetheblade]

Last pre season - yup

Season before

Burrows , Cooper , O’Hare , Moore , Soutter , Rak - Saki ,

Let’s be fair and balanced here

Totally agree.

 

[247Blade]

To be fair, if it’s Phillips or Jairo, it’s Jairo every day of the week.

More like Giro!

 

[rompodebailey]

There writing names down on a fag packet off the Internet, frees / loans while enjoying a glass of bitter in Penny Black

I've seen the list, the next 2 on the list are messers Hedges and Benson. ITK

 

[Shadota]

I've seen the list, the next 2 on the list are messers Hedges and Benson. ITK

 

[Bladesman]

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Premium article...

 

[The Fox]

More like Giro!

As in the old 80's joke.

What's green and gets you pissed...Giro .

 

[Captain Obvious]

Premium article...

You can ask ChatGPT to summarise articles like that. Here’s what it says…

Here’s a concise summary of the article:

The article reports that Chris Wilder has played down speculation linking Kalvin Phillips with a move to Sheffield United, despite widespread rumours.

The key points are:

• Wilder acknowledges that Phillips is a high-quality player but indicates that he is not currently Sheffield United’s transfer priority.
• The manager stresses that the club has other areas of the squad that require strengthening first, particularly given financial constraints and the need to spend carefully.
• Phillips’ situation at Manchester City is discussed. After struggling for regular minutes since leaving Leeds United, he is expected to seek another move this summer.
• The article notes that Phillips’ wages would present a major obstacle to any permanent deal, meaning any transfer would depend on the financial terms becoming realistic.
• Wilder avoids ruling anything out completely but deliberately refuses to be drawn into discussing individual transfer targets, reiterating that Sheffield United are working through several recruitment options behind the scenes.
• The overall message is that although Phillips has been linked with the Blades, there is nothing to suggest an imminent move, and Wilder is keen to manage expectations while focusing on the club’s broader recruitment strategy.

 

[Abbeyblade]

You can ask ChatGPT to summarise articles like that. Here’s what it says…

Here’s a concise summary of the article:

The article reports that Chris Wilder has played down speculation linking Kalvin Phillips with a move to Sheffield United, despite widespread rumours.

The key points are:

• Wilder acknowledges that Phillips is a high-quality player but indicates that he is not currently Sheffield United’s transfer priority.
• The manager stresses that the club has other areas of the squad that require strengthening first, particularly given financial constraints and the need to spend carefully.
• Phillips’ situation at Manchester City is discussed. After struggling for regular minutes since leaving Leeds United, he is expected to seek another move this summer.
• The article notes that Phillips’ wages would present a major obstacle to any permanent deal, meaning any transfer would depend on the financial terms becoming realistic.
• Wilder avoids ruling anything out completely but deliberately refuses to be drawn into discussing individual transfer targets, reiterating that Sheffield United are working through several recruitment options behind the scenes.
• The overall message is that although Phillips has been linked with the Blades, there is nothing to suggest an imminent move, and Wilder is keen to manage expectations while focusing on the club’s broader recruitment strategy.

I can translate this for you, the deal was nearly done but Phillips has injured his calf so no longer likely to proceed given the risk - which we all knew anyway!

 

[Guesty]

I remember a lot of fans wondering why anyone would be against this, then Phillips (apparently) got himself badly injured without even playing, which I think proves the naysayers point, does it not?