Shaun Wright Philips (Manchester City)

Liverpool are winning their battle with Arsenal for Shaun Wright-Phillips.

The England winger has been told he can leave Manchester City for about £7million. But Arsenal are unwilling to pay him more than the £65,000 a week he earns at City.

That has opened the door for Roy Hodgson to beat Arsene Wenger again after the Liverpool boss persuaded Joe Cole to move to Anfield ahead of the Emirates.

Wright-Phillips turned down City’s offer of a £10,000-a-week wage hike at the end of last season.


Roberto Mancini preferred Adam Johnson and Craig Bellamy on the flanks late last season and will add Aston Villa’s James Milner to his squad this week after also signing David Silva from Valencia.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-News-Shaun-Wright-Phillips-has-been-told-he-can-leave-Man-City-opening-the-door-for-Arsenal-and-Liverpool-article546731.html

do it city aen't going to win sh*t all next season

Mancini was in the mirror saying 100m isn't nothing these days

well have fun when your out of a job by xmas you pr**k!

No no no no no no no no no no no no. Winning the battle. Has been a failure at every club he has gone to. We have Jovanovic, Maxi, Kuyt, Pacheco, Amoo. If we need to go further we have Sterling and Silva. We do not need this player. Waste of money when the players we have at our disposal are taken into consideration

This just goes to show the damage the 8 man english rule is doing. Inflating the interest and therefore prices of sh*te players, meaning yet again, the cheaper foreign players look even more of a bargain.

No for me as well. Poor end product, would get right on my nerves.

This just goes to show the damage the 8 man english rule is doing. Inflating the interest and therefore prices of sh*te players, meaning yet again, the cheaper foreign players look even more of a bargain.

No for me as well. Poor end product, would get right on my nerves.

I would rather count some of our under 21s in the squad than bringing in mediocre players because they are Homegrown

I would rather count some of our under 21s in the squad than bringing in mediocre players because they are Homegrown

Bring in Elia from AJAX

Quality in W/C better than Babel and younger! Fast and LM

Bring in Elia from AJAX

Quality in W/C better than Babel and younger! Fast and LM

If it was up to me I would offer Babel and some cash for him

If it was up to me I would offer Babel and some cash for him

take it in a heartbeat.

No matter what anyone thinks, i do it.

Ajax are going to lose alot of there players, Wiel, Sketenberg GK, Suarez, Elia.. if they go they are fooked.

If it was up to me I would offer Babel and some cash for him

I'd back this 100%! Offload Ryan and bring in a genuine talent in Elia who could help set the league alight. I am sure Ryan would be happy returning to Holland anyway.

As for SWP, have to agree he is yet another over-rated player who gains additional pull due to the impending regulations regarding 'home grown' players. Much in the same respect as Aaron Lennon in my opinion, not the best football player but gets by on his pace. It seems that we would have to spend a lot of what is no doubt a limited budget on him when Dirk, Maxi, Joe, Milan and so on would do better.

Shaun Wright-Phillips is a good talent, but I think we have enough similar attacking players. We don't need him. If to boost our attack I think getting another striker is more important than another winger/attacking midfielder.

SWP. no,no,no not needed,not wanted.

Joe Cole kept SWP out of the Chelsea and England teams, so why would he want to come to us?

SWP is older than Joe Cole and has never had a consistent end product/cross.  Chelsea ruined him, like it has a few players.  Maybe he needs to go to a team where he's automatic first choice for a change.

Don't want SWP. More frustrating than Babel.

Who is this Elia from Ajax? I only know Eljero Elia from Hamburg but he never played for Ajax :S

Hell. F***ing. No.

Agree with what everyone says, don't need this player, got better here already & if Roy has a wad burning a hole in his pocket, get looking for a striker.

If SWP is good enough to play for us, then why would Manchester City want to sell him?

If SWP is good enough to play for us, then why would Manchester City want to sell him?

I hate that being said, it's so lazy, there are so many reasons, doesn't get on with the manager, doesn't fit in the system, wants to leave for a new challenge.

Even if that isn't true with him, working under Roy, may improve his confidence and consistency in which case he would be a great buy for us.

Rather than waste money on SWP I would look to utilise what we already have. Maxi would start on the right for me. babel can also play out there ( Roy needs to work with babel as he is talented ) as could Johnson even. We also have Amoo and young players like him have to be brought on. If we have money to spend, spend it on a striker were we are really lacking.

So it is a no for me!

Not bothered, but if I had a choice I'd say no.

He had his chance to come to us but he followed the money to Chelsea and then City

I hate that being said, it's so lazy, there are so many reasons, doesn't get on with the manager, doesn't fit in the system, wants to leave for a new challenge.

Even if that isn't true with him, working under Roy, may improve his confidence and consistency in which case he would be a great buy for us.

fu**ed us off once to go to Chelsea, I wouldn't be arsed now, much prefer us to go after someone as back-up for Nando or another left-back.

Didn't say I wanted him, bar him being consistently good. I just don't like the excuse being, why should we buy a player Man City don't want anymore. Bet that person didn't say the same about Joe Cole, say what you like about money, if Chelsea wanted him they would of kept him.

Didn't say I wanted him, bar him being consistently good. I just don't like the excuse being, why should we buy a player Man City don't want anymore. Bet that person didn't say the same about Joe Cole, say what you like about money, if Chelsea wanted him they would of kept him.

Chelsea wanted to keep him. But they could not because his contract ran out! So we signed a player that they were desperate to keep. Even better we got 6m out of them as well for Beneyoun. All you hear from chavski now is sour grapes!

Chelsea purposely let J. Cole contract run dead, they didn't offer him an improved deal.

Chelsea wanted to keep him. But they could not because his contract ran out! So we signed a player that they were desperate to keep. Even better we got 6m out of them as well for Beneyoun. All you hear from chavski now is sour grapes!

If Chelsea wanted to keep him that badly they'd of offered hima  contract he wanted, they obviously weren't too bothered he was going. Probably until he signed for us, they probably thought he'd sign for another London club, and besides Arsenal they didn't see any other London club as a threat.

Can't really disagree with much said in this thread already.

We have plenty of players that would keep him out of the team. I wouldn't say he was sh*te, but he's no better than anyone we already have.

No end product, plus we have Maxi so what's the point. I'd also rather give Amoo a few games, he looks like he can skin heads that lad. I just hope Kuyt isn't preferred over Maxi, it would piss me off to watch another season of Kuyt on the wing!

Don't know Don't know Don't know.

Would pretty much make Kuyt a striker again. He would'nt have the right side anymore.

IMO good player maybe not right for here.

Maxi shits on SWP.

So no.

If Chelsea wanted to keep him that badly they'd of offered hima  contract he wanted, they obviously weren't too bothered he was going. Probably until he signed for us, they probably thought he'd sign for another London club, and besides Arsenal they didn't see any other London club as a threat.

Chelsea tried for over a year to tie him to a new deal. Money was not the problem. Cole wanted to move on. So as desperate as they were to keep him, he was as desperate to leave, which turns out to be a good thing for him, us and a bad thing for the chavs

Anyways, this is a SWP thread. I do not want him.

Rather than waste money on SWP I would look to utilise what we already have. Maxi would start on the right for me. babel can also play out there ( Roy needs to work with babel as he is talented ) as could Johnson even. We also have Amoo and young players like him have to be brought on. If we have money to spend, spend it on a striker were we are really lacking.

So it is a no for me!

agree totally with what you have said. I am really interested  to see how ryan babel does this year. a new manager and a new start for him, he could be like a new signing, hes got the talent, he just needs to show what he can do. 2 seasons ago Andy the Gay Blue Gray said that ryan abel was a player to watch for the future and I still believe that he has all the attributes to be a top class player, he has power, pace and a good shooting ability as was demonstrated against lyon last year. His attitude has improved immensely. I was not the biggest Roy Hodgson fan to say the least but he now has my ful backing as Liverpool coach and I believe he can re-ignite Babels flame so that he shows all the Liverpool faqns what they have missed over the past couple of years. We are gonna win the premiership finally this year, YNWA

We don't need this waster. The thought of his old man at Anfield every other week makes me feel ill. I'd rather have Maxi and Kuyt anyday.

Maxi shits on SWP.

So no.

A fine, well structured argument. Backed up with a vital fact

I'd rather Bellamy back...

I'd rather Bellamy back...

Seconded.

7M?? I'd rather get Lee from Bolton. Young and very talented.

No thanks.

Overpaid and over-rated.

his brother Bradley Wright Phillips walked past me with a right attitude during TruroFC and Plymouth Argyle (I live in cornwall now).

Watched the match and both the Wright Phillips brothers have got something in common, they are sh*t. Then again Peter Reid managers argyle so that's no suprise.

I shouted "peter reid" good luck next season lad, you'll need it" had me liverpool shirt on just to rub his nose in it.
He's a cheecky blue bitter b***ard!

He said "I think you lot will stay up"

Maxi shits on SWP.

So no.

My thoughts exactly crouchinho.

Overpaid and over-rated.

Exactly

Bring in Elia from AJAX

Quality in W/C better than Babel and younger! Fast and LM

He's not from Ajax, he plays at HSV, and he's only 2 months younger or something, he is alot better though, I'll agree with that.

Ajax are going to lose alot of there players, Wiel, Sketenberg GK, Suarez, Elia.. if they go they are fooked.

That's what you'd expect after this world cup but it doesn't look like Stekelenburg and van der Wiel are going anywhere at the moment, Suarez, maybe. And like I said, although Elia has played a few years in Ajax's youth, he's never been part of their first team and doesn't currently play there.

Short S****e Philips in a Liverpool shirt NEVER.Give me Maxi any day he had half a season to get used to the Prem think he will do better this season

I don't understand why we're going for this type of player when we have other options for the position, Maxi, Babel etc. Surely we should be trying to buy a striker to partner Torres?!

Overrated.Plus we need to be concerned about a left back and striker.

NO

I'm seriously getting worried here,first Charlton Cole now SWP....I was just getting optimistic thinking Roy was going to this right,starting from scratch bring in some of the youth team,blood them carefully and take one step at a time and build a team with youth and hunger and determination...But then i get up and read this..Look SWP is absolutely useless,at Chelsea he was just a bit part player so he goes back to City and he's even worse,he can't even cross it so what use is he,we'll get 3 goals from him if we are lucky....Don't get desperate Roy,invest in youth.

I remember almost exactly 6 years ago him making his debut for England in a friendly against Ukraine (3-0 the score was and as St James's Park...how do I remember it?!) and he scored a very very good goal and I thought this guy could go places. In all honesty looking back he hasn't improved one bit which is quite a shame and his crossing is still a disgrace. It's no disaster if he comes since he does have a bit of pace and can put in the odd performance time and again. I'd only buy him as an impact sub late on in then game if we're needing a goal.

He's garbage, might just sneek into Blackpools side, doubt their that desperate either. If it wasn't for his old man he'd be languishing in the lower leagues, totally over rated.

I'd say yes lets sign him if we wanted a winger that likes to run in circles and not get a ball in the box the whole game.
But fortunately we don't (hopefully) so I'd much prefer someone like Elia or even Ashley Young, I know he didn't have a brilliant season last campaign, but I really do think Young could do the business for us.

Dont think so, I dont mind the lad but we already have enough frustrating players who have the ability but un-willing to show it, not mentioning any names Babel.

F***ing me Guys, Hes f**king Quality.

Are you his agent/dad/mum/brother ?

Are you his agent/dad/mum/brother ?

Lover?

F***ing me Guys, Hes f**king Quality.

No. he isn't!!

Yeah sh*t Quality.

Why are we being linked with every sh*t player out there that's looking for a club? 

I think he would be a good signing and I am slightly suprised by the general reaction him joining us is getting on here. He is a skillful player with pace and direct running. Arguably similar to Babel but I for one would like pacey alternatives to Kuyt and Maxi on our right side.

By no means is this a position we are in desperate need of strengthening and I certainly don't think SWP is the exceptional. But a good player with proven experience in the Premier League.

In summary, we could do a lot worse in my humble opinion

Can't believe SWP is even being considered ! he is so overrated ! loses the ball constantly ,greedy ,if he was any good he would have a massive price tag and be very hard to pry away from his club,got to say i'm not a fan of his

Why exactly are we being linked to him, right midfield is not a position we are weak.

Kuyt, Cole, Babel Maxi and Jovanovic can all play so why would we buy this lad.

We won't be getting him!

He's alright at dribbling with it, just sh*te at everything else like shooting or crossing or going in the right direction.

Don't need him IMO.

No chance,hes overrated and we have better.

Would love to see him in the red of Liverpool .

I'll vomit the day I see him in Liverpool Red.

Would love to see him in the red of Liverpool .

The only way i want to see him in the red of Liverpool is if it's under Carra's boot as an opposition player!

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Liverpool-will-renew-their-interest-in-Shaun-Wright-Phillips-in-January-and-could-land-the-Manchester-City-winger-at-a-knowdown-price-article618965.html

Just read the article and think WTF.

Why?Why?Why?

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Why do we keep getting linked to these sh*t is it because Hodgson is manager, I thought NESV want to win things why buy lads then that can't cut it at the top clubs. A big no from me

eh


nah

Heck No ! i would rather play Maxi

No F***ing way, one of the worst players ever, can't get into citys team yet still plays for Capello-bizarre, another head down runs up his own ass type of player, another one of city's reject mercenaries. Average with a capital A. sh*te with a capital S. We should be shopping at the top table not picking up scraps from the soup kitchen.

No thanks. Noy good enough and certainly not any better than what we already have..

In both his big moves he has ended up on the bench at Chelsea and City. Hardly a coincidence.

No no no.

No.

Yes.

No wait, no.

If he had any end product he'd be decent.

But he doesn't.

So he's sh*t and so erm, no.

NO.................NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Past his best, and he wasn't even very good at his best!!

sh*te, were linked with him last window as well. Kuyt and Maxi both better.

If he had any end product he'd be decent.

But he doesn't.

So he's sh*t and so erm, no.

True, no no and no.

To quote Danny Zuko "Sloppy seconds ain't my style"

Okay, I'll buck the trend here: yes. Pacy and can beat a man and get behind defences, which is something we do not have from our current wide midfielders.  Yes, I'd prefer Turan and Mata, but I think SWP would improve our team/squad.  Unpopular view apparently, but there you go.

Okay, I'll buck the trend here: yes. Pacy and can beat a man and get behind defences, which is something we do not have from our current wide midfielders.  Yes, I'd prefer Turan and Mata, but I think SWP would improve our team/squad.  Unpopular view apparently, but there you go.

I'll agrre with pacy, beat a man & get behind a defence, but his end product is far too often weak or non-existant.

no thanks

dont want city rejects thanks NO

This guy is not young anymore either. Just because he rarely plays its easy forget he is closing in on 30

I know a guy close to the Blue Sh*te that says we're high on SWP... I don't want him here, though.

Well I heard aswell as SWP i heard A.Johnson and roque santa cruz