Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?

[Cordoba]

2 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

🤣jones is on 100000k  a week at utd,that would be some pay cut 🤣

What’s a 95% paycut between old mates. Do it for the badge Phil 

[JacknOry]

Just now, rebelmswar said:

Could buy two players for a year of his wages. Fantastic picture choice. 

Most of his pictures look like that to be fair.

[booth]

48 minutes ago, Gav said:

With the greatest of respect that simply isn't true.

How would that make any sense for a club with injuries and its main striker going away on international duty?

If it doesn't make sense its probably not true.

With Mowbray, not making any sense isn't such a stretch of the imagination. Bizarre manager.

[Lee0r]

Surely we could get him on a free (if they terminate) stick him on the top wage bracket and give him 2 mil signing on bonus. Get 5 decent years out of him. 
 

All of the above highly unlikely to happen I admit. 

[yankfan]

Van Den Berg on the bench for Liverpool

[rebelmswar]

1 minute ago, JacknOry said:

Most of his pictures look like that to be fair.

They've been looking in the wrong place. 

[booth]

3 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

How would a 'pay cut' work when Phil Jones is under contract!? Or are they just going to cancel his Utd contract? Or is it just complete bullshit?

Hmmm...

Probably pay him off, or partly off. He's 30 now so can't expect those wages for the rest of his career.

Probably bull though, as we'd be paying yet another injury prone CB not matter how low his wages are.

[JacknOry]

1 minute ago, booth said:

Probably pay him off, or partly off. He's 30 now so can't expect those wages for the rest of his career.

Probably bull though, as we'd be paying yet another injury prone CB not matter how low his wages are.

Just a no all round for me even if he was willing to accept 10-20% of wages to come here. Doubtful he would even have the hunger we want. 

Santa Cruz on the other hand - sign him up!

 

[Admiral Nelsen]

It's blatantly not going to happen, but equally Jones is going to be taking a pretty massive pay cut irrespective of where his next destination is. 

[Exiled_Rover]

9 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

How would a 'pay cut' work when Phil Jones is under contract!? Or are they just going to cancel his Utd contract? Or is it just complete bullshit?

Hmmm...

I imagine they'd just say "you're not going to play for us ever again - so rot in the reserves on £100k a week or take a pay cut and move elsewhere". 

[booth]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I imagine they'd just say "you're not going to play for us ever again - so rot in the reserves on £100k a week or take a pay cut and move elsewhere". 

They'll need him when they drop a division 🤣

[Sweaty Gussets]

Classic Phil!

Edited August 15, 2022 by Sweaty Gussets

[Cordoba]

Just now, Sweaty Gussets said:

 

Love it 🤣

[JacknOry]

2 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

 

Dont underestimate the head tackle - it is becoming an artform.

 

[K-Hod]

Where’s this talk of Mowbray having £5 Mil of unused budget in January come from? He must be the first manager in history to turn down transfer funds to improve his side! Good grief.

[RevidgeBlue]

36 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

Okay so we lose a player with the potential of bringing in a huge transfer fee - for peanuts. If Batty was as highly rated at just turned 17, we'd be having the same conversation. 

Exactly.

He isn't so we aren't.

[BigUts]

United will pay him off no doubt. Its been done to death already but they owe him that dosh even if he's sold.

£3m pay off for his wages owed until June next year, net what he gets from us. Everyone's happy.

8 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I imagine they'd just say "you're not going to play for us ever again - so rot in the reserves on £100k a week or take a pay cut and move elsewhere". 

 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, K-Hod said:

Where’s this talk of Mowbray having £5 Mil of unused budget in January come from? He must be the first manager in history to turn down transfer funds to improve his side! Good grief.

tony was a strange man tbh,decent man but still strange

[Sweaty Gussets]

Is Phil Jones a Rovers fan? I know he went to school in Leyland but wasn't sure who he supported? 

[J*B]

I think Phil has grown accustomed to the finer things, I can’t see him coming back here. Sadly, because I’d like to think if I was a pro footballer I’d make sure I finished my career at Rovers whilst I was still capable. 

[Admiral Nelsen]

2 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Is Phil Jones a Rovers fan? I know he went to school in Leyland but wasn't sure who he supported? 

 

Yes - but never really seemed as invested as other Rovers fans who played for the club if I'm being truthful. He talked quite a lot about going to the Worthington Cup final in fairness. 

[Sweaty Gussets]

2 minutes ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

Yes - but never really seemed as invested as other Rovers fans who played for the club if I'm being truthful. He talked quite a lot about going to the Worthington Cup final in fairness. 

Cheers...might be something in it then if there's an emotional connection to the club. 

[JacknOry]

Not looking good in terms of the 'other' Van coming in quickly

 

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, J*B said:

I think Phil has grown accustomed to the finer things, I can’t see him coming back here. Sadly, because I’d like to think if I was a pro footballer I’d make sure I finished my career at Rovers whilst I was still capable. 

Is he likely to get a significantly better gig than Rovers anywhere else?

Genuine question as I'm not sure he would.  Bit of a gamble but I think it could be a bit of an inspired signing on the right money, adds a bit of experience and could cover various positions. I would actually have preferred him in January to add a touch of experience to get us over the line.

Edited August 15, 2022 by RevidgeBlue

[booth]

It'd be a nice twist if he ended his career with us and we ended up back in the PL with him as our Hendry type at the back, but his injury record is pretty terrifying.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/verletzungen/spieler/117996