Lee Phillips Would We Want Him Back?

Six weeks ago I would have loved to have him back, but now after our current run, I don't think he'd fit in to well.
His style will always cause defenses problems, but we are better than that bulldozer approach now ;D

Thanks for the memories Lee, but it's in the past. For me at least.

Too injury prone (three separate absences already this season) and an attitude problem, such as throwing his toys out of the pram when learning he was being taken off at half-time at Wembley (allegedly).

I prefer Sills, Green, Benyon and Dsane to him - at least they all want to be at Plainmoor - and we would have to break our wage structure to get him anyway after what Rushden offered him to leave this summer (allegedly).

I'd much prefer to sign Andy Burgess or even the much-hated but always effective Curtis Woodhouse of the eight high-waged players R&D have listed. Shame Curtis Osano isn't one of the listed guys...he oozes class and plays in positions we could do with (right back and part-time centre-back)

I didn't say Woodhouse wasn't listed - Curtis Osano is the guy I said wasn't available

Sorry capitalgull should read better before posting!!

mickyflash the last line In your post was so spot on

not every signing will work out exactly as planned, its how you move on from the failure of a player that makes you a good manager

Very wise words and words that I feel we can now apply to Bucks, this Is down to the fact that he has taken the time to look at his mistakes.

Not only that but he has learned from them and put what he has learned Into making himself a better manager. You are correct really, that If he had Phillips back the style may well change back to hoofball and I say that only because Of my talk with John Impey On Sunday.

The bit about having to play to players strengths etc and with him up front will Sills we would just see long balls being pumped up to them.

barnsleygull, we sure don't want to go back to hoof ball mate, we are playing football the way its meant to be played, the way Merse said could not be played in the BSP.

Its getting the results,looks good to watch and will keep fans coming back for more. Still think Phillips would be OK to come back, not as first choice, but In games where we did not have Sills. You do need a big man up front to win the balls that will come up to the front players in the air

I was slightly disappointed to see Lee P (but not for Bucks for letting him go), but I didn't see him as being the huge loss to our forward line that some people felt at the time............
I'll probably get shot-down for saying this, but the way that LP plays doesn't seem to suit his frame (and I'm not saying he is overweight - simply that his muscles / joints get hammered with his battering-ram approach) and this leads to a fair amount of injuries.
I wouldn't also say that he held the ball well enough - and that certainly increased the pressure on our defenders last season.

His goal record this season at Rushden this season says a lot. He's probably lacking in confidence and needs a spell of regular first team starts. I don't believe that he would get that with us.
Besides - when he left for Rushden he implied that he was being allowed to go as we had some serious financial pressures. That gave many fans the jitters and it is proved that we improved the standard of the squad over the summer - I certainly didn't appreciate this bitter little swipe from a player that had a goal record that was fairly good, but didnt give him the right to such displays of petulance!

Leon Knight is on the list as well - hardly a surprise. When I was told earlier this season that bringing him to the club was an option that was being considered, I had real doubts that he would be of benefit. He's a player that just never settles anywhere and some of his behaviour at Swansea that led to his departure was astounding!