Phil Jones

PadihamThickNeck · Post by **PadihamThickNeck** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:34 pm

Starts for Man Utd against Wolves.

I remember people on here saying he wouldn’t get in our team when there was rumours of a loan.

I’d drop both Tarky & Mee for a fully fit Phil Jones.

A regular in the England team before a career blighted by injuries.

All the best to him even if he is an ex *******, still only 29 aswell so plenty of years ahead if he stays fit.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:36 pm

I remember one posters crazed insistence he would be signing for us.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:38 pm

Christ, Unitedmust be desperate.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:39 pm

PadihamThickNeck wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:34 pm
Still only 29 aswell so plenty of years ahead if he stays fit.

On his day a very good defender and if fully fit very talented, but sadly for him he's incredibly injury prone.

taio · Post by **taio** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:40 pm

I think people questioned his injury record rather than his ability

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:48 pm

Imagine how good he’d be coming from our youth system and his injury record?

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:54 pm

Wowzers! his 1st start in 707 days, is that a record between appearances for a player who hasn't moved club in the meantime, must be close I reckon.

Targetman · Post by **Targetman** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:59 pm

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:54 pm
Wowzers! his 1st start in 707 days, is that a record between appearances for a player who hasn't moved club in the meantime, must be close I reckon.

Kevin Long??

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:00 pm

https://youtu.be/DLLPPNg3HkY

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:01 pm

Targetman wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:59 pm
Kevin Long??

Played at the end of last season didn't he I think. But he's our version of Phil Jones I guess.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:07 pm

He’s a lot better footballer than many give him credit for.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:24 pm

Similar to Barnes ie "in his day a very good player"

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:08 pm

United sounding distinctly average again, and Wolves edging the play.

Jones has played his part in Utd keeping a clean so far though 35 minutes in.

PadihamThickNeck · Post by **PadihamThickNeck** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:08 pm

Ronaldo looks like he can’t be bothered…

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:13 pm

PadihamThickNeck wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:08 pm
Ronaldo looks like he can’t be bothered…

Ronaldo might be thinking he should be on the other team with 6 Portuguese in the side !

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:27 pm

He’s had a brilliant 1st half.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:30 pm

Because it was so long ago few remember just how hot a property Phil Jones was, had it not been for his horrific injuries he would have been a fixture for England for many years. He really could take his pick when he moved from Rovers, he was always a class act, just so prone to injury.

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:42 pm

Didn't fergie say he could be the next Duncan Edwards ?

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:13 pm

Assist for Jones

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:20 pm

Hapag Lloyd wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:13 pm
Assist for Jones

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:44 pm

United’s best player by all accounts.

He’d be plenty good enough for us if he could stay fit. He’s a level above our usual players.

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:00 pm

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:44 pm
United’s best player by all accounts.

He’d be plenty good enough for us if he could stay fit. He’s a level above our usual players.

He wasn't

His face is always as red as a tomato

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:49 pm

Utd are apparently willing to listen to offers for him in this transfer window and want him gone.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:52 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:49 pm
Utd are apparently willing to listen to offers for him in this transfer window and want him gone.

Injury free a fantastic centre-half. But the amount of injuries he's had makes you wonder whether he'd be any good for us.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:52 pm

Handsome lad

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bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:52 pm

Ten bob and a pickled egg would be too much.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:53 pm

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Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:00 pm

Rick_Muller wrote: ↑
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Spike · Post by **Spike** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:03 pm

Not Good enough for us. End of

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:09 pm

Thankfully our days of signing injury prone players in their 30's are well and truly at an end, can't see Utd getting much for him considering his contract ends in June, I guess they just want off their wage bill.

Shame for the guy his career hasn't progressed as many expected it would during his early years at Utd, a mere 169 PL appearances in 12 years shows just how ravaged by injury he has been, 6 PL appearances over the past 3 and a half seasons sadly doesn't suggest to me that his body is capable even of being an asset at lower league level either.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:11 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:49 pm
Utd are apparently willing to listen to offers for him in this transfer window and want him gone.

Got Forest written all over it

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:14 pm

Spijed wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:52 pm
Injury free a fantastic centre-half. But the amount of injuries he's had makes you wonder whether he'd be any good for us.

Happen just as well we are unlikely to ever find out, completely the wrong sort of profile you could compile a lengthy list, but as you correctly say peak injury free a very good player but some would say thankfully passed us by.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:41 am

ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:11 pm
Got Forest written all over it

Green?

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:44 am

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:41 am
Green?

He is more "Forest Gump" than Forest Green

Claretitus · Post by **Claretitus** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:43 pm

Get him back to the Bas Turds.

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Tue May 16, 2023 5:43 pm

Phil Jones is definitely leaving utd this summer, confirmed.

This is not a drill.

Bigvince · Post by **Bigvince** » Tue May 16, 2023 5:44 pm

Everton it is then!

Clive 1960 · Post by **Clive 1960** » Wed May 17, 2023 6:23 am

Made a good living out of football or lack of it.

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Wed May 17, 2023 7:04 am

Wonder if he’ll end up back at Rovers? Can’t see another Prem club coming in for him

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Wed May 17, 2023 7:14 am

I’d be very surprised if any club in the top two divisions would want him purely on his injury record. America bound for me.