Phillips: Poised to join Blues
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KP set to give Baggies the Blues
Veteran West Brom striker Kevin Phillips looks set to score a Midlands hat-trick by joining Birmingham City on a two-year contract.
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The 34-year-old is out of contract at The Hawthorns, and it appears Albion's stance of only offering him a new one-year deal with the option of a further year dependent on appearances has backfired on them.
Blues boss Alex McLeish has offered a straight two-year contract for Phillips, whose 24 goals last season helped the Baggies win promotion to the Premier League and reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
If the former Sunderland hitman does move to St Andrews, it will be a Second City hat-trick for him having also played for Aston Villa, who received £700,000 for him from Albion in August 2006.
The capture of Phillips, who has netted 46 goals in 81 games for the Baggies, will be a relief for McLeish following the exit of Mikael Forssell to Hannover earlier this summer.
It could also prompt Albion boss Tony Mowbray to reignite his interest in Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi, who has been linked with a £3million move to the Black Country.
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Ragnorok (West Bromwich Albion fan)
"He's been great for us over the last two seasons. But the last time he played in the Premiership he scored 4 goals in 23 games. He will be 35 at the start of this season, with a dodgy knee. Hence he can no longer lay claim to being Premiership proven. To my knowledge the contract West Brom have offered is a one year contract that will be extended to two if he makes 19 appearances this season. I don't know if anyone else hasn't noticed, but other Premiership managers and directors are not exactly forming a queue reaching Brasshouse Lane for Phillips signature. "
declan17 (West Bromwich Albion fan)
"fair play to Super Kev. We should just have given him a 2 year deal like he deserved for all of his goals and overall play in the last 2 seasons. But typical Albion. He'll be a big miss"
CamtheCat (West Bromwich Albion fan)
"Can't believe KP has left us to join blues. I hoped we could keep him, but there you go. How albion can just let him go to blues like "that", I don't know. He still would have been a great in the Prem even for the last 10 or 20 mins. If we needed to offer a 2 yr contract, then if thats what it took then we should have. He is a big loss to the squad and we should htank him big for what he has done for us at the club."
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