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“If one or two do go out, hopefully the players we get in will be better players.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

4-Jan-2006, teamtalk.com
After the transfer window opened, PB made an obvious but worrying statement.

“In any game, you get pictures and at half time there were 11 players who had half a shirt for Saturday.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

27-Aug-2008 Hull City OWS
More pictures for Phil's collection, but unfortunately also something of a kit problem.

Game , Time

“His manager is a former player of Derby County and is recommending that Derby County is the place to be, that guy being Mikkel Beck. He speaks very highly of me. It's ongoing again. These scenarios take time.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

17-Jan-2006, Radio Derby
Phil lacks a detailed knowledge of DCFC history as Mikkel looks to offload a player.

Guy , Time

“At this moment in time, it's pointing in the direction that the players aren't good enough, to be able to (i) take on the instructions that we give them and (ii) deal with the situation when the pressure is turned up - and it's disappointing. OK, there's a disappointing group of players in there but you keep on shooting yourself in the foot week in and week out. Something has to change.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

2-Jan-2006, Radio Derby
PB blames the players for DCFC's poor record.

Disappointment , Change , Time

“You get pictures in pre-season. You get pictures of fitness, you get pictures of attitude, you get pictures of mentality, you get pictures of systems and the way players play and you also get pictures of whether people can step up to the plate in the Premier League. I was getting all those pictures in the first half”

Phil Brown (footballer)

28-Jul-2008 Hull City OWS
The pre-season friendly against Crewe provided a huge boost to Phil's picture collection.

People , Way , Season

“The players have got to know that we are not firing at them by the seat of our pants.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

Jun-2005, DCFC website
He means that he is prepared (apparently).

“The fans are starting to get disgruntled with the board, with the players.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

28-Jan-2006, Radio Derby
Phil deflects from himself after another sorry defeat at Colchester.

“I've got to try and educate not only the players but the Derby fans and the board of directors that…”

Phil Brown (footballer)

29-Jun-2005, Radio 5
I'll learn 'em.

Education

“I know my best team, but my best team has got 15 players in it.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

14-Mar-2008, BBC website
Err.. that's not allowed, Phil.

“Inigo is, without a shadow of a doubt, a player.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

6-Dec-2005, DCFC website
No arguing with that one.

“It was a fantastic result and credit has to go to the players. The application they have shown since I got the job has been first class. They've just asked for four or five days off this week, but I've said I want them back in on Tuesday.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

30-Apr-2007, Hull City OWS
When the players ask for a holiday, that shows their hard-working attitude!

“The way the game is, players come to a football club with baggage. Whether that's positive or negative, they come to a new club with some luggage. Tony's baggage over the last four or five years has been not playing so many games at Tottenham.”

Phil Brown (footballer)

6-Feb-2009, Hull Daily Mail
Anthony Gardner's suitcase struggled to break into the Tottenham first team.

Way , Game , Football