[BaggieSteve]

Apart from a very good 3/4 month spell in the middle of last season, Matt Phillips has been a disappointment in his time at the club in my opinion. In that purple patch he looked like a world beater cutting inside from the left wing onto his right foot to link up with Brunt/Chadli and Morrison. Since then however he just hasn’t re-found that form. He’s had his moments of good but nothing consistent for more than a match or two. Add to this his mental block where he doesn’t play if he “doesn’t feel up to it” and his bottling of some 50-50 tackles this season and it just adds to the disappointment.

Next season in the Championship he could be a big player for us if he stays and works out his issues because the Championship is really his level. I think if he is put back on the left wing with the freedom to cut inside onto his right foot then he will be like a new signing. Put Burke on the right and we could have two quick, direct wingers on either wing.

Depending on who stays or goes at the end of the season, Josh, playing him upfront in the middle, as Scotland did last night, might be worth a look, as it's something he clearly enjoys and he played pretty OK, admittedly, as Jim said, against a poor Hungary team