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Phillips warns Birmingham board not to do a Sunderland

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 10:33

Kevin Phillips has told Birmingham City's board they must splash out to maintain their momentum from this season.

He hopes Birmingham will take advantage of a successful first season back in the top-flight and bring in more quality signings.

Phillips said: "I felt the second season we finished seventh at Sunderland, we needed to go out and spend £10-15 million on three or four players.

"I believe if that had happened, it would have made us a consistent Premier League team for a long time.

"But it never happened and the next year we struggled - and the season after we got relegated. I just hope Birmingham don't go down that same route.

"I think this club will attract top players with the manager we have got and owners who seem ambitious.

"I don't think we need to being six or seven players, just three or four. Then you are looking at a quality Birmingham side who can stay in the Premier League for a long time."

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