Phillips: 'I can't even begin to explain how hard those months have been to me'

Last updated : 08 August 2011 By westfield shrimper

Phillips: Ready for comeback

Phillips: 'I was happy with my performance and of course the clean sheet'

It's been a long, hard road since February, and the last time the Roots Hall faithful saw centre-back Mark Phillips turning out for the first team, a 3-2 win over Wycombe Wanderers as it happens, and only his seventh league game as a Shrimper in over a year since signing.

And after a lot of hard work they, and the player himself, were rewarded with an excellent defensive display in the well deserved single goal victory over the Bulls of Hereford at Roots Hall Saturday afternoon.

Phillips told www.echo-news.co.uk: “It was very nice for me to be back out there again playing. It's been a long time coming for me and I can't even begin to explain how hard those months have been for me. But I was delighted to be picked for this game and, although I'm still not quite at full sharpness, I was happy with my performance and of course the clean sheet. I just hope there are now more of both of those to come.”

 
Personal information
Full name Mark Ian Phillips
Date of birth 27 January 1982 (1982-01-27) (age 29)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Southend United
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Millwall 67 (1)
2007 → Darlington (loan) 8 (0)
2008–2010 Brentford 55 (1)
2010– Southend United 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:10, 8 May 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Phillips_(footballer)