Source: FOOTYMAD
KP Delighted To Reach Milestone
Kevin Phillips has expressed his delight at scoring his 250th career goal in Blues' 1-1 draw against Arsenal. Phiilps came off the substitutes bench to score in stoppage time to earn Blues a point against The Gunners at St Andrews on Saturday afternoon. The 36-year-old Blues striker will be out of contract at the end of this season but he confirmed that he has no intention of hanging his boots up yet and that he is to take his coaching badges in the next couple of weeks. "It means a lot to get to 250 goals. It has been a great career and it is certainly not over yet," he said. "I've built a career on putting the ball away when it comes into the box. You don't just lose that overnight. "I will lose my legs eventually. I am not a player who will run past players at pace. "But, give me the ball in the box, and I'd like to think a good percentage of the time, I'll put it in the back of the net. "Someone said to me, who is well respected in the game, that you want to play at the highest level as long as you can. It is easier to go down than to come back up. "I'm going to start my coaching badges in a couple of weeks. I think it is important I get them on board. "You just never know, you might get a call at the end of the season to become a player coach. "As long as you've got the qualifications, then I would look at that although I'm not saying I'd definitely do it. "At this stage of my career, I just want to concentrate on playing for next season. I am definitely going to play on for another season. "I feel fit to play on for another year or two, definitely another year. I'm not ready to retire yet."
