Phillips - I'd love to stay at Crewe.

"It's a great set-up here and I'm involved in the coaching down at the Soccer Centre. Let's see what happens in the summer first.

"Crewe need to see what the surgeon says."

Phillips has put in some excellent performances for the Railwaymen since joining and shown the club what they have been missing with an experiance keeper.

Off the pitch Phillips has moved his family up from Bristol and he has been helping out at the Alex Shavington Soccer Centre coaching the youngsters on a voluntary basis as the keeper looks to pick up his coaching badges.

Crewe manager Dario Gradi told the Sentinal "Our plans are to keep Steve, although I think any surgery will mean his recovery will take a bit of time.

"He might be fit for the start of next season, but if not we will have to make sure the reserve-team keeper is good enough."