John Stones transfer saga

[davek]

Honestly, I think he's got everything except positional awareness and more astute reading of the game.

But imo those 2 things come with time and plenty of games, particularly alongside players like Jagielka.

Qucik scouting summary would be:

Very elegant on the ball, but this can mask the plenty of mistakes he makes defending.

 

[catcherintherye]

That's a big fear and possibility again. Cash in on a player with no time left to spend it.

Imagine if that happens this summer? As well as not spending the £35M of tv cash like every other club does, these carpet baggers also hold onto the lions share of cash in any deal for Stones.

I wouldn't put it past them.

Then you'll get Elstone out telling everyone the 10 million pounds raised from Arteta was spent on a new Contract for Anichebe and Gibson (for half a million).

 

[Lids1978]

Our transfer budget is constant: it's a negative net spend in all but a handful of seasons since Kenwright took control.

It's not that hard to predict this one will be the same....despite the new cash "available"

We need to make a stand mate

 

[Brownie]

We've always had more cash coming in from TV deals, just because it's a greater increase this time round doesn't automatically mean it's going to go on transfers. It'll keep getting eaten up until we're on relatively even financial footing, which by the sounds of it is still a long way away.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I am indeed a bloke.

A very confused bloke who wears a bra and stuffs it.

You'd be an even more confused bloke if the bra didn't need stuffing.

 

[catcherintherye]

Qucik scouting summary would be:

Very elegant on the ball, but this can mask the plenty of mistakes he makes defending.

He is technically a fantastic defender. His main flaw is his arrogance. Dribbling past attackers etc. At the level he is currently at he gets away with it due to his ability. There would be a question mark though when entering the next level if he needs to iron that out. He makes defending look very easy which can be both a good and bad thing!

 

[blulouie]

...it may be in the pipeline, but it'll only get green-lighted with a cash injection. Where's that coming from then?

The SKY Dave .....The SKY.

 

[Bazlar]

Our transfer budget is constant: it's a negative net spend in all but a handful of seasons since Kenwright took control.

It's not that hard to predict this one will be the same....despite the new cash "available"

So, how much have we got 100%

 

[Rook]

In the current market we shouldn't even look at anything under 40m

I think we need to manufacture a bidding war for that to happen. I mean ManU needs him more than Chelsea, WTF?

 

[davek]

Then you'll get Elstone out telling everyone the 10 million pounds raised from Arteta was spent on a new Contract for Anichebe and Gibson (for half a million).

There'll always be an excuse, because they know they'll get away with it.

The whole lot of them need sweeping out...him especially.

 

[Lids1978]

We are zEverton

 

[davek]

He is technically a fantastic defender. His main flaw is his arrogance. Dribbling past attackers etc. At the level he is currently at he gets away with it due to his ability. There would be a question mark though when entering the next level if he needs to iron that out. He makes defending look very easy which can be both a good and bad thing!

Champions League level he'd be torn apart. Positionally he's weak. He can learn, but another club needs to take that task on.

Get the deal done for him and move swiftly on.

It'd be good for him, a necessity for us.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

If @davek owned the club we'd be playing in the conference...he'd be too engrossed in a popcorn battle with Mourinho to notice WTF was going on.

 

[Rook]

But you said you have a 100% record of knowing what our transfer budget is. What is it then?

Actually we don't really have a transfer budget. All the monies handed to us go right to pay Barry's salary, we are just the middleman.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

We did generate that cash - the summer and winter previous to the Lukaku deal.

So how'd we buy McCarthy, and pay for Lukaku, Barry and Deulofeu's loans?