John Stones transfer saga

[when i score we riot]

Lads, if he has a full, injury free season and keeps his standard then he'll be rated as one of the worlds best prospects come may. Fifty mill easy.

I just want the season to start. Christ

 

[thirdmantackle]

Can't stand Ratcliffe, great player for us but does nothing but [Poor language removed] us off now. Only decent ex blues that are somewhat in the media are Reid and Southall

Zinedene Kilbane?

 

[BoysInBlue]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ytf12
Kevin Ratcliffe believes if Chelsea offer over £30m for John Stones, Everton can't afford to turn it down. Chelsea have already had two bids rejected for the 21-year-old but are expected to return with a third offer before the transfer window closes.

Speaking on Merseyside Sport, former Everton captain Ratcliffe questioned whether the club would be able to keep Stones.

"They couldn't hang on to Wayne Rooney, we couldn't hang on to [Marouane] Fellaini for £28m. So I reckon if anything comes in around the £30m touch, then I don't think Everton can afford to turn it down."

Rooney & Fellaini - 2 players who handed in transfer requests to leave.

Stones hasn't and likely won't.

Man Utd wanted Baines - the club held on to him.

Ratcliffe is talking through his negative backside, as per usual.

 

[Toffeelover]

Lads, if he has a full, injury free season and keeps his standard then he'll be rated as one of the worlds best prospects come may. Fifty mill easy.

I just want the season to start. Christ

That is so damned right which of course is also why Chelsea wanted to sneak him now.

 

[Anna]

I'm sure it's already been fumed about in this thread (not reading 400 odd pages!) but jeffin' hell, how blatant are Cahill and Ferdinand being in tapping him up. I'm just waiting for Kompany and Arteta to come out and plea City/Arsenal's case for him!!

Dirty tactics, trying to turn his head.

 

[ijjysmith]

Two players who handed in transfer requests to leave.

Stones hasn't and likely won't.

Man Utd wanted Baines - the club held on to him.

Ratcliffe is talking through his negative backside, as per usual.

Fellaini didn't hand in a transfer request did he?

I mean it was obvious he was off but wasn't it a good thing he didn't?

 

[BoysInBlue]

Fellaini didn't hand in a transfer request did he?

I mean it was obvious he was off but wasn't it a good thing he didn't?

He did, on transfer deadline day to force the deal through. He gave up a load of money by doing that, to ensure he got the move. Can't say we miss him but that's beside the point. We'd miss Stones.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Well, 1995 aside, in comparison to his playing days, we've been nowhere near the level we were at then so perhaps his negativity is understandable.

Don't agree with his statement about Stones btw, Fellaini and Rooney deals are not really comparible situations.

Baines is a much more comparible situation - Leighton was tempted to move (although not the type to force the issue) but he fit into Martinez's playing style and long term plans so despite the fact that was probably our best "economic" time to extract the most money from his sale, we didn't.

 

[ijjysmith]

He did, on transfer deadline day to force the deal through.

I thought he didn't so that we kept some money or something. I can't remember it properly.

 

[Garrick]

He did, on transfer deadline day to force the deal through.

Wasn't there something with that actually raising his transfer fee if he put in a request?

 

[Tramps_mate]

Fellaini didn't hand in a transfer request did he?

I mean it was obvious he was off but wasn't it a good thing he didn't?

He did an hour or so before the deadline I thought.. Waved his loyalty bonus or some jibble...

 

[ijjysmith]

He did an hour or so before the deadline I thought.. Waved his loyalty bonus or some jibble...

That was it. He did so he lost his bonus but for the right reasons.

He didn't really put in a proper request.

If you get me.

 

[ultra]

Fellaini didn't hand in a transfer request did he?

I mean it was obvious he was off but wasn't it a good thing he didn't?

Correct, he did not hand in a transfer request: in fact he gave up his claim to money in order to facilitate the last-minute transfer. An honourable man (by football standards...)

 

[sageyefc]

Well, 1995 aside, in comparison to his playing days, we've been nowhere near the level we were at then so perhaps his negativity is understandable.

Don't agree with his statement about Stones btw, Fellaini and Rooney deals are not really comparible situations.

He goes OTT with the negativity though, there's no need

 

[Garrick]

Wasn't there something with that actually raising his transfer fee if he put in a request?

Ah, that was an escape clause which expired with time, not anything to do with a transfer request.