John Stones transfer saga

[longers]

Do you honestly think we don't have contingency plans in place? We'll have targets in mind.

Do you honestly think we'll spend even half of that fee ? Do you honestly think our contingency plans are going to result in us having a better centre back pairing than Jagielka and Stones ?

It's lose lose mate. There is no win

 

[bizzaro]

If he has to go, we need big money and quickly. Even if he has handed in a request, I still don't think he's the Lescott-type, who will sulk around the place and stink it out. I think he'd still give his best for the club, even if it was just to up his own value.

Very peeved at this. It's a horrible way to end the window - and surprising because of his apparently sound character.

Just plays into the boards hands this

Music to their ears

@davek

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I'm proper fuming - Stones you utter weasel lad!

I would

1. Reject his request and let him rot in the reserves - ruin his chances for the Euro's.
2. Make him bunk with Hibbo and his pet carp on away matches.
3. Make him wear a big yellow pointy hat for training sessions

I'm not bitter like.

 

[Smodger]

Do you honestly think we don't have contingency plans in place? We'll have targets in mind.

Welcome mr J Evans.

 

[sageyefc]

50 mil and zouma for free or jog on gang of rent boys

 

[Tubey]

do you honestly believe we havent spoken to John Stones?

Oh I think we have for sure. I think we were well aware he was interested in Chelsea.

That's exactly my point. This transfer request isn't out of the blue - we knew it was coming, we knew the timing of it. This has been pre-meditated weeks out by the board, for the very reason of getting this deal done as late as possible.

How do I know? Because if it wasn't, we would have done business early - because Stones' position would not have changed.

That's why it's beggars' belief to me that Evertonians still think the sun shines out of Bill's arse. How many times does this have to happen before it clicks?

 

[bluestevon]

s last 60 minutes has seen lamela being heavily linked to inter, allwing spurs to come in for yarmolenko, stones leaving, VVD will likely be a saints player soon, we really are utterly f'd, guessing now a -20m net spend this summer, but hey new stadium lies will get spun soon

 

[Brennan]

Mourniho wont start him. He may well rotate with someone but he will not play week in week out. No chance

How is there no chance ?

They're paying the best part of £40m for him and he's better than Cahill.

 

[quasi modo]

Lineker spot on on twitter with his remarks on transfer requests, clubs get all the money and the player looks bad.

Sounds familiar with our club.

 

[Blue Truth]

And still the club say nothing...

 

[deipnosophist]

So to clarify, you don't blame the club at all for not sitting down with the player and talking to him for the last month this has been happening, and truly believe John Stones has kept his desire to go to Chelsea a complete secret until this afternoon?

You honestly believe that? Really?

top retort. the bloke you were responding to is either ingenuous beyond words, or a total plank.

 

[Brennan]

Oh I think we have for sure. I think we were well aware he was interested in Chelsea.

That's exactly my point. This transfer request isn't out of the blue - we knew it was coming, we knew the timing of it. This has been pre-meditated weeks out by the board, for the very reason of getting this deal done as late as possible.

How do I know? Because if it wasn't, we would have done business early - because Stones' position would not have changed.

That's why it's beggars' belief to me that Evertonians still think the sun shines out of Bill's arse. How many times does this have to happen before it clicks?

That's not the only scenario though is it.

Stones could have simply decided within the past few days to hand in a transfer request.

 

[daza_1973]

yes but i wouldnt say Kenwright is to blame, hes done alot for this club and picked us up from terrible finacial difficulty and made us into a consistant top 7/8 club. the only thing in my mind which he has failed at is selling us but i wpouldnt blame the guy for stabalising the club from where we were when he took us over. everton fans quickly remember the good times but also quickly forget the trouble we were in, in the 90s

15 years of mediocrity - okay the odd purple patch, but no silverware - one Wembley defeat its not what the Kenwright happy clappers predicted back in Christmas 1999

 

[ToffeeDan]

He'll be playing at Spurs.. MONDAY 2 PM dropped to the U21s

 

[Tubey]

That's not the only scenario though is it.

Stones could have simply decided within the past few days to hand in a transfer request.

That stretches plausibility though mate. That would mean he's gone from saying "yeah I'm sound Bill, no worries staying, feel free to say no sale like" to "I'm out of here, please sell me now, I really don't want to play for Everton, COME GET ME CHELSEA!"

The moment the first Chelsea bid was made, we would have talked to the player. I don't think his opinion has changed, and the timing of this request after the last home game of the window makes it crystal clear to me what the board have done here. Again.