John Stones

Bungle · June 22, 2016

gaino92 said:
Alan Brazil is a muppet

State of him

streeky · June 22, 2016

Bungle said:
State of him

looks like he is about to blow an O ring

bluejohn66 · June 22, 2016

No Alla Violenza said:
On Talksport this morning I heard Alan Brazil say to Mike Parry "I got a text yesterday, Stones to Man City is a done deal"

Just passing it on...

I believe the subs bench all have heated seats, he'll be nice n toasty then.

sageyefc · June 22, 2016

Jacko93 said:
On the subject of raising non TV revenue through the sale or retention of our three top talents in Rom, Stones and Ross, would anybody take a renaming of a newly refurbished Goodison for its final years in service to raise funds and allow for none of them to be sold whilst still staying within FFP parameters?

Sell cleverly and McCarthy instead

Bungle · June 22, 2016

streeky said:
looks like he is about to blow an O ring

He's only 19, that's what your average 19 year old Scot looks like though, sad really.

LouReedwalkonthewildside · June 22, 2016

Bungle said:
State of him

Tell you what, he doesn't look far off being announced on the 'Dead thread' on here.

gaino92 · June 22, 2016

Bungle said:
State of him

He's an absolute mess of a person

MikeH72 · June 22, 2016

bluestevon said:
On the other hand mate

Cleverley - 0 cost - sell for 8-10
Lennon - 4m cost sell for 7
McCarthy - 14m cost sell for 17-18
Garbutt - sell for 4

thats 18-20m trading profit raised on fringe players (mccarthy the exception) and all the values are very realistic in the current climate and with every single club having decent money to spend this summer

peteblue · June 22, 2016

First thing I've agreed with that Martin Samuel......

Koeman is perfect for Stones

John Stones wasn’t born when Ronald Koeman enjoyed his peak years: 1984-94, four Dutch titles, four Spanish titles and the winning goal in a European Cup final.

Stones was born on May 28, 1994 — Koeman won his final La Liga title two weeks earlier. Still, there is plenty of footage available of one of the finest defender-sweeper-midfielders the European game has produced, not least a five-minute compilation of sublime passes on YouTube that depicts everything Stones aspires to be. So why leave Everton this summer? Stay and learn from the master. Stones has the ability to step up, or back, from his central defensive role — or the potential to be a rock at centre half.

Ronald Koeman (left) lashes home the only goal of the game in Barcelona's first European Cup win in 1992

Koeman was all of those things, and more — he was joint top scorer in the 1993-94 Champions League, with eight goals. Stones needs the schooling that he appears to have missed with Roberto Martinez and it is no coincidence that, even in the brief time he spent building up for the European Championship with England, he already appeared more solid defensively.

With Koeman arriving it is no longer a prerequisite of Stones’s development that he leaves Goodison Park.

He is wanted by Chelsea and Manchester City, and Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola clearly know how to coach defenders, too. But will Stones get regular games for those clubs, even with a fee pushing £40million? He will play at Everton and be playing for a man who was magnificent in his position. Koeman could drive Stones and Everton to new heights in the Premier League; he could make him one of the finest defenders in Europe. All Stones has to do is watch, listen and learn.

Bally8 · June 22, 2016

The Esk said:
Hi mate, I'll write a more detailed piece on the options we have in terms of the "Short term cost control" regulations. Broadly you are correct we need to generate non broadcasting income to meet the increase in wages for 2016/17. We can do that by increasing sponsorship or commercial revenues, match day income or by player trading profits.

Surely there many "creative" ways around this issue though, City obviously being the major example. PSG have done it via crazy deals and so have Chelsea, see David Luiz's move, mental.

I for one can't see us selling one of our better players for this reason, counter productive in my opinion.