5 | John Stones - 2025/26

[Eccles Blue]

His City story is on the Official Website now. So I have had a good read and a good listen and I still say he is the very best. :-)

 

[normskih]

Has been called up again for the England squad. Now I understand how proud he must feel to be part of and play for England but considering how little football he played for us last season. Perhaps he could do with considering his stance for England and concentrate on his career at City?……..Or will this fall on deaf ears?

 

[thebiglug]

Has been called up again for the England squad. Now I understand how proud he must feel to be part of and play for England but considering how little football he played for us last season. Perhaps he could do with considering his stance for England and concentrate on his career at City?……..Or will this fall on deaf ears?

This will be his last chance to play at a world cup and the England manager will want as much time as possible with players and Stones probably won't wanna diminish his chances of being a world cup starter by picking and choosing when he turns up for England.

Folk are saying Tuchel should be smart and realise overplaying Stones before then might be a problem but Tuchel has no loyalty to City. He wants to see his team as much as possible before next summer.

 

[super_city_si]

Will play 90 minutes each England game and comes back fucked.

 

[Eccles Blue]

As soon as I read that he had been picked I knew what was coming!!
He'll be fine, he'll be fine, he'll be fine. :-) (fingers & toes crossed)

 

[normskih]

As soon as I read that he had been picked I knew what was coming!!
He'll be fine, he'll be fine, he'll be fine. :-) (fingers & toes crossed)

Course you did EB, although for City’s sake, I wish he’d retire from international football.

 

[nickamon]

Oh no you don’t, no sneaking out. What the hell happened on that last goal?!

 

[decmancity]

Finished at the top level. Looks slow and tepid

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

Two errors leading to goals in the last two games. Not good enough for our supposed best centre half.

 

[Chak19]

Looks like the injuries have finally caught up with him, Khus and Gvardiol should be the starting pair when Josko is fit again.

 

[Gordyola]

This will be his last chance to play at a world cup and the England manager will want as much time as possible with players and Stones probably won't wanna diminish his chances of being a world cup starter by picking and choosing when he turns up for England.

Folk are saying Tuchel should be smart and realise overplaying Stones before then might be a problem but Tuchel has no loyalty to City. He wants to see his team as much as possible before next summer.

He should remember who pays his wages and paid them when he spent so much time on the treatment table and it’s not Herr Tuchel or the FA

 

[Gordyola]

Complicit for two goals in last two games and was nearly responsible for a third when he appealed for offside in the first half today, not seen anything from him to suggest he should be starting living on past glories at the moment

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Can't believe we didn't get a "Thank you Stones" thread this window.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

After an injury, he has always taken a few games to get back to something like his best.

He's missed so much football that it might take a bit longer. Let's just hope the injuries haven't finally taken their toll, and that he can actually stay fit for a period of time.

 

[Macca77macca]

So Txiki said at the end in his documentary Johnny his favourite player :)

“He is very special”

Class know class

 

[Eccles Blue]

Plus he’s up for Player of the month for August!!

 

[johnny crossan]

Injured in training and sent back to City, another one bites the dust - and what we all expected.

 

[jimharri]

As surely as night follows day.

 

[northmr8]

Surprised City let him go to England with an injury

 

[Sibierskii]

Broken. Should have gone before Akanji