John Stones

malg said:
Sooooooo......for just another £40m we could have got the world's most sought after midfielder? Shite.........
Click to expand...
Haha. Notice they got him after every other club in the world decided he wasn't worth the money. Now they're acting like he chose them over everyone.
 
blue by birth said:
As in a few million more ....ie double what we paid for Stones and a bit extra....within a week or 2 poohbear will have been less than stones and within a month he will be a free transfer that the rags got ...
Click to expand...
He never ever left them for free, still been there since he was a nipper, it was an imaginary free loan to Juve whilst they got him used to a different league.
 
willipp said:
Anyone else feel this is the most important signing for pep so far. Without a player like stones then his set up and style potentially falls flat.
Click to expand...
Nah. I think the most important signing for Pep has gotten the least amount of love of all our Signing.

Partly coz he didn't cost what a player of his caliber would have cost
Partly coz he is injured
And partly coz we signed him so early in the window that fans didn't get enough suffering from wanting him time.

By a large margin Ilkay Gundogan is by far our most important signing. His signing pretty much made the rest have value.

All together we've had a great summer. Remove any single one of our signings from the list and we'd still have had a good Summer. But remove Gundogan and we are talking about an underwhelming summer with no addition to our soft Center. Ilkay is the signing that makes all the others worth it.

No wonder we went in for him first.

The Midfield General. The oil that lubricates the machine Pep' mind has created.

Don't sleep on Gundogan.
 
For one reason or another, I'm only now watching his interview. For a yorkie he doesn't seem too bad, does he?
;-)

*edit* Good to see him throwing in a "massive" or two. He'll fit right in!
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Good signing, especially with the manager we've got as a tutor. Funnily enough, more than ever, I would love Vinny to get fit and stay that way, to bring this lad along, and take some of the heat off him. And a propos of that, let's cut this lad some slack, eh blues? We can't stop the media doing what they will do, but we can decide what we do, on this forum, on twitter, and most importantly, (much more importantly) at the Etihad. Personally, if there's any way round it, I'd like him not to be selected for Sunderland, or at least not in the starting line-up.
Click to expand...
This Lad doesn't need bringing along. Folks are still buying into the bullshit narrative. He makes mistakes at the same rate as Kompany does. Organizes his team and orchestrateplays perhaps better than Kompany does. Not as athletic nor does he have a history of being dominant like Kompany once was, but he is a bloody stud in his own right.

You all watch by mid season, he'll be the one organizing and controlling the defense. I'llbet anyone a100 in any currency, by February the defense will be run by Stones.

He is as intelligent as they come for a CB. Anyway, no more arguments. He is here now :)

Welcome to the kinkiin the North. John fuking Stones!!!!
 
i think in stones you have a cracking future prospect. we made a huge profit on his initial £3 million fee so i wish him all the best, personally i would have him playing in a deep lying midfield role where can collect the ball from defence and start attacks. can see him thriving in that role !
 
shackattack said:
i think in stones you have a cracking future prospect. we made a huge profit on his initial £3 million fee so i wish him all the best, personally i would have him playing in a deep lying midfield role where can collect the ball from defence and start attacks. can see him thriving in that role !
Click to expand...
A fair few on here have suggested similar,i guess its that versatility that played a part in his purchase.
 
Fantastic bit of business for Everton, bought for 3M and only played 77 games for Everton. Lets hope he fulfills his potential with Pep.
 
Dax777 said:
Nah. I think the most important signing for Pep has gotten the least amount of love of all our Signing.

Partly coz he didn't cost what a player of his caliber would have cost
Partly coz he is injured
And partly coz we signed him so early in the window that fans didn't get enough suffering from wanting him time.

By a large margin Ilkay Gundogan is by far our most important signing. His signing pretty much made the rest have value.

All together we've had a great summer. Remove any single one of our signings from the list and we'd still have had a good Summer. But remove Gundogan and we are talking about an underwhelming summer with no addition to our soft Center. Ilkay is the signing that makes all the others worth it.

No wonder we went in for him first.

The Midfield General. The oil that lubricates the machine Pep' mind has created.

Don't sleep on Gundogan.
Click to expand...

He's almost the forgotten man due to his injury, seems to have totally slipped under the radar what a class player we have. Cannot wait to see him in a city shirt.

I do now feel we have had a really good pre season. Lots of new Young talent, lots of pace, technical ability, and players who hopefully fit what pep wants. Exciting times.
 
Good interview with Stones, seems like a level headed guy. Nice to see his classy Instagram post thanking Everton, their fans etc. I thought it was poor that they didn't even thank him for his contribution, even if they were too bitter to wish him good luck...

"John Stones has joined Manchester City for a record transfer fee.

Stones arrived at Everton from Barnsley on transfer deadline day in January 2013 for £3million.

His Blues debut came in a League Cup win over Stevenage seven months later and, in total, he made 95 appearances for the Club, scoring one Premier League goal."

Looking forward to seeing him play, the fact Pep was so keen to work with him is really encouraging and he's so young if he fulfills his potential we'll have a great player for years to come.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top