5 | John Stones - 2024/25

[K-Bo]

He only has 1 year left in summer, i think City should pay off his contract tbh. it hurts the squad and the other defenders having him taking one of key roles in the squad. he put physical pressure on them by never being available.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Not a chance of that. He is on record as saying his career goal now is 100 caps, hence he has been fit for England more than us. If he achieves it great, but hopefully on someone else’s wage bill. Great player, but done at City.

Well in that case, if that is discussed between the two (pep and John) i imagine Pep will permanently bench him, so he automatically won't get picked for England.

He can't have it all his own way on this.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Was it a foul on John when he got injured on Wednesday? From up in the gods behind the netting in that shithole it looked like the snide **** fouled him after the ball had gone, was it a foul? Clearly the ref didn’t think so

 

[mcfcpride]

Sell him. End of.

 

[itisrising]

Sell him. End of.

To whom?

 

[pbueno16]

To whom?

It's funny everyone is hollering to sell him, but there most likely isn't a market for players like him and Ake.

 

[Sibierskii]

Was it a foul on John when he got injured on Wednesday? From up in the gods behind the netting in that shithole it looked like the snide **** fouled him after the ball had gone, was it a foul? Clearly the ref didn’t think so

Nowhere near him

 

[King Jay]

No one will buy him. He will stay here for another year obviously. At least Khusanov time now. 40M for a reason

 

[jimharri]

To whom?

It's funny everyone is hollering to sell him, but there most likely isn't a market for players like him and Ake.

According to the latest @BlueMoonPodcast, he could get a move to a "big" club. Arsenal were mentioned as the nightmare scenario.

 

[paulchapo]

According to the latest @BlueMoonPodcast, he could get a move to a "big" club. Arsenal were mentioned as the nightmare scenario.

Absolutely nobody is paying money for him as sadly he just can't stay fit. He's probably on good money and likes it here so we're probably stuck with him until his contract runs out. If we can actually keep.our other defenders fit next season that might be okay as he can be used sparingly.

 

[eastmanc]

Again mate I don't think people are moaning, from what I am reading a lot of people are only stating an opinion but are sad about it.

Quite a few on here have said they would like a change if manager.

 

[oldius]

What a wonderful player, and what a shame he is plagued by fitness issues. Had he not been, we could well be talking of the greatest English defender of them all.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Nowhere near him

It’s a fucking long way up there. I should really apologise to the referee

 

[mexico1970]

Quite a few on here have said they would like a change if manager.

To be fair I would like a change of tactics some games, winning is brilliant but god we can be boring sometimes ;-)

 

[eastmanc]

To be fair I would like a change of tactics some games, winning is brilliant but god we can be boring sometimes ;-)

He has changed his tactics. Look at the ga.es against Chelsea and Newcastle.

 

[mexico1970]

He has changed his tactics. Look at the ga.es against Chelsea and Newcastle.

Yup, finally because in all honesty he had to, not all criticism or opinion is conflict.

 

[super_city_si]

He has changed his tactics. Look at the ga.es against Chelsea and Newcastle.

2 games, he keeps going back to the shite control but we dont have a press and so it doesnt work.

I hope when Haaland is back we go the same front 3 and direct. Marmoush running off Haaland is a real weapon

Sorry - off topic

 

[eastmanc]

Yup, finally because in all honesty he had to, not all criticism or opinion is conflict.

Pep has always said that he is only as good as his players, which is very true. Possession based football has always been the best for the sides that Pep has been in charge of since 2016, when he arrived, the proof is in the amount of trophies we have won and the amount of goals we have scored and the amount of points we have accured over his tenure.

 

[Gobshiight]

In the short time he was fit, he showed that he's still our best defender, so I hope he isn't sold in the summer

More than any other player, he needs to be given time to recover properly

 

[jimharri]

There's definitely a decision to be made on him in the summer. The fella just can't stay fit for a sustained period any longer.