John Stones

[harvo the blue]

I'm really looking forward to seeing this lad devolop under Pep, he's got all the credentials to reach whatever level he desires.

I'm going to stick my neck out here and predict him to be a regular future England captain, he's the closet thing I've ever seen to the great, late, Bobby Moore

I said it weeks ago this lad will be future City & England captain. He has the lot & under Pep he will learn fast & become one of the best in Europe...

 

[Dextersmate]

He,s here! He,s there! He,s every fxxxing where, --Johnny Stones.

Chanted for TB,but fits for him.

 

[harvo the blue]

I said it weeks ago this lad will be future City & England captain. He has the lot & under Pep he will learn fast & become one of the best in Europe...

Barca, UTD, Chelsea & others want this kid so he can't be that bad. £50m is a big transfer but that's with bonuses so let's hope Everton get the full amount because we will have trophys in the cabinet in exchange

 

[waspish]

I'm really looking forward to seeing this lad devolop under Pep, he's got all the credentials to reach whatever level he desires.

I'm going to stick my neck out here and predict him to be a regular future England captain, he's the closet thing I've ever seen to the great, late, Bobby Moore

Be interesting how he will react to the media witch hunt that will inevitably come after 1 mistake

 

[Chi-town blues]

Yes but he hasn`t bothered with a sink.

Lol good one.

 

[manimanc]

I've heard he's on the 930 from lime street to Manchester tomorrow but shhhh.....mums the word.

 

[Super David Silva 21]

£50 million - I'm done

 

[cucumberman]

Looking at the transfers and bids going in this summer from premier league teams, £50m is the equivalent of £30m last summer. Absolutely insane, but look at the rejected ones for Deeney and Ighalo for a start.

For Stones, I share your concerns and, if you go back a couple of hundred pages, I said exactly the same. However, I've started reading the Pep book and I'm starting to think differently. I'm still in preseason, but on his first day, Pep identified Boateng as a player with real potential due to his comfort and ability on the ball. He therefore set about coaching him and, after a few weeks, discovered that Boateng had never been taught to defend. Not tackle etc, but to realise that everyone is supposed to work together across the defence with support from the midfield. He was just playing on instinct.

Now I look back at Stones, particularly playing in a Martinez side where no one defends and it suddenly seems much less a risk.

I hope of this too. If anyone can get the best out of Stones it's Pep. However it is a process and I would like that be reflected in how we are paying everton. He's not exactly their fan favourite there were times last season their supporters called for him not to be played.

 

[bluesince76]

I hope you are right because 50m is too much for a defender who could not find a place in that poor English team in Euro 16, and it is similar to Mangala situation.

So you'd prefer Smalling or Cahill? Or Shrek in midfield? Just because Roy was an idiot doesn't make the players who didn't get picked bad.

 

[ox-blue]

How's the progress on this ? Only paper talk isn't it?