John Stones

[abu13]

City end was chanting 'What the f*** is going on?!'

Haha

I miss that chant soooooooooooo much from the Swales days on the Kippax :(

 

[mat]

Pep will assess Stones to see if he has that Bertie big bollocks attitude before deciding to sign him.

 

[Marvin]

Why are EFC digging their heels in? "For the money", you might say.

I am assuming they don't have a replacement on their books. If they don't, then if they sell they have to replace him with little time left and will have to pay way OTT. If they approach any Premiership club now, they'll get quoted huge fees, so they will have two options:

Take a player on loan from a Premiership rival, try and buy a foreign player which will be a gamble.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Why are EFC digging their heels in? "For the money", you might say.

I am assuming they don't have a replacement on their books. If they don't, then if they sell they have to replace him with little time left and will have to pay way OTT. If they approach any Premiership club now, they'll get quoted huge fees, so they will have two options:

Take a player on loan from a Premiership rival, try and buy a foreign player which will be a gamble.

They will still get quoted Hugh fees if they don't sell stones first as clubs will no they are about to cone into money

 

[Marvin]

They will still get quoted Hugh fees if they don't sell stones first as clubs will no they are about to cone into money

That's my point. Should have sorted this months back so that they could get on with their own team building. Whatever extra they gain from City for being awkward, the will lose when they come to replace him. They bid for any defender there'll get quoted double.

 

[northstandgiveusasong]

Mangala is a good player...look at how he started with Vinnie last season...problem is though, his form is erratic. Why not through him into the bargain? One area we never seem to get right I'd CB. I'm sure Stones will be a great signing for us....forget the snipers!

 

[01cravend]

Mustafi is available for £21mil Everton could get him, he started out with them.

 

[Hungarian blue]

Rewatching the game yesterday at night, I just thought that in this 3 man defense, Stones could be a massive asset in Tosin's position. High up the pitch pressing (with Otamendi giving the cover), making comfortable vertical passes out of the back, stretching the play etc.

But he will have to up his game from last season if he wants to outplace Tosin, mind. :)

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Pep will assess Stones to see if he has that Bertie big bollocks attitude before deciding to sign him.

Well he is from Yorkshire so he might well have, haha

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Why are EFC digging their heels in? "For the money", you might say.

I am assuming they don't have a replacement on their books. If they don't, then if they sell they have to replace him with little time left and will have to pay way OTT. If they approach any Premiership club now, they'll get quoted huge fees, so they will have two options:

Take a player on loan from a Premiership rival, try and buy a foreign player which will be a gamble.

It's bizarre. Once we pay for Stones everyone knows they'll have a large amount of money to spend on his replacement. The longer they leave it and the higher they demand it will be harder for them to get someone. You'd think they'd want to et the deal done quickly so they can get their replacement in.