John Stones

[SWP's back]

That knob head Txiki haggling over 1 or 2 million could cost the club multi million

After the summer he's had you come out with this?

Jog on kid.

 

[SWP's back]

We are in need of more than 1 player.

Luckily we have bought a few.

 

[Claytop]

It's a sly move by Pep, to convince me I desperately want us to sign Stones, by playing Kolarov at centre back.

I'm still coming to terms with the fact that Kolarov could be our Centre Back come the 1st game, I don't think it ever actually sinks in that one.

 

[BringBackSwales]

With Mangala, Otamendi left out, Denayer not playing and the failure to secure Laporte I'm sure we'll get 2 CB. Tosin as back up.

Otamendi had a minor injury didn't he?

 

[FantasyIreland]

After the summer he's had you fome out with this?

Jog on kid.

I agree.

Such a comment,by dw7,is unwarranted and wont be tolerated.

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

I agree.

Such a comment,by dw7,is unwarranted and wont be tolerated.

Why? United have been mocked on here over being taken to the cleaners over Pogba - the fee and the length of time taken to secure the deal.

The way we are going we might lose out on Stone and find ourselves going for an alternative at the last minute and perhaps dip out on that. Something needs to be done about the centre back situation after last night's defending.

We have less than a week before the season starts.If the price of Stones is too high we should walk away not allow ourselves to be blackmailed as we did with Sterling.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Why? United have been mocked on here over being taken to the cleaners over Pogba - the fee and the length of time taken to secure the deal.

The way we are going we might lose out on Stone and find ourselves going for an alternative at the last minute and perhaps dip out on that. Something needs to be done about the centre back situation after last night's defending.

We have less than a week before the season starts.If the price of Stones is too high we should walk away not allow ourselves to be blackmailed as we did with Sterling.

Firstly,i couldnt give a monkeys what that lot do.

Secondly,you,me or anyone else on this forum hasn't got the first clue about the negotiation process for players or the stage we're at - we have just secured some of the best talent on the planet and,with 3 weeks of the window left......we are still attempting to bring players in.

Thats a situation that certainly doesnt warrant anyone calling a City employee a 'knobhead'.

John Stones will get done and our injury situation will clear up - get a grip.

 

[BillyShears]

This is your opinion. You are entitled to it, misguided as you may be.

Seems to be the common theme from City fans now. First it was "He's going to City". Then it was "He won't want to stay". Now, it's "You'd be stupid to keep him". I imagine next will be "He's not that great anyway".

Sounds like a way of resigning yourself to what might happen.

All of those things are true. He wants to come to City. He is actually going to end up at City. He won't stay at Everton. And if you do somehow manage to strong arm him into saying it'll be rank stupidity on the part of your new and naive owners.

Also: Moshiri is absolutely not new to running a football club. He has been a major shareholder in football clubs since before you were bought out by the UAE.

You mean he's had a shareholding at Arsenal since 2007? Major shareholding? Depends on how you look at it. Him and Usmanov didn't make any decisions whilst holding those shares. Hence Usmanov is always mouthing off in the press about Kroenke. Bottom line Moshri hasn't ever come close to running a football club before. Going to be a steep learning curve for him.

 

[SWP's back]

Why? United have been mocked on here over being taken to the cleaners over Pogba - the fee and the length of time taken to secure the deal.

The way we are going we might lose out on Stone and find ourselves going for an alternative at the last minute and perhaps dip out on that. Something needs to be done about the centre back situation after last night's defending.

We have less than a week before the season starts.If the price of Stones is too high we should walk away not allow ourselves to be blackmailed as we did with Sterling.

All decent points perhaps. And not once did you call Txiki a nob head.

On the defending, you may have noticed we didn't have any centre backs starting.

 

[M18CTID]

All of those things are true. He wants to come to City. He is actually going to end up at City. He won't stay at Everton. And if you do somehow manage to strong arm him into saying it'll be rank stupidity on the part of your new and naive owners.



You mean he's had a shareholding at Arsenal since 2007? Major shareholding? Depends on how you look at it. Him and Usmanov didn't make any decisions whilst holding those shares. Hence Usmanov is always mouthing off in the press about Kroenke. Bottom line Moshri hasn't ever come close to running a football club before. Going to be a steep learning curve for him.

I've got a few hundred quid's worth of shares in Lloyds. Bought them last week for a bit of a laugh after the share price plummeted post-Brexit. Using the logic of our learned Everton friend, does that qualify me as having a hand in running a major bank?