John Stones

[dario2739]

SSN also focussed on the negatives... Redknapp and Co saying "why did it take so long when the fee had been ageed"... Grade A wankers the lot of 'em.... they'll eat their words once he has been schooled!!

Yeah, because the Pogba deal is value-for-money, and went through in seconds didn't it! Cunts

 

[KenTheLandlord]

I see the BBC are being impartial and balanced as usual............
Why did Man City pay so much for Stones?
Posted at11:34


BBC Sport have been looking at whether John Stones is worth £47.5m.

Is he guilty of 'overplaying' at the back?

Why was Guardiola desperate to sign him?

Is Stones really worth nearly £50m?

Will move help cement England spot?

Why didn't Chelsea or Man Utd try to sign him?
yet there are a number of articles justifying Pogbas fee and how he is worth it

That bitter fucker from The Mail is in full form.
Have a quick look at his timeline and compare Stones with Pogba.
https://twitter.com/sportingintel

 

[kaz7]

a lot on one of the EFC forums are glad to see the back of him saying he's decent on the ball but pretty much below standard at defending, iv'e not seen much of him,,, so sour grapes or true?

Clubs hate it when a better club poach their best players so i expect they are pissed off

 

[Marvin]

Spent my lunch-time looking at the Guardian, BBC, Sunderland and Everton message boards. Seems to be the usual jibes. Sunderland in meltdown because Everton are trying to sign Kone. That might work out well for us with our game coming up at the weekend.

 

[Decepticon]

The rag media will always attack us from now on and it's going to intensify. The bias is so crystal clear ffs they're lowering Pogba's transfer fee ( the fake 89m) but bothered by why so much for Stones!! Propaganda

 

[Dax777]

If John does as well as the last centre-back we signed from Everton, he will be a great signing.

Yuk!!!

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

I take your pedantry and raise you....

There’s a widespread belief that these spellings belong only to American English, and that British English should use the ‘-ise’ forms instead, i.e. realise, finalise, and organise.

In fact, the ‘-ize’ forms have been in use in English spelling since the 15th century: they didn’t originate in American use, even though they are now standard in US English. The first example for the verb organize in the Oxford English Dictionary is from around 1425, from an English translation of a treatise on surgery written by the French physician Guy de Chauliac.

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/03/ize-or-ise/

-ize is absolutely fine in UK English.

Which school taught you correct English? Was the English master called Jollop?

 

[r.soleofsalford]

@Bluearmy our boy is here :)

We need to stop ascribing things we do to the Rags. Nothing we do is about them. Are owner, management and Manager don't think about them when they act. It's high time our fans stop thinking about them. They are not why we do what we do.

John Stones signing is about our improvement, our legacy and our continued March towards being greater. Nothing about this, is about them . And already I've said too much about that :(

Thus!!!!

John Stones! Lord Defender of the Wall. King of North. Future Captain of the Bluemoon Enterprise.
Welcome to your destiny.

They know Nothing John Stones!! We've been waiting for you. :)

all that and more

 

[Blue&whitestripes]

I see the BBC are being impartial and balanced as usual............
Why did Man City pay so much for Stones?
Posted at11:34


BBC Sport have been looking at whether John Stones is worth £47.5m.

Is he guilty of 'overplaying' at the back?

Why was Guardiola desperate to sign him?

Is Stones really worth nearly £50m?

Will move help cement England spot?

Why didn't Chelsea or Man Utd try to sign him?
yet there are a number of articles justifying Pogbas fee and how he is worth it

Negatively-phrased headline, agreed, but the comments are all positive, much to mu surprise.

Stones has long been regarded as one of English football's finest prospects. Former England striker Gary Lineker believes the Barnsley academy graduate has "got it all", while Michael Owen claimed he could "walk into the Barcelona team".

"He's got scorching, absolutely coruscating, pace. He's good in the air," says Pat Nevin, the former Everton and Scotland winger.

"But his biggest asset is that he can come out of defence comfortably with the ball. England don't regularly develop defenders who can play like that."

However, as Nevin rightly points out, the Blues are not paying for what he has done so far in his career - they are largely paying for what he can potentially bring over the coming years.

"He's only 22 so if he stays at City for 10 years that's £5m a year," he says.

"It's a big number, but when you're buying youth and someone who will have a sell-on value in five years' time, it is still good money.

"I'd suggest he is worth the money."

But Stones moving to City under Guardiola is also "good news" for his country, says former England skipper Terry Butcher.

"From England's point of view he is international class," Butcher, who won 77 caps between 1980 and 1990, told BBC Radio 5 live.

"England have struggled with distribution from the back in recent years, they have not had a ball-playing centre half since Rio Ferdinand. These sort of players don't come along too often.

"Stones has the whole world at his feet."

Not only have City signed an elegant centre-back, they have also signed a man who is also impressive off the pitch, adds the former Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Aston Villa player.

"He's class, so down to earth," he said. "He is a gentleman. He wasn't quiet, he joined in with the banter with the lads.

"He won't be fazed by the transfer fee or by the big-name players in the City dressing room. He'll fit straight in.

"He was one of those young players who you knew would go right to the top of the game."

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

I see the BBC are being impartial and balanced as usual............
Why did Man City pay so much for Stones?
Posted at11:34


BBC Sport have been looking at whether John Stones is worth £47.5m.

Is he guilty of 'overplaying' at the back?

Why was Guardiola desperate to sign him?

Is Stones really worth nearly £50m?

Will move help cement England spot?

Why didn't Chelsea or Man Utd try to sign him?
yet there are a number of articles justifying Pogbas fee and how he is worth it

I saw that headline and literally laughed out aloud. I thought it was be a day or two before the rag media would make a comment on the Stones fee but within a few hours exceeded my own cynical forecast.

Now Talk shite have Porky outlining the faults in Stones's game. You really couldn't....etc