John Stones transfer saga

royalblue66 · August 14, 2015

jazzy said:
Serious question fellow Blues ........ if Blue Bill doesn't have any money to give to Bobby to strengthen the team ( which we all agree is much needed ) and the only way of doing so is by selling John boy ( with Bobby getting all the proceeds ) would you sell or keep ?

Serious question , why do we keep talking about selling Stones. ? And I would like to add FFS.

chicoazul · August 14, 2015

Picking back up on the media point before, and that detestable bellend Murdoch, just seen this.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tony-blair-rejected-hillsborough-inquiry-6067392

Where's the accountability in once a prized national media?

Dithering Dougie · August 14, 2015

jazzy said:
Serious question fellow Blues ........ if Blue Bill doesn't have any money to give to Bobby to strengthen the team ( which we all agree is much needed ) and the only way of doing so is by selling John boy ( with Bobby getting all the proceeds ) would you sell or keep ?

rochdaleblue · August 14, 2015

BoysInBlue said:
I was amused by the Daily Express' (yes) headline, 'Stones shock £30m Man Utd move not happening', especially considering Utd haven't even made a bid for him.

Some of the tabloids are now beyond parody, such is their desperation for clicks & making stuff up.

How come the RS in their 'wider ness' years of not playing in the champions league, didn't have to put up with suaraz, Countinho and Gerrard should be sold as liverpool are holding back their careers not allowing them to join champions league clubs. Double standards. The pressure placed on stones by certain elements of the media has been nothing short of disgraceful, if a player is not for sale why can't they just accept that stance of everton?

Khalekan · August 14, 2015

jazzy said:
Serious question fellow Blues ........ if Blue Bill doesn't have any money to give to Bobby to strengthen the team ( which we all agree is much needed ) and the only way of doing so is by selling John boy ( with Bobby getting all the proceeds ) would you sell or keep ?

At this stage, I would keep Stones.

There is no time to fetch in suitable replacements and even less to bed them in as we are about to embark on a nine game run which could quite conceivably see us down the relegation end of the table when it finishes and in all likliehood looking for a new manager and the team in disarray.

I can see absolutely no upside to selling John Stones right now.

Donald Twain · August 14, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:

Wow !

Moomin · August 14, 2015

chicoazul said:
Spot on. The more disappointing part of it though is that the general public fall for the hysteria, and even thrive in it. You only have to look at the biffs in the Transfer Thread on here to see it's effect.

To be honest, that's the reason why I cause so much fume in the transfer thread. It's what they want.

Hibbertinho · August 14, 2015

Saint Domingo said:
Best headline has to be this one. Forgot for a minute which club actually owned the player. From the daily express:
Everton boss Roberto Martinez admits John Stones' shock £30m move to Man Utd not happening.

I think it's a case of taking 'clickbait' to its ultimate conclusion - the headline is cut off in most twitter links/links on the website when it is hyperlinked, so that all you can see is "Everton Boss Roberto Martinez admits-"... *drum-roll*

Which I think more or less proves that they are after Evertonian's fume-fueled clicks as well as those from Chelsea brats. Quite clever/depressing of them, really.

rochdaleblue · August 14, 2015

Khalekan said:
At this stage, I would keep Stones.

There is no time to fetch in suitable replacements and even less to bed them in as we are about to embark on a nine game run which could quite conceivably see us down the relegation end of the table when it finishes and in all likliehood looking for a new manager and the team in disarray.

I can see absolutely no upside to selling John Stones right now.

Funds for a new manager? Seriously though you are right if stones is sold, our next few games are going to be difficult enough as 1 of our main defenders (baines) is already out for 3 months, losing stones would mean half our first choice defence has gone. We could certainly be in a relegation fight and Martinez closer to the sack. Stones must not be sold.

royalbalou · August 14, 2015

jazzy said:
Serious question fellow Blues ........ if Blue Bill doesn't have any money to give to Bobby to strengthen the team ( which we all agree is much needed ) and the only way of doing so is by selling John boy ( with Bobby getting all the proceeds ) would you sell or keep ?

If we sell then we will need to strengthen the team even more as we will have lost one of our best players.

I don't see the point in selling a very good player to sign a few 'possibly' good players...why are clubs interested in him in the first place? Because there are no better players anywhere else

chicoazul · August 14, 2015

Moomin said:
To be honest, that's the reason why I cause so much fume in the transfer thread. It's what they want.

You provide the mirror for them to stand and gawp at themselves.

It's a selfless role you do and I for one applaud it.

oldblue · August 14, 2015

chicoazul said:
Picking back up on the media point before, and that detestable bellend Murdoch, just seen this.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tony-blair-rejected-hillsborough-inquiry-6067392

Where's the accountability in once a prized national media?

thats just sickening. a mate who was heavily involved with Justics campaign said they got less joy out of the Labour Party under Blair than the Tories. Hope they distance themselves from him and anyone who goes on about him winning elections needs to remember how much Murdoch played a part in that.
Positive side while we are on andy burnham was that she said the campaign really did partly turn round when that one fan shouted at burnham. so, making a difference and all that. she also said Joey Barton was totally sound and one of the few people in the game who genuinely cared. thought i'd throw that in the mix.. don't know why

chicoazul · August 14, 2015

oldblue said:
thats just sickening. a mate who was heavily involved with Justics campaign said they got less joy out of the Labour Party under Blair than the Tories. Hope they distance themselves from him and anyone who goes on about him winning elections needs to remember how much Murdoch played a part in that.
Positive side while we are on andy burnham was that she said the campaign really did partly turn round when that one fan shouted at burnham. so, making a difference and all that. she also said Joey Barton was totally sound and one of the few people in the game who genuinely cared. thought i'd throw that in the mix.. don't know why

I really don't mind Barton at all, I know that's not a popular stance like.

Chimpy Glassman · August 14, 2015

Saint Domingo said:
Best headline has to be this one. Forgot for a minute which club actually owned the player. From the daily express:
Everton boss Roberto Martinez admits John Stones' shock £30m move to Man Utd not happening.

OH MY GOD, THIS IS BRILLIANT!

oldblue · August 14, 2015

chicoazul said:
I really don't mind Barton at all, I know that's not a popular stance like.

yeah, said some silly stuff but a lot less than I would if I had to talk to the press all the time. i like him on the whole. just between us though ok