I really wanted Kone, but I'm coming to see
@chicoazul point here.
We are a club that prides itself on playing for the shirt and playing for the community. That doesn't mean we can't now be ruthless and brutal when it comes to ridding ourselves of dead wood or pursuing players who will make our team better - we deserve the best.
But at the dismissal of our primary values?
I would still be pleased to have Kone because he's a solid defender, but I'd certainly be very cautious about his character thereafter and id never entirely warm to him.
We're not plucky Everton anymore, no. And neither should we ever return to that mindset. But we are a club of principle and we should be able to maintain a balance here.
Tricky one.