John Stones transfer saga

[toffeestillidie]

We could swap him for Cahill.

40 million plus Cahill with a guaranteed buy-back clause. You're right Mou, everyone has a price

 

[Fuleco]

Next time you watch Sakho play and he gets the ball, imagine all the players around him shouting "RIGHT LADS, LET'S GET HIM!", because without fail they'll charge him down and he looks utterly baffled at what to do and goes into his Bambi routine.

He's one of the very worst Liverpool centre-halves I've ever seen!

I disagree. He looks ungainly on the ball but rarely gives it away.

 

[Ashtonian]

Hence we should hang on to him as he will only go up in value like Bale did for Spurs!

yes we should, but every player has a price and if chelsea hit it then we will sell.

as ive said in other posts, have an unspoken valuation, if it is met then sell, if it isnt then we dont.

 

[Joey66]

ok smart arse.

thiago silva, matts hummels , Chelinni, ivanovic (plays there as well), theres your other 4. Also @Dithering Dougie

Touché

ok smart arse.

thiago silva, matts hummels , Chelinni, ivanovic (plays there as well), theres your other 4. Also @Dithering Dougie

So that's 9 then if you include Jags who plays for us?

 

[Number_25]

Smaller club.

9 First Division Titles
5 FA Cups
1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup
The world's first purpose made football ground
Only club ground to host a world cup semi-final
First club to have been in European competitions for five consecutive seasons
Played in more top flight games than any other club
Scored more goals in the top flight than any other club
First club to play 4,000 top flight games
First club to amass 5,000 league points
First club to stage an FA Cup final
First club to install undersoil heating
First club to have a four-sided stadium with two-tier stands
First club to issue match programmes for home fixtures
First club to have built a three-tier stand

Bigger club.

Are rentboys
Run by dirty blood money

Orite lad, jog on.

 

[Fuleco]

...... why can't he be part of a team here at Everton that will challenge. How the hell do you know that in 2 years time we won't be. In my honest opinion, i think we are 3 or 4 players short of really going places (if nobody leaves). I do honestly think that. A player doesn't have to sign for the champions to step up his career.

Aye 3 or 4 players in every position short of challenging.

You're living in a dream world mert.

 

[blue4eva77]

Aye 3 or 4 players in every position short of challenging.

You're living in a dream world mert.

Bollocks

 

[Ashtonian]

Who could we replace him with? Can you name another quality centre half who
a.) Is under 30 years old (i.e. would be quality for the entirety of a long term contract)
b.) Would want to come here when we're not playing European football
c.) Wouldn't have ridiculous wage demands.
d.) Is anywhere near as good as Stones

I legitimately can't name one who fits the bill. If we miss out on Europe next season, it will make sense to sell Stones for all involved. For now we have a young centre half who's miles ahead of anyone else his age and is one of the first names on our team sheet getting valuable experience, and who has 4 years left on his contract. Wouldn't make sense for us or for Stones to sell IMO.

i bet you jagielka wasnt the defender we should go for when we signed him, or lescott before him. Heitinga came for a small fee in retrospect, distan as well.


point is all low amounts and all (perhaps not johnny) scouted to know how good they were before we signed them. So just saying there is noone to replace him is just silly.

Especially as i had not heard of lescott, not fancied jags and heitinga was one of those defenders who, as i have been replied to on here recently saying, 'would not come to a club like us'.

 

[Ashtonian]

Touché

So that's 9 then if you include Jags who plays for us?

this post confuses me lol

 

[SteRobbo84]

His current market value is probably around £40m but there's no way I'd sell him for that.

 

[By god I'm blue]

His current market value is probably around £40m but there's no way I'd sell him for that.

Seriously? Have football fees made fans lose a total grip on reality? 40M is obscene and could not be refused.

 

[Joey66]

That was only during the 60's and
early 70's under John Moores tenure. Not the rest of the century

Urban myth that team had a few stars John Moore s loaned us the monies interest free, and also sat on the LFC board - The rest of the team had mainly home grown or players from the youth system or bargain buys - Bargain buys - Ray Wilson , Sandy Brown, Johnny Morrissey, reserve players coming into the first team John Hurst, Roger Kenyon, Jimmy Husband, Home grown players Joe Royle, Tommy Wright, Colin Harvey, and Alan Whittle.and Captain Brain Labone all cost very little or cost nothing that's 11 players that helped us to win the 1969/70 championship!
Ball , and Kendall and West were big money players end off! as I stated an urban myth HC had a great youth set up!

 

[PITA]

point is all low amounts and all (perhaps not johnny) scouted to know how good they were before we signed them. So just saying there is noone to replace him is just silly.

Have you forgotten that Moyes left two years ago and was replaced by Martinez?

 

[Fuleco]

Easy to see why his head could be turned. More money, Champions League football, chance of winning all sorts.

He mocked Liverpool fans about Sterling but that was just another player wanting to win more trophies (and earn more).

Not comparing Stones to Sterling in personality types.

Of course I hope he stays. But, if he does go and least we'll be getting a good amount of cash.

...could buy 8 Kone's!!

 

[SteRobbo84]

Seriously? Have football fees made fans lose a total grip on reality? 40M is obscene and could not be refused.

Well another promising England international has just moved for £49m so while I agree transfer fees are crazy, I stick by not selling him for £40m.