17 Jun 2026 08:08:00
John Stones too old at 32. Messi scores 3 goals for Argentina last night, isn’t he 38 hmmm.
17 Jun 2026 08:57:34
Remind me who were they playing?
17 Jun 2026 11:58:05
You been on the pop, GB.
17 Jun 2026 11:59:26
Remind me of the temperature for last night's game for a 38 to play in?
17 Jun 2026 12:19:19
He was superb, GB.
17 Jun 2026 12:25:18
Hi Skylark, how you doing mate, trying to explain Stones is not too old at 32 for a CB.
17 Jun 2026 12:31:05
I bet JB's age seems no barrier to him, mate.
17 Jun 2026 12:35:13
We need to stop looking into the past. He is also injury prone. He has had his day. Let's look for fresh legs and build for the future instead of bringing in the likes of Grealish, Stones, Moyes and others mentioned on here like Richarlison.
17 Jun 2026 12:46:22
Agree Skylark, but if the price and wages were right I would take him a very good CB mate.
17 Jun 2026 12:52:24
Oooooo Richarlison. Yes please.
17 Jun 2026 13:02:01
Better than what we have, JB mate.
17 Jun 2026 15:21:49
Moyes has done well in the past at blending older players into the squad, so I am not too fussed about age. But Stones' injury record is a bigger concern. Tarks showed a rapid decline in form in the second half of last season, and Keane, although dependable, should not be first choice.
O'Brien has never convinced me as a CB, so if Stones is to replace Branthwaite then it's a no for me.
If we keep Branthwaite, and Stones is there to partner him with Tarks, Keane and O'Brien as backups, then I can get on board with that idea.
17 Jun 2026 17:19:30
When has O'Brien had a run of games at centre back. ?
17 Jun 2026 17:40:56
Or you could also ask why has he not had a run of games?
17 Jun 2026 18:13:55
My God, our expectations have dropped with some of our fan base.
17 Jun 2026 19:00:18
Because Moyes thinks playing those to donkeys at the back and pushing him out to right back when we have a right back on the bench is a master stroke.
Spot on, Skylark. A lot on here still think last season was a massive success. Can only hope the new owners' ambition is higher than some of our supporters.
17 Jun 2026 20:46:28
Some just think small steps were taken, BMD, I haven't seen anyone claim we have made massive steps at all. We can flip it the other way too, there's a lot in here that have unrealistic expectations of where we should be at this moment in time.
They moan about every rumoured player, take every opportunity to display their dislike of the manager etc etc. It's just all opinions at the end of the day.
17 Jun 2026 22:04:14
That it may be BP, but some on here have very short memories.