15 Jun 2026 17:47:34
Advanced talks to re-sign John Stones that should cheer a couple up.
15 Jun 2026 18:08:06
You'll be lucky, GB.
15 Jun 2026 18:18:39
We all know just how good a player Stones is. The obvious concern is his fitness. I would take him if he's on a sensible contract, and if we were also sensible about how and when we play him, and don't run him into the ground as we have with players in the past.
He doesn't have to play CB as he would also make a really good DM.
15 Jun 2026 18:20:57
He's only 32, mate, and called up for England.
15 Jun 2026 19:04:35
He may be GB, but he only managed 436 minutes of football last season, mate. The season before that wasn't any better, with 544.
It doesn't matter how good he is if we can't get him on the pitch.
He is currently on 250k a week. No chance he comes to us for anything less than 100/150k, which is a hell of a wage to offer a new signing that is still in his prime years.
15 Jun 2026 19:27:28
If he's any good, then why are Manc getting rid of him, bit like us with Shamus Coleman? We know he's done, but Coventry still think they're getting a good player. Stones should never put an Everton shirt on again.
15 Jun 2026 19:59:45
Yeah right, I seem to recall Michael Keane and James Tarkowski are both 33, mum bo jumbo, Toffeeloyalist, be a lot of players without shirts in the Premiership.
15 Jun 2026 20:03:20
32 is too old. About time the club got its finger out and went and found the next John Stones.
15 Jun 2026 20:22:42
I remember when Stones was signed in the Jan window before Moyes left. Moyes was in two minds, and was persuaded to eventually run with it. He then turns out to be the best in Europe, give or take.
We signed him with no real conviction from Moyes, and it was Martinez who gave him game time.
Just another area where I see how far from the mark Moyes can be.
15 Jun 2026 22:43:54
In an interview on the TV earlier, he said he's been fit all season.