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If stones is adamant on this move he has to insist again. How he does that is beyond me

Yes he waved a goodbye kind of wave. Didn't show who to ..Barnsley friends probably

They are pretty strong words from Martinez. to be fair

Martinez is never ever going to change from "not for sale". To assume hed say different is nuts. Big few days coming up... he seems stubborn though

the usual. trying to be as good as we can. john is a massive part of that. john is not for sale at all

Tbh i do think Stones would have wanted to play this tonight. His head just seems elsewhere understandably

His head isnt at Everton, Tr says so. He's playing like someone who just wants the 90th min now so he can fuck off

Martinez is definitely going to say not for sale tonight and deny a TR, Or confirm they rejected it. Dont panic if so, playing the game, we know Stones' position

i think he will too. He is contracted to anyway. The TR makes no difference. They could use the "unsettled" stuff but they used that and he played earlier in season. He seems a good pro, definitely not type to strike or refuse to play

this was his follow up tweet so make of it what you will

martinez after their game tonight will have something to say. Now a TR has gone in he is either going to sound like a man resigned to selling him, or hes going to be stubborn as fuck and refuse to sell

Chelsea will pay his loyalty bonus he is losing back through a signing on fee. Just obvious, Newcastle also asked Andy Carroll to hand one in before selling him.

some of their ITK's reckon there was no chance he was handing in a TR. In other words, theyre not ITK. Everyone kind of expects it to be rejected given Martinez's recent comments.

Phil McNulty's tweets seem like someone who just does not want Stones joining Chelsea. At all

With the risk of sounding arrogant and being made to look foolish, I think he has handed in a TR with the mindset of joining us, not Utd. I think his decision is made. So i don't* anticipate Utd hijacking it i hope*

unreal. lol

alright la' ?

oscar, fuck it, go for it

Those pesky lying journos eh.... reporting he may hand in a TR, like theyd know!

I see what youre saying, so, on 3 occasions why has martinez still not categorically stated there hasnt been a TR. Nobody besides Martinez and Stones, his agent and board know whether he has privately asked to leave. I think he "may" have done so and that is why Martinez is not denying it. Anyone would just say "no" if asked has there been a TR, or when asked if itd make a difference just say "no, hes not for sale" He is dodging it, plain and obvious. Why is he dodging it? Because he is tired or the questions? Doubtful, he knows before every presser until the deadline that he will be asked. Or because he knows if he denies a TR or the fact Stones has asked to leave privately he is lying? For what it is worth, a lot of Everton fans think we are leaking this info to the media to force Stones to push for the move... remind me who leaked the original bid? His agent apparently. Is he leaking this info about a TR etc being considered?

When asked if Stones handing in a transfer request - as reported by several media - would change his stance on Stones, Martinez responded "there is nothing to comment" But hang on, if he is just not going to sell him, just say "no, wouldn't change a thing"

pedro is 17 On the official site along the bottom where you can scroll through the player pics and their numbers, there isnt one above Baba... he is in the number 6 slot. Unless its just not been updated... weirdly. Mind you same thing with Kenedy, no number above him

lol didnt notice the link, fml. Even if i had i would have assumed it would show the first paragraph then ask for money to reead rest

i've read full article. Says he is considering making a formal request, and told martinez last week he wants to join us. says we are looking at alternatives in case Everton refuse even with Stones going public, but a fourth bid is expected anyway, TR or not. Mentions the director being filmed saying he wont sell him and another official saying theyre determined to keep him, and the move to Chelsea holds appeal to Stones and his intention was not to force the issue out of respect for martinez and everton, but his stance is being tested now as everton are being so fierce in blocking the move

Good defender although I thought we wanted Stones to replace Terry? A 28-29yr old CB is not the route to take in that case