The Mak

Yeah, it takes a while when you're lugging a fucking zimmer frame around the pitch.

Fuck off Ivanovic you stupid prick. Walk over to him why don't you.

Haha, everyone is scared to shoot and it's left to Cahill. We have the most timid 'attacking' midfielders.

Sunday league from Ivanovic. He needs to go far, far away.

(1) Copying Pulis' comments here, bit late. (2) Yeah, put in that position by Everton. He wants to leave and you're not letting him. (3) Needs protection...from your own fucking fans! Basically, he framing the narrative as: "Chelsea are the reason our fans are such cunts!" You can't make it up!

£35-40m spent correctly would push Everton much further up the table than keeping John Stones - Stones isn't a one-man army. The only player that had the chance of single-handedly turning Everton into a top team was Rooney.

Pretty much. He's very arrogant for a manager who's won next to fuck all and a relegation to his name. He's either stupid and believes his own bullshit of being able to turn Everton into a 'big team', or he's simply spiteful and wants to keep Stones for Everton's sake so they can underdeveloped him. Stones' biggest games of the year will come against the top 4 and that will be it. No Barcelona, no Munich, no Juventus, no quality European football whatsoever and no Terry or Mourinho. Do you get to be truly world class if you're not developed at the top level? I don't think so. They are welcome to him. Zouma is already ahead of him and everyone will see the gulf between the two in the next few years.

You think Martinez could learn a few things from Pulis? Unlike the stubborn c*nt Martinez, Pulis isn't playing Berahino because his head isn't right; even though Berahino is getting no where near the level of abuse Stones is from his own fans. Just listen to the way Pulis speaks, he knows he's speaking about a human being.

Can't be any worse than Ivanovic tbfh.

I wonder if Martinez would shackle himself to Goodison in the same manner if we ever came calling for him (God forbid)...I fucking doubt it.

The most exciting part about this for me was that he was probably our biggest opportunity to force Ivanovic out of the team for this season (I can't see the intro of Baba doing it yet). I could definitely see him starting on the right and gradually phasing him into the centre over JT. Zouma could push Cahill out too. Alas...other than that I'm not too fussed. Zouma is ahead of him IMO.

Giving Stones the type of money we would offer would only fuck over Everton's entire wage structure, not to mention piss off a lot of players at the club. Imagine how Jagelka or Baines would feel? Some kid earning more than them just because we were sniffing around him? I'm sure Barkley or Lukaku wouldn't like it either. If they were to offer him any less, I'm not sure he would sign it. It also depends on his performance in the next few months. I can either see him playing worse and signing a contract as a safety net or playing good and not signing a contract to show he still wants to go to a higher level.

The top comment in the Daily Mail article is bang on... Also, Everton are basically valuing him as a 150k a week player, but probably pay him only 30-60k a week. How does that work then?

Now bid £10 and a bag of skittles. Never really cared about this transfer, Zouma is our guy. I just love winding the scousers up though. Horribly deluded clubs, red and blue.

I can see United struggling to finish top of that group. They could even miss out again, how funny would that be!

Happy for you mate! That is a long journey though, hope it doesn't have a negative effect on other games.

Haha, what a load of shite! Here you go.... https://twitter.com/Sickmick123/status/636693911742885888 Lovely fans. I'm sure he's dying to stay. Definitely got emotional because he loves the club so much. Deluded Liverpudlians as fucking usual.

Nice for stubborn Martinez to play Stones anyway only for it to backfire. Shows that his head is clearly in another place. Makes it that much easier, cheers Bobby you c*nt

Not surprising. After his arrogant comments, this is Martinez right now:

I think it's clear no one wants to join United anyway, especially when it's between us or them. Besides, they already ruined Phil Jones, they want to do the same to Stones? Not a chance. Stones wants to leave for Mourinho and Terry, not Van Hooftheball and Chris Smalling.

Hey Skip, check this one: Henrique mate, you're such a jinx!

So...what happened to the strict rules about not posting bullshit sources again??!

Give them £35 + Moses. Rather he was used for some good than for him go to the West Ham beggars and their social benefit stadium.

What annoys me about Liverpool and Everton fans is their cult-like nature. Like once a player becomes a Liverpool or Everton player they suddenly become 'theirs' or 'one of them'. Liverpool fans acted like Sterling was their youth product alone (though he was bought from QPR) and that he owed them something by playing him - they were burned. Everton fans are now doing and finding out the same. Just because a player signs for your club does not suddenly make a life-long fan or future legend of the club. Footballers care about their careers above all. PL champions and CL football or mid-table mediocrity? Learning from Phil Jagielka or probably the best CB in PL history in John Terry? The choice is obvious, but not to the blind.

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