John Stones - Possible England payment...

Spoke to a football agent who said it's possible that we'd have up to 25% of the fee Everton paid for Stones. If he went for £3m that's a possible £750k.

 

that would be a nice boost, guess we'll never actually know (unless it's specifically mentioned in the clubs accounts), suppose it's a good thing though - when negotiating transfers and someone knows you've had a windfall you end up paying over the odds.

 

Thats only if he went for 3 million up front. I'm still not sure how much he went for, was it 3 million in total after add ons or 3 million plus add ons. I'll doubt we'll ever really know for definite.

 

It's possible that we could receive any amount. These types of clauses are usually pretty convoluted. I imagine that it may also be built in that we get something if they qualify for champions league etc. may be staged if he hits 1,5 or 10 caps etc etc. anything is possible, just depends how the agreement was drafted. It's unusual for it to be a straight, one cap = 1m , usually lots of caveats.

 

His dad has said to folk in Penistone apparently thathe's on 10k a week and got a £300k signing on fee / suggesting he got standard 10% of a £3m deal

 

There is no standard 10% anymore.

 

You've then got to factor in the Don Rowing element. I think Don Rowing was/is a nice bloke. But he's mad as a box of frogs:
"We don't care about an International Appearances clause, we don't hold out much hope of John ever making the England team. However, John does like a tuna sandwich. If he eats more than 3 tuna sandwiches per week while at Everton we'd like a 25% tuna clause. Plus a Princess clause. If John Stones ever buys an Leyland Princess we'd like an additional 10%. I like an Leyland Princess. It's a superior car to the Ambassador. I was always a Morris Marina man though. Or the Austin Maxi. Did I ever tell you about the time..."

 

I know my Dad tells all his mates how much I earn, too.

 

And your acquaintances. Tha gets miles too much.

 

Agree.

 

He also tells people about the time you weed yourself when you were 11, because you didn't want to lose your place in the ice cream queue, but could hold it no longer.

Or was that me? I get confused.

 

He normally tells the story of me snapping my banjo at my ex girlfriend's house and her mum driving me to hospital. That's a better story.

 

I can't believe you thought you could serenade a girl at her parents house with a banjo, in this day and age. What kind of music were you playing, you weirdo?

 

Wait until you see me strumming the fiddle.

 

Its not summat I have thought about before.

 

And yet now, you can't think of anything else...

 

It's speculative, but I'd imagine that if Stones gets capped we'll get the rest of the money they've already told us about. I.e. it's only a £3 m deal if he gets capped.

With similar pessimism I reckon that if he goes for big money we'll get a flat payment of three packets of world cup stickers (with a handback clause for any shiny ones) and a Kinder Surprise chocolate egg.

If the stickers complete the book, Everton FC get to keep the said book.

 

ahhh yes, the Don Factor.

Vaz Te - 500k. Don't think I will ever get over that one.