Stanley Mills, the Everton Under-21s winger who suffered a serious injury out on loan at Oxford United last season, is back in training following a lengthy lay-off.
The 21-year-old tore a patella tendon playing for the League One outfit back in January but is now hoping to secure another temporary move when the transfer window opens next month.
Mills, the son of former Leeds United and Manchester City defender, Danny, played 27 times and scored once for Oxford before he was stretchered off with the serious knee injury in an FA Cup defeat to Coventry City.
A hugely promising Academy prospect, Mills has been with the Blues since joining from Leeds's development programme seven years ago and he signed a professional contract in July 2021.
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2 Posted 18/12/2024 at 17:56:19
3 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:03:03
Or would he need to be registered as a first-team player after the January Window? I think we have a slot on the 'roster' as we have at last count only 24 listed senior players.
4 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:25:25
However, Dyche has given the fewest minutes to U21s, out of all 69 managers who have more than 100 games under their belt. So, if he's good enough, maybe we'll see more of him under the new, yet to be announced… but surely coming regime.
5 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:40:13
He was progressing really well before his unfortunate injury and was getting some great plaudits while at Oxford.
Hopefully the injury hasn't affected him too much and he'll be back in the first-team squad early next year. Good luck, Stanley.
6 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:47:35
Getting proper games under his belt will be more beneficial than either sitting on the first-team bench or playing in the Under-21s.
7 Posted 18/12/2024 at 19:10:53
8 Posted 18/12/2024 at 19:34:27
No doubt the treatment Stan has had is significantly better than mine so here's hoping. I watched him in the pre-season in Sydney and thought he was really a stand-out performer.
9 Posted 18/12/2024 at 20:12:56
Pity the injury blighted his progress. Then again, would Dyche have played him if the injury hadn't happened?
10 Posted 18/12/2024 at 21:03:47
Sure there have been some misses but he hasn’t done a bad job in my opinion, given the hand he has been dealt
11 Posted 18/12/2024 at 21:30:30
12 Posted 18/12/2024 at 21:31:29
13 Posted 19/12/2024 at 06:30:33
Annika#19
Thewell is s in a difficult situation.He is working with a Relegation Specialist Manager and they like a small squad of regular players, who have Professional experience.
In Dyche's case players are brought in as back up and he will never play them to build up match fitness, only as replacements.This I am sure is a bone of contention for both Thewell and the players.
It a!so seems that players that are out of favour with Dyche need to be careful of their attitude when dealing with Dyche.Thewell is stuck in the middle of all this.
The Director of Football Role is something that most have difficulty understanding and expectations are hard to pin down or even make sense off.In Everton's case the role was introduced by Moshiri and he hadn't got a Clue.and he mucked about with it .
14 Posted 19/12/2024 at 06:54:32
The report via The Athletic tonight is from Patrick Boyland, David Ornstein and Matt Slater.
Wheeeeewwww.
15 Posted 19/12/2024 at 07:42:10
16 Posted 19/12/2024 at 08:17:28
17 Posted 19/12/2024 at 08:33:02
New chapter
18 Posted 19/12/2024 at 08:43:21
19 Posted 19/12/2024 at 08:43:43
Bah humbug
UTFT
20 Posted 19/12/2024 at 08:49:18
21 Posted 19/12/2024 at 08:58:05
22 Posted 19/12/2024 at 09:02:40
23 Posted 19/12/2024 at 10:08:48
A new and hopefully successful era has started.
COYB
24 Posted 19/12/2024 at 10:19:36
25 Posted 19/12/2024 at 11:31:49
Now just get us 3 points on Saturday and it’ll be a bloody good Christmas!!
UTFT!
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1 Posted 18/12/2024 at 17:49:53