Michael Kenrick 18/12/2024 8comments  |  Jump to last

Young Everton Academy winger, Stanley Mills has finally overcome a patella tendon tear and returned to training with the first team after 11 months out. 

Back in January 2024, he suffered the horrific knee injury while on loan with Oxford United in League One. Mills made 18 starts and 9 sub appearances for the Yellows last season, scoring 1 goal before he was stretchered off with a serious knee injury sustained in Oxford United's 6-2 FA Cup defeat at Coventry City. 

Having missed a year of competitive football on the back of a very promising development career with the Everton Academy, he is now desperate to get back on track, with Everton likely to secure a half-season loan for him next month.

 

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Derek Knox
1 Posted 18/12/2024 at 17:49:53
Could be great news if Dyche ever considers to play him. One of the best prospects I have seen at Everton, before the horrific injury. Stay fit Stan, I believe you have a bright future, hopefully with us !
Mike Gaynes
2 Posted 18/12/2024 at 17:56:19
Welcome back, young man!
Michael Kenrick
3 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:03:03
Considering he's now no longer strictly under 21 (his birthday was in October), can he play for the first-team this season, based on his U21s legacy status from previous seasons?

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.

Pete Neilson
4 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:25:25
Good luck to him. Looks like for U21 players this means those born on or after January 1, 2003 so he’d meet the criteria to be added to the squad in addition to any named 25. However Dyche has given the fewest minutes to U23s, 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 him under the new, yet to be announced but surely coming regime.

John Graham
5 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:40:13
Great news.
He was progressing really well before his unfortunate injury and was getting some great plaudits while at Oxford.
Hopefully the injury hasn't effected him too much and he'll be back in the first team squad early next year.
Good luck Stanley
COYB
John Raftery
6 Posted 18/12/2024 at 18:47:35
A question surely is whether or not he goes out on loan again for the rest of this season. Getting proper games under his belt will be more beneficial than either sitting on the first team bench or playing in the under 21s.
Mike Hayes
7 Posted 18/12/2024 at 19:10:53
Hopefully he can be added to the first team given 12 players contracts are up as is Thelwell and Dyche (here’s hoping) and there’s only a few worth keeping
Paul Kernot
8 Posted 18/12/2024 at 19:34:27
I tore my ACL 20 years ago. Keyhole surgery helped as as a winger, I could no longer jink in & out & around a full back without real pain. 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 & thought he was really a stand out performer.

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