steve stone was better than darren anderton i always thought, so he was ok in that era. he always had a lot of energy and commitment so couldnt fault that, though those arn't really winger attributes. ashley young, adam johnson, james milner and stewart downing of today's era are all better than stone ever was, though i see a lot of similaritiesn between milner and stone in that both are/were the hard working type of wide midfielder.