its weid isnt it! but chrissy said he had a few things to sort and would be back in england after spain trip! but someone in the aldershot game thread said he had a bad back !! good start mikel ;-)
Did a bit of research into it yesterday, Alonso played the full 90 minutes in Tenerife last league game on June 4th. So he's only had a month off to recover, no conspiracy theories...
Not even been mentioned how long he's signed for. Might just be three months to see if he can cut it (or can get fit if he was known to be carrying an injury etc)...
Not even been mentioned how long he's signed for. Might just be three months to see if he can cut it (or can get fit if he was known to be carrying an injury etc)...
Doubt he would sign a contract that early in pre-season if it was anything less than a year
Well, I think most people find it a bit odd that a potentially 'key' player hasn't turned up at any games, and there are now just two more friendlies before the season starts. I could understand about the end of the Spanish season thing until the end of the Spain trip, but its getting weird now.
Doesn't look like he'll make the start of the season at this rate. Think Pritchard might be closer to the 16 than most (including me) would've thought when he arrived.
Just asking. Don't remember anyone at the club saying we'd brought him in to build a team around or anything.
Anyway, it's a long long season. I don't mind it if he misses a game or two at the start if he does indeed become a key player for us this year. No need to panic.
I think the truth is probably just banal, i.e he has had to sort out moving his family to the UK and needed extra rest after the end of the Spanish season - I think someone (Henry, I think) said as much on another thread.
Truth is he hasn't signed for us at all and the new board are using the "house move" from Spain as a front to import a consignment of Columbian marching powder into the country in a tea chest.
think people are excited at the thought of a player like alonso playing for us in this division. nothing wrong with clem wanting to know where he is and being slightly worried that he's not featured so far.
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Didnt know that. Heard someone on the train home say he'd gone back to Spain and thought yeah yeah yeah....
Just found it odd that he has barely been mentioned.
I want him out... ;-)
As Big Red said, Alonso was playing until the beginning of June and he has been given time to sort out his move and family business.
He will almost certainly be our main playmaker when he is fit to play
Sullivan, Hayes, Doherty, Wagstaff, Stephens, Evina possibly Alonso. Pretty strong for an XI. Maybe the French trialist as well.
Think some clarification should be given or people like me will add 2 and 2 and come up with 5.
Doesn't look like he'll make the start of the season at this rate. Think Pritchard might be closer to the 16 than most (including me) would've thought when he arrived.
He did say potentially key player, not sure what's wrong with that.
Picky picky :P
I find it odd that he has barely been mentioned since he signed.
No word on him starting training late when we signed him.
I would have expected CP to have mentioned him in a post match "we still have Mikel to come into the equation", but nothing.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds the silence a bit odd. Cant help but be suspicious I'm affraid.
He was never Powell's player (unlike all the others) Vetere signed him so CP is making a point (like with Eccleston) by sidelining him.
He'll never play under CP unless the board give in to CP's other demands for loans.
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