Alonso

[LadyRed]

I'm done talking about Alonso, someone let me know if we re-sign him, until then, I don't wanna know

 

[RolandG]

Anita wept!

 

[Rosco]

I see Dmishra has set the nonsense straight. For the sake of clarity:

Metatarsal Fracture 2007 October 28th
Metatarsal Fracture 2007 September 20th
Thigh Muscle Strain 2007 April 20th
Knee Injury 2006 November 24th
Leg 2006 November 3rd

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Soft cunt.

 

[Rosco]

[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=43742.msg1258810#msg1258810 date=1295646989]
Soft cunt.
[/quote]

True.

For every injury he suffered it was only to one leg, he could have played on the other.

 

[doctor_mac]

I hated seeing Alonso go, he was a terrific player and his love for us is quite real, I'm sure and should be taken as so. He deserves our love.

At 29 though, I wouldn't want him back, even though he's still a great player. I'd rather find the new Alonso. Time to move on.

 

[Delinquent]

I don't think there's a 'new Alonso' out there that would excite me more than the real one.

 

[Mistadobalina]

I wish people would stop flinging themselves into Xabi's grave. He's gone man! He's gone. Anger, remorse, guilt, something, something...acceptance.

 

[Judge Jules]

[quote author=Rosco link=topic=43742.msg1258803#msg1258803 date=1295646631]
I see Dmishra has set the nonsense straight. For the sake of clarity:

Metatarsal Fracture 2007 October 28th
Metatarsal Fracture 2007 September 20th
Thigh Muscle Strain 2007 April 20th
Knee Injury 2006 November 24th
Leg 2006 November 3rd
[/quote]

That accounts for his absences, which weren't all long BTW. It doesn't account for him underperforming for the time when he WAS fit to play.

 

[Rosco]

[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=43742.msg1258962#msg1258962 date=1295691102]
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=43742.msg1258803#msg1258803 date=1295646631]
I see Dmishra has set the nonsense straight. For the sake of clarity:

Metatarsal Fracture 2007 October 28th
Metatarsal Fracture 2007 September 20th
Thigh Muscle Strain 2007 April 20th
Knee Injury 2006 November 24th
Leg 2006 November 3rd
[/quote]

That accounts for his absences, which weren't all long BTW. It doesn't account for him underperforming for the time when he WAS fit to play.
[/quote]

He was never really fit, that was obvious when watching him. Very few players come back from injuries like those and hit top form straight away.

Rooney still hasn't scored a goal in open play for nearly a year now.

 

[StevieM]

The fact still remains that absolutely no-one wanted to spend £15m for him when he was a available for that amount.

That's no-one. That's £3m more than Ryan babel cost.

If Alonso was offered to us now for £15m I'd not only bite bite of the offering hand, but the whole arm & and be happily gnawing through the rib cage.....

But the fact remains - and there were plenty of threads here at the time suggesting we should move him on much sooner than that for a "box-to-box" midfielder like Scott Parker (TM) who would be brilliant with Gerrard in midfield.

Ultimately the problem was not selling Alonso for £30m it was what we replaced him with.

We could have had Charlie Adam for £500k at the time (not realistic but true nonetheless).

And I belief was that you never sold your best players