Think this one only gets done when Swiss crashes out of the World Cup which is more likely against one of Colombia/Ghana than Algeria this week, but could go all the way against Argentina on July 11th.

Am I the only one who cynically thinks this is the board making it look like they're backing Alonso by putting in a nonsensical bid knowing it will be rejected so they can say 'see we tried. Now how about this 17 year old....'

37 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Am I the only one who cynically thinks this is the board making it look like they're backing Alonso by putting in a nonsensical bid knowing it will be rejected so they can say 'see we tried. Now how about this 17 year old....'

You are the only one. Have a lie down.

3 minutes ago, dermott said:

You are the only one. Have a lie down.

Meh.

Always expect the worst with this lot until proven otherwise.

Could be another Maignan situation.

8 hours ago, DarkMata said:

Am I the only one who cynically thinks this is the board making it look like they're backing Alonso by putting in a nonsensical bid knowing it will be rejected so they can say 'see we tried. Now how about this 17 year old....'

8 hours ago, DarkMata said:

Am I the only one who cynically thinks this is the board making it look like they're backing Alonso by putting in a nonsensical bid knowing it will be rejected so they can say 'see we tried. Now how about this 17 year old....'

Not really, 8m is very reasonable for 34 years old. But when the other party is not willing to sell, you usually have to offer more.

18 hours ago, dkw said:

They only paid about £11m for him didnt they, so its not exactly taking the piss to offer a bit less than that for a player his age with one year off his contract with them.

It seems were the only club that is expected to offer the exact right amount for a player or be ridiculed, were the goldilocks of football, offer too much were morons for over paying, offer too little were being horrible to the other club....

£13m plus add ons, probably £15m considering some of those must have been activated. (On a 3 year contract)

Which means on book value alone he's at least 10.

35 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Not surprised. If he wants it he’ll have to force it.

14 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Take it or leave it and move on. He can force it if he wants.

On 29/06/2026 at 10:29, DarkMata said:

Am I the only one who cynically thinks this is the board making it look like they're backing Alonso by putting in a nonsensical bid knowing it will be rejected so they can say 'see we tried. Now how about this 17 year old....'

I mean of the board went all in on their asking price some of you cynics will complain about the money being sent on a 34 year old so there will always be an angle no matter what

Deal is off apparently and he’s set to stay at Sunderland.

lol

Like I said, Alonso was genuinely half the battle. Looking forward to seeing what quality/experienced player they fail to get next week.

I'd call it embarrassing if I haven't been watching that farce for the last four years, so now it's just business as usual at Clown FC.

10 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Like I said, Alonso was genuinely half the battle. Looking forward to seeing what quality/experienced player they fail to get next week.

Promising start 🫣

Hey not to worry lads we signed another 17 year old!

Edited July 3Jul 3 by Sconnie Blue

14 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Hey not to worry lads we signed another 17 year old!

Well we did need a new partner for Colwill LOL

One possible deal of an experienced player has collapsed, then announce signing another young prospect to distract us 😂

54 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Like I said, Alonso was genuinely half the battle. Looking forward to seeing what quality/experienced player they fail to get next week.

Lacroix

15 minutes ago, 2211 said:

One possible deal of an experienced player has collapsed, then announce signing another young prospect to distract us 😂

Surprise! You’ve been BlueCo’d!

BlueCo never wanted him to begin with, they just wanted to look like they were backing Alonso. I didn't think the original offer was an insult like others are saying, but I knew Sunderland wouldn't accept it because they don't want to sell, and BlueCo would have known that. The only thing they can do is buy young players for high transfer fees. Nothing has changed, and with only a few weeks until pre-season starts, it's only a matter of time now before those that were saying "be patient" will once again realise they've been played by BlueCo.

30m pounds for a dogsh*te Liam Delap or absolute dogsh*te Garnacho ain't no problem for BlueCo yet a player endorsed by our MANAGER is a bridge too far???

Dont worry lads we want

13 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Like I said, Alonso was genuinely half the battle. Looking forward to seeing what quality/experienced player they fail to get next week.

Lacroix

9 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

Dont worry lads we want

Who the fck views him as one of the most technically promising young players. They went through three managers and he couldn't get a game in a side that almost got relegated. De Zerbi showed him the door from the moment he arrived and he has done fck all whenever he has been on the pitch.

What it should have said is that he is viewed as a very promising prospect for a mediocre mid table club, in a small stadium and a hierarchy that has no ambition and is broke.