Coming to Xabi Alonso.I dont blame the board here.We were always,and i mean ALWAYS going to lose out when Madrid were going to show some interest in Alonso.The board did try.They met the agent,apparently agreed personal terms..but the agent himself said that they'll wait till after the Euros,whcih either suggested that he wanted to make sure that Real were not making a move for Alonso,because if they were,he'd talk to them without thinking twice..or he wanted to inflate Alonso's price,assuming that Alonso has a great Euro and more teams come after him.
Its not our fault.It's Real Madrid's interest.We have absoloultey no chance of luring Alonso here now that Madrid are in the equation.Even if we offer better wages than Madrid,im sure Alonso would still prefer a move back to Spain.