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27 May 2026 16:12:37
Does anyone know why Xavi Alonso's not starting his job until July 1st?
For me that's like 6 weeks too late to speak to the players who will be jetting off to the World Cup or holiday.
Also transfer window is already 2 weeks in.
1.) 27 May 2026 16:20:29
It's probably just a contractual issue. My guess is he will speak to the players individually and be in constant contact with the club's decision-makers.
I'm also only guessing, but I would think a lot of players are away on holiday before meeting up at their respective international training camps.
2.) 27 May 2026 17:46:14
Players and Managers contracts are usually timed up to 30th June, so he probably contractually can't start new employment until 1st July. The window isn't open until 15th June. I'm sure he isn't sitting around with a PlayStation. Plenty of things can be done before he gets on the grass.
3.) 27 May 2026 18:24:20
Players are away from now until mid July, possibly August. What's he meant to be doing or meeting? He'll be in contact with the SDs, etc., discussing targets & players, but he doesn't have to have actually started for that to happen.
4.) 27 May 2026 21:37:53
J, do you really think he is not talking to the players?
01 May 2026 07:47:30
If we are to appoint Alonso as he's available, should we do it before the end of the season?
Got the cup final and he would have a chance to work with the players before season's end and also judge their mood.
1.) 02 May 2026 06:28:09
No, not for me. I think that he has a very set way of playing and trying to implement that in such a short window of time would confuse matters even more. A couple of bad results, or a negative result in the cup final, and he's on the back foot straight away. Let him start a fresh, have pre-season, and plan for the new season without the risk of being tainted by the circus that has been this season.
From looking at all the options, Alonso has become my personal first choice for the role.
But, if we were to confirm him before the end of the season, his time would be better spent observing from a distance and agreeing a transfer plan with the SDs. His involvement in that would, as widely reported, be a condition of him coming into the club.
As for the FA Cup, that's really become our everything for this season. We just have to hope that Man City have an eye on the league run in and can be caught off guard.
2.) 02 May 2026 09:24:45
Jbs, not sure that would work and we may as well just see out the season with Callum as we should have done with Maresca!
3.) 02 May 2026 17:34:50
J, Good post as usual, mate, and I agree completely with your sentiments.
4.) 03 May 2026 07:10:03
Greenaway,
Maresca threw his toys out of the pram and took his ball with him, crying that he did not want to be our coach anymore. What does the club do in that scenario?