Sone Aluku

[LoughboroBlade]

Who? Never heard of him

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has recommended Sone Aluko to Sheffield United and hopes the out-of-contract forward will find a new club soon.

Aluko rejected a new contract with the Dons in the summer, but the Scottish Premier League club would be due compensation from any new employer.

"That was 10 days ago," Brown said of his conversation with Blades manager Danny Wilson.
"Maybe the compensation payment I mentioned to him has discouraged him."

The 22-year-old Aluko spent three seasons with the Dons after leaving Birmingham City following loan spells at Pittodrie and Blackpool.

Following his departure from Aberdeen, the London-born former England Under-19 forward has even been linked with a trial at Juventus.

"We would rather have had Sony, but he is disposed to stay down in the Midlands, although his dad had him over in Italy," said Brown.

"You could not get a nicer, more co-operative guy, but he feels like he did his stint for Aberdeen.

"Every time I speak to him, he is full of praise for Aberdeen and I say 'just get your coat and hat on and get back here'.

"But he says he has committed to his family to stay there.

"I know Danny well and you can be sure I gave him a very good recommendation."
Brown, whose club would be due compensation because of the player's age and time at Pittodrie, thinks Aluko should be fit enough to be quickly up to speed with any new side.

"He's not lacking in football, because he played all summer for Nigeria Under-23s," Brown pointed out.

"If he signed for someone tomorrow, he would have had a shorter close season than most guys."

The Blades are seeking midfield reinforcements after a move to land Rangers duo Kyle Hutton and John Fleck failed because the loan deal was not registered before the closure of the summer transfer window.

Former Dundee and Norwich City midfielder Mark Fotheringham has already been invited to Bramall Lane on trial after his departure from Anorthosis Famagusta.

 

[Bergen Blade]

Quick left winger apparantly.

[video=youtube;PV-jPXfM0X0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV-jPXfM0X0[/video]

 

[raul]

Get Youl Mawene instead Danny.

 

[Bergen Blade]

What would we do with Stephen Quinn if Aluko was signed?

 

[GAZBLADE]

Can we really afford to keep taking chances on players who have proved fuck all in Shit scottish football??

 

[gavtheblade]

Can we really afford to keep taking chances on players who have proved fuck all in Shit scottish football??

agreed.
Ryan flynn has really set the wings alight with his skill upto now!

 

[cooperblade]

What would we do with Stephen Quinn if Aluko was signed?

Give him more freedom and have him playing closer to the striker in a 4-4-1-1

Simonson
Lowton Collins Maguire Williams
NML Montgomery McDonald Aluko
Quinn
Evans

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

I know a little bit about Aluko as I have some Aberdeen supporting friends.

For any scottish club outside the old firm he's probably quite handy.

I have my doubts at whether he could make the same impact in England.

He does have the key attribute we are looking for in terms of pace.

Worth looking at certainly, but it would be a small gamble.

 

[judge]

The key part of the article for me is that we baulked at the cost ,any cost
Won't be coming ,nothing to see here , move along

 

[Rudders]

He could the be the new "Sone" man.

 

[davidpinder]

I can just imagine the phone conversation now.

CB "Sone is a good lad excellent potential, quick etc etc looking for a club"
DW "sounds good we need some pace in the side and you say he is on a free?"
CB "Well yes he has no club now he has left us"
DW "Good because we are really strapped for cash at the minute"
CD "The only thing is we would be due some compo for him"
DW "Oh right erm ok thanks craig i'll let you know, i'll speak the the chairman but i think i know the answer"

Conversation 2

DW "Kevin its Danny, just a quick one been recommended a player by craig Brown young really good potential"
KMc "is he on a free?"
DW "Kind of he hasn't got a club but Aberdeen would be due some compo for him"
KMc "Danny your breaking up i'll have to ring you back"

 

[Jehovah]

Transfer news on twitter suggesting we're checking the availability of the wolves striker.

 

[Liaminho9]

He plays for Hull, and it's been reported that he probably won't sign for anyone because he's on very high Championship wages.

 

[Classof85]

Just been told by a source within the club we have bid 2 million for Sone Aluko

Hes a right winger and seems to tick alot of the boxes we're wanting

 

[DifferentClass]

Would prefer his sister.

 

[Ricky]

I wish. Liked him for ages. We could've had him for 150k around September 2011 but we knew better.

Don't see why Fulham would sell. They might have a few players like him but they don't have many centre forwards, and he can play up front too.

 

[Reedy1889]

Could have had him back in the days of Blackwell I believe? I'd happily have him for 2mil. Good player for this level.

 

[LurkerBlade]

This would be very surprising, recently captained the team & seems a core part of their team, but stranger things have happened.

 

[RammyBlade]

Would prefer his sister.

isnt his sister the one that has accused the England manager Mark Sampson of racism ?

 

[BushBlade]

I wish.

Don't see why Fulham would sell. They might have a few players like him but they don't have many centre forwards.

Liked him for ages. We could've had him for 150k around September 2011 but we knew better.

There's no 'we'. It was Blackwell. We're still suffering from the Robinson/Robson/Blackwell/Birch era and are likely to do so for several more years.

 

[BushBlade]

This would be very surprising, recently captained the team & seems a core part of their team, but stranger things have happened.

I was talking to a Fulham regular a couple of weeks ago and he really rates him. Unless he's fallen out with the manager then I'd give it a 'highly unlikely' but would be a great signing.

 

[Ricky]

There's no 'we'. It was Blackwell. We're still suffering from the Robinson/Robson/Blackwell/Birch era and are likely to do so for several more years.

Wilson was in charge when we passed up the chance to sign him from Aberdeen for 150k. Because we were so clever we got Matt Phillips and Billy Clarke on loan for one month instead.

I don't remember us being in for Aluko at any point prior to that.

 

[BushBlade]

Wilson was in charge when we passed up the chance to sign him from Aberdeen for 150k. Because we were so clever we got Matt Phillips and Billy Clarke on loan for one month instead.

I don't remember us being in for Aluko at any point prior to that.

Another shambles. All we needed to get out of that division was a good manager but we went for an average one. Saving a couple of million that season only cost the owners around £30m and set us back ten years.

 

[Ricky]

Another shambles. All we needed to get out of that division was a good manager but we went for an average one. Saving a couple of million that season only cost the owners around £30m and set us back ten years.

You could say the same for the season after, selling Quinn and Blackman. A short sighted, costly, pathetic shambles.

During that season we could've also had Ricardo Vaz Te on a free and Michail Antonio on loan. But again, why bother with something like that. We could've had an unbelievable team.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

My abiding memory of aluko is him missing chances - he must have had his good games when I've not seen him.

That said he'd be a different threat to our current players

 

[B.Lade]

£2m?! For Aluko?! Seriously?! The missus is a Hull City season ticket holder and the phrase headless chicken has been used more than once in relation to Aluko when he was there. Quick? Yes. End product? Hell no.

 

[BushBlade]

You could say the same for the season after, selling Quinn and Blackman. A short sighted, costly, pathetic shambles.

During that season we could've also had Ricardo Vaz Te on a free and Michail Antonio on loan. But again, why bother with something like that. We could've had an unbelievable team.

They weren't Scottish or from Blackpool.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

£2m?! For Aluko?! Seriously?! The missus is a Hull City season ticket holder and the phrase headless chicken has been used more than once in relation to Aluko when he was there. Quick? Yes. End product? Hell no.

His goal scoring record isn't brilliant either when you look at it.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

His goal scoring record isn't brilliant either when you look at it.

Think his assist record is pretty good though.

 

[Tunstall Fred]

£2m?! For Aluko?! Seriously?! The missus is a Hull City season ticket holder and the phrase headless chicken has been used more than once in relation to Aluko when he was there. Quick? Yes. End product? Hell no.

Another Trenton Wiggan,avoid like the plague