For all we know, Fondop might have already signed up for another two years. And it’s just the announcements schedule that’s stalling - or being deliberately suppressed, to keep us all on tenterhooks.

If the rumours are true that Crewe have offered him better terms than we have - then that’s rather disappointing. There are clubs (e.g. MK Dons, Bradford etc) that we simply won’t be able to compete with, financially, if they really want a player. But Crewe really shouldn’t be in that category.