The Ronaldo of Buckinghamshire

"I want to play for Real Madrid, but only if it is true they are eager to pay me and Manchester United what they have been saying they will" Cristiano Ronaldo.

Having been struck down with the flu for days, and missing Norwich City's visit to Milton Keynes last night in the Carling Cup, I've been reduced to trawling football forums online for days as a means of complementing my Olympic viewing.

One hot topic is the potential sale of reported want-away Keith Andrews. The Dons are in a sticky situation with this one, in a system where only the big clubs can hope to win.

It has been many weeks since Andrews (pictured) decided to tell Sky Sports News he wanted out at MK Dons, citing that he was "too good for League One". The reported interested party, Paul Ince, former Don's boss and now Blackburn manager.

Dons new boss Roberto di Matteo stated the obvious in that he would like to keep Andrews at the Dons. However days later, Andrews was transfer listed, The Dons management stating "In order to prevent the intense speculation of recent weeks jeopardising the start of our season, we feel it both in the Club's and the Keith's interests to settle this unhelpful situation."

The weeks passed however and no action was taken by Blackburn. When MK's last friendly came around, against Watford, Andrews was put into the team and off the transfer list. Andrews marked the occasion with a goal in the first minute, a screamer from 30 yards. Ironically Hornet's boss Aidy Boothroyd is a keen admirer of Andrews too, and reportedly decided against a bid at the last minute.

So the season started and Andrews remained a Dons player. Happy Ending? Nope.

Against Leicester "Captain Shamrock" didn't look like he wanted to be there at all. An indifferent performance stamped with a seal of idiocy, when Andrews blocked a certain goal by team-mate Sam Baldock. 

That's not all. Blackburn are back in the hunt, but not prepared to meet Dons chairman Pete Winkelman's £2 million asking price. 

£2 million is ridiculous for a player who isn't doing what his job title suggests, playing. He doesn't want to be at Stadium:MK, so immediately he won't go for his true value, despite an impressive CV that includes captain of a double-winning side and League Two player of the year.

Also, Keith has just a year left on his contract. The threat that in a year's time he can just jump ship for nothing will no doubt see him sold soon enough. It's a shame. The Dons know about the system too well, after losing Lloyd Dyer in similar fashion in May to Leicester after Dyer turned down a new contract. 

As groundbreaking as Jean-Luc Bosman's court case those years ago was, I guess he had no idea that it would be the bane of many a Lower League Club.

Those United fans worried about losing Ronaldo for about £50 million have no idea just how lucky their team is.