Richie Partridge recommended Coventry to Warnock, having spent the best part of last season on loan there, and with McAllister being an ex-Liverpool man, Coventry always looked the more likely to get the 22 year-old's signature.
Gérard Houllier had apparently told Gradi that the transfer of Warnock to South Cheshire was a formality, but after Partridge's intervention it now looks unlikely.
Another potential Alex target at Anfield, this time goal machine Neil Mellor has been linked with a move to George Burley's Derby County, report 'Kop Talk'. With the imminent departure of Rob Hulse, Crewe desperately need a proven goalscorer. County have already signed former Crewe defender Dave Walton and Aston Villa veteran Ian Taylor.
