Confirmed Signing Demarai Gray

[GrandOldTeam]

Cheap squad depth rather then very very expensive squad depth that’s killed us for years.

If this is to replace the massively over-earning Bernard for example, then I see the point.

Agree with this. It's my view.

Tad concerned we continue to buy attacking players/wingers who have proven they can't assist or score regularly though.

 

[andy4efc]

are they not both right wingers?

Can play both sides both of them I think.
On the positive. No more central slow players wide right

 

[LCFCFOX]

Gray never really developed from the player we bought in 2016, does have skill and pace, but hardly any footballing brain

We offered him a new deal and he was told he would be a squad player, he turned it down and we sold him to Leverkusen for cheap

 

[Efcjake]

This is exactly the boost that the fans doubting Benitez needed.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Demarai Gray and Andros Townsend for 1.5m.

In the past weve paid a fortune for similar players in Iwobi, Bolasie, Walcott etc.

 

[hktoffee]

Gray never really developed from the player we bought in 2016, does have skill and pace, but hardly any footballing brain

We offered him a new deal and he was told he would be a squad player, he turned it down and we sold him to Leverkusen for cheap

Mate how much did your club sell him for to Leverkusen?

 

[Wat Tyler]

What happened to Gray at Leverkusen?

 

[MikeH72]

How does Brands do it??

 

[Ivo]

Quite like Townsend. Reckon Palace would have liked to have kept him but maybe he didn't agree to a new deal. Who knows.
On a free he's better on the bench than a 4th keeper...

 

[d34noj]

LOL.

Just waiting on Almiron and Shelvey next. Relegation incoming, cheers Benitez you fat oaf.

Absolute laughing stock this football club.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Gray could be quite shrewd. Pacey, can play both wings, cheap because his stock has fallen after leaving Leicester. As a back up, impact player I think he might be useful.

Townsend I'm not so sure about given his age, profile, output.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Yikes two average players. Mind you if it means like for like replacements for Benard and hopefully Iwobi who are on much bigger wages then thats a small mercy.

Sounds like Benard is out the door and hopefully Iwobi joins him.

Need a RW with quality and these two aint it.

 

[stretford blue]

What happened to Gray at Leverkusen?

Was never going to play before bailey or diaby

 

[twoblue]

To be honest if Iwobe and Bernard are shifted these two replace both of them adequately at a very cheap price. Doesn’t improve us though.
unless of course we have just accidentally found a scouting report from 2014

 

[The binman chronicles]

These are the sort of signings that will make James sit up and notice we are going places. I guess we remortgaged the house on getting Europe last season.