Andre Gray Gone

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:31 pm

Just ben on SSN Andre Grey has gone to Watford for club record deal (Watford's I'm guessing)

Now we need to hope the replacement is lined up with a pen in his hand

taio · Post by **taio** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:32 pm

I've got a sneaking suspicion this might be on one of the other Gray threads

mohamed69 · Post by **mohamed69** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:34 pm

Breaking news thanks a lot

AshevilleNCClaret · Post by **AshevilleNCClaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:34 pm

First of all I'm going to miss having an expert try to read his body language...

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:35 pm

taio wrote:I've got a sneaky suspicion this might be on one of the other Gray threads

May well be but couldn't see it confirmed he's gone in headlines, its not speculation now its happened.
(sure if the thread is redundant the mods will delete it)

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:35 pm

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:39 pm

At least with him gone you'll not have to keep spelling his name wrong

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:40 pm

Good luck AG thanks for the promotion season,time to move on...In Dyche we trust.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:41 pm

AshevilleNCClaret wrote:First of all I'm going to miss having an expert try to read his body language...

It shows that we were correct though, doesn't it ?

Who's next for observation I wonder ?

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:41 pm

18m they quoting on SSN

rishtonclaret · Post by **rishtonclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:41 pm

On the negative side we've sold our best 2 players and haven't replaced them & it's going to cost loads to replace them if we can at all. The positive way of looking at it is we've a great manager who the board have backed (mostly) and there's still time to replace them before the window closes. I'm on the positive side - just! But so far with 3 weeks to go the starting XI we have currently isn't good enough to stay up.

sox8595 · Post by **sox8595** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:41 pm

Yup thanks and bye bye

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:42 pm

rishtonclaret wrote:On the negative side we've sold our best 2 players and haven't replaced them.

Bloody hell, has Tom Heaton gone as well?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:43 pm

50 Threads of Gray

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:44 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Bloody hell, has Tom Heaton gone as well?

Brilliant, like your style.

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:45 pm

And whomever we bring in to replace Gray (if we bring in anyone)
is likely to be closer to 'underwhelming' than 'exciting'.

I just hope Garlick and Dyche know what they are doing?
Or are they trying to be the most profitable club ever to be relegated?

Apologies if this all sounds pretty cynical on my behalf
but this only a few days after we (Dyche, I think it was) said we don't need to sell.
and a few days from the start of the season.

If Gray wasn't happy to stay we should have got rid weeks ago
rather than ensure he's match fit to start for Watford.

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:45 pm

Inevitable that some of our fans will boo him whenever he lines up against us now....and that he'll score against us every game

Wexford_Claret · Post by **Wexford_Claret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:48 pm

Does this mean I have to pretend I don't like Leigh-Anne now as well?

taio · Post by **taio** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:49 pm

jurek wrote:And whomever we bring in to replace Gray (if we bring in anyone)
is likely to be closer to 'underwhelming' than 'exciting'.

I just hope Garlick and Dyche know what they are doing?
Or are they trying to be the most profitable club ever to be relegated?

Apologies if this all sounds pretty cynical on my behalf
but this only a few days after we (Dyche, I think it was) said we don't need to sell.
and a few days from the start of the season.

If Gray wasn't happy to stay we should have got rid weeks ago
rather than ensure he's match fit to start for Watford.

The club is hardly going to say we wish to sell when they will have been doing all they could to maximise the fee payable.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:54 pm

Last time we sold our "top striker" 2 days before season started, we had somebody to step-up and take his place - and we got promotion

Time for Agyei to fire us into Europe?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:55 pm

I wonder if he will take his cement bags with him?

mohamed69 · Post by **mohamed69** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:57 pm

rishtonclaret wrote:we've sold our best 2 players

rishtonclaret · Post by **rishtonclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:57 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Bloody hell, has Tom Heaton gone as well?

Very good funkydrummer. Outfield players

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:00 pm

What possible evidence is there that Agyei is ready to step up? He was like new puppy when he came on as a sub. Danni on ice. He may turn out to be a very good player in a few years but he is nowhere near ready yet. He needs to go out on loan as soon as we bring in gray's replacement.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:00 pm

Ta-ra then.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:01 pm

In a recently published article Sean Dyche explained how important it was to attract the right type of players with a good attitude that will fit in with the rest of the group, and that he sets great store by being able to judge a player's character.

Since some posters are now quite happy to call Andre Gray a bad egg perhaps SD is losing his touch.

Better stay away from the omelettes Sean if you can't spot a bad egg.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:04 pm

Bought him for £30 odd million, sold him for peanuts.
The Burnley way.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:05 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:Ta-ra then.

Players come and go,Andre is now History let's move on UTC....And I'll echo BOT sentiment's .......Ta-Ra then....no one is bigger than the club never has been never will be!

Tinribs · Post by **Tinribs** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:09 pm

18 mill ker ching.Theres better out there.Some games he looked the part other games he looked part time.

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:14 pm

rishtonclaret wrote:Very good funkydrummer. Outfield players

Bloody Hell we've sold Sam Vokes Ben Mee Brady Hendrick Defour Cork too

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:18 pm

i thought wed sold andre gray not tom heaton

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:20 pm

I like the way that posters allude to the fact that there are better strikers out there but fail to mention any names. There are plenty of better strikers out there but far more capable recruitment departments than ours are scouring the available market and with far bigger budgets to attract those that are available.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:27 pm

summitclaret wrote:What possible evidence is there that Agyei is ready to step up? He was like new puppy when he came on as a sub. Danni on ice. He may turn out to be a very good player in a few years but he is nowhere near ready yet. He needs to go out on loan as soon as we bring in gray's replacement.

No, he needs to stay around the first team and learn his job. Time alone will tell if he's good enough. Lots of cameos from the bench is better for him than playing at Gigg Lane.
I would hope we buy a replacement for Gray, but I'd still keep Agyei at home.

sox8595 · Post by **sox8595** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:34 pm

We buy cheap, sell expensive. The Burnley way.
Over the years a "star" being sold has rarely been disastrous.
Onwards and upwards.

claretjohn33505 · Post by **claretjohn33505** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:45 pm

If he does not want to be here then best get rid.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:47 pm

He'll be described as a bad influence on the squad before the week is out.

moaninclaret · Post by **moaninclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:00 pm

good luck AG, im gutted that hes now gone but lets move on, i just hope we replace our two best players with similar quality, something i very much doubt. A couple of weeks ago i was very optimistic of our chances of staying in the prem, not so now, but lets hope some exciting news hits the headlines soon, we havnt had much to rave about, especially with our mediocre signings. we need a decent cb and striker, but who ?

Lowbankclaret · Post by **Lowbankclaret** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:18 pm

18 million for him, with only one year left on his contract.

Got to be sold at that money.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:23 pm

Lowbankclaret wrote:18 million for him, with only one year left on his contract.

Got to be sold at that money.

Watford have been mugged paying that for a guy that has no first touch and can't trap a Ball...

Well done to Dyche and the Burnley board ,a great piece of salesmanship

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:20 pm

What puzzles m is that, as far as I can recollect, Gray turned down
a substantially improved offer quite a while ago.

But we continued with him and even stated that we didn't need to sell.
We even turned down two offers for him.
And we played him in most of the pre-season games and got him match fit.
That suggests he was still part of our plans.

Something must have happened in the last week or so for us to change our minds, me thinks.
Was it that he had changed agents?
Is it that we have someone in mind/already lined up?

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:32 pm

jurek wrote:And whomever we bring in to replace Gray (if we bring in anyone)
is likely to be closer to 'underwhelming' than 'exciting'.

I just hope Garlick and Dyche know what they are doing?
Or are they trying to be the most profitable club ever to be relegated?

Apologies if this all sounds pretty cynical on my behalf
but this only a few days after we (Dyche, I think it was) said we don't need to sell.
and a few days from the start of the season.

If Gray wasn't happy to stay we should have got rid weeks ago
rather than ensure he's match fit to start for Watford.

Worst. Poem. Ever.