ARTICLE: Andre Gray departs after two successful years at Burnley

[IrkthePurists]

AG7.

Was quite sad till I saw that.

Good bye.

[ontario claret]

He wasn't going to see the pitch against Chelski this weekend, anyhow. It's going to be Vokes ploughing a lonely furrough, me thinks.

[ontario claret]

"Foreign investment". Is that why I'm allowed to give my "five cents worth" on this site?

[bumba]

Behave, he's an average pro footballer who has been offered more money elsewhere.

Deal with It and get used to it or spend the rest of your football supporting life stood gazing into space with people thinking you're an idiot.

I'm over the moon he's gone

[Diesel]

He wasn't going to see the pitch against Chelski this weekend, anyhow. It's going to be Vokes ploughing a lonely furrough, me thinks.

...with Hendrick in support, Cork and Defour not far behind.

The formation and performance in the first 25 minutes against Celta Vigo was very, very encouraging.

[agreenwood]

We certainly can't be complaining when other sides are expecting big bucks for the replacement.

And this is now key isn't it? What's done is done, but let's not have anyone at the club bemoaning "the market" for the next 3 weeks when we've just sold two players with less than a year to run on their contracts for the best part of £50m.

[starting_11]

AG7.

Was quite sad till I saw that.

Good bye.

He's big time, you get me!

[CaptJohn]

All the best Andre.
Thanks for the goals and good luck. (Except against us of course )

[ontario claret]

I must say, Claret supporters are, for the most part, a very forgiving bunch. Good on 'ya.

[Devils_Advocate]

Well done burnley football club on a great bit of business.

[Burnleyareback2]

And we are, moving on!

Onwards and upwards

[claretspice]

Hugely frustrating day.

Gray is a replaceable footballer. But we have the financial power to control the situation. We should not be in a position when Gray leaves when we do not have a replacement in the building. And I cannot fathom why we have allowed ourselves to be in that position. Why would we strengthen a relegation rival at our expense?

The onus on the club is now to get 3 major signings through the door by the end of August. Big job. Not impossible, but a big job.

[Bin Ont Turf]

Gray is a replaceable footballer. But we have the financial power to control the situation. We should not be in a position when Gray leaves when we do not have a replacement in the building. And I cannot fathom why we have allowed ourselves to be in that position. Why would we strengthen a relegation rival at our expense?

This is the whole point and what I've been saying in bits and bats.

I can't work it out.

[Tribesmen]

Ohhhhh well , he was good lets face it and Watford have done well to sign him , still onwards lets get Shane Long , Yerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr baby .

[JohnDearyMe]

Hugely frustrating day.

Gray is a replaceable footballer. But we have the financial power to control the situation. We should not be in a position when Gray leaves when we do not have a replacement in the building. And I cannot fathom why we have allowed ourselves to be in that position. Why would we strengthen a relegation rival at our expense?

The onus on the club is now to get 3 major signings through the door by the end of August. Big job. Not impossible, but a big job.

Yep 3 big signings required by the close of the window

[Jamesy]

I'm not going to miss him. Andre Gray can F@ck Off.

[otto1959]

As a finacial decision it's difficult to argue with it, but £18m in the bank won't keep us in the Premier League.

What bothers me is that all of the other teams likely to be fighting the drop next season are showing a lot more ambition than we are. Why are we selling one of our prized assets to Watford - a club of (in my opinion) inferior stature who we should be aiming to finish above next season (again)? Why are Watford prepared to pay the wages required to get Andre Gray (plus ans 18m fee) but we're not?

We won't bank anything like £18m.

[Jimmymaccer]

Did a job, briefly.

No real affinity to the club, and from 5 years ago being unable to trap a bag of cement in non league to not being able to trap a bag of cement at Anfield, albeit quicker.....and from dating a babe in the Black Country to dating a babe off the telly, he deserves that big move.

Tarky and Ben will sleep easy when they have a day out at Watford.

Goodbye, good luck and thanks for the goal at Bolton........

Andre who?

[fidelcastro]

I'm not going to miss him. Andre Gray can F@ck Off.

Bit harsh.

He played a massive part in our promotion, and if I remember rightly, was voted Player of the Season for the division!

Yes, he had limitations, but we should appreciate what he achieved during his time here.

[bfccrazy]

Bit harsh.

He played a massive part in our promotion, and if I remember rightly, was voted Player of the Season for the division!

Yes, he had limitations, but we should appreciate what he achieved during his time here.

Walked around with a face on and waved his arms frustratingly and got banned for homophobic tweets?

[fidelcastro]

Walked around with a face on and waved his arms frustratingly and got banned for homophobic tweets?

You won't get any argument from me about how stupid he was for the tweets (albeit it was four years previously) but I wouldn't say he walked around with a face on any more than any of our other players

But as you're so revered on this forum, and people hang on your every word, then I'm loath to disagree too much.