Looked useful to me. Like Iwelumo has a bit of a presence, but certainly appears as if he is going to be a more useful link man than big Chris is.
Think £1.5m is a fair enough fee given his tally this season. Have a feeling him and Varney could make a pretty lethal combo if they click together.
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like you i think it's got to be him and Varney together
Grays experience will definitely help the younger strikers too!
Thought Moo2 and Youga were weak links today.
And Ambrose made a positive contribution, shame he didnt take one of those other chances. Thought the substitutions were spot on.
2 week break should be good for us.
....Reflecting on debutant Andy Gray, Pardew added: "We've been after him for a while and his little cameo has given me a lift. There's still just a few bits to sort out but I'm 99 per cent sure it will all get sorted"
99% sure, Pards......?
I thought Youga was great going forward, nice touch on the ball and composed - Tommy Smith was a tricky character and Youga didn't win everything but quickly recovered his positioning bar a couple of times. The winger wouldn't be doing his job if he didn't beat his man sometimes.
Moo2.......not sure. Ran well with the ball when overlapping but not really any end product. Defensively positionally weak - he's often the wrong side of his man. Plus point: Shows plenty of zest and enthusiasm; I'm well impressed how he's willing to sprint 50 yards back if a move breaks down.
Sorry, done it again - this is supposed to be the Andy Gray thread. So - what I saw in 30 mins - yeah, a little bit of the Andy Hunt style.
Liked what I saw.
Assuming the 1% is not an issue I would be surprised if we dont start with Gray/Varney against Stoke.
Been out for a couple of sherberts tonight, DJ.......?
Only 9-10 days, we've got Stoke a week on tuesday.
Agreed about Gray, he's proven at this level and will do well with Varney. Iwelumo and Dickson will be good subs if we're chasing a game.
McLeod will be loaned out to get some confidence.
If it means he plays instead of Iwelumo then it's a definite improvement!
You're namesake is our top goalscorer and without his goals we would be in a far worse off position at this point.
(not saying nobody else wouldnt have scored these goals, but credit where its due!)
get rid
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Only 9-10 days, we've got Stoke a week on tuesday.
What an idiot completely forgot about Stoke. They are out of cup too. Thats a big game with decent home performance from players and crowd needed. Surely Stoke wont bring too many so we must make 'home' advantage count.
Don't get me wrong, i can completely give Iwelumo credit this season, winning us points against the likes of Sheff Weds, Bristol city, southampton, that we probably wouldn't have got without him. At times he's been given the thankless role of lone striker and i know he played a lot of games carrying injuries, but my point was mainly that i think Gray is a step up from him.
Andy Gray Is Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Didnt score didnt shoot didnt do squat
Mcleod in Gray out
We've missed Toddy's quality at times for sure.
definately, didn't really see enough of him saturday to form an opinion, I suspect him and Varney will start against Stoke
That would be funny if, it didn't have more than a grain of truth in it!!
just because i dont mean it but dont let on
It was so Pards could play him on Saturday as we missed the 5.00pm deadline for permanent signings to play that weekend.
Now I understand, thanks Ketman!