CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock is keeping a watching brief on Charlton striker Andy Gray - and could be set to add him to a growing list of former Addicks at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles manager has made bringing in a target man his number one priority. And the South London Press has learned 31-year-old Gray is high on Warnock’s wanted list.
Palace are unable to pay a fee for the well-travelled striker, who was signed by Warnock at Sheffield United in 2004, and he still has two years left to run on his contract at The Valley. But after Charlton’s drop to League One it is understood they are considering allowing him to leave on a free transfer - just 18 months after a £1.5million transfer from Burnley.
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His wages may be the problem
Aren't they rumoured to be interested in Thomas and Wright as well?
Our problem is nobody will tell us our problems!!
Would like him to stay but who cares we have barely seen enough of him to judge him.
We will see but not fussed either way
I tend to think him rarely living up to his billing was the problem.
So are you saying better to cut our loses and let him go on a free so cutting a few hundred K off the wage bill that could be better spent elsewhere?
That goes for anyone, not just Palace. I've no problem with doing business with them - if they're willing to give us the money we want for players we don't want then we can't afford to just ignore it - we need the dosh too much.
LOL
quality
These are the same players that hardly won a game in the championship.
As I have said before I reckon that the club will be looking for a total team wage bill of about £3,000,000 or less for a squad of say 20-25 players and support staff.
Which probably means that the average player wage will be £2000 per week or less, though of course some will get more and many less than this.
So when speculating on who will come to Charlton bear this in mind, not many big names or real young prospects.
I know we don't want to be paying wages as much as his but he'd be a really good player in league one.
it would be really frustrating to see him go for nothing.
I'm not sure you can have recall clauses on year long loans. I think we should hold on to him if we can afford it. He *should* be too good for League 1.
And sold on.
Same with Smertin a while back.
;o)
Surely someone else would take him and actually pay us some money for him if we are determined to get rid?
Man alive.
I wasn't sure whether they were 'recalled' or chucked their toys out of the pram and demanded to go back. I'm not sure if there's a difference!
In fact same with Randolph and McLeod, their loan clubs wanted to send them back but couldn't until the January window/end of season.
because we can recall him if we need to in january, it saves money on our wage bill and if promoted we will still have him and at a possibility if he is doing well the club he is at may have an option on buying him in january
However it is a game of brinksmanship between the club and him as he could either take a pay cut to join a Championship team or pick up his large salary with us in League 1.
If he accepted a lower salary elsewhere the other club may pay us a fee, if he holds out for an equivalent salary elsewhere we probably won't...he has all the power in this instance, and in the same situation what would you do..
Totally agree with this. Yet another kick in the goolies for us and reminder of how far we have fallen.
Man alive indeed !