We are going to sign Jamie Scowcroft, was seen in Beckenham tonight, said to cousin that he has been close in the past but never materialised, but have been told that he is set to sign next week, remember where you heard it first
My cousin knows his girlfriend aswell, got him to phone her after and she said that we have to get rid of gray first. Southampton was after him but since the takeover has not had a phonecall from them. He wouldn't be my cup of tea but just keeping u in the loop. This is deffiantely fact, If I were to make something up it would be abbit better then this lol
Why the panic to get rid of Gray? OK, he is on big wages but he will score in this division and that in itself should be worth the money if it gets us promoted. I just don't understand why they are willing to let him go on a free when we paid over a million for him.
I know we are in League1 and the quality of players we are able to attract has therefore fallen but surely not this low. Useless, imobile and can't score. I would rather Burton, Dickson, Mcleod, Fleetwood & Tuna as he is no better than any of them and we already have them!
When Dowie bought Traore & Faye I remember saying that if I was on the Board and he had asked me to pay for them I would have fired him on the spot for an f*ing stupid suggestion, exactly the same in this case IMO.
[cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]We are skint DFT.
Literally potless.
He would score goals in Div 1 but his wages are Championship, which we aint.
I don't see us looking for promotion this year.
Agree with much of what you've said but the last sentance was pure tosh....of course we'll be looking for promotion...now whether we'll get it or not is debateable but we'll 'certainly' be looking for promotion....if not then what's the point of even having the club go on existing?
FFS hold on yes we are potless but why throw Gray out for f**k all ? hold on till Jan , if he scores a good few at this level we can still sell him then and probably get a few quid more.
Firstly hi all. I was wondering why the rush to get rid of Gray. He can do well for us if his mind is in the right place to do so. If the much fabled t/o goes through maybe there will be the financial backing to pay his wages for the season. And if nothing occurs then we would probably be able to move him on later in the transfer window, even just for a year on loan if it covers his wages, I'm sure there will be enough takers. It would seem a tad daft to get rid of him now get in Scowcroft and then realise we could of afforded Gray all along.
does he tho? didn't he turn down stoke in Jan because he has his wife had finally settled here or was it just he didn't wanna move her when she was ill?
Fair play if he does want to go back up north I am just saying we shouldn't be realising him on a free
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33 and hasn't scored a goal since the 07-08 season though. 14 in 83 for Palace.
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Too old, overweight and doesn't score.
Please no.
with far cheaper wages I suspect, people need to remember the type of player we can now attract !!
I don't recall Scowcroft being top scorer in The Championship a couple of seasons ago.
Actuall I can hardly recall him scoring at all.
Had a good laugh at this but then a cold sweat came over me as I realised how true it's been in recent years.
I think we do need a commanding aerial player but get someone who is mobil ffs.
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Lumbering carthorse?
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Up shitcreek without the paddle
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Deluded posters who still think we could get Curbs back?
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We are 3 leagues away from Welling, give you a clue!
I just don't understand why they are willing to let him go on a free when we paid over a million for him.
Explain please!
Literally potless.
He would score goals in Div 1 but his wages are Championship, which we aint.
I don't see us looking for promotion this year.
I know we are in League1 and the quality of players we are able to attract has therefore fallen but surely not this low. Useless, imobile and can't score. I would rather Burton, Dickson, Mcleod, Fleetwood & Tuna as he is no better than any of them and we already have them!
When Dowie bought Traore & Faye I remember saying that if I was on the Board and he had asked me to pay for them I would have fired him on the spot for an f*ing stupid suggestion, exactly the same in this case IMO.
Yes and only 2 leagues away from Man U !
Still think we could do better than Scowcroft.
Agree with much of what you've said but the last sentance was pure tosh....of course we'll be looking for promotion...now whether we'll get it or not is debateable but we'll 'certainly' be looking for promotion....if not then what's the point of even having the club go on existing?
We were looking for promotion last year!, but in reality we all knew we had no chance.
We are 1000 leagues away from Man Utd, we've gone back 10 years in 2 seasons.
its catch 22, Gry maybe on big wages but his goals between August and December might put us in a situation where we can go up.
getting rid of him on a free just because of his high wages is ridiculous
And please kids, say NO to Scowcroft.
If you were to consult one of our stripey rivals, they would be p*ssing themselves laughing at this possibility. He is toilet, pure and simple.
Fair play if he does want to go back up north I am just saying we shouldn't be realising him on a free