Andre Gray

Discussion in 'Former Players Archive' started by hornmeister, Aug 13, 2017.

  1. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Said it for ages. The guy is hopeless. Offers absolutely nothing to the team. Success was on the bench, if he's fit enough for that he's fit enough to play.
     
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  2. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Yep, he's got "pace" like Hughes and Prodl have pace...
     
  3. I'd have played Success over Gray.

    Success isn't very good at much but at least he can function as a target for the out ball and help the team get up the pitch, and increase the chance of Del or Pereyra making something happen off a second ball.
     
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  4. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Its why we signed Welbeck and even Sarr as extra attacking players/strikers - just a shame one is injured prone and the other not able to settle.

    Kind of sums up why we are at the bottom.

    2 keys signings hardly made an impact.
     
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  5. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    World class finish from Gray tonight. He does some laughable things on a football pitch, but if he plays he will score his share of goals. His goal to game ratio last year was fabulous.
     
  6. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    What on Earth are you smoking. World class! Maybe like the chip when he should of put Doucs in. He's hopeless. Got lucky with the finish which I'm thankful for, but again offers nothing.
     
  7. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    He scores his share of goals when he plays. It was a quality finish. He did mess the chance up for a possible 3 0, but his goals to games ratio is impressive.
     
  8. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Instinctive finish which he can do well..
     
  9. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    It's papered over the cracks of his inability to play football at a decent level.
     
  10. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Yep. Scoring goals at a decent rate in the prem is not good enough. He needs to look the part too ?
     
  11. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    Exactly. We all agree he looks like a donkey, but if he gets service and quality balls played into him he is probably our best striker. I like Deeney, but don’t think he would have scored tonight
     
  12. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    He adds little other than the goals but as long as his goal:minutes ratio stays good he has to be in the team or a regular call from the bench. We have no-one else who consistently scores. I thought GD was getting there but his run in the spring dried up as quickly as it began.
     
  13. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    His goal tonight was a complete fluke and he is still a laughable excuse for a footballer.
     
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  14. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Where are all the goals he adds? Do you people remember how ineffective this person is. Tonight's was just blind luck. As I said I'm pleased but if you believe he's our best striker we'll sorry you know absolutely f all about football.
     
  15. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Deulofeu outscored him comfortably last season and has the same as him this season...
     
  16. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    You've seen his goals per minutes on the pitch, they've been discussed plenty of times. Yes he's very limited but is our only consistent scorer.
     
  17. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Gray has much better goals per mins on the pitch. CD had that great spell for 4-5 games last season Inc Cardiff but his scoring stats either side are poor. He's a scorer of great goals rather than a great goalscorer.
     
  18. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    And Gray is neither.
     
  19. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    At the end of the day we’ve got the players we have got. Delefeou is by far our best forward option but Gray is the best off the bench option we have. The good think about both Deeney and Gray is they are players that you want in a relegation fight. But given we are in our fifth PL season, it’s just disappointing that we haven’t managed to improve our quality in that area.
     
  20. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    The thing is, normally I would be saying sell Gray in January and use that money to strengthen the side. However, because it looks more likely we'll be a Championship club next season, instead of a Premier League one, we'll need players like Gray.

    He's a good Championship striker and will be an asset in that league.
     
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  21. Guy

    Guy Squad Player

    Gray has a goals to games ratio which is better than a lot of so called more accomplished strikers in the league. He is an instinctive striker, witnessed by his goal v norwich, when he has too much time that's when he tends to fluff his lines.
     
  22. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    He doesn’t lack effort, nor application, but there’s no way he should be starting games for us, especially if it’s as a lone striker. We’re setting him up to fail in that instance.

    Perfectly happy for him to come from the bench when we need a goal, but as a starting option, he is so clearly lacking in the ability to contribute to our all-round game.

    We know what he is, and what he isn’t.
     
  23. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    He is only just about good enough to be a bench sitter in the PL, he definitely should not be a 1st choice striker.
     
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  24. Hornet4ever

    Hornet4ever WFC Forums Last Man Standing Winner 2018/2019

    He's damned if he does or doesn't score on here by the usual suspects. He's got respectable stats.I think the main issue is that he is not such a good fit for this squad or our originally intended type & style of play. His work rate is unquestionable & that is an asset.

    If you sent him back to Burnley in a 442 & starting every week, I have little doubt you'd see him get 10-12 a season.
     
  25. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Well he got 9 goals playing in a 442 at Burnley the season before we signed him. And 3 of those were in one game against Sunderland.

    I think he's one of those players too good for the Championship but not quite good enough for the Premier League. We took a chance on him and I'm not sure it's paid off. But the fee we spent on him becomes more irrelevant every day because £18m is peanuts in the football world now.
     
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  26. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    He's s h i t.
     
  27. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Yep, utter, utter s h i t and a scummer and a homophobe to boot.

    It seems quite remarkable that people who purport to support Watford FC would defend such an obvious Trojan horse of a player, rather than have the interests of the club at heart and boo this puss filled canker out of the club.
     
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  28. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Stubborn fan base that can't admit they're wrong/change their minds so dig their heels in. Not so evident on match day but seems to be the song to sing on this forum and social media.
     
  29. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    And now his birds nudes have leaked. Oh dear.
     
  30. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    Link??
     
  31. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    I doubt we can link grot directly on this forum, but googling "celeb jihad leigh anne pinnock" should be enough to see her taters.
     
  32. Whippendell Woods

    Whippendell Woods Squad Player

    The moment for me of dreadful foreboding came early in the Burnley match when Feminia played in Gray down the right.

    Andre knocks the ball past Ben Mee and attempts to sprint past him.

    Mee easily wins.

    Game over.

    Andre simply isn't quick anymore.

    He's tried that repeatedly this season, I cannot remember him beating anybody?

    Sad and tragic.
     
  33. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    He's never been quick. That's a complete myth.
     
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  34. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Said this from the minute I first saw him play here. His one, redeeming quality was meant to be his "pace".

    He has none whatsoever.
     
  35. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    But he makes up for his lack of pace with a silky first touch.
     
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