Warburton fires warning over Brentford striker as QPR boss watches Bees beat Blackburn Mark Warburton has warned any potential suitors of Andre Gray that Brentford would have to receive a healthy transfer fee for his services. QPR manager Harry Redknapp was in attendance at Griffin Park for the Beesâ 3-1 win over Blackburn and would have noticed the former Luton man give experienced defender Grant Hanley a torrid afternoon as he put the west Londoners 2-1 up. The Râs boss is keen to sign someone to try and take the load off in-form striker Charlie Austin and Grayâs dynamic display may fit the bill. But Warburton has warned anyone interested in the striker, who has eight Championship goals after joining the club from Luton in the summer, that they will have to pay a big price for Gray. âItâs the same old story,â Warburton said. âI hope every player attracts attention, but the fact is that any player who leaves here leaves on our terms âEveryone has a price. The owner will decide the price. Thatâs life. And we would replace him. âBut right now this is a good place. I think anyone would think long and hard before leaving here. âI have no doubts he could go to the higher level...hopefully with us.â He added: âHe loves scoring goals and that is a big part of character of a centre forward. âHe genuinely enjoys it. He was a handful against Hanley. For the two centre halves he gave them a torrid afternoon.â Brentford are sitting in fifth place and, whatever happens in next weekâs trip to Cardiff, the Bees will enter Christmas Day in a play-off spot. But Warburton knows that maintaining their lofty position will be difficult. âThese are big clubs and at the start of the season all the talk from everyone was about surviving in the division,â he added. âNow, fans are saying that anything less than playoff place is a bad season. âThis is a big league, a tough league, and we have to respect that and look at the next game. âWe have a squad of players who have work rate and commitment with quality on the pitch. âWe will go as hard and as long we can and see where it takes us.â
Impressed that Redknapp got off his arse to watch anyone. But also waiting for him to deny he was in Brentford, has ever been to Brentford or knows what Brentford is. He doesn't do twitter, you know.
This at least shows we are looking at lower league striers with a pouint to prove. Dont know whether he'll make it or we'll sign him, but at least we are looking outside the retirement brigade. Knock redknapp al you like but ive seen no-one, not one of our resident experts on this forum even mention Andre Grey...maybe he knows more than we know eh?...just a thought
I bet he is having a good look at Bournemouth as well as they have a couple of useful looking strikers Wilson, Pittman
