Simon Grayson

[Dave P]

Saturday sees us come against our former player, Simon Grayson.  What is everyone's recollections of him?  I always saw him as steady and reliable and he became one of my favourite players.

And that first minute goal against the Albion!!!

[SoccerHQ]

Similar to Colin Calderwood...pretty much a utility player who I really assocaite with other clubs and forget they even played for us! He was more of a key player for Leicester.

That said great volley against WBA and he also scored last minute in the cup v Pompey the previous round.

[placeforparks]

this:

very late equaliser at portsmouth in the fa cup 3rd round.

pissing it down with rain. no roof on the stand. soaked through. really, really cold

off school for a few days after, playing championship manager.

[He wears a magic hat]

My eldest was born in the September of 98. That game was one of the few I took my wife to. It pissed down for a long part of that game and I drove home in nothing but a pair of pants. I always joke that Connor was conceived cuz my wife found me irresistible after the long journey home but really I was celebrating Grayson's late equalizer. I always wanted to call him simon after that

[Deano's Mullet]

Goals vs Pompey and WBA and an assist for Collymore first goal on Boxing Day vs Spurs.

[SoccerHQ]

Again he's one of those who I think only played the odd game for us yet Wiki says he appeared 49 times for us. A regular under SBL but fell out of favour the next year under Gregory.

Only 46 aswell...thought we signed him in his 30s but he turned up here when 27.

I am certainly confusing him with Calderwood.

He's done well as a manager but he is from the McLeish school of entertainment to describe his teams playing styles.

[Dave P]

Was it his brother who was a pro cricketer, and later a coach, with Essex?

[Villan For Life]

Was it his brother who was a pro cricketer, and later a coach, with Essex?

Yes, Paul Grayson.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13437.html

I don't recall him playing in ODI's, but as he played twice it's hardly surprising.

[mattjpa]

I dont think he ever let us down or left anything on the pitch which will do for me. It irks a little that we were probably 3-4 Grayson type of players away from riding out the storm of the last 4years.

[curiousorange]

My abiding memory of him is his unveiling, having to pose for press pictures under an AST Computer brolly because it was pissing down.

[Tayls_7]

He was player of the season wasn't he?

[Oscar Arce]

Grayson never let us down at full back or in midfield, a solid player.

[Kimaster1976]

Doug Ellis had been promising 2 world class signings that summer, we signed Stan Collymore and I was eagerly awaiting the 2nd....turned out it was Simon Grayson.

I had a whole year of people at work taking the piss out of me over that.