No Room For Sentiment - Gray

Last updated : 12 April 2007 By Kevin Markey
Gray left Leeds for Nottingham Forest in 1998 having made only 16 starts, including the 1996 League Cup final against Aston Villa.

He said in the YEP: "I've got obvious family connections to the club, I supported them when I was young and I still live in Leeds. Most of my friends are fans. It almost goes without saying that I don't want them to go down.

"I never thought it would get to this stage, their squad always seemed too good to me, and I think they'll get out of it. But it's going to be close, and relegation would be a massive blow.

"Of course it disappoints me but at the same time I'm a professional footballer and I've got a job to do on Saturday. There's no room for sentiment.

"We might look safe but I think the total of points needed to stay up will be higher than it has been for a long time."