I suspect a good chunk of our fanbase are so traumatised by recent events that every young prospect is being willed into coming good. Reality is that only Berg looks close enough to consistently starting and performing at a high level.35m for Gray is insane btw. He might eventually come good but to pay that much when we already had supposed spending issues is something else.
Could have just saved 35m and given Devine a chance and/or spent in on a proven midfielder we were crying out for. Looks like little boy lost.