Forty years ago, Everton were in crisis when they signed a centre forward as a desperate last resort to get them out of trouble. Sounds familiar? It should do and if deadline week signing Beto has only half the impact Andy Gray did, Evertonians will breathe an almighty sigh of relief.
Gray arrived at Goodison Park in November 1983 with Everton 17th in the table. Their previous home gate against Coventry was just 9,000, yet within two years the Scot was lifting the FA Cup, the League title and the European Cup Winners’ Cup.