September 30 2003

Julian Gray

Julian Gray has returned to Palace on a week-to-week contract after failing to complete a move to Blackburn.

Gray has seen moves to Charlton and Leeds collapse as the clubs have refused to pay Palace's £500,000 compensation offer.

Steve Kember said: "Julian has not got himself a club and will be rejoining us on a week-to-week basis.

"He's exercised his right to come back so we'll have to look at the situation over the next week or so and take it from there. He says he's got no problem with anyone here and we've all got on with him.

"But I think there's a few things we've got to take into consideration before we see how we go forward. It's down to the chairman whether he stays here now."