 After his move, Barker says that "He became extremely popular with the fans, the players and my (Richard Barker) staff".After rejecting a new deal in favour of joining an unnamed club, a number of League One and League Two clubs had been tracking him, including Bradford City and Scunthorpe United.Grella publicly stated that he wished to join the Iron and that talks were at an advanced stage, after manager Alan Knill publicly declared interest in the striker.