JPAngel

16 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Sometimes it’s not about resale value but the immediate qualities they bring and help develop the squad and the young players around them. He will hit the ground running, and bring so much to the team. 

Yep, I highly doubt Man City are looking to spend circa £150m on Harry Kane to try and turn a profit on him. This is just how transfers work at times.

There’s a really nice side note here in that Ings’ age shouldn’t necessarily hold him back after he hits 30 as he’s not the type of player that relies solely on pace.

While he does have that quick burst of acceleration when required, his game is more about quality off the ball movement, excellent technical ability and (IMO) world class finishing.

I still have no concrete idea how we’re going to fit all of these players in to one team by who care? What a headache to have!

Just now, jacketspuds said:

I’d be embarrassed if I was one of the ones massively slagging him off on social media before anything official has even been announced.

Totally. While I've been trying to see the positive side, the only thing I've posted on social media is this:

Can you imagine if we'd all been duped by the Daily Mail all day and he signs a new contract? Biblical sh*thousery from all parties.

I'm trying to put a positive spin on various areas of this deal and one thing I will say is that I hope we're never this reliant on one player again.

If we were to (for example) bring in a great number 10 now, a front four of Bailey, Watkins, Buendia and a newbie in whatever configuration Deano sees fit would still be superior to Grealish, Barkley, Traore and Watkins. We need to use the money to elevate key areas of our squad as opposed to having £100m sat out on the left wing with a gigantic disparity in the level of quality of his understudy.

It would also be nice to have someone who doesn't miss 10-15 games per season for having some weird shin injury that no one at the club is willing to talk about.

2 minutes ago, Keyblade said:

I like how we all just turned into memes of the opposition fans and how they see Grealish. Him leaving hurts, but let's not rewrite history. We know how good he is.

Not to speak for everyone who has been critical since the news broke but I don't think I've said anything beyond the realms of common opinion among our fans. Unless this is what dillusion feels like...

Just now, MaVilla said:

not sure if genuine.

This was posted last week and is a pretty obvious Photoshop.

No denying that this will be a reality soon but this is fake.

Just now, gwi1890 said:

Yes and shying away from that penalty that Glenn Whelan missed, getting annoyed when subbed and his general moodiness towards team mates 

You could also add into the mix his clear favouritism of certain players that didn't also work for the benefit of the team as a whole - his adoration of Barkley being a prime example.

4 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Martinez or Mings for captain now 

Mings for me as he has deputised for Grealish in the past.

In all honesty, while Jack has been excellent at riling up opposition fans and players and is good at getting in the ref's ear, I don't rate him as a proper "captain". He doesn't strike me as a natural leader (like Mings or Martinez) and we've definitely seen his head drop in the past during tough games. You'd very rarely hear Grealish on the pitch offering words of encouragement or praise - more likely complaining.

1 minute ago, Stevo985 said:

I'd say the same.

But if I'd spent 20 years at the club, and played for the first team for as long as I had, and achieved POSSIBLY all I would achieve at the club, and I was one of the best players in the league, being offered the opportunity Jack is being offered, would I say the same then?

None of us can say we would. Because none of us have ever been in that position

That's what you think...

'tis me, Gareth Barry and has been all along!

Percy at the back post with a dagger through the heart. You swine!

Ornstein and Romano now reporting. The sooner this thread is in other football the better.

If true, this one really does sting. Not only has our best player and local hero left our wonderful club while it's trajectory is it at it's most upward for a decade, but because Sky 6 have won again. Grudges and rivalry aside, I don't know how any club other than CIty could be pleased with this outcome.

Of course we'll move on and hopefully use these funds to improve the squad as a whole but the likes of Bailey and Buendia have some big shoes to fill. No one player is bigger than a club and we must prove that in the coming weeks. 

When you’ve got “reliable” journalists like Romano still hedging their bets with comments like “he’s going to Man City or staying at Villa”, it’s pretty clear no one other than those in the inner circle know what’s going on.

For me, anyone else is just trying to capitalise on the media frenzy around the situation. All you have to do is mention Jack’s name on Twitter and you’re guaranteed a couple of thousand likes and 100 comments so I’d pay them no mind.

As much as I hate it, we’ve just got to sit this out and see what happens.

I've been a positive Pete this week but the general body language of Jack doesn't look great in these shots. I'm not going to read into it too much but I beg this whole thing is wrapped up sooner rather than later!

3 minutes ago, messi11 said:

 

Is this where you get your news from? Things are starting to make a lot of sense if so

4 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

This is the vid I assume. I don't think he is answering that question.

 

Eugh, that is a horrible video. I know he’s “our Jack” but he’s still a human. I actually feel sorry for him.

2 minutes ago, Wainy316 said:

My bowels will certainly shift if he does stay

If he does stay, it’s the bit on my front I’m more concerned about.

For anyone wondering what the chap on Reddit posted, I actually screenshot his final comments for posterity. Because… reasons.

https://imgur.com/a/hSBsCsd

18 minutes ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said:

I think the fact that I did shows all this is causing me to lose my mind and I need to take a break.

I think we all do! This transfer is the saga we love to hate, though.

1 minute ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said:

 

 

Some of the worst Photoshop work I may have ever seen. Who in their right mind would believe this?

4 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Did you get done by this?

Yes, so did I.

Why did I get this notification ffs?

* Fake account

 

Yep, the Leeds fan on here posted it earlier on.

Very nearly had me for a second!

Bloody hell, can you imagine if Grealish tells City to stick their contract offer where the sun doesn’t shine and we finalise Bailey, then sign Ward-Prowse?

It’d be like a fantasy football eleven!