mikeyp102 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 3 hours ago, screwdriver said: Leicestor have maddison and harvy barnes wolves have neves and some double barrelled named kid who they think is the títs e3verton paid 50m for siggerdson they really gonna flush that down the drain ? and why would anyone see bournmouth as a step up. playing infront of those 20k crowds....daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!..... thats big time! The crowd size is irrelevant though. They currently play in the premier league, so every other week he’d be playing in front of 60k. He’d get a pay rise. Currently players from there are getting picked for England. All reasonable reasons he could leave in the summer (not that I think he will) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 11 hours ago, NIVillan said: Playing for England isnt the that important for successwhen it comes to the Villa. Villa Euro Champs in 1982 and only Peter Withe made the England squad and unused at that. Euro Young player of the Year Gary Shaw totally ignored and Tony Morley who had terrorised European defenses left out of the squad at the end. Then you have Cowans and Mortimer. It is outstanding how that Villa from 80-82 had so few established (If any established) Internationals Bit of a closed shop in those days. It even took ages before Bryan Robson got selected. I don't understand Southgate's view on not picking players from the championship. If you are good enough then you should be picked. Grealish offers something which I don't think other players in the squad have, although theres a lot of good young talent around right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Dear lord it would sting if he went to Bournemouth. Don't think that'll happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 19 hours ago, screwdriver said: Leicestor have maddison and harvy barnes wolves have neves and some double barrelled named kid who they think is the títs e3verton paid 50m for siggerdson they really gonna flush that down the drain ? and why would anyone see bournmouth as a step up. playing infront of those 20k crowds....daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!..... thats big time! My 'etc' post was obviously indicating that there are plenty of other teams that would be considered a step-up from a Championship Villa, that are below the Top 6. Not those exact 5 teams I listed. Although, I'm sure I could come up with a number of valid responses to your straw-clutching. If you genuinely think that the only place that Grealish could go, and be able to continue playing 'like Jack Grealish', is Man City, then you're pretty delusional. Our best hope at keeping Jack is that either we get promoted, or that our owners have a high valuation in mind that must be met, and that no-one meets it. Otherwise, it's extremely likely that he'll be gone to a Premier League team, if we're still down here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 You’re have to be living in cloud cuckoo land to not see that Bournemouth is a step up from Villa. We need to get our heads out of our arses. Until we go up and have a stable ship (I.e. not one that’s desperately trying to get to the play offs in the second division and looks unable to sign any players), we are not an attractive proposition and a stable premier league team with England national players is a far better place to be. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I think that's a very negative outlook. We may well lose Jack to Spurs or somebody of that ilk, if we dont go up But Bournemouth? Nah. I don't think so. Good side, very good manager. Those things are temporary. Jack isnt just any Villa player. He wont leave for just any club, even if they are (currently) in the PL. And who said we can't buy any players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted March 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2019 Possibly a controversial opinion, but I'd say Jack Grealish has overtaken Mark Bunn to become the best looking player at the club. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Mazrim said: I think that's a very negative outlook. We may well lose Jack to Spurs or somebody of that ilk, if we dont go up But Bournemouth? Nah. I don't think so. Good side, very good manager. Those things are temporary. Jack isnt just any Villa player. He wont leave for just any club, even if they are (currently) in the PL. And who said we can't buy any players? But if we’re in the Championship, the only pull that we would have over 7th-14th Premier League teams is that he’s a Villa fan. (Oh, and of course, our history which means diddly squat). I don’t think it’s a negative outlook, it’s just realistic. To keep on the Bournemouth example, he’d be playing for a team that have established themselves as a Premier League team and are now pushing for the Top 10, he’d be playing under a good, young manager playing good football, would be playing alongside some young talent (Mepham, Ake, Ibe etc) and would be much more likely to get an England call-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazilla Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Just seen a picture of Jack with JPA with his leg heavily bandaged. Hope he is fit for tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Possibly a controversial opinion, but I'd say Jack Grealish has overtaken Mark Bunn to become the best looking player at the club. You have to be joking? Jack has the worst hair and facial hair I have never seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 29, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Possibly a controversial opinion, but I'd say Jack Grealish has overtaken Mark Bunn to become the best looking player at the club. Anybody watch 'Vikings'? Ivar the Boneless... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Possibly a controversial opinion, but I'd say Jack Grealish has overtaken Mark Bunn to become the best looking player at the club. Nah that's defo between Whelan and McGinn. Edited March 30, 2019 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Was just watching a piece on Sky Sports re: Ole and liking young players etc. Had me thinking, I hope to f*ck he doesn't rate Grealish. As that would be a guaranteed bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted March 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) Piss off SGC (Sareth Gouthgate Cenior). Why don’t you move on to Middlesbrough. where you’ll see the highest level of opposition. Edited March 30, 2019 by fightoffyour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2019 On 29/03/2019 at 15:40, Paddywhack said: Possibly a controversial opinion, but I'd say Jack Grealish has overtaken Mark Bunn to become the best looking player at the club. I'd say Callum O Hare's got better cheekbones, but Bunn does have a strong jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Quietish game by his standards but I think that's a good thing as it looks like Smith has tried to stop our over-reliance on him as a team. Did well of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, lexicon said: Quietish game by his standards but I think that's a good thing as it looks like Smith has tried to stop our over-reliance on him as a team. Did well of course. Think that speaks volumes about the team, that Jack did not stand out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Jareth said: Think that speaks volumes about the team, that Jack did not stand out Yep and reflects very well on Smith IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 He didn't do anything to grab people's attention today, but I don't think there's a chance we play like we did in the first half without him being the focal point. He drags everyone in the team up a level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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