TheMelvillan Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 im not so sure. you would have to question why it took the board til saturday to talk to Jack about his future. personally I think they were hanging on just in case an offer came through that was too tempting to turn down. At the end of the day every player has his price and the owners are pragmatic business men 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 Gabby giving a great example of how social media (doesn't) work on talksport today he gave a fairly decent explanation as to how jack glides past people, no skill, no step overs, no flash, wiggles his hips and walks past them, he went on to say "reminds me of Iniesta in his prime" solely in the context in how he moves his body to go past people 2 hours later and its regurgitated and all context removed, now its just the snap " gabby thinks grealish is like prime Iniesta" of course followed by thousands of people who cant actually read or listen but now happily wave around the overrated stick, it wasn't even gabby trying to be controversial or say something entirely daft for his 10 minutes of fame like o'hara or some of the other muppets they have on there, its just snipped in a way that makes it be something that its not and FWIW Gabby is 100% correct, you can soundly compare jacks style and motion to Iniesta or Messi but detractors seem unwilling to appreciate the difference between body movement and footballing ability 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted September 16, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2020 Jack's only going to get better, the "no one wanted him' headline is going to look very dated this time next year.. If he gets more quality around him, Watkins is a good start, then he's going to flourish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 3 hours ago, villa4europe said: Gabby giving a great example of how social media (doesn't) work on talksport today he gave a fairly decent explanation as to how jack glides past people, no skill, no step overs, no flash, wiggles his hips and walks past them, he went on to say "reminds me of Iniesta in his prime" solely in the context in how he moves his body to go past people 2 hours later and its regurgitated and all context removed, now its just the snap " gabby thinks grealish is like prime Iniesta" of course followed by thousands of people who cant actually read or listen but now happily wave around the overrated stick, it wasn't even gabby trying to be controversial or say something entirely daft for his 10 minutes of fame like o'hara or some of the other muppets they have on there, its just snipped in a way that makes it be something that its not and FWIW Gabby is 100% correct, you can soundly compare jacks style and motion to Iniesta or Messi but detractors seem unwilling to appreciate the difference between body movement and footballing ability Funny thing about this is, Gabby is right either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 " Gabbys reply to jamie Ohara after gabby said that Grealish reminded him of Iniesta in terms of style of play is pure gold what a man" Anybody seen this? Haha 8 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThunderPower_14 Posted September 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2020 I absolutely love Gabby on twitter. Happy to get stuck in and speak his mind, and he's got a more astute football brain than you'd think. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2020 7 hours ago, ThunderPower_14 said: I absolutely love Gabby on twitter. Happy to get stuck in and speak his mind, and he's got a more astute football brain than you'd think. Taking the piss out of Gabby now on Talksport re this, did'nt that O'hare cheat on his Mrs when she was pregnant, low life mockney rocket polisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Gabby’s bang on the money, as is @villa4europe’s post above. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted September 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2020 Gabby making himself a legend again. I'll be forgiving him for a poor last few seasons if he comes up his defence of all things Villa and comedic put-downs. Meanwhile, Jack is staying. @Fairy In Boots: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) It is laughable how the news agencies / clickbait sites say that nobody wanted Grealish when they have been pedalling click bait articles for the last 18 months about signing for Man Utd. They are just bitter he hasn’t signed for one of their favoured clubs. Time for Jack and Villa to ram those insults and jibes where they belong! Edited September 17, 2020 by NeilS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 You know that feeling when you see fans of top 4 clubs excited for players like Aouar and Van de Beek, and then you think to yourself...Aston Villa has a better player? Priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2020 It's true - nobody wanted Jack - at that price. That's why the price was deliberately set so high! Duh... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Keyblade said: You know that feeling when you see fans of top 4 clubs excited for players like Aouar and Van de Beek, and then you think to yourself...Aston Villa has a better player? Priceless. Auba for Arsenal is a somewhat comparabale situation in respect of player ability and the fact its a resigning rather than a new signing. But they have to temper their joy by the fact that he was paid for by laying off 55 non playing staff. Feels good to be us at the moment, for a change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Jamie O Who? I like Gabby as a pundit, speaks sense and he's not as obvious as many others who are higher profile pundits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2020 Over the next couple of years I think a few people in very big chairs in very nice offices are going to be thinking hard about why they didn't spend £80m on our man. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 50 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Over the next couple of years I think a few people in very big chairs in very nice offices are going to be thinking hard about why they didn't spend £80m on our man. Especially as we wave overtaking them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 17 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: " Gabbys reply to jamie Ohara after gabby said that Grealish reminded him of Iniesta in terms of style of play is pure gold what a man" Anybody seen this? Haha Him and Heskey up front that day. He was substituted for Carlton Cole. Downing and Wright Phillips on the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Brilliant interview with our captain, he speaks so well. Love his goal this season of a 12th - 8th place in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) Jack is a fantastic talent who's not even come near his peak yet. Every player has something they can improve on, to tell them otherwise breeds complacency. My ( and it's just me ) biggest pet peeves about Jack is especially when he's wide left, his desire to beat the man every time. If you watch Grealish when he's dribbling with the ball at speed and beats a man, it's then when he ties them up in knots and they are in trouble. It's just when we win the ball and break, you want to hit a team before they get set. Something Jack can improve on ( nobody is above wanting to improve ) is not trying the beat the guy at the edge of the box from a standing start every time. If he beats him, you ain't gonna draw a CB. They'd let you get a shot off rather than commit more bodies. Now, if he is running at them at pace and Watkins is parallel to his run, then that's a different story but if your forward is in the box, it has to go in quicker. I'm sure they'll get to know what each player wants and demands in training and that's what you want from players, making demands of each other. Grealish has a fantastic array of passing in his arsenal too that doesn't get seen as often as it should. I always remember the Middlesbrough play off semi final. 1st leg. Poor game but his passing off both feet, short and long was exceptional. Edited September 17, 2020 by Johnnyp .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 17 hours ago, ThunderPower_14 said: I absolutely love Gabby on twitter. Happy to get stuck in and speak his mind, and he's got a more astute football brain than you'd think. He’s come on leaps and bounds since retiring it seems, doing quite a bit on Sky now and he comes across well in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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