hippo Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Awol said: Quotes or it didn’t happen. Personally, I think you’re trolling. Ok getting a bit daft now. But here is the article. It's dated now - but you asked for the quotes that he said at the time - just after the spurs move didn't happen. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/11510848/jack-grealish-admits-disappointment-over-failed-tottenham-transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Adding Buendia to the team will hopefully mean Jack doesn't have to play 90 mins every game as he clearly can't handle it. Even Rooney used to get subbed off to help preserve him. Keep him fit all season we will finish in a European spot. How can we not? 10 goal 10 assists next season, Ollie with 20 goals, jobs a goodun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kiwivillan Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) Saw this on Blue Moon just now. This is literally the same rumour from last season when crap papers were saying he was going to Manure "I’m definitely not ITK but I did get a little snippet last week which kind of links to what you said. My mate is from Brum and knows Grealish’s cousins and uncle. He played golf with his uncle 2 weeks ago and he told him Grealish is in the process of buying a house up north. That is all he said and wouldn’t elaborate any further." Edited June 7, 2021 by Kiwivillan 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Just now, MrBlack said: Tbf, he did say that, but the context is that the club were going bust which is why he even contemplated the move. Once it was on the cards, he was expecting expecting to be playing Barcelona in the champions league, rather than battling another championship load of brutes. He was also gutted as he knew he would be playing for England had he gone there. None of the negative surrounding what made him move applies any more, and the positive of making the England squad is a cherry on the cake. Yes that's all very true and fair comment. We are in a much better place now. But I think if Man city plonk a £120m+ bid on the table - let's be honest we will holding our breath on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, avfc1982am said: The owners want European football. They're not Mr theme park bullshit. How about we get European football AND build a theme park? Either one don't have to be mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Saw this on Blue Moon just now. This is literally the same rumour from last season when crap papers were saying he was going to Manure "I’m definitely not ITK but I did get a little snippet last week which kind of links to what you said. My mate is from Brum and knows Grealish’s cousins and uncle. He played golf with his uncle 2 weeks ago and he told him Grealish is in the process of buying a house up north. That is all he said and wouldn’t elaborate any further." I'm so glad we don't have silly ITKs like that on here. We're much more demanding, it's private jet routes or GTFO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 minute ago, hippo said: Yes that's all very true and fair comment. We are in a much better place now. But I think if Man city plonk a £120m+ bid on the table - let's be honest we will holding our breath on here. You just keep holding your breath for as long as you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted June 7, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) He also admitted that he nearly went last summer too. If you remember he featured in non of the pre season marketing, then he signed a new deal and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. I think that was down to the really poor season we had. Then he spoke to the owners who sold him their vision. He bought into that and they delivered on their promises, spent big and we had a brilliant season. They're continuing in that vein now with a superb early season signing which will likely see us kick on again. I can see why he wobbled last year, but I think he's nailed his colours to our mast now. If we stutter and look like going backwards or it's just never going to happen then he'll probably think again, until then he's on board for the ride I think. Edited June 8, 2021 by sidcow 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, hippo said: Yes that's all very true and fair comment. We are in a much better place now. But I think if Man city plonk a £120m+ bid on the table - let's be honest we will holding our breath on here. I know things like £150m get touted but let’s face it at £120m you are at 25% more than any other transfer fee in history (except Neymar’s fake deal) and I’d say anyone would be selling any player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I certainly understand the point Hippo is making here. I think he'll be staying this summer because I think our owners have sold him on the project and clearly put their money where their mouth is. I don't know if that will carry on forever. People boldly stating that he'll never leave I think underestimate how appealing it might be to go and play at the top of the game. Even best-case scenario he'll have to wait a couple of years before getting into the CL with Villa, let alone getting to a semi-final or final. I think if Man City came in with a mega bid for him then he'd certainly be tempted - and even more so once he reaches 27 or 28, or if it seems like Villa might have hit a glass ceiling having reached the Europa League places (or not even got that far), etc. I'll be absolutely gutted if he goes this Summer because I'm more excited to see him play with Buendia than any other player we've signed in the last five years ... but I think we'll have him at least another year. But if we don't hit Europe next season I do worry we won't have him much longer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, mjmooney said: ITV Sport Having, like most, never played professional sport I wonder how much this sort of thing influences a manager? Do players speak to their manager and say ‘this kid has to play’ and do managers take any notice? Edited June 7, 2021 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted June 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: I know things like £150m get touted but let’s face it at £120m you are at 25% more than any other transfer fee in history (except Neymar’s fake deal) and I’d say anyone would be selling any player. huh? Coutinho and Dembele both went for well over 100m Edited June 7, 2021 by Villan_of_oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Tin hat on. At what figure does it become a conversation with City? Let’s say they offered 120m... I know, I know, we mustn’t sell him, but if you look at what Leicester have achieved by selling Maguire, Mahrez and Kante, it can be done and we could improve. I absolutely do not want to sell him. At all. But at what point do you think the club might be tempted? If Jack doesn't want to leave, I don't think we would sell him. We don't need the money. Suppose we might accept a world record £200m or something silly. Doubt it though. If he wants to go, I think we'd accept £100m rising to £130m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Sweet, two months of Jack to Man City torture to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, fruitvilla said: Which is more fun, knocking someone of a pedestal or selling yourself to be on a pedestal? Neither. I think he'll stay. I think he'll want to stay. That doesn't mean he can't want to play for a superior team. Edit: Removed an unnecessary insult, apologies. Edited June 7, 2021 by AV82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Selling Grealish doesn't automatically mean the end of the club. Liverpool became a better team after they sold Coutinho. Actually won the league and CL post Coutinho. You just have to make sure you recruit well. Of course in an optimal world we don't sell him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hornso said: Sweet, two months of Jack to Man City torture to look forward to. Why take any note of rumour? It should be easy to ignore all the BS and guesswork spouted by the British press and social media. Whether he stays or goes, worrying won't change anything, so just enjoy your summer and look forward to a great Villa season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Hornso said: Sweet, two months of Jack to Man City torture to look forward to. Just wait until next year when he storms World Cup. We'll have every club from Timbuktu to Novosibirsk trying to buy him. Edited June 7, 2021 by vreitti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Just now, vreitti said: Just wait until next summer when he storms World Cup. We'll have every club from Timbuktu to Novosibirsk trying to buy him. Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 minute ago, brommy said: Winter. Whoops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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