rbcuk Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Just looked at his Instagram stories, nearly everyone is him advertising some company, he hardly did that whilst here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 10 hours ago, villalad21 said: Sadly I think Grealish will end up being a much bigger loss for us then I initially thought. I think what will be clear is that he papered over some massive cracks in our play and squad. The squad is going to end up with better players in it because he has gone. How many better players we need in order to match or surpass last season is unknown. I am at the point of positivity though, hopefully we use the cash wisely. I will however miss watching him play. All the talk of him going means he wasnt that big of a Villa fan or was lying last season is overt the top. He quite clearly is a massive fan his ambition is just above where we are and where we may get to in the next few years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post turnbull Posted August 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Fittingly done at the Colin Bell End. 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 49 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I called it a year ago. Since then the deafening calls to call Jack up were too loud to ignore, but he still used him sparingly. Southgate told him many time to leave Villa. I know this for a fact. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, Nicho said: I think what will be clear is that he papered over some massive cracks in our play and squad. The squad is going to end up with better players in it because he has gone. How many better players we need in order to match or surpass last season is unknown. I am at the point of positivity though, hopefully we use the cash wisely. I will however miss watching him play. All the talk of him going means he wasnt that big of a Villa fan or was lying last season is overt the top. He quite clearly is a massive fan his ambition is just above where we are and where we may get to in the next few years. This, exactly. I think he really did mean what he said in his interview after signing his new deal at Villa last summer: that he really believed in and was excited by the project of bringing Villa back to the top. I also believe things changed over the past twelve months, having his head turned and being "tapped up" by his mates while on England duty, wanting to play European football now in his prime, wanting to play in the World Cup, etc. He just could have handled this whole situation differently for us, the fans, and I think that is what disappoints us most and has burned some bridges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: Southgate told him many time to leave Villa. I know this for a fact. Disgraceful. This what we have to look forward to with Ollie and Konsa next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a-k Posted August 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: The way the PA announcer says "OUR" boy in blue 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: Southgate told him many time to leave Villa. I know this for a fact. Why would he? He uses Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Jordan Pickford. He’s capped Mings, and Watkins, Konsa is on the radar. Why would he be so desperate for Jack to leave? Is it again to get him used to playing at a higher (CL) level. Or because he thinks he’s wasnt coached properly/to his full potential at Villa (might be true to be fair). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: Why would he? He uses Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Jordan Pickford. He’s capped Mings, and Watkins, Konsa is on the radar. Why would he be so desperate for Jack to leave? Is it again to get him used to playing at a higher (CL) level. Or because he thinks he’s wasnt coached properly/to his full potential at Villa (might be true to be fair). Wanted Jack in a team that spent large periods on top rather than counter attacking cut and thrust football. Southgate is tactically inept anyway his opinions are gibberish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Disgraceful. This what we have to look forward to with Ollie and Konsa next year Don’t know anything on those, Konsa will be agents looking to pump his value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, deck said: To cut him a bit of slack, I always took that reply ("I don't know what that means") to mean he didn't know what Dean Smith meant by calling him that, not that he didn't know what the word itself meant. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, roonst83 said: Correct. If he knew what the word meant surely he knows what Smith meant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Yuck, it's difficult to watch. They had to emphasise: "Our, number 10, OUR boy in blue".... I never really liked Citeh always been a bit of a non-existent club in the Thirty-five odd years I've been a Villa fan; I do kind of despise them now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, a m ole said: To be fair why would anyone turn up to see a player wave, do some keepy-ups and recite the PFA ‘New Signing Speech v3-03.pdf’ over a distorted sound system? How many people turned up to Ronaldo's signing for Madrid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJCB Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Spoony said: I don’t think any of us thought he was worth £100m in terms of talent, just £100m to us as he was our talisman, captain and impossible to replace (at least as a single player). All in all the price was right for everyone. I do get the feeling he will flop though. I think in terms of pure footballing ability/potential the £100m is slightly inflated (which is maybe what Purslow mean by setting a release clause they hoped no one would meet). But once you factor branding/marketing potential I think his value comfortably is above that - he almost added £20m to his value from his PR during the Euros alone which took his stardom/celebrity status beyond anything I'd seen for a Villa player. I actually wonder whether his agent pushed him a bit on that front - i.e. "the £100m is a bit steep so get your face out there a bit more to boost your worth" - he seemed to be doing interviews every day during the Euros and far more than any other player which was a bit odd for a someone on the bench. There's a bit of a missed opportunity there for us because keeping him post Euros would have potentially been massive for boosting our brand/base globally. But once players get to that degree of stardom the player then becomes way bigger than the club which maybe isn't healthy. I wonder if City aren't actually the best choice for him in that respect - Guardiola 's undoubtedly an outstanding coach but I'm not sure he's ever had to handle such a massive individual brand/personality before (Messi was much younger/humbler when he worked for Guardiola). Grealish always struck me as much more of a Utd type player in that respect who have a history of handling those big star brands (Beckham, Ronaldo etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: If he knew what the word meant surely he knows what Smith meant To be fair, I don't even know what Smith meant. Encyclopedia of football? So he knows everything there is to know about football? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, JPJCB said: Grealish always struck me as much more of a Utd type player in that respect who have a history of handling those big star brands (Beckham, Ronaldo etc.). But Ronaldo and Beckham both grew at Utd though before really becoming massive names. Pep definitely has a history of handling the big names, didn’t he buy Ibrahimovic, Alves, Fabregas, David Villa whilst at Barca to name but a few? Edited August 9, 2021 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tayls said: But Ronaldo and Beckham both grew at Utd though before really becoming massive names. Pep definitely has a history of handling the big names, didn’t he buy Ibrahimovic, Alves, Fabregas, David Villa whilst at Barca to name but a few? Fergie bought Rooney. He was one of the hottest talents in world football then, despite his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, Tayls said: But Ronaldo and Beckham both grew at Utd though before really becoming massive names. Pep definitely has a history of handling the big names, didn’t he buy Ibrahimovic, Alves, Fabregas, David Villa whilst at Barca to name but a few? Ibrahimovic who he fell out with, same with Etoo. Alves wasnt so big when he signed for Barca and could argue Villa wasnt a superstar in the ego way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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