Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 31/07/2021 at 11:32, FrannyLee1968 said: I don't think he will. He'll be playing with world class players and in a system that will take his game to the next level. He won't flop. He's an incredibly talented player. I see many think he'll play on the left wing, but I see him playing more in midfield in a rotation with KDB and Gundo. No doubt he'll play wide occasionally though. I also see concerns around Jack's shin problems, well given City play in excess of 50 games a season and have a very good squad there is no need for him to play in every fixture (which he won't) so he'll get decent breaks to keep him fit. Spend the 100 million wisely. Don't be like Spurs/Bale. You see this as a positive and from a practical point of view, so would I. But Jack Grealish will not. No doubt in your entitled view you will think I am scratching around for positives here, but believe me when I say the thought of being a rotation player will be weighing heavy on his mind. I have seen him enraged at being bought off with 5 minutes to go when we're 3-0 up. No doubt he will have sought assurances over playing time that he won't have been given. I think he will go, but I'll be interested in your response if he doesn't. No doubt you will think he lacks ambition, when the reality will be that true ambition involves hard work and dedication rather than just rocking up and collecting your medals as a given. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PieFacE Posted August 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2021 I still think he's gone. If he stays at this point i'll be amazed and shocked. I trust NSWE to do the right thing regardless, or at least do all they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: As part of my coping mechanism I've been trying to focus on the positives in the event of jack leaving. Here they are, feel free to add your own: -£100m -Will no longer be a one man team - responsibility and leadership will be spread more evenly through the team -Won't have to put up with this media driven transfer window will jack go or not nonsense every 6 months -If he were to stay, villa's every result will be under the microscope and the narrative every time we lose will be on how jack will be regretting not having moved -£100 million -The players that £100m can buy - who doesn't love a big incoming transfer signing -Risk management - having our entire season depending on the fitness and/or form of jack is bad and risky and I poop myself every time jack gets kicked -Squad equity and fairness - having one player earn fathoms more than the rest of the squad is bound to lead to some unrest and murmurings -the fella can't even get into an average England team and wasn't even villa's player of the season last year - he got beaten by a goalie of all people! Yep. Life goes on We built the whole team around him and it's been fantastic to watch. But £100m for a player who can be absent for large chunks of the season. We can spread the quality all over the pitch. Be great if he stayed. But no reason we can't crack on without him. The club have made numerous appointments in the background infastructure - to deal with issues like this. The fact we view the departure of one of own for £100m as something of crisis shows have far we have come in the last 3 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said: There's been a cluster of Citeh tweeters in the last 10 mins saying this - all with good followings. One can hope it's got legs... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano & Dalian's Umbrella Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 If Jack signs an extension, this will serve them right for using wrestling gifs to rub it in. I high-fived Bret Hart in 1991 god-damn it! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Where is that Romano tweet btw? Link doesn't work when I click it and I can't see it on his profile. This article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 If he signs a new contract that will be the signing of the season! Also would be 2 fingers up to City, people would say he lacks ambition but the lad loves to play football and if thinks he has a chance to win a trophy with the club he will take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MessiWillSignForVilla Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Where is that Romano tweet btw? Link doesn't work when I click it and I can't see it on his profile. It wasn't a tweet but in an article he did. That twitter account misquoted it I think hence it's deletion, but it posted another shortly after. Edit: Here's the new tweet with the article in reply. Edited August 1, 2021 by MessiWillSignForVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Morgan Freeman said it in Shawshank, hope can be a dangerous thing. I've started thinking there might be a chance we keep him. And now I hate myself. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Bluemoon as a damn Villa this Villa that site at the moment in there Grealish thread lol. I don't think I've ever read such a fan forum full of many fans who believe there better than everyone else. The way they call other clubs fans names like rags, dippers is all so disrespectful and so up your own arse level. It's like they firmly believe they would be where they were if there Owners didn't cheat there way into cooking the books and falsifying documents to pump more more into the ground. What gets me is that they seem to be totally okay know there Owners cheated the rules and somehow it all gives them a god give right to be at the top, I guess cheaters to prosper and get to stay at the top. They believe without a doubt Jack is leaving us that he's now come back and he won't even pop in to say goodbye to his teammates or anyone he was close with at Villa lol. I still believe Jack will tell this lot of self entitled plonkers to piss off, hope he does anyway because nothing would be better than seeing that Bluemoon forum change there tune start slating Jack the moment he turns them down and says he's staying at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 35 minutes ago, Jareth said: First Citeh tweeter to say something like this - got thousands of followers and also further down a French guy with similar following repeating it This guy is just messing about... He also says he ‘made it up’ in one of his replies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: This guy is just messing about... He also says he ‘made it up’ in one of his replies. Ah poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dave-R said: Bluemoon as a damn Villa this Villa that site at the moment in there Grealish thread lol. I don't think I've ever read such a fan forum full of many fans who believe there better than everyone else. The way they call other clubs fans names like rags, dippers is all so disrespectful and so up your own arse level. It's like they firmly believe they would be where they were if there Owners didn't cheat there way into cooking the books and falsifying documents to pump more more into the ground. What gets me is that they seem to be totally okay know there Owners cheated the rules and somehow it all gives them a god give right to be at the top, I guess cheaters to prosper and get to stay at the top. They believe without a doubt Jack is leaving us that he's now come back and he won't even pop in to say goodbye to his teammates or anyone he was close with at Villa lol. I still believe Jack will tell this lot of self entitled plonkers to piss off, hope he does anyway because nothing would be better than seeing that Bluemoon forum change there tune start slating Jack the moment he turns them down and says he's staying at Villa. Every fanbase is like that, including us. We've spent a lot of money on transfers these last couple of years and if we get into the top 6 as a result we won't spend our time hand-wringing and saying it's unfair on our rivals like Leeds that the poor mites don't have super rich owners splashing the cash around. We have juvenile / amusing nicknames basically for every other club in the PL, etc. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dave-R said: Bluemoon as a damn Villa this Villa that site at the moment in there Grealish thread lol. I don't think I've ever read such a fan forum full of many fans who believe there better than everyone else. The way they call other clubs fans names like rags, dippers is all so disrespectful and so up your own arse level. It's like they firmly believe they would be where they were if there Owners didn't cheat there way into cooking the books and falsifying documents to pump more more into the ground. What gets me is that they seem to be totally okay know there Owners cheated the rules and somehow it all gives them a god give right to be at the top, I guess cheaters to prosper and get to stay at the top. They believe without a doubt Jack is leaving us that he's now come back and he won't even pop in to say goodbye to his teammates or anyone he was close with at Villa lol. I still believe Jack will tell this lot of self entitled plonkers to piss off, hope he does anyway because nothing would be better than seeing that Bluemoon forum change there tune start slating Jack the moment he turns them down and says he's staying at Villa. Genuine question Dave, do you think that you have spoken respectfully about Manchester City these last couple of weeks? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KangarooVillan Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 19 hours ago, AV82 said: Thing is.. we're only in a position to ask Grealish to stay after pumping 100-200m into the club. Do we really have a leg to stand on? No we don’t, which speaks to a larger issue in football. Although, in saying that, if Jack went to city it would be a particularly poignant example of any football romanticism being strong armed by business. Bring on a salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Woody1000 said: Genuine question Dave, do you think that you have spoken respectfully about Manchester City these last couple of weeks? Good question. I would say I haven't shown them a proper level of disrespect, that I have basically kept it from what I believe to comments such as " I believe Jack will turn down City" or " I hope Jack comes on in this week and turn that club down" I may have said one or twice Shitty but I have not proper thrown anything disgusting out at them thinking back to when all this started with Grealish possibly going to City. So yeah while I have said a couple of things out of place it's been nothing like what City fans have been saying to our fans, it's been no where near as disrespectful as how they are behaving towards us. I know still saying Shitty a couple of times is still kind of throwing an insult or two out and still makes me abit naughty myself (I blame AJ for teaching me this word) . However I do not hate the City fans like they seem to us and seem to enjoy slating every club in ever direction and all because they're signing a player from us or possibly signing our star man they're calling us all sorts. Yes they are visiting here and looking at all these comments and I'm a believer that just because there's a hateful fan base doesn't mean we really have to do it back or take part in it. I want Jack to say no to joining them and yes it would send a message to City and others that were not a selling our best stars club and to leave alone. It would be nice in the end if they had a taste of what they have been dishing out but I'm not going to abuse them if Jack states he's staying at Villa, heck I don't even intend of slating or abusing Jack like some do if Jack decides to leave. We can be better than this and move on peacefully if Jack goes or if he doesn't move on for another window till it starts all over again. I just don't think hurling abuse at City fans gets us anywhere apart from a laugh for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 This is a good read... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) Don’t get the plastic fan talk … they were getting full houses in Division One and hardly sell out the Etihad regularly nowadays especially for the champs league … Annoying self entitled mancs who feel they are gods gift to Britain perhaps but not plastic fans like UTD, Arsenal etc Anyway I love the way it’s all of a sudden a U- turn if Jack stays … Maybw it’s up to Citeh to convince him to leave more than us to stay … that doesn’t fit the media’s narrative though does it. Edited August 1, 2021 by thabucks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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