PaulC Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Cowans came back at the age of 29 and had a brilliant second spell. It can happen but I wouldn't write him at City yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I hated him for leaving, I can be amused and enjoy a bit of schadenfreude over his recent struggles, I’d have booed him at Villa Park if I’d had the chance to be there. But it’s also a bit sad if he crashes and burns without showing the world how good we know he can be. He’s a jackass, but I’d have him back in a heartbeat. I’d even be happy for us to give City a full money back return, that’s how much I enjoyed watching him play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BleedClaretAndBlue Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 people were sitting up and taking notice of Villa again and he was key to a lot of that. Felt like we were going places again. I still feel betrayed and knowing he wanted out for years makes me look at him very differently. The romanticism of Jack Grealish and Aston Villa has gone now. I dont want him back; he’s a jumped up little idiot who would rather help a fabricated oil club win titles than help get the club of his bloodline back amongst the elite. Slut. Keep sniffing De Bruynes knickers. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 So much drivel in this thread. He's new to a team that is notoriously difficult to make immediate impacts in. He likes a beer, Micah Richards said David Silva was a notorious party-goer in that fantastic City team. City gave Jack a six year contract anticipating a settling in period. This thread reeks of people praying the girl that dumped them will put on 50lbs and develop facial hair. He's a fantastic footballer. He's more likely to win a Ballon D'or than he is come back to Villa. (Ballon D'or may be a stretch, but PFA Player of The Year didn't carry the same gravitas). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I will be shocked if he fails under Pep. He is obviously finding it hard to settle, Villa was his home, I don't care what anyone says. Yes he is a bit of a twunt, always has been, but I'm sorry to the haters, but I would say next season if he can settle, he will be be class. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 They'll win the league at a canter, he'll have a summer with no messing about (well, drinking and shagging but no football issues to distract him) and be a permanent fixture in the team. I just hope that he goes on to fulfill his potential, he should be one of the best ever, he could easily give that all up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 hours ago, PaulC said: Cowans came back at the age of 29 and had a brilliant second spell. It can happen but I wouldn't write him at City yet. But Cowans was a dedicated professional and brilliant wherever he went. Not a party boy taking his eye off the ball and failing to make the grade at his new club. It's an irrelevance, comparing apples with pears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Anyone that thinks Jack will come back here on the cheap needs to smoke another joint and chill cos it ain't gonna happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Rds1983 said: I think I'd rather have the £50m. No you wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted December 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: No you wouldn't. Yes I would, but thanks for telling me what I'd prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Yes I would, but thanks for telling me what I'd prefer. That's okay. I'd also prefer having 50m in our billionaire owners back account than having the greatest footballer we've ever produced back at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: I still feel betrayed and knowing he wanted out for years makes me look at him very differently. The romanticism of Jack Grealish and Aston Villa has gone now. Exactly this. Wonder how far you'd even have to go back when he didn't want to leave the club? The brief period under Sherwood maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Just now, AvonVillain said: Exactly this. Wonder how far you'd even have to go back when he didn't want to leave the club? The brief period under Sherwood maybe? Probably when he was captaining his boyhood club in an era of huge progression over the past decade. Or you know when we were going to the wall and he could have quite easily kicked up a fuss and left for a few million multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: That's okay. I'd also prefer having 50m in our billionaire owners back account than having the greatest footballer we've ever produced back at the club. It really depends on timing. Didn’t the original comment talk about a few years time. If he’s been a “flop” for the next couple of seasons I’m not sure I’d pay 50m because you would imagine more things gone on and hopefully we’d be a top 8 team by then. If now, obviously yes we’d do 50m easily and more but there is a lot of water under the bridge to go before a couple seasons passes by. He was brilliant for us but hard determine what he’ll be like in a couple of years, just because he has talent doesn’t mean he’ll get the best out of it. You wouldn’t just buy him because he was one of our best young prospects ever, you would have determine at the time whether he is worth the valuation they’d want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hardly been involved first 30 at Brentford, playing as a false nine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AvonVillain Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: Probably when he was captaining his boyhood club in an era of huge progression over the past decade. Or you know when we were going to the wall and he could have quite easily kicked up a fuss and left for a few million multiple times. Hmm. Hence the 6 months under Bruce in the Championship that he didn't turn up, by his own admission, so upset was he by the collapsed move to Spurs. Or the readiness to leave for ANY club in the top 4 after our first season struggle, or the insistence of a buy out clause in his contract next to all those headlines mentioned, all which happened in the period you mentioned. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Just now, El Zen said: Hardly been involved first 30 at Brentford, playing as a false nine. It’s been like watching a different Jack Grealish this season. You have to put it down to settling in, playing various unfamiliar positions and being restricted to quick passing football than running at people with the ball but he is a shadow of himself, not involved and when he is he’s been poor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Just now, nick76 said: It’s been like watching a different Jack Grealish this season. You have to put it down to settling in, playing various unfamiliar positions and being restricted to quick passing football than running at people with the ball but he is a shadow of himself, not involved and when he is he’s been poor. To be fair, I’ve actively avoided waching them for the most part, so I shouldn’t comment either way. But from this game, you couldn’t tell he was the same player we loved and adored. He’s also playing out of position. A striker he is not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Jack's doing what he's told by Pep. He's obviously not in the clique up there, the pressure to do well but not being able to do what comes natural will drain the life out of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Jack's doing what he's told by Pep. He's obviously not in the clique up there, the pressure to do well but not being able to do what comes natural will drain the life out of him. Not when the trophies and pay cheques come in And he must have known this when he signed... Not going to be the star, not going to be the maverick, not going to get a lot of the ball but going to win the league, a few cups and maybe a CL And I think a lot of footballers would make the same decision He's 25 with a playoff win to his name, even if he does only do the 3 years and fail there he'll probably walk away with 5 trophies to his name Edited December 29, 2021 by villa4europe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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