JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The look Jack had on his face when one reporter asked " Do you keep anything close to you, to remind you of Villa " ?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, fruitvilla said: If you truly loved her you would hope she was happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Keyblade said: To be fair, I don't even know what Smith meant. Encyclopedia of football? So he knows everything there is to know about football? I just watched the clip back for the first time in ages to refresh my thinking. Smith referring to Grealish as an “encyclopaedia of football” is strangely worded. However, having watched Grealish’s reaction and response again, I’m n it so certain now that he does know what an encyclopaedia is. So, chances are, upon reflection, that Grealish doesn’t know what the analogy from Smith meant or what the word meant too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, roonst83 said: I just watched the clip back for the first time in ages to refresh my thinking. Smith referring to Grealish as an “encyclopaedia of football” is strangely worded. However, having watched Grealish’s reaction and response again, I’m n it so certain now that he does know what an encyclopaedia is. So, chances are, upon reflection, that Grealish doesn’t know what the analogy from Smith meant or what the word meant too. The Football Ramble crew discussed this at the time and made a couple of good points. Do kids these days even use an encyclopedia? Possible somebody Jack's age would have got the reference if Smith referred to Grealish as a Wikipedia of football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MessiWillSignForVilla Posted August 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: He was so bad Bruce was thinking about selling him in an exchange for Jordan Rhodes the next season ffs. That was 3 seasons ago! I just went looking for an article on that as I'd forgotten about it, and there was an article about the guy we were looking at to replace him if the Rhodes deal went through, Exeter's Ollie Watkins! It's a funny old world at times. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Mantis said: I read somewhere that the freak kidney injury forced him to look at things in a different light. He definitely buckled down after that. I seem to remember him giving an interview where he mentioned the doctor telling him the injury was potentially fatal, which is what I always put his turnaround down to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2021 42 minutes ago, Hornso said: The Football Ramble crew discussed this at the time and made a couple of good points. Do kids these days even use an encyclopedia? Possible somebody Jack's age would have got the reference if Smith referred to Grealish as a Wikipedia of football. Does anyone use an encyclopedia these days? (This is from someone who was really excited about getting "The Joy of Knowledge" subscription every week.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 49 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Does anyone use an encyclopedia these days? (This is from someone who was really excited about getting "The Joy of Knowledge" subscription every week.) There's an online one that has been extremely popular since the time Jack was about 10 years old that people still use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just now, Keyblade said: There's an online one that has been extremely popular since the time Jack was about 10 years old that people still use. I'm guessing you mean wiki? Isn't that different from a traditional Encyclopedia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: I'm guessing you mean wiki? Isn't that different from a traditional Encyclopedia? Yeah. I don't really even remember what a traditional encyclopedia was like to be fair I just remember it as a big ol' book that has information on a variety of topics. Looking at Wiki, it does seem to fashion itself as an online encyclopedia (though not quite as reliable of course). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just asked my 12 year old what an encyclopedia is. She did not know. Guess I'll have to give Jack a pass on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: I'm guessing you mean wiki? Isn't that different from a traditional Encyclopedia? The difference is that traditional encyclopaedias are fashioned by people believed to be experts, usually paid; whereas Wikipedia is fashioned by people who volunteer their time and their expertise may be a little apocryphal. Edited August 10, 2021 by fruitvilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: Just asked my 12 year old what an encyclopedia is. She did not know. Guess I'll have to give Jack a pass on that. Did you ask her what Wiki is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, fruitvilla said: Did you ask her what Wiki is? She obviously knows that. Presume Jack's been on it once or twice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: She obviously knows that Did you explain to her that Wiki is an encyclopaedia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, fruitvilla said: Did you explain to her that Wiki is an encyclopaedia? Point being someone of that generation (I realize Jack is a bit older) might not have come across the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNVillan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 What kind of reception do we all think he’ll receive upon his return to VP? I personally am not quite sure how I’ll react. I certainly won’t cheer him, but is what he did disdainful enough to be booed? I also wouldn’t be surprised if he started the match on the bench to avoid the abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, MNVillan said: What kind of reception do we all think he’ll receive upon his return to VP? I personally am not quite sure how I’ll react. I certainly won’t cheer him, but is what he did disdainful enough to be booed? I also wouldn’t be surprised if he started the match on the bench to avoid the abuse. Its Villa Park, there’ll be boos, inflatable snakes, printed money & pitchforks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Boo him and hope he plays shit, even if you still quite like him, boo the **** out of him and city let sky play the we don’t understand what’s wrong with this card, will be interesting to see if other teams fans boo him too like Leicester, I’m not saying players shouldn’t be allowed to move but this kind of move isn’t good for anyone in the PL other than the top 4 who can afford to do it boo everyone, like what should have happened after the ESL but didn’t 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 hours ago, MNVillan said: What kind of reception do we all think he’ll receive upon his return to VP? I personally am not quite sure how I’ll react. I certainly won’t cheer him, but is what he did disdainful enough to be booed? I also wouldn’t be surprised if he started the match on the bench to avoid the abuse. I think it will be a mix of boos and slight, but not over the top, applause from some. You would think it will be quite emotional for Jack so looking forward to his pre match statement to that effect And yeah might come up with something so he won't to face it quite yet who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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