Jack Grealish

[jimharri]

Tbf Leroy ran he contract down Jack hasn't.

Tell that to the Villa fans!

;-)

 

[Claytop]

Looks like release clause confirmed them!

Had to be with the lack of any response from either side after the bid was made public.

 

[paulchapo]

He wasn't a Villa fan though... which is why his social media team deleted all his tweets about united. He was from Brum and didnt even support Villa... Yes he came through there and obviously the club means a lot to him and the fans love him, but ultimately he's a professional footballer who it appears wants to move on. I do understand their disappointment though, SWP moving to Chelsea was really hard to take, but I don't remember any of our fans turning on him at that time. We were gutted to see him go, but it was too good an opportunity for him to turn down.

Well he always says he's a Villa fan I'm sure in interviews. Like a lot of fans of clubs having a lean period he probably latched onto the rags to gain some small bit of reflective glory.

SWP was different. We had to sell him to balance the books so he got a pass.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

To be fair, Leroy Sane was struck off a lot of Christmas card lists on here! Yes, I know; different circumstances. Sane wasn't a boyhood City fan. But there were plenty on here very unhappy with him when he upped and went to Bayern.

I was one of them. The difference is we got over it quickly. Although I accept the inevitable counter argument that he went to a different country and has been bang average. Like Balotelli, Sanė’s apex of his footballing career looks like being a few short seasons at City. I was upset because I thought Sanė was potentially going to be the best player in the world once Messi and Tranny hung up their boots.

 

[citytill1die84]

Leroy's contract only got ran down because he spent a season out on the sidelines due to an ACL injury, else he would have been sold to Bayern the same window and we would have gotten more money.

Forgot he was injured for 4 years.

 

[MarsLlama]

Not a chance, the shit Sane got and still gets shows we behave no different to Villa fans

From a section of our fanbase, yes, definitely not the majority. As you can see at the moment it will be almost all of them hating Jack if he moves.

 

[leo_city]

Forgot he was injured for 4 years.

2 years left on a contract gets a better sale than 1 year left.

 

[Vienna_70]

None of the players you quote left us at the beginning of their career; they were all at the end of their time with us. Easy to wish all those players the very best knowing they’re at the end of their careers. Not comparable with Grealish in any way whatsoever

The only former City player that I’ve heard us give stick to is the Yorkshire clogger.

Most others are roundly cheered on their return to Etihad. None of them has been booed that I ever remember.

 

[jimharri]

I have no love for Villa fans after my encounter with them at Wembley. I may have just been unlucky but every single one I came across that day was a loud, aggressive boorish knobhead.

Having said that I understand their disappointment and pain if Grealish leaves. As a self confessed Villa fan they think he should stay as he loves the club like they do. I have no doubt he does but he is also a professional footballer, he wants to win trophies. At 26 this is his last chance of a big move to do that. Villa have assembled a half decent team but even with further huge investment it could be 4-5 years before they were competing at that level, if ever. It will hurt but he has to move

 

[leo_city]

Release clause Eff Cee