Lad helped us to a treble.
0 goals and 0 assists in the UCL+SUPER CUP+FA CUP+CLUB WORLD CUP—yet most of his defenders will play the "highest chances created by an English player" card. Honestly, most of those so-called “chances” were just safe passes back or sideways into midfield, leading to nothing. Check the chart; extremely few forward passes among them.
He had a good game against Bayern and some teams.
And as for “helped us to a treble,” well, which player didn’t contribute? It’s not exactly a unique achievement when everyone played their part.
If he was such a standout player like many of you want to pretend, why was he not even nominated for the Ballon d'Or. 7 of our players made the list, he was nowhere to be found on the list. Matter of fact, Phil, Akanji, Ake and Ederson along with the other 7, were more instrumental than him in our treble run. But I do not hear all of you raving about the rest except him.
3 Premier leagues in the bag. UEFA Super Cup. Club World Cup.
We’ve been winning league titles before, during, and we’ll continue to win them long after Grealish.
He was poor in the EUFA SUPER CUP and World Cup, which is his standard level anyway.
FA CUP games, he was ANONYMOUS!
Exactly—it was just three months of decent form in an entire treble-winning season. For all the hype, you’d expect consistency throughout, not just a short stretch. When you look at the whole season, those three months don’t exactly justify the investment or the praise he’s getting now.
Played his part in all of those.
Spot on! If we're crediting "helping with the treble," then every player who suited up contributed in some way, from starters to squad players like Gómez and even the academy players who stepped in here and there. It’s a team achievement, and every player had a role, big or small. Saying someone "helped win the treble" is true, but it doesn't necessarily mean they were instrumental.
Worth £100 million? Never
Exactly! Even £50M would’ve been a stretch for his actual impact and consistency. Given the level he’s shown, that kind of fee would have seemed extremely high, £50M is high too—and we paid way beyond that. It’s hard to justify it based on what he’s brought to the team overall.
Exactly, tough luck indeed. But if that’s the logic, then we could never criticize any player for a high price tag, no matter how underwhelming their performances might be. Price does set expectations, and when a player doesn’t meet them, it’s only natural for fans to question if they were worth the investment.
Will shirt sales, endorsements and sponsorship prove to be a sound business decision? Absolutely
Oh boy, calling the Grealish purchase "a sound business decision" is a stretch, to say the least. I’m not sure what kind of work you’re in or what line of business you’re familiar with, but if your analysis somehow concludes that buying Grealish made financial sense, then I genuinely do not know what to say, on the bright side, you not alone, CITY thought it made financial sense as well, that is why they bought him.
It’s hard to look at that transfer and call it "sound" from a business perspective, especially given the price tag and the output we’ve seen so far. The ROI just doesn’t add up. Transfers like this are sometimes more about hype than substance.
I’ll continue to get behind the lad,
Absolutely, he’ll need all the support he can get, especially from those who still rate him that highly. The pressure is on, and if he’s going to justify that price tag, he’ll need strong backing and probably a good run of form to turn things around.
he’s a great pro, gets who we are,
Lol, I guess a contract extension is on the way then?
Will City be doubling down on their investment, hoping he’ll keep developing and eventually live up to the hype?
Stones has gotten a couple of extensions, no matter how injury prone he is, the club has valued him nonetheless.
If the club sees value in Grealish and believes in his "potential", they’ll likely go ahead with that extension, regardless of his injuries and niggles. Ultimately, the decision comes down to whether they believe he can contribute to the long-term success of the team, and if they’re backing him, they’ll invest in securing him for the future
Lovely lad and all the best to him!
CTID!