Jack Grealish

[Wolfman]

Why is this World football, Grealish is still Irish for another month or so.

[OwlsFan]

Leeds espèrent faire - Grealish en prêt

http://foot.ie/threads/207947-RTE-Leeds-fail-in-their-efforts-to-get-Grealish

[SkStu]

Hey! What's the story with Grealish anyway? Has he been "frozen out" by Remi Garde or is there an injury at play? From hero to zero with a zero club. It all changed so quickly. Do you think he'll be regretting his decisions at this stage?

[DannyInvincible]

He was initially dropped after a breach of club discipline (he was out in a Manchester nightclub hours after Villa lost to Everton last November) but he has since picked up an ankle injury and is expected back at the beginning of April.

Things did take a sharp nose-dive for him. The impression I have is that Aston Villa are his one true love with international football being secondary, so hard to know whether he regrets his decision. I presume his clearance has come through by now to play for the FA, although actually making a squad seems very far off at present. Villa are certs to be relegated as well, so, unless he gets a move to another Premier League club at the end of the season, playing Championship football next season won't help with any international ambitions he may have either.

[DannyInvincible]

As geysir posted in the eligibility thread, Grealish's clearance for England was announced yesterday: http://foot.ie/threads/147164-Eligibility-Rules-Okay?p=1862296&viewfull=1#post1862296

And to rub salt in the lad's wounds, just in time for St. Paddy's Day.

[Olé Olé]

As geysir posted in the eligibility thread, Grealish's clearance for England was announced yesterday: http://foot.ie/threads/147164-Eligibility-Rules-Okay?p=1862296&viewfull=1#post1862296

And to rub salt in the lad's wounds, just in time for St. Paddy's Day.

A summer at the Euros with the Paddies would have been a lovely shop window for Jack boy. Instead, his only shop window is Villa reserves.

I'm sure he's got the ability to come again as a player though. Nightmare time for him at present.

[Stuttgart88]

Yep, poor kid :)

[CraftyToePoke]

A summer at the Euros with the Paddies would have been a lovely shop window for Jack boy.

Would he have been in our squad after the season he delivered ? I would say probably not. Then again, had he not taunted the God of karma so brazenly he might well have had a very different season :) who knows :)

Be great if in ten years time the high point of this fellas career was our U21 POTY award which he had the audacity to accept.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

2013: "It was always my dream to play for Ireland."
2015: "It was always my dream to play for England."
2022: "It was always my dream to play for Ireland."

[paul_oshea]

I thought he couldnt go back anyway after one switch at u21?

[SkStu]

he was bang average when he came on on Saturday.

[KK77]

Yes looked like he was on the beach in Tenerife already!

[The Donie Forde]

Jack who?

[osarusan]

Received his first call up since the switch, to an U-21 squad.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36278297

[Closed Account]

Received his first call up since the switch, to an U-21 squad.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36278297
Goodbye Irelands Rose :cry:

What a thouroughly underwhelming U21 squad, nearly as bad as ours.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiQqiLgWUAAHH4M.jpg

[Charlie Darwin]

Nathan Redmond is still eligible for under-21? Madness.

[CraftyToePoke]

The man must have been 12 when he debuted.

[BonnieShels]

Is it time to lock this thread now? I seethe when I see his name pop up.

[geysir]

Keep the thread open!
He has to be capped at a competitive level for England before his switch becomes irreversible, this Toulon tournament does not count as a competition, at least not as an official competition. It's like the Milk Cup but for older lads.

[BonnieShels]

But he now fails the Stutts Gut Test.

He's technically still eligible, but morally he isn't.

[Deckydee]

In English Shirt:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/23/england-u21s-guinea-report-jack-grealish-cauley-woodrow

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jack-grealish-didnt-expect-england-11384677

Interview: http://www.thefa.com/news/england/under-21/2016/may/jack-grealish-exclusive-250516

[DannyInvincible]

Came across this on Facebook. Made me laugh.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13336016_1218703114808543_4073308873972847778_n.jp g?oh=f5cb38ef9350f6aa04479d06655a3224&oe=57D73DB4

[tetsujin1979]

seen that too, made me cringe hard.
support the players who are at the tournament, nobody cares who isn't there

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

He wouldn't even have been selected for the tournament in the first place!?

[DannyInvincible]

I'd say he'd have been a well-integrated member of the squad now had he opted to stick with us, but it's certainly not something I'm hung up on.


seen that too, made me cringe hard.
support the players who are at the tournament, nobody cares who isn't there

It does strike as a bit clingy or begrudging. It was his choice and people ought to let it go considering we never owned him. In all possibility, he's perfectly content to be sitting at home with the challenge of developing a senior England career something to look forward to in the future. For players who switched to us from the IFA, for example, it was a case of them preferring to have a fighting chance of playing for their country over racking up caps for a team with which they didn't identify. That's not to say that Grealish didn't identify with us; just to say that he won't necessarily be regretting his decision just because he failed to make the England Euros squad.

Nevertheless, I did see some humour in the flag. :)

[DannyInvincible]

Now, this one's definitely funny.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cka9T6tWUAAhwiM.jpg

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.the42.ie/jack-grealish-ireland-england-3-2913335-Aug2016/

'I felt more English than Irish' - Jack Grealish explains allegiance switch

[SkStu]

77th minute substitute today. Feels kinda good. Yes, I'm a petty, bitter man...

[Stuttgart88]

I wonder did we dodge a bullet with this guy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3799951/Aston-Villa-star-Jack-Grealish-s-hotel-party-went-7-45am-police-kick-group-revellers-stunned-guests.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3800793/Jack-Grealish-turning-waster-talented-Aston-Villa-cut-cord-now.html

[CraftyToePoke]

It is edging closer & closer to no f*c#in' loss territory alright. Hopefully.

Nice way to reward AVCF for the new four year deal too - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37438851

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

The Grealish's have just been defamed with some very strong, very silly accusations on YBIG.

Disgraceful. I've brought it to the father's attention on Facebook. I will leave it up to him if he wants to sue. I know I would!

[Charlie Darwin]

Perhaps instead of bringing up YBIG on several threads we can just have one dedicated thread to discussing what they're saying there.

[geysir]

I thought the true voice of YBIG was represented here by Paul.

[SkStu]

what was alleged? PM is fine...

[geysir]

You should have stuck it out with the ybig forum, Stu.

[DannyInvincible]

Grealish was dropped from the England under-21s starting line-up after having turned up late to a team meeting: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4372092/Aston-Villa-midfielder-Jack-Grealish-axed-England-U21s.html


Grealish, 21, was earmarked to start in Monday's friendly against Denmark but infuriated manager Aidy Bothroyd by arriving after the rest of his team-mates for a scheduled get-together.

As a result, Bothroyd shelved plans to make 11 changes from the game against Germany 72 hours earlier, with Norwich City's Jacob Murphy retaining his place at Grealish's expense, the only player to start both matches.

Grealish eventually replaced Murphy after 38 minutes of the 4-0 win in Randers, with Bothroyd satisfied his message about the importance of group discipline had been understood.

[Fizzer]

It’s a shame that out of Grealish and Rice, Grealish now seems like the biggest loss. He’s performing admirably in the premier league whilst Rice is on the slide.Seems like a young lad who gives his all every time he’s out on the pitch and makes things happen which is exactly what we need.I wonder how much of a mess of this Martin O’Neill made but his ‘input’ could have been a major factor. The kid at least had the integrity not to accept a senior cap or three, unlike the aforementioned cockney geeza, and is deserving of higher esteem as a result. It’s just a pity for him that he’ll probably wind up with 25-30 England caps when he could have had 80 plus for us along with a lifetime of adulation. Wish him every success with Villa and to be fair, he deserves an England call-up. Perpetual mediocrity inevitably beckons in that regard but you have to respect his decision, however, if our current crop of under-21’s have the same belief in themselves as he does, we’ll be fine without him.

[Closed Account 2]

I think he'll struggle to start for England regularly. I'd imagine he's competing with the likes of Madison and Sancho for the attacking midfielder role and both of them are arguably better and have more experience. Added to that you also have the crop of Chelsea players coming in (Hudson-Odoy, Mount, Loftus-Cheek) all of whom are likely to have played a reasonable amount of Champions League or Europa League games in the next few years.

[centre mid]

Called up to English squad as a replacement