The English obsession with this boy in unreal. Good marketing move by City.
Jack Grealish | Man City
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Tbh i stopped paying attention once it was announced he'll be playing for Cithe, I'm only in this thread cause i want everyone of us to let it go, some of the post in here feels depressing to say the least.nah I love grealish. Would of loved him.. but come on.. the presentation was cringey as feck! Ronaldos presentation was how it done, this was something else.
thata Exactly what it was. A marketing move, they are desperate for attention, new fans. A legacy. Buying the likes of grealish and Kane will create that.
I think it’s that way because it’s getting to a point we’re asking the question where and how do we stop these guys? They buy top class players on top of top class players. So stacked in every position... buying grealish has just hammered it home. I love him but I want him to flop. Don’t think he will though!
they never spent so much on a individual player.. now they have.. and that presentation..looks to me like they are going down the galatico real/Barca route.
No, you were being patronising and you are fully aware of that. You now have the honour of being only the second person to go on my ignore list.
City did an event at my work (right in the centre of Manchester) recently where they opened it to the public and put their trophies on display. They brought a pile of flags and sharpies for the fans to sign and have their photos taken with the cups. I'm not joking, they didn't even get 50 in.All 50 City fans must have enjoyed that legendary momentfeck me how Grealish must have felt
Obviously United could get more in but it's also a case of the English not really going for this kind of stuff. They're trying to transplant a fan culture that most people are not really interested in.
I don't know, I used to work for United, and would often spend days with the PL trophy or the FA Cup, letting people get their photos with them and we would do hundreds per day. And they were available for months at a time, not a special event promoted by the club's social channels.
Fair enough. I was more thinking of the Grealish unveiling though. I think most people would rather relax at home with their family after work rather than trek down to a stadium to get a brief glimpse of a football player doing a few kickups. We don't do the kind of player worship that they do in Spain. It's partly why Guardiola likes living in Manchester because he's mostly left alone.
What are you on about, we have signed much bigger star just recently and haven't made much fuss about it.
Again, I have to point out that they literally fielded SIX attacking midfielders in the Champions League final. Can't help but feel that adding a seventh one isn't particularly scary.
City will be very good, as always, but they can still only field eleven players plus three subs.
I'm sad I won't be able to watch the best player in the league anymore. Well, bar derby games.
Hopefully he plays for England now so I can still enjoy some games of his, but Southgate.
Hopefully he plays for England now so I can still enjoy some games of his, but Southgate.
I understand what you say and I also dislike the phenomenon, but it's worth pointing out that the super star footballer in the modern World, was probably created by United, with Beckham. The Spanish seem to have capitalized on this and now it's spreading a bit. Still cringe worthy though.
I ddn't watch enough of Villa to know, but is Grealish up there with the best players in the league like I see people claiming?
Easily. Fantastic player to watch.
So you missed watching best player in the league for 2 seasons now.
I'm glad we never got Grealish, too much of a show pony for me.
IMO he lacks that explosive burst of speed that the real top players have...£100 mil Citeeh must rate him, what's the World coming to.
IMO he lacks that explosive burst of speed that the real top players have...£100 mil Citeeh must rate him, what's the World coming to.
What baffles me are the people that think this is the type of player SAF would have gone for. He has a history of being a dick head and breaking rules before even winning anything, he lacks pace and is a prima donna; the complete opposite of what SAF was looking for. The only 2 players that got away with that were a Cantona that made the team win and a once in a life time Ronaldo. Grealish is the most anti SAF player ever.
It's worth remembering that SAF is still around and talking to Ole; between Sancho and Grealish, the former is by far the better player for United.
I'm a fan of Grealish. But at the end of the day we signed Sancho and I'm happy. He's younger, faster, and more direct.
I don't think Grealish will do particularly well for City, and I think he's at risk of getting caught up in his own hype. The whole circus around him actually takes the pressure off Sancho quite nicely.
I don't think Grealish will do particularly well for City, and I think he's at risk of getting caught up in his own hype. The whole circus around him actually takes the pressure off Sancho quite nicely.
I take Sancho every single day, younger, can play in every position Grealish can and also as a RW, and was cheaper.
No brainer for me, we got the better deal by a mile.
No brainer for me, we got the better deal by a mile.
Ah yeah, agreed. I've always thought the unveilings they do at Madrid are weird as feck.
He is not, of course. He was in excellent form last season though.
Was having a look at the villa talk forum earlier and on the grealish thread they posted a picture from cities Twitter.. it was the city players dressed as peaky blinders... so so cringe.
They are really really trying to push him as the second coming of beckham. Like really trying.
They are really really trying to push him as the second coming of beckham. Like really trying.
This. Kane might be transformative for them, but not Grealish. If he plays, then Sterling or Foden or Gundogan doesn't.
This one? Don't know if it's already been posted somewhere else on here but it does deserve another laugh.
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Just missing some cringey quotes about being a wolf in a world of sheep
ok....that has come close to making me NOT want to watch Peaky Blinders now
Grealish is what you get when you order a David Beckham off Wish.com.
Probably quite apt for the modern world.
I love the Keira Knightley picture and the love island Lanzini. Brilliant stuff!
Is he really that bland, or players are coached to appear in such a generic way?
It's cringeworthy, I agree.
They need to let Grealish do the talking on the pitch. As a pure entertainer on the pitch, he's ahead of Beckham.
Queen, the show must go on, playing at the Etihad…
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score, on and on
Does anybody know what we are looking for?
Sounds about right…
What a choice that isevery girl I know is in love with him. I’m sure many will watch city now he has a shirt on.. and that’s what city bought him for. He has that appeal.
Beckham was a top top player. I think your underrating him a little bit there.