Jack Grealish

[OldEnglandToffee]

What was the instagram post? It’s been removed

It’s basically a dude that should have been put in the back of the operation yew tree van a long time ago. Singing a horrendously cringey Grealish song that gets stuck in your head. Not just the song either. You have his voice and his pasty moon voice living freely in your waking thoughts and nightmares

[Toddacelli]

What was the instagram post? It’s been removed

Some middle aged dude singing an incredibly terrible and cringey song in a humiliating attempt to have some strangers click a Like button.

[Escalator]

Well thank fuck it was removed.

[OldEnglandToffee]

Some middle aged dude singing an incredibly terrible and cringey song in a humiliating attempt to have some strangers click a Like button.

*clicks like button

[Escalator]

It’s his thirtieth birthday on Wednesday, he wouldn’t go on the lash would he ?

[Gash]

It’s his thirtieth birthday on Wednesday, he wouldn’t go on the lash would he ?

Of course not.

[sam of the south]

Happy 30th, lovely Jack

[sam of the south]

Not sure if this works

[sam of the south]

Can’t attach pics, never mind

[Risky]

Article by Paddy Boyland about his impact so far in The Athletic:

How many blue doughnuts would Everton need to sell in order to make Jack Grealish’s loan from Manchester City permanent?

That is the question some supporters of the Merseyside club have been asking online — only partly in jest — just a month into the England international’s loan spell at the club.

With the purchase option set at around £50million ($67.6m), something City were insistent upon in order to sanction the temporary move, and blue doughnuts priced at £6.50 at Everton’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium, the answer is a touch over 769,000. Or, in other words, 40,400 per Premier League home game — a shade over the capacity of former home Goodison Park.

Best of luck with that one, then.

Of course, Everton are not really reliant on doughnut sales to fund future purchases. At least not only doughnut sales. The club would no doubt be quick to point out that it is extra revenue gained from the new stadium, and improved commercial deals with new partners like Budweiser, Pepsi and Castore, that ultimately makes these things possible.

And even after Grealish’s auspicious start to life at Everton, which has seen him rack up a division-high four assists and nominated for Premier League Player of the Month for August, it remains to be seen whether they, or indeed anyone else, would be willing to pay £50m at the end of the season for a 30-year-old about to go into the last year of his contract.

That is a question for another day. Regardless, the impression Grealish has made on his new club has been instantaneous. Transformative, too, in the sense his arrival is one of several factors, alongside the glistening new stadium, that has completely changed the mood around the club.

How this pans out over the course of a whole season is still to be determined. The sample size at this stage is a paltry four games, one of which Grealish did not start and another a Carabao Cup victory against Mansfield Town of England’s third tier.

But, as it stands, the 30-year-old is a symbol of hope, change and upward mobility for success-starved supporters.

There are obvious ways of measuring Grealish’s impact on his new club.

One is that spike in optimism mentioned above, and the sense of connection with supporters that was established more or less from the get-go. The clearest example was the way he was mobbed, almost engulfed, by a tide of fans in Molineux’s away end after the recent 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

It was the type of adulation usually reserved for club icons like Duncan Ferguson and a teenage Wayne Rooney as he was breaking through from the academy. Nobody at Everton is really able to recall a loan player receiving such a reception, certainly not as early into their time on Merseyside.

There are other measures, too. Grealish’s arrival has led to a spike in media interest, perhaps even more so than the stadium move. His box-office status is why pieces like this and countless others have already been written. And will continue to be written, whether he excels or not.

Everton’s commercial partners, both current and prospective, are queuing up to use him. The Birmingham-born midfielder featured in promotions for one of those, Pepsi, earlier in his career.

Then there is the story of Owen, aged 11, cited in a recent piece on the club’s website. In anticipation of the transfer, long trailed in the media, he and his family had waited at the club store for most of the day to buy a ‘Grealish 18’ shirt. Club staff informed them that they could only print a jersey when the move was confirmed. Owen left eventually, wondering if it would spill into the next day, but returned later that evening once Grealish’s transfer was announced.

To the surprise of no one, ‘Grealish 18’ is the club’s best selling shirt. Exact numbers are unlikely to be revealed, but the gap in popularity between numbers one and two will almost certainly be significant.

Grealish has made it his business to reserve time for everyone, from club staff and their families through to match-going supporters.

After the Mansfield win last month, The Athletic observed him leaving the stadium at around 11.30pm, posing with young fans and signing autographs.

The early sense is that he has really bought into the Everton project. He had been convinced to join after a series of chats with manager David Moyes throughout the summer. The Scot has been known to make a compelling case to players, but there is never any sugarcoating. The message to Grealish and other prospective signings is typically candid, placing emphasis on the need to make their mark afresh. A clean slate, even for someone as renowned as him.

Grealish valued the honesty and wanted to rekindle his passion after, by his own admission, beginning to “fall out of love” with the game during the final part of his time at City.

His desire and work ethic have impressed team-mates and staff. He has come back fit and sharp, eager to show his worth and regain his England place. The belief at Everton is that everything stems from there.

“One thing I’ve noticed is Jack’s one of the first in and one of the last out at training every day,” fellow summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall told The Athletic after the Molinuex win. “He’s always doing the recovery, doing the right things, ice baths, massages, putting himself in the best possible position to perform for the team.

“And look, he’s played three games this week, which is a credit to him. He’s kept himself in the right shape.”

Grealish knows all too well that real fitness comes from regular games. Before his Everton move, the last time he had played more than two Premier League matches on the bounce was December 2023, approaching two years ago. It is why he was desperate to play in the Mansfield win, three days after his star turn against Brighton & Hove Albion, despite the fixture at Molineux that weekend.

The run of three games in a week, featuring three decisive individual displays, reinforced the point. He is back.

At Everton, he will play more than he did at City, but will also have a less hectic games’ programme and travel schedule, meaning more chances for midweek rest. Perhaps that will suit him.

There is a sense that Grealish’s presence has raised standards in the dressing room, particularly in relation to training and match performances. Most of them are aware Everton have not had a player of his talent and reputation for some time and see it as a chance to push on, both individually and collectively.

Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz told the Times his team-mate was a “real warrior” in training, while the squad has benefited from having another strong presence after the departures of regulars like Adboulaye Doucoure, Ashley Young and Asmir Begovic over summer.

Grealish is a boisterous personality, well liked, and has added a sense of fun on top of the hard work. He is close to fellow England international Jordan Pickford, with the goalkeeper having kept in touch about a potential move to Everton over summer. He knows Dewsbury-Hall through mutual friends and is often seen spending time with him. But he has also struck up a productive early partnership with fellow wide man Iliman Ndiaye, having assisted two goals for the Senegalse so far.

After setting up Ndiaye for the opener against Brighton, Everton’s milestone first goal at the new stadium, he embraced his team-mate and pointed to the name on the bench of his shirt in front of jubilant supporters. The message was clear: direct all your adulation his way.

Before the win at Molineux, striker Beto asked Grealish to “give me one (a goal) today”. Within seven minutes, he had.

That is just how the opening month at Everton has gone for Grealish. Everything has turned to gold.

Everton know they are getting a different player to the youngster with reckless abandon who started out at Villa, their opponents on Saturday. Time, and his stint at City, has changed him. There is the misconception from some that he is a flying winger, capable of breezing past opponents at pace. He is not that, if indeed he ever really was.

Instead, his early value has come in his creativity and also his ability to keep the ball, drag opposition players towards him, and then release it. Think back to the James Garner goal against Brighton. He is seen by Everton as someone who can lay on chances but also help them gain more control in matches; elite enough in possession that he allows others in the team temporary respite.

The hope is that they will be less prone to counter-attacks now than before due to that ball retention and the time it allows the defence to reset.

Moyes will not look to curb Grealish’s instincts. If anything, the message will likely be to drive forward more and take even greater risks. To be even more explosive in his dribbling.

Nor will he allow his new charge or the team at large to get too far ahead of themselves. For all the positivity so far this season, there is still 92 per cent of the league campaign to go. The sample sizes are still painstakingly small and the challenge will be to maintain those levels through winter and into spring.

That is sensible management.

Grealish’s arrival, though, affords everyone else associated with Everton the chance to dream again.

[Escalator]

Just been awarded Premier League Player of the month for August ! Was never gunna get one of those with Pep ! He’s fuckin lovin it here !

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/sep ... the-month/

[Audrey Horne]

HOW AMAZING!!!!

[Goaljira]

Im amazed he never won one at Villa.

[Risky]

Yeah that's ace, and the first time he's even won it too based on the video. Welcome to Everton Jack.

[sam of the south]