{"id":297187,"date":"2023-11-11T22:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297187"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:10:45","slug":"jack-grealish-hits-back-at-clown-john-gregory-after-2014-sub-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/jack-grealish-hits-back-at-clown-john-gregory-after-2014-sub-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish hits back at 'CLOWN' John Gregory after 2014 sub claim"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jack Grealish insists that John Gregory’s claim his X-rated rant from the touchline got the England star subbed off while at Notts County in 2013 ‘never happened’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Grealish, 28, spent the 2013-14 season on loan to Notts County from Aston Villa, making 38 appearances and scoring five goals for the League One club.<\/p>\n
Gregory, who was managing Crawley Town at the time, told a podcast that he was responsible for the mind games behind Grealish being taken off during a game in West Sussex in December 2013 – a claim which Grealish disputed on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gregory told the\u00a0Undr the Cosh podcast: ‘I actually got Jack Grealish taken off once. He was on loan at Notts County from Villa… He must have been about 18 or 19 at the time.<\/p>\n
‘I’m in the dugout and whenever he came near me, I said, “F***ing Jack Grealish. Aston Villa. F***ing rubbish. No wonder they’ve f***ing sent you out to Notts County.” I’m right in his ear, “No wonder they don’t f***ing want you up there”. Getting into him.<\/p>\n
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John Gregory claimed on a podcast he was responsible for getting Jack Grealish subbed off<\/p>\n
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The Man City star hit back, calling Gregory a ‘clown’ and saying the incident never happened<\/p>\n
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He was part of Aston Villa from the age of six, but joined League One Notts County on loan<\/p>\n
‘They take him off and he went home and told his dad and his dad spoke to one of my friends. He said, “Hey, what about your mate Gregory having a pop at my Jack?”. So my mate said, “Took him off though, didn’t they?”.’<\/p>\n
However, Grealish took to the Instagram comments underneath Undr The Cosh’s post to dispute the claim.<\/p>\n
Grealish wrote: ‘John Gregory – Episode 1 of things that never happened… What a clown.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crawley Town won the game in December 2013 1-0 courtesy of a Mark Connolly goal, while Grealish started the game and came off in the 66th minute, according to ESPN.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gregory was Aston Villa manager between 1998 and 2002, and also took charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers in his managerial career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Grealish has been part of the set-up at Villa since the age of six, but went on loan to League One Notts County for his first real taste of senior football.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After impressing at Villa, Grealish made a \u00a3100m move to Manchester City in 2021, and has become a crucial part of Pep Guardiola’s side in the past two years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Gregory was Aston Villa manager between 1998 and 2002 before taking on Crawley Town<\/p>\n
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Grealish made a \u00a3100m move to Man City and has been a crucial part of Pep Guardiola’s side\u00a0<\/p>\n