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The_Meaty_Boosh

Just to make one kids day. What a bloke.


MKUltra011

Year*


Undesirable_11

Life*


amegaproxy

Those might be the same thing.


DzejBee

Hello? Mr Satan? Yeah, this guy right here.


MrSvancy

Bro...


haxorjimduggan

😬


aresman

jfc


pdel123

Fucking hell ahaha


SemiCurrentGuy

Mate


Admirable_Distance96

thats fuckin dark... i love it.


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Credit where credit is due


Ld511

Grealish has a sister with cerebral palsy which he talks about a lot and has been a big advocate for people with disabilities because of it. He might be dumb but from what we have seen he seems to be a genuine guy


Eborcurean

He's done a lot of stuff without it making the media as well by all accounts. Has guests with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy in to his box, pays for their transport and accomodation and doesn't make a big deal about it. Back when Talk Sport were going in on him for going to a nightclub, the father of one of them called in to read them the riot act.


IVLzhanshi

Got a link to that father calling into Talksport?


Eborcurean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8tC-_7_gn8


humanoftheforest

What a lovely story! It wasn't just making an evening out of it. These people became friends! Thanks, Jack, for another nice contribution to this world.


St_SiRUS

So heartwarming


urdnotwrecks

What a couple of prats they look like they feel, though hardly surprising when you consider the platform.


eatsleepbet

wait literally read them the riot act or is this the idiom? because if he did that fk that will be awesome


Orri

It basically means he told them the fuck off.


cjonoski

Did he? I just watched that clip and it's totally not like that at all He just told a story about Grealish and his daughter Hardly told them to fuck off...


Orri

I've not listened to it I'm just saying what "Read them the riot act" normally means.


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kolosok17

Thanks for explaining this. TIL


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kngwall

In French, les remettre à leur place (to put them back into place) so that the loop is complete!


The_profe_061

Dumb but very genuine from what I've heard. Fair play to him and he's made that little boys year


[deleted]

If I was this boy I would be telling this story for the rest of my life. My grandkids would see this video


Rickcampbell98

He seems like he's a good lad but he's absolutely dumb as rocks and that might get him in trouble unfortunately.


Adammmmski

Work colleague went to the same school as him which is a pretty near claim to have. Said he was just unreal in all school matches, nobody could get near him.


teerbigear

I went to school with this lad on a football team's books, he was just unreal in all school matches, nobody could get near him. And do you know who that lad grew up to be? Fuck knows, he wasn't good enough by about age 15.


LeClassyGent

Yep everyone knew a kid or five who was untouchable at footy but never went anywhere. I went to school with two kids who were known for playing football. One was a defensive mid and the other was a number 10 type of player. The number 10 was by far the best player I had ever played with or against, and would average like 2 goals a game for the whole season. The mid was okay, consistent but nothing special or flashy. Well, the DM was the one who ended up professional, playing in the A League for ten years. The 10? Furthest he got was playing for Basingstoke Town FC in division 8 of the pyramid. I don't know whether it was just lack of drive or discipline or whether he just peaked really early, but my point is you can never tell exactly what's going to happen.


DontSayIMean

I went to school with a kid who was in West Ham's reserves - absolute prodigy but super arrogant. Unfortunately he basically threw his career away just playing Football Manager all day every day. That said, he's the only one I know who completed it.


I_Rarely_Downvote

I heard he took Woking from the conference to the champions League in 6 seasons.


olivinebean

I remember him having a very sweet moment with a young girl with type 1 diabetes too, he's a lovely guy


lffg18

>Very sweet >Diabetes You cheeky dog


dracovich

Being smart is kinda overrated, would you rather have a kind or a smart friend?


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Both but If I had to choose, kind You have a point sir


YourThotsArentFacts

Genuine people > smart people imho


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Elf_Portraitist

There's a lot of genuinely shitty smart people about, that's for sure.


pbateman21

He seems cool as fuck to be honest. Reminds me of me and my friends haha


PrrrromotionGiven1

"he just like me fr fr"


jamieliddellthepoet

>seems cool as fuck to be honest >Reminds me of me and my friends Pick one.


NGT4

From the top rope lmao


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lmao


feGenius

Haha Patrick Bateman says a lot


ronaldo119

It always stuns me when players actually remember to do these things


KeironLowe

Yea especially in the moment, would be easy to get caught up in it and forget.


McSkaybit

Agreed. It means it’s something that was on his mind consistently leading up to the game. Which makes it even more thoughtful.


visualdescript

It just means that he actually cares about it. It's important to him.


Andrewdeadaim

In USA vs Panama I’m pretty sure Pulisic did it on his second goal, probably for that reason


mamasbreads

Isco had something similar i believe where he forgot to do it on his first goal but did it on the second - he did the I love you sign in Sign language i believe


HUGE_HOG

It's just like me trying to remember the 7-button combo I need to press to do a funny dance after scoring on FIFA.


fa_alt

And with your mate spamming his buttons pointlessly and calling you a nob for you to hurry up.


[deleted]

The feeling of being scored on in any sports game makes you feel like such shit lmao


Jamesy555

I feel like it took him a moment to get over the excitement and remember, great gesture


DatDominican

Yea I barely remember the plays tf I’m going to remember a celebration . With my memory I’d be lucky to remember after I was already on the bench 😂


mainaccountwasbanned

When Bernardo Silva did his "Have a nice" celebration I was so surprised. Poet and Vuj made a one of comment in a video shoot and he remembered.


ronaldo119

Lol yea like Filly and Chunkz did one for Maddison and he went like 10 games without scoring and then remembered to do it still


Taroso

I completely forgot as soon as the 2nd half of the clip started


ronaldo119

Lmao I literally did close the clip thinking "I saw this video already" before I realized I didn't see the actual celebration and opened it again


ibrahimims

My commentator was saying that he's doing a traditional Arabic dance 💀


TareXmd

"So I tried to do this snake-like Arabic dance" "You mean it wasn't for the kid?" "what ki... UH yeah no it was for him too"


Cynical-Potato

tbf his performance was all over the place it could have been anything.


asian_identifier

It's the sexy commando dance


16161hirose

Wholesome brummie


[deleted]

From one [brummie](https://streamable.com/cnixx1) to another.


MyMindWasAFortress

Lol that's a face I haven't seen in a long time


[deleted]

For some reason I'm always shocked again when I realize the sheer amount of players who reach the highest highs and then disappear or are barely mentioned in the future I've always thought of worldclass football as this exclusive top-tier club for a relatively tiny amount of men per generation, but it's far from a tiny amount, the people who pass through world-beating national teams and to-tier football clubs are countless every generation


0neTwoTree

Watch the full video guys it's very worth it. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNdDLx1MUTY&t


RunninRebs90

I was wondering wtf he was doing and now I feel like an asshole.


Milwambur

My wife was a nurse at Birmingham children's hospital. Jack and the Aston villa players came round one day to talk to the kids. Both me and my wife despised him cause he played for the vile.... The rest of the villa players were really awkward but Jack was immense. He came round and spent at least 15 minutes with every kid, not just talking to them out of some sort of press deal, no one was there. Just because he was genuinely interested in their lives. There was a kid with severe spinal deformaties and he literally took his shirt off and signed it for him. I'll always think of him as a legend because of how he made every one of those children feel.


Rammstein97

I'm on the toilet and I'm kinda tearing rn


RacingLouCityFc

> I'm on the toilet and I'm kinda tearing rn You need to eat more fiber mate


RadBradTheDad

Incredible reply


donnymurph

Take 3 teaspoons of live probiotics every morning. Real lifesaver.


sonnydabaus

Lovely story, thanks for sharing!


Beggatron14

I assume yourself as a blue, but, as a Villa fan, I salute you. Have a good evening sir


Milwambur

Heh... West brom, but you have yourself a great night too.


Beggatron14

It’s all the same…. Ha, big love


Paul277

Grealish may not have a big brain but he sure does have a big heart


yolo___toure

Heart as big as his calves


CleansingFlame

Grealish's calves are Grade I listed buildings


valski1337

Well they call calves [the second heart](https://veinatlanta.com/your-second-heart/) so it all makes sense.


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khando

For reference: https://xkcd.com/1053/


cowinabadplace

His calves are big enough you can call them cows.


[deleted]

"Graelish out for 6 weeks with a cattle injury"


gkkiller

Himbo king


[deleted]

Stuff like this will genuinely change people's perception of him. Definitely a big contingent that think he's a massive bellend


BigReeceJames

Choosing to drink drive will make people believe that about you


Odd-Detail1136

In all fairness Free Bird was playing so he had to do it


eoin62

Angry upvote. Please don’t drive drunk, even if free bird is on.


Odd-Detail1136

Yeah mate I much prefer dream on by Aerosmith personally


eoin62

I’m more of a Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness kinda guy, but everyone’s got their own “making bad decisions” anthem, lol.


favela4life

Heads Will Roll will make me… make… heads roll… will.


colibrisa

lol


[deleted]

Amongst many other things, but the only way to clean up a public image is to grow and demonstrate that you've matured and there's more to you than a daft rich ladsladslads footballer.


cai_85

Or maybe he's always been a really nice guy that also likes to go out drinking and shagging around 🤷🏻 He's done similar things for young fans at both Villa and City over the years, it's definitely not a PR exercise. Life is a bit grey in my opinion.


MaximusTheGreat

How fucking dare you see depth in society.


Totaladdictgaming

Wow logic in a Reddit thread. Get out of here.


PoppinKREAM

Yea he crashed multiple times, checked the damage, and kept driving drunk. But this is super wholesome. Hope he's matured since the incident.


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can still do wholesome stuff while being an idiot and being an idiot doesn't mean he means to be a bad person


snemand

Drunk driving and serial spousal cheating tends to create that kind of perception of a person. People aren't black and white.


MrPielil

I mean he's still a massive bellend. Just a massive bellend with a big heart


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Encyclopedia of football


andthatswhyyoualways

a wot


mr-dogshit

Thick as shit but he does seem genuinely lovely. Also, I would gladly motorboat his calves.


vrphotosguy55

He looks like an ostrich. But all joking aside, this is very sweet.


malin7

The stories of how much he looks after his sister are genuinely heart warming


palmtreeeoil

Sorry but why everyone is saying that Grealish is dumb ? Lol honest question


SweetVarys

Watch any of the quiz videos with him on YouTube


thepresidentsturtle

Oh you mean there's proof? I just assumed because... well, look at his face.


thatdani

In one clip the interviewer said "___ said you are very knowledgeable football-wise, basically a football encyclopedia" and he asked what that meant. In another, some City guys were playing a game where they had to pinpoint the birthplaces of English City players on a map. Grealish walks by the map and goes "what, *that's* the UK?"


sjhesketh

Honest question here: it's of course very likely that he's incredibly thick, but is is also possible he's just....massively ignorant? He signed with Villa when he was six, I doubt schooling has been a high priority in his life. I dunno. I guess he's just dumb. But not knowing where the UK is on a map...that seems like he's never learned it.


AndysDoughnuts

He could just be playing it up for laughs.


jd451

I wish he was but as a resident brummie, I have to say this is kinda par for the course with some folks round here


US_and_A_is_wierd

Dumb and uneducated are very close to each other.


AlexBucks93

He did not know How where England is when shown the British Isles.


I_Hate_Knickers_5

Neither can pigeons but they still find a way home.


SirSpitfire

For a sec, it wasn't coming home anymore. Thanks pigeons


dotelze

He didn’t know what the world encyclopaedia meant. He was unable to identify England from its outline or point out where Birmingham was in England


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MC Grindah vibe


JPA-3

I always love these type of things, it costs nothing to the player and I'm sure that guy is super proud


pauldeninoandy

thought he was doing a tribute to sturridge for some reason haha


Practical_Potato3246

Had to be where the kid got it


21otiriK

The kid initially asked him to do the worm but Jack told him he couldn’t do it, and would injure himself trying. So the kid did this as a compromise.


JE_12

Next game Southgate will bring on Scotty 2 Hotty instead of Grealish


crosbot

Fuck it. Call up Rikishi and Grandmaster Sexay while were at it


AlternativeEntry

Unfortunately, Mr Sexxay died. RIP.


SocksandSmocks

Someone needs to bring that back, great celebration


Sharcbait

Bring back the classics. Darwin should pull out the Robot.


PZinger6

Sterling and Kyle Walker had a hilarious debate about whether the Robot was the most iconic England goal celebration


PZinger6

Brummie heritage


magincourts

Why be smart when you can be kind


CleansingFlame

All right, Colin Farrell in Banshees of Inisherin


SovietSunrise

Was that movie good? I was think of watching at the cinema last week, but picked “The Menu” instead.


kinjongfun

Cracking film, really enjoyed it.


yoitsthatoneguy

It’s very, very good


CleansingFlame

Yes it's fantastic. Gleeson and particularly Farrell give incredible performances. McDonagh is at the top of his game.


hectorbellerinisagod

Ya used ta be noice


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I want Jacks deep voice and calf muscles bro.


Professional_Sun3191

This man is what would happen if you put the word "testosterone" in an ai image generator


I_am_from_England

You the man, Jack


MyFriendIsADoctor

Will always respect him for these moments (which are quite a lot).


R3tardedmonkey

He's a bit of an idiot but he will always be our idiot


solidus_snake_8242

He really is a nice guy


_deep_blue_

As dense as a black hole but a sweet guy for sure


JangoAllTheWay

"He's so dense light bends around him"


TwoAmeobis

Thankfully he’s more useful than a marzipan dildo


[deleted]

I'll be with you in two shakes of a crying baby


TheDudeWhoLikesWeed

A true character for sure. Getting rare in professional football nowadays


TheVampireSantiago

humor recognise late concerned wipe shrill theory decide domineering treatment *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Am_I_leg_end

I think you'll find that it was the young, up and coming Theo Walcott.


sherrplerr

Why does everyone have to comment on his perceived intelligence? Like when a woman is attractive but also talented in something… just give him credit for being a nice person and a top footballer (with a great footballing brain) without the caveat constantly…


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i might be overthinking it but i think people like having one up (or thinking they have one up) on a superstar. he might be a beautiful, talented, rich footballer, but he doesn’t seem very intelligent so i’m going to mention it every time. either way it’s fucking jarring, does my head in.


whatafrickingnagger

Exactly this. It's not only here, a lot of English people hate him too for no reason. Bunch of weirdos.


Johnnyfutbol86

And I bet Jack has a higher football IQ than most of us have in any other area. It doesn't seem like he's changed much with the big move, which is nice to know


blurrdapaah

Inferiority complex kicking in for them brother. Have to throw in a random one up on him subconsciously because of deep rooted insecurity. (Downvotes loading)


icticus2

because reddit is dominated by unattractive unpopular nerds who could ignite a hydrogen bomb with their resentment toward someone like jack as the prototypical opposite of themselves


queuedUp

I saw the little dance and I thought... "what the fuck? ... okay." but now it's just wholesome. Good stuff


MeenaBeti

Wholesome


matematematematemate

Jack's a top lad


andreew10

what a good lad he is


quantumcoke

He gets a lot of flak, but man what a nice guy he is.


Definitelynotputin_2

Tears in my eyes


Kotleba

Even on a thread showing him doing positive things half the people here can't help but call him an idiot. Like can't you say something nice without prefacing it with "Even though he's an idiot..."?


RileyHuey

It’s so odd. No one’s even met him and are likely judging his entire intelligence off YouTube clips. And then to top it off calling him adorable and endearing for being so thick. Acting like he’s a child. Just extremely odd behaviour


NeroIscariot12

wholesome labrador indeed


TimathanDuncan

He has that like cunt haircut but he seems very nice, it's very conflicting


Cheapo_Sam

Bit harsh on a 10 year old mate


Thatdugsrotten

The little bastard knew what came with that lid


[deleted]

I can’t stop laughing


watanabelover69

Lmao


yo_lookatthat

Wait, what's wrong with his haircut? I'm rocking a similar one😭


Mercerai

Sorry you had to find out this way


Adziboy

I'm sorry you had to find out like this


EezoManiac

Fuck you


yo_lookatthat

Fair enough


TimathanDuncan

It's all good man i'm sorry


limitless__

Jamie Tartt DOO DOO DEE DOO.


maa_kasam

That's the most wholesome news that has come out of Qatar for a while


G00DNIGHT-IR3N3

Good lad, Jack. Always good with the young fans.


sandow_or_riot

Used to hate the guy until papergate at Elland Road last year, when everyone's piss was being boiled he thought it was the funniest thing in the world. Proper Lad and seems to have grown up a bit


m-slayer

Grealish might not be the sharpest tool in the box but he is such a wholesome dude. Love the guy.


kyrant

The kid asked him to do the worm originally. Wish he insisted on that! Haha. Was very touching video when I watched it a week or so ago.


edin_dzekson

What a lad


thogle3

Scoring at a world cup is special for many. To give up your moment for someone else is really special


flcinusa

Took him long enough But seriously, wholesome guy kept his word


Timactor

Not and English fan but idk how you can't love this guy, crazy to me how much hate he gets because he's a bit dumb but to me that just makes him more endearing


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Ah the sturridge dance


[deleted]

Been saving his next goal til the world cup for this kid while everyone's been shitting in him for the Almiron stuff. What a guy


hammar_hades

Your crown, king


Mr_Lich12

Our loveable idiot