Aston Villa fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest post from club captain Jack Grealish.
This comes after the Englishman shared a post on his official Twitter page commemorating the six-year anniversary of the day he made his professional debut for Villa.
Grealish’s post included a picture of himself waiting to come on as a substitute for his debut. The 24-year-old captioned his post saying that it has “been a long old journey since, plenty of ups and downs but always blessed for every moment” to play for Villa.
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Villa fans who were eager to share their own messages to their captain.
Here’s a sample of Villa fans responding to the post:
6 years ago today I made my professional debut for @AVFCOfficial been a long old journey since, plenty of ups and downs but always blessed for every moment ?? #AVFC pic.twitter.com/rCiIqmHoVT
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) May 7, 2020
Heres to another 6 years (or 10 or 15)??
— Dan Jackson ????????? (@AVFCjackson237) May 7, 2020
Roll on the next 6 skip ???
— Vicki ?? (@vquick10) May 7, 2020
My Captain ??
— The AVFC Faithful ? (@AVFCFaithful_) May 7, 2020
Is Jack Grealish a Villa club legend?
Yes
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Since making his professional debut for Villa, Grealish has gone on to make 177 appearances for the Birmingham club in which he has managed to score 24 goals and provide 31 assists (per Transfermarkt). Now that the 24-year-old has shared a post on his Twitter page celebrating the anniversary of his Villa debut, this paved the way for plenty of Villa fans to share their praise for Grealish.
The pleasure has been all ours – the best player in my supporting life time to grace the shirt – I think we all hope there will be more good times to come – captain this club to glory!!! #avfc #utv
— Stephen James Arnold (@StephenArnold78) May 7, 2020
Legend, stick with it and win something with us!! #UTV
— Conan (@BigNostradamus) May 7, 2020
And what a fantastic journey it’s been we love you super Jack ??
— VillaKnows (@KnowsVilla) May 8, 2020
What do we think?
It’s nice to see Grealish taking pride in how long he has been at Villa for, this shows just how much he loves his club. The replies to his post also prove how much these Villa fans admire and respect the Englishman.