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<\/p>\nJack Grealish has branded John Gregory a \u2018clown\u2019 after the former Aston Villa boss claimed to have got Manchester City star substituted during a game. <\/p>\n
Back in 2013\/14, Grealish was out on loan at Notts County in League One, where one of their rivals was Crawley, then managed by Gregory. Grealish, a boyhood Villa fan, would have cheered Gregory\u2019s team on from the stands.<\/p>\n
However, in December 2013 they were rivals, with Gregory trying to get under the skin of a young Grealish\u2019 with some cruel taunts from the dugout. "I actually got Jack Grealish taken off once," he told the Undr the Cosh podcast.<\/p>\n
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"He was on loan at Notts County from Villa so this would be about 2014. He must have been about 18\/19 at the time. <\/p>\n
"I'm in the dugout and whenever he came near me, I said', f****** Jack Grealish. Aston Villa. F****** rubbish. No wonder they've f****** sent you out to Notts County. I'm right in his ear, 'no wonder they don't f****** want you up there'. Getting into him. <\/p>\n
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"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
Almost 10 years on from the match in question, Grealish has hit back at Gregory\u2019s claim in a reply on the podcast\u2019s Instagram page. Grealish was indeed substituted in the match midway through the second half, but he insists Gregory\u2019s version of events \u201cnever happened\u201d.<\/p>\n
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He posted: "John Gregory – Episode 1 of things that never happened… What a clown" followed by an embarrassed face emoji.<\/p>\n
Gregory managed Crawley for just over a year before stepping down due to health problems. It proved to be his last job in English club management, although he later had a two-year spell in India with Chennaiyin FC.<\/p>\n