As you know, I have been the biggest critic of Jack, but yesterday has just totally changed my mind about the kid.
The way he has handled himself over the past few weeks, culminating in yesterday, is quite frankly, remarkable - and is a credit to his family, our club, the city and football.
Even if you take yesterdays event out of it all, just look at how he handled the captaincy. If a contentious decision happened, he got the players away, and spoke to the ref on his own, when we scored, he was going round telling the players to switch on.
After what had just gone on, it was truly astonishing to be honest.
IYesterday, I was fuilled with disgust and shame on this
Today, I have woke up, and all I feel is pride.
My only worry is, if I was his dad / agent - I would be saying "look lad, you don't need this, you are in a fishbowl, get out and go somewhere where you will not have all this crap.
Be interesting what happens in the summer, but this is why I was scked with McParlands thoughts yesterday (and didn't respond) - this will have massive repurcussions on not just the Blues, but the Villa - and that is why it needs to be stamped down on.
But Jack - I am proud of you kid , very proud !