Adama Traore - CONFIRMED

[ciggiesnbeer]

Jack Grealish has posted a video of him on Instagram of him doing his initiation song/dance tonight.  I'm guessing that it was at the hotel in London so it would appear he's traveled if true.

Why they do this I don't know.

Because its fun.  All kinds of teams in all sports have silly initiation rituals.

Its bonding, they all have the direct facials with sherwood then sing a song. It worked for Alexander the Great, it can work for us

[dave shelley]

It's harmless stuff.  It would have been at dinner this evening or failing that lunch today before they left,there's a bottle of HP sauce on the table, hardly the Hilton, or maybe it was even earlier in the week.  He's wearing a track suit FFS.  Don't make more of it than what it is.  That's how bad rumour starts.  I saw it on the Sky Sports Transfer Centre live blog.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Quite right Dave. Grumpy old sods!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Fu**in' Fu** the gru*py o*d Fu*kers!

U*V!

[charleeco7]

Team bonding and pretty funny.

[silhillvilla]

I think chavski pioneered this now all others follow suit

[PeterWithesShin]

Players have been doing initiations when signing for a new club for yonks now.

[passport1]

Sherwood said "we should cool our jets about him". I presume that means not to get overly impatient as fans are wont to do. He also said he was only 19 had a lot to learn and was a 'development player'. To me that places him in the same category as Delph when he was signed.  One for the future who may make the occasional appearance.

[Dante Lavelli]

Jack Grealish has posted a video of him on Instagram of him doing his initiation song/dance tonight.  I'm guessing that it was at the hotel in London so it would appear he's traveled if true.

Why they do this I don't know.

I assume you mean the posting it on social media?  In which case I agree, team bonding stuff should stay behind closed doors. 

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Jack Grealish has posted a video of him on Instagram of him doing his initiation song/dance tonight.  I'm guessing that it was at the hotel in London so it would appear he's traveled if true.

Why they do this I don't know.

I assume you mean the posting it on social media?  In which case I agree, team bonding stuff should stay behind closed doors.

Have you seen the clip? It's entirely harmless.

[olaftab]

Why they do this I don't know.

You wouldn't understand.... it's called fun!

[Dante Lavelli]

Jack Grealish has posted a video of him on Instagram of him doing his initiation song/dance tonight.  I'm guessing that it was at the hotel in London so it would appear he's traveled if true.

Why they do this I don't know.

I assume you mean the posting it on social media?  In which case I agree, team bonding stuff should stay behind closed doors.

Have you seen the clip? It's entirely harmless.

No I haven't but that wasn't the point my comment.  To expand further, I feel that when a fun team bonding thing is put on social media or is used for publicity then it's meaning changes.  The 'what happens on tour, stays on tour' cliche carries some merit in my opinion.  I'd guess that the forces encourage a similar code of conduct.  So the content of the video is not important it is that Grealish has failed to understand the team dynamic in my opinion, it shows a lack of awareness.

[kippaxvilla2]

Jack Grealish has posted a video of him on Instagram of him doing his initiation song/dance tonight.  I'm guessing that it was at the hotel in London so it would appear he's traveled if true.

Why they do this I don't know.

Agree it's mindless and could lead to a serious injury.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Pontificating on something you haven't seen. I see. Fair enough...

Edit: not you K

[dekko]

No I haven't but that wasn't the point my comment.  To expand further, I feel that when a fun team bonding thing is put on social media or is used for publicity then it's meaning changes.  The 'what happens on tour, stays on tour' cliche carries some merit in my opinion.  I'd guess that the forces encourage a similar code of conduct.  So the content of the video is not important it is that Grealish has failed to understand the team dynamic in my opinion, it shows a lack of awareness.

Considering that over the last year or so Hutton and Delph had posted similar videos in addition to ones from Grealish, I don't think the team in general will have a problem.

Besides, back in my sporting days (ye olde 2007) initiations tended to be a lot more humiliating/difficult/embarrassing, standing on a chair and singing a song is really really tame.