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'He needs a kick up the backside but I'm not going to throw Jack Grealish under the bus': Ex-Aston Villa star Stan Collymore admits he would have done the same as the captain at 24 after he was caught flouting lockdown rules

Daily Mail | March 30, 2020

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Stan Collymore has sympathised with Jack Grealish after the Aston Villa captain flouted government guidelines by attending a late night party on Saturday.

Grealish issued an apology on social media on Monday after he allegedly crashed his £70,000 Range Rover into parked cars in in the Dickens Heath area of Solihull. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

The 24-year-old made no mention of any car crash in his apology video on Twitter, but confessed to feeling 'deeply embarrassed' after 'stupidly' agreeing to attend the house party.

Jack Grealish was the subject of controversy after flouting the government's lockdown rules
Grealish apologised for partying in a video posted to his social media accounts on Monday
He did not mention a Range Rover crash that damaged two cars

Now Collymore, who represented Villa between 1997 and 2000, has denounced Grealish's actions but understands his desire to party during the unexpected break in the season.

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