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A GRANDAD whose van was smashed by Jack Grealish is still waiting for him to get in touch and apologise.

Reginald Woodcock, 73, labelled footballers overpaid and self-entitled.

A grandad whose van was smashed by Jack Grealish is still waiting for him to get in touch and apologise
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A grandad whose van was smashed by Jack Grealish is still waiting for him to get in touch and apologiseCredit: PA:Press Association
The Aston Villa star has been banned from driving for nine months
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The Aston Villa star has been banned from driving for nine months
Grealish walked free from court on Tuesday despite claims he was drunk
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Grealish walked free from court on Tuesday despite claims he was drunkCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The Aston Villa captain’s lawyer told a court that Grealish was “genuinely sorry” for the damage caused by his £90,000 Range Rover.

But Reginald insisted he had not heard from the England midfielder.

He also admitted he didn’t know who the star was.

He said: “I don’t follow Villa — none of them. If that’s the way he wants to live his life, that is up to him, but footballers are overpaid.”

Birmingham magistrates were told on Tuesday that £130,000-a-week Grealish had offered to pay for all damage.

His 4x4 hit the van, a £30,000 Mercedes and a wall, as he tried to leave a pal’s house at 8.40am — allegedly smelling of drink during lockdown.

Mr Woodcock had left his van outside his son’s home in Solihull, West Mids, ten miles from Grealish’s house in Barnt Green, Worcs.

The OAP added: “There was a little bit of damage. I don’t know who dealt with it. I didn’t pay for the repairs.”

Grealish, 25, got a record fine for a player of £82,900 and a nine-month ban after admitting careless driving charges, a second relating to speeding.

Grealish's 4x4 hit the van, a £30,000 Mercedes and a wall
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Grealish's 4x4 hit the van, a £30,000 Mercedes and a wall
Reginald Woodcock, 73, labelled footballers overpaid and self-entitled
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Reginald Woodcock, 73, labelled footballers overpaid and self-entitled


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Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish arrives in court to face driving disqualification after Range Rover lockdown crash
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