As Jack Grealish awoke at his family home in Solihull yesterday morning, he was oblivious to the conversation progressing from the topic of his dazzling display at Wembley on Sunday onto which country he’ll represent at senior level.

As Aston Villa face Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final, the stage will be familiar to Jack Grealish but his involvement far greater.

I’ve got to thinking lately that this little country of ours should scrap the title ‘Isle of Saints and Scholars’, and instead be known as the ‘Island of Immaculate Conceptions’.

HOW utterly amusing (and let’s face it, gratifying too) to see big, brave fox and stag hunters running scared from the attentions of Environment Minister John Gormley.