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Next season more than ever, Villa must be prepared.

The club needs to rebuild not only the team, but also the relationship with a wounded, broken fanbase.

Jack Grealish, your Villa needs you.

Forget the pre-season photos, the Everton shenanigans, the injuries and even the lack of form.

This was not a season for you or any other Villa player to be proud of.

The claret and blue faithful deserved more, the players and the staff failed to deliver.

Already there are reports suggesting West Ham will bid for you, and you can expect many more reports along the same lines.

You will be in demand, you won't be short of offers.

You are however the one player that Villa fans need to stay at the club.

You have aspirations and ambitions that can only be achieved through consistent Premier League football.

Today we ask though that you pull your socks up and put your personal goals on hold to help Villa get back into the top-flight, if they are relegated.

The adulation that you would receive from the fans for playing a part in the rebirth of the club, would be immeasurable.

There is a long list of people that fans blame more for the current demise of Aston Villa Football Club, but you could be the one to have the biggest positive impact in terms of a revival.

You have the chance to cement a legacy at Villa, to become a true claret and blue icon.

There is no doubting the clear ability you have as a young footballer, there is no doubting how much you want to put on a show in front of the fans you used to sit amongst.

Please be clear though, you owe those fans your best ever season in a Villa shirt.

Performances like that against Liverpool in the FA Cup should become second nature.

Forget the Hammers, Everton, Tottenham and whoever else may come calling.

State your intent off and on the pitch and stick around to be the Holte End hero that you owe it to yourself and the fans to become.

Always remember that song penned by The Holte End - 'Jack Grealish, he's one of our own.'