Gary Gardner - Retired

[Matt Collins]

I wrote him off well over a year ago. And I don't think he ripped up any trees at barnsley. One goal I think?

But I admit he's looked a lot better this pre season than previous ones. Normally he gives the ball away constantly and has a first touch like an elephant

[wittonwarrior]

Surely Salford city would take him to bolster their squad.  Please go!

[VILLA MOLE]

he is going to end up our longest serving player isn't he ?

[Damo70]

he is going to end up our longest serving player isn't he ?

Not only that but he is on course to be the first player to qualify for a testimonial having played less games for us in the seven years since his debut (33) than he has out on loan to other clubs (74).

[Steve67]

Must be poor if not even someone like Barnsley don't want him.  Shame as he was a great prospect.

[SoccerHQ]

I wonder if the better informed than me consider he could play a sole holding role in dront of a back three?  Pace would not be an issue.

Think Barnsley and Forest played him in that postion and he did o.k at both.

Both clubs were battling relegation though.

[brentastonb6]

Must be poor if not even someone like Barnsley don't want him.  Shame as he was a great prospect.

Maybe knowing us we pay too much in wages for these clubs to match ?

[Matt Collins]

We gave him a big new contract half way through Bruce's first season

Within 6 months Bruce had realised hes not good enough but by now we'd priced him out of the market

Classic villa

[Confusious says]

Didn't Bruce get him the new contract when he scored at the sty

[chrisw1]

I've no idea what we're paying him, but can't imagine it's silly money.  I can certainly understand the logic of giving him a contract rather than letting him walk for free.  He is young, pre-injury was always an exciting prospect and had seemed to do well at Forest.  If we had let him go on a free I imagine there would have been a lot of criticism for that too.  The gamble doesn't seem yo have come off, but it seemed a pretty sensible one at the time.

[Matt Collins]

His contract wasn't running out iirc. Bruce just said he deserved parrot with our other first team players

[Mister E]

His contract wasn't running out iirc. Bruce just said he deserved parrot with our other first team players

"deserved parrot": is that colloquial for 'talking bollocks'?

[Risso]

I've no idea what we're paying him, but can't imagine it's silly money.  I can certainly understand the logic of giving him a contract rather than letting him walk for free.  He is young, pre-injury was always an exciting prospect and had seemed to do well at Forest.  If we had let him go on a free I imagine there would have been a lot of criticism for that too.  The gamble doesn't seem yo have come off, but it seemed a pretty sensible one at the time.

I can’t imagine there’d have been any criticism at all for letting him go, the lad is crap.

[Matt Collins]

His contract wasn't running out iirc. Bruce just said he deserved parrot with our other first team players

"deserved parrot": is that colloquial for 'talking bollocks'?

Deserved parity!

[Damo70]

His contract wasn't running out iirc. Bruce just said he deserved parrot with our other first team players

If he deserved parrot does that mean we paid him in pieces of eight?