Quote from: brontebilly on September 04, 2020, 06:44:29 PMQuote from: ez on September 04, 2020, 05:37:19 PMQuote from: Risso on September 03, 2020, 07:06:13 PMHe could have buggered off five years before he did, and he'd still be our record Premier League signing and the memory of him would be a lot less tarnished.Why he got a new 3 year contract when he was obviously past it I'll never know. Paul lambert got one at about the same time which was equally silly.That was a huge mistake. Think we started that season ok and the board made some desperate decisions as a result. Gabby had a burst of form on the left wing in 12/13 and start of 13/14 where he was outstanding and was called into the England setup (if I recall rightly he didn't bother showing up). After that he stole a living at the clubs expense until his retirement. i think he liked playing off a big man, all his good performances were alongside Carew or Benteke.
Quote from: ez on September 04, 2020, 05:37:19 PMQuote from: Risso on September 03, 2020, 07:06:13 PMHe could have buggered off five years before he did, and he'd still be our record Premier League signing and the memory of him would be a lot less tarnished.Why he got a new 3 year contract when he was obviously past it I'll never know. Paul lambert got one at about the same time which was equally silly.That was a huge mistake. Think we started that season ok and the board made some desperate decisions as a result. Gabby had a burst of form on the left wing in 12/13 and start of 13/14 where he was outstanding and was called into the England setup (if I recall rightly he didn't bother showing up). After that he stole a living at the clubs expense until his retirement.
Quote from: Risso on September 03, 2020, 07:06:13 PMHe could have buggered off five years before he did, and he'd still be our record Premier League signing and the memory of him would be a lot less tarnished.Why he got a new 3 year contract when he was obviously past it I'll never know. Paul lambert got one at about the same time which was equally silly.
He could have buggered off five years before he did, and he'd still be our record Premier League signing and the memory of him would be a lot less tarnished.
Quote from: paul_e on September 04, 2020, 07:29:00 PMQuote from: brontebilly on September 04, 2020, 06:44:29 PMQuote from: ez on September 04, 2020, 05:37:19 PMQuote from: Risso on September 03, 2020, 07:06:13 PMHe could have buggered off five years before he did, and he'd still be our record Premier League signing and the memory of him would be a lot less tarnished.Why he got a new 3 year contract when he was obviously past it I'll never know. Paul lambert got one at about the same time which was equally silly.That was a huge mistake. Think we started that season ok and the board made some desperate decisions as a result. Gabby had a burst of form on the left wing in 12/13 and start of 13/14 where he was outstanding and was called into the England setup (if I recall rightly he didn't bother showing up). After that he stole a living at the clubs expense until his retirement. i think he liked playing off a big man, all his good performances were alongside Carew or Benteke.He looked really good at the very start coming inside off the wing, with him and Luke Moore either side of Angel.Admittedly, only lasted about six weeks.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ULt0WyXabvU
Quote from: dave17 on September 06, 2020, 07:45:42 AMhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ULt0WyXabvUHe is going to have a hell of a problem living that down.
Why's it called 6 figures? A tribute to his Villa salary for bankrolling it? The number of minutes between scoring in his last 3 seasons?