The Gabby Appreciation Thread - Update: 4 year deal

[ez]

Small heath fans don't like him because he's scored a few goals against them.

[TaxDodger]

Small heath fans don't like him because he's scored a few goals against them.

They must hate a lot of people..

[Ads]

Been arguing all morning at work with a b-loser who says Gabby's shit. Unsurprisingly given their usual insight, every Villa fan he's asked has agreed with him.

He knows BlackCountry Villa?

[Holtenderinthesky]

He's more than good enough to be playing for England and a top four club -

Ssssshhhhhhhhh

 

Hasn't he said previously, he sees no reason to move from Villa, he enjoys it here and he gets well paid.

Quotes are:

Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has signed a new deal running until June 2015 with the Midlands outfit.

The 24-year-old is one of Villa's most highly rated players and has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract extension to show his commitment to the side.

"I can't see myself playing for any other club," Villa academy product Agbonlahor told the club's website.

"I am happy and I just want to keep on playing for Villa. It's my childhood club and the one I support and love." 

"I am happy to commit to the club, " added Agbonlahor, who has scored 52 goals in nearly 200 games for Villa. "Hopefully, I can progress and keep improving on what I've done so far.

"It's important nowadays to not move from club to club. If you're happy at a club stay there."

As much as I doubt he will leave, we have heard all this before.......

Not doubting HIS loyalty, just pointing out that quotes from a footballer mean sod all. 

Anyway, I love the man. 

[not3bad]

Not good enough for England

Yeah, England is all about the Peter Crouchs and Andy Carrolls.

Pwned!

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Not good enough for England, not good enough for a top 4 side, but good enough to go down in our history as player that gave his all for the club, and played some great matches along the way.

There were many similar comments on this site about Ashley Young.

If Gabby goes the way Ashley Young has, I will pay the transfer fee myself for a player to replace him.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Not good enough for England

Yeah, England is all about the Peter Crouchs and Andy Carrolls.

How a genuinely good player like Gabby hope to compete with lumbering oafs like them?

Is that the Peter Crouch who has a goal every other game for England? As for Carroll, totally different player, but he's shit.

Gabby goes through phases of playing really well, then not so well. This is one of the really good moments. I didn't hear anyone calling for him to play for England last season and people seemed to criticise him quite often under MON.

I don't want to knock Gabby because he's playing really well for us. But he's not good enough for Internationl football, in my opinion.

[not3bad]

This is the same Gabby who did play for England and had a good game right?

[darren woolley]

The way he's playing this season he has been incredible playing really well I would love him to carry it on for the rest of the season the man is a top player I hope Gabby stay's at Villa for life.

[Villanation]

Not good enough for England

Yeah, England is all about the Peter Crouchs and Andy Carrolls.

How a genuinely good player like Gabby hope to compete with lumbering oafs like them?

Is that the Peter Crouch who has a goal every other game for England? As for Carroll, totally different player, but he's shit.

Gabby goes through phases of playing really well, then not so well. This is one of the really good moments. I didn't hear anyone calling for him to play for England last season and people seemed to criticise him quite often under MON.

I don't want to knock Gabby because he's playing really well for us. But he's not good enough for Internationl football, in my opinion.

Crouch also goes through bad patches which is one reason he's played for a lot of different clubs.....

Gabby not good enough for England!!!! Gabby was a regular at U21, scoring against Portugal in the Finals a couple of seasons ago the Portuguese coach, rated to be one of the best spotters of talent in the game declared, Gabby was a rare talent and future World Class potential.

The only reason that top 4 clubs have been muted where Gabby is concerned is because the fella keeps opening his mouth about this undying loyalty to Aston Villa, there isn't a manager out there that will want a player so devoted to his club because the chances are that if you force it you end up with a Tevez style situation, its happened many times, you'll notice i say muted because, some of the top clubs where interested  in Gabby before they where interested in Ashley Young, its a known and excepted fact that Arsene Wenger tabled a 15ML bid for Gabby when MON was at the club and MON knocked it back, and that was when Arsenal was at the top of its form as a club, Spurs have also been in for him.

1 point i do agree with is Andy Carrol, i just don't get how this player overnight was elevated to World Class meriting a 35ML price tag, the guy is marginally average and nowhere near Gabby's standard.

I f Capello has anything about him as a coach Gabby will be included for the Montenegro game, to ignore such a powerful player is 1 very good reason why England will never win naf all.

[LeeB]

Yesterday was a masterclass in forward play. I know it was 'only' Wigan, but we already know he terrorises the 'big' teams and scores in all the derbies. If he lacks anything to improve his stats, it's flat-track bullying.

Absolutely.  A proper old fashioned 10/10 display.  Superb.  Actually, make it 9/10 for that piss poor bumfluff moustache.

No way Risso, I'm loving that 'Kid Creole'.

Even last season, despite his general poor-ish form (and I think a lot of that comes down to him feeling as though the last manager basically didn't rate him), I felt his game had come on.

There we're a few games, I think Stoke away first half and the rags in the cup, where he had a real swagger to him and he was chipping and curling passes crossfield like a central midfielder.

The downside was that he looked like he'd slowed up a bit, something that happily seems rectified completely. Gabby with that pace, his now considerable frame and added extra subtlety and awareness is potentially lethal.

Long live the King of Villa Park.

[Villanation]

Yesterday was a masterclass in forward play. I know it was 'only' Wigan, but we already know he terrorises the 'big' teams and scores in all the derbies. If he lacks anything to improve his stats, it's flat-track bullying.

Absolutely.  A proper old fashioned 10/10 display.  Superb.  Actually, make it 9/10 for that piss poor bumfluff moustache.

No way Risso, I'm loving that 'Kid Creole'.

Even last season, despite his general poor-ish form (and I think a lot of that comes down to him feeling as though the last manager basically didn't rate him), I felt his game had come on.

There we're a few games, I think Stoke away first half and the rags in the cup, where he had a real swagger to him and he was chipping and curling passes crossfield like a central midfielder.

The downside was that he looked like he'd slowed up a bit, something that happily seems rectified completely. Gabby with that pace, his now considerable frame and added extra subtlety and awareness is potentially lethal.

Long live the King of Villa Park.

Totally agree, the move he made yesterday ripping up the Wigan defence one after another, even the commentator on MOTD said "he's beaten half the team" (OTT) however, he yet again pulled something completely new and unexpected out the hat.

Said it before, if that had been Defoe or Torres, Carrol or Rooney we would have been having it for breakfast dinner and tea for the next week....

[Villanation]

Well it seems Capello has named the England squad, Gabby is not included, he has included Kevin Davies...(phucking laughable) and Peter Crouch,,ffs.....

Lost for words....

[luke25]

Well it seems Capello has named the England squad, Gabby is not included, he has included Kevin Davies...(phucking laughable) and Peter Crouch,,ffs.....

Lost for words....

Good stuff, as long as Gabby's as far away from that freak show as possible then its a great thing for us.

[Villanation]

Well it seems Capello has named the England squad, Gabby is not included, he has included Kevin Davies...(phucking laughable) and Peter Crouch,,ffs.....

Lost for words....

Good stuff, as long as Gabby's as far away from that freak show as possible then its a great thing for us.

Well said Luke......Capello is and as always been a t*at, and the last thing Villa need is any possible injury that may occur with the Manc's coming up, and in any case we know what the format is going to be, thrash Montenegro of to the Championships and then embarrass ourselves on a World scale.