Gabby named as captain

[eastie]

IMO he shouldn't be starting right now.

Agreed, he does not warrant a place in the team on current form but sadly we have no other viable options other than the even more inept heskey.

[Rick_avfc]

I'm finding it difficult to remember the last good game he's had.

Probably the Balckburn game earlier in the season when he scored.

He was absolutely rubbish yesterday.  The one chance he had, it went for a flippin throw in!  WTF!?!  Strikers should be hitting the target minimum but not our gabby.  Worst thing is, he wont be dropped either as he is the captain!  Something I do not agree with.
IMO, Heskey should have started instead of Gabby with Wiemann playing alongside him.

[Monty]

IMO he shouldn't be starting right now.

Agreed, he does not warrant a place in the team on current form but sadly we have no other viable options other than the even more inept heskey.

Weimann on his own for me. The best player in the best system.

[PaulTheVillan]

Maybe Gabby doesn't like other strikers playing well or scoring goals. Maybe he's a sulker.

Weimann & Bent do well, Gabby doesn't seem interested.

[Rick_avfc]

Maybe Gabby doesn't like other strikers playing well or scoring goals. Maybe he's a sulker.

Weimann & Bent do well, Gabby doesn't seem interested.

I wouldnt be surprised if that was the case but its his job to do better which he doesn seem to do.

[TheSandman]

IMO he shouldn't be starting right now.

Agreed, he does not warrant a place in the team on current form but sadly we have no other viable options other than the even more inept heskey.

Weimann on his own for me. The best player in the best system.

Agreed. Bring Gabby on as an impact sub but start with another attacking midfielder.

[ozzjim]

Gabby should not at this stage be best used as an impact sub though. Maybe at a different club he could be coaxed into more consistency, but if he stays and plays every week, we simply have to find a way to utilise his pace more often and to better effect, as it is his only real weapon. It frustrates me that when he isolates a player he does not simply kick and run, as it would work 80% of the time! He should be perfect for the wide role of a front 3, but lacks the awareness to be effective. As much as I loathe him, Downing was perfect out left of the 3 pronged attack because he would drift into threatening positions if not on the ball.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Woeful again today - captain , my arse.
First off the pitch today without acknowledging the travelling support.
Not been worth the shirt for months . 

[Des Little]

Gabby's a busted flush.  Shouldn't be in the team let alone captain.  Give it to Collins and start with Weimann up front (can't believe I'm saying this) with Ivanhoe.  We simply cannot do any worse.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Completely agree des - only an incompetent moron would have gabby in the team , let alone captain

Erm , hold on ......

[Summers]

He was shocking. Dribbling straight into a red shirt every time. Well played, Gabs.

[Villanation]

As mentioned earlier, something is not right with Gabby, said this in the last couple of games and today was so evident is screamed from the kid, you don't get a player like Gabby who wears his heart on his sleeve, playing for the club he loves, as a Cap't then turns into some kind of useless, couldn't give a dam half wit display, that walks of without giving a crap, we all know deep down Gabby has more in his locker than he has been showing, so for me its one of a few things.

Perhaps the bloke is as pissed of with McLeish as we are, perhaps he just can't work with him.

Perhaps as I think Gabby is already on his way out the club and its something he's coming to turns with.

Perhaps he's just lost it and after 2 seasons of playing in a very badly run club he's had enough, he wouldn't be the first or the last.

For me the only important thing now is to not throw the baby out with the bath water, we don't have a lot of choice, we are in the middle of a dog fight that we must survive and at this time we need experienced heads, we will be asking a huge amount of Weimann to stick him up front and expect him to carry the day, could have a detrimental effect on his career.

I think we need to get N'Zogbia back in, we need to get Cuellor back in there, Heskey coming on and then bring the younger players during the course of the games left.

Then when we get to the end of the season IMO there will be a lot of players leaving this club and i think Gabby will without doubt be one.

[The Left Side]

He didn't contribute much today, he just doesn't look fit to me.

[ozzjim]

He has been woeful for months. I have been critical of his movement in the main, and the fact he often goes missing in games, but today he did not even look committed. Something has to give.

[Villanation]

He didn't contribute much today, he just doesn't look fit to me.

He was dire today, truly terrible, its not something that has just happened, this has been coming on for months, why is that, something is badly wrong with the player.

bet you it comes out in the wash....