Gabby named as captain

[Rick_avfc]

Actually he could have given it to Ireland. He's a senior pro, regular first choice now (especially since we hardly have anyone else left standing), is a damn good player, and has been working pretty hard recently.  Does that sound bonkers?

Edit - I seeRick already suiggested it so maybe as a suggestion it's not as "out there" as I suspected.

Admittedly, I was being lazy and not looking through previous pages to see if Ireland was mentioned but feel he would be a great option.  I do, however, think the reason he wasn't chosen was the spat he had with Eck at the Newcastle game.  As I mentioned earlier, I also believe Gabby was given the captains arm band because it would get the fans (who are against Eck) on side

[UK Redsox]

Thats really poor by Sky.  Just shows how much attention they are paying to us

Its not just Sky, the Telegraph is saying the same thing.

Its looks like the media outlets are just running an agency report without fact-checking it

[Rick_avfc]

Thats really poor by Sky.  Just shows how much attention they are paying to us

Its not just Sky, the Telegraph is saying the same thing.

Its looks like the media outlets are just running an agency report without fact-checking it

Telegraph as well?  it gets worse!  thought they were quite a respected newspaper.  Maybe what they mean is that Gabby is leading the team out for the time since being confirmed as the replacement? 

[pedro25]

5 months since he last goal is terrible, he's about 25, it's a European Championship and Olympic summer, Bent is out, if he can't step up now when can he.  And yet some on here still think he's worth £15-20 mill, just dont see it myself.

[Rick_avfc]

5 months since he last goal is terrible, he's about 25, it's a European Championship and Olympic summer, Bent is out, if he can't step up now when can he.  And yet some on here still think he's worth £15-20 mill, just dont see it myself.

Never is he worth that figure but as he is british, he will prob fetch that fee.  I think he is worth £8 TOPS.

[paul_e]

5 months since he last goal is terrible, he's about 25, it's a European Championship and Olympic summer, Bent is out, if he can't step up now when can he.  And yet some on here still think he's worth £15-20 mill, just dont see it myself.

In a world where liverpool pay £35m for a half season wonder that's probably accurate.

[ACVilla]

Gabby? Captain material? Really? Oh dear.

[Rioch is King]

For the time being this seems a reasonable decision to me, Gabby has passion and it could bring out a side in him we don't know about. I don't see it as a 'fan pleaser' decision, if he was that bothered about pleasing the fans he wouldn't be picking Mr Heskey.

[Dave]

I don't see it as a 'fan pleaser' decision

I agree.

As this thread has nicely demonstrated, it's not as if there were half a dozen other candidates who have been passed over in favour of him.

[Billy Walker]

5 months since he last goal is terrible, he's about 25, it's a European Championship and Olympic summer, Bent is out, if he can't step up now when can he.  And yet some on here still think he's worth £15-20 mill, just dont see it myself.

In a world where liverpool pay £35m for a half season wonder that's probably accurate.

Gabby's scored about as many as the world class Luis Suarez, too!

[Villanation]

The sad thing is we will sell Gabby for all of a fiver, he'll truck of to his next side and instantly turn into a goal hungry maniac, featuring in pole position for England up front and showing on every Tabloid back pages day in and day out for the foreseeable future.

Then we will have to listen to Clive tiddley screaming not only Roooooooooooooooney but also AAAAAAAAAAgbonlahor and making some ridicules statement like he's faster than Eusain Boult

[TheSandman]

Great, make a badly out of form player undroppable. Delightful.

The one thing I'd concede is that we don't have any decent candidates for the job. I might have preferred Given but he's not in sterling form either.

[brian green]

Given needs to be dropped immediately.

[N'ZMAV]

Fucking awful today. Sick of him lately. Offers nothing.

[Matt C]

Desperately short of confidence and needs a goal.