Gabby

[Witton Warrior]

This could be Gabby's season if he steps up to the challenge - he can show Benteke what a real Villa Legend is like!

[SoccerHQ]

Nah keep Gabby out wide attacking and chipping in with goals, that works best as there's less expectation on him to score than when he's leading the line.

[OCD]

Weimann and Gabby on the flanks worked. Why start messing with other positions when currently there's just one to address.

Not entirely sure with the Weimann thing. As long as whoever plays wide works their bollocks off we could move Andi in field. I did feel Andi did remarkebly well but still disappeared in some games. I'm not sure it's his preference by any means either. He faded in the last few weeks. Part of that was tiredness but some of the games he just vanished on the flank.
Put him through the middle and you'll double his goal tally from last season I reckon.

I haven't seen many people work as hard as Weimann. I agree about his form though but you would expect that for a young lad playing his first full season. Presumably one or more of the new comers will give him competition so we can rest him when needed.

[SoccerHQ]

Weimann will get 15 goals next season I reckon if he stays fit and starts taking the penalties.

[danlanza]

Nah keep Gabby out wide attacking and chipping in with goals, that works best as there's less expectation on him to score than when he's leading the line.

Knocking them into Helenius, Goalllllllllllll to the unstopable Villa. Sounds good that.

[Malandro]

The Benteke nonsense really makes you appreciate him, I've thought a few times over the years that its time for him to move on.

[N'ZMAV]

If Gabby was as good as Benteke then he would probably have left by now. I like Gabby. He'll always be here.

[Gerrin]

If Gabby was as good as Benteke then he would probably have left by now. I like Gabby. He'll always be here.

I disagree with that, he's better than Benteke.

[Californian Villain]

If Gabby was as good as Benteke then he would probably have left by now. I like Gabby. He'll always be here.

I disagree with that, he's better than Benteke.

LOL.

[SoccerHQ]

He isn't but in the right formation he can still be an excellent attacking striker as he showed from January last year.

Dunno if he's had opportunities to leave but many many poorer strikers have changed clubs over the years so yeah I do think he has good loyalty to us.

[supertom]

I don't see Gabby as ever having wanted a move at all. There's been whispers over the years of people after him. Probably the best club to be linked with Gab was Arsenal, though that was tenuous to say the least, and probably off the back of him giving them a few roastings. Gallas in particular must still have nightmares of Gabby murdering him at the Emirates.
I think the worst Gab has had it was under Houllier. It's the one time a manager here hasn't particularly fancied Gab. I'd guess his mindset would have been to stick it out, rather than try and engineer a move. I don't think many of us expected Houllier to stay for long. In part because he was kind of semi-retired, questionable health and also because we were fighting relegation for most of his time here.

Gab's a class act. As long as we keep hold of him, he'll stay. He may end up out of contract in his early 30's, by which time we'll probably move him on. By which time he'll have passed 100 league goals for us I reckon.

[Witton Warrior]

If Gabby was as good as Benteke then he would probably have left by now. I like Gabby. He'll always be here.

I disagree with that, he's better than Benteke.

He's better in many ways...

[supertom]

If Gabby was as good as Benteke then he would probably have left by now. I like Gabby. He'll always be here.

I disagree with that, he's better than Benteke.

He's better in many ways...

Procreation being one.

[DrGonzo]

He is the only Villa layer who has openly said that he would only leave if we want to sell him.  Villa through and through.

[supertom]

I don't doubt that Gabby will earn a testimonial either. I think he'll be here going into his 30's.