New Four Year Deal for Gabby

[DrGonzo]

Good news for me.  A player that exemplifies what football could do with a lot more of, integrity.  A local boy that loves the club he plays for.  A few years ago, when he was first in and around the national side, he could easily have engineered a move to a higher paying club as so many of our other players have in recent years.  We also lack a distinct level of experience in the squad losing Gabby would be a death knell.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

I think its good news.  He has been a great stalwart for the club, and still is one of our best players.  Good inifluence for the youngsters, and one of the last single club players. 

Agree with all of that plus he makes us a better team when he is in the side because it helps create space for others to exploit.

He would create space for others if he moved occasionally!!! Shouldn't be considered a first choice for every game - squad and impact player at best for me

[Phil from the upper holte]

Squad and impact for me as well, he's better away from home when were playing on the counter and he can be a threat, can be a bit flat at home but I always knew he'd finish his career here. Also our top scorer in the premiership

[Jane]

It's no secret that I bloody love Gabby so smiles all round from me!

[JUAN PABLO]

good squad player .   Need a better player to start to push on from where we are every season and that includes weimann too .

[JUAN PABLO]

Delph deserves his ,  one of the shining lights this season  .

[Toronto Villa]

So we are supposed to be culling high-earners not worth anything like the pay-packet they are on but let's just make an exception for Gabby because he is a fan?

I hate this club sometimes...

A new contender for Most Melodramatic Post of the Year emerges

[Chipsticks]

Good news, glad it looks like he'll be staying til he retires. I've said it before the day he retires and walks over to clap the Holte one last time is going to be so goddamn emotional.

[taylorsworkrate]

Good news, glad it looks like he'll be staying til he retires. I've said it before the day he retires and walks over to clap the Holte one last time is going to be so goddamn emotional.

Imagine how emotional it would be if he decides to start scoring a few goals.

[Chico Hamilton III]

It was funny when he clattered that fella out of One Direction though

[supertom]

I think Gabby would be helped by having genuine competition and the opportunity to be a rotation or impact player. When he's been fit he's generally always played since his first full season.
He's been jaded in recent weeks. He probably needs a rest but of course there are no alternatives who will offer anything like the sort of impact on a game that Gabby can.

Get good competition for he and Weimann next season, it'll make them both raise there game, but also give us more options and the ability to rest our better players when they're getting burned out.

With injuries and also now a lot of miles on his clock, I'm not sure Gabby has it in him to play 45 (sometimes more) games a season like he did in his early days under O Neill. He played virtually every game. Now he picks up niggles during seasons, and he's of course getting older too.

Gabby will continue being a key player but for our sake, and partly his, he shouldn't be playing every single week. Being seemingly undroppable too, is not good for any player.

[richardhubbard]

Does not do enough to deserve a four year contract, to me give him 2 years with a 12 month extension

I know he is a villa lad but he is not worth a 3 year contract on top money

[supertom]

It was funny when he clattered that fella out of One Direction though

He should get a 10 year deal just for that.

[Toronto Villa]

You don't just discard your valued and experienced players. Not only that he's a good person to have around the club. He offers more than just his playing ability, and with Gabby the challenge is and always has been consistency. When he's hot he's verging on national team selection because he is that effective. But he has scored and set up some of the most important goals in our recent history. Goals that we can all recall because they were that crucial. He is tremendous ambassador for the club, does a lot of charity work, never complains and is a dedicated employee and servant. They don't just grow on trees and in an era where loyalty is practically a thing of the past it is refreshing to see him want to stay. And if anyone at the club is 100% behind the new direction that club wants to take it will be him. I'm sure he won't be poor after his new deal, but I'll bet he'll buy into the aims of the club and agree to a contract to allow the club to get in better players.

[stubbsyandy]

He's good enough for me...bloody frustrating sometimes but will do for me