New Contracts?

[nodge]

Hopefully we'll do it like Man City did with some of their big players in the summer and announce new deals signed over a few days.

[ozzjim]

There goes any motivation stick for a player in second gear for too long

[Percy McCarthy]

Good news IMO, and hopefully a good sign re: the others.

http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/stats/option/scorers

[ez]

Suprised at that. Pressure's on him to contribute now.

[Chris Jameson]

Excuse me if I don't whoop for joy. He's in even more of a comfort zone now.

[Gareth]

Think 'good news' is a matter of opinion, my idea of good news would have been one of the other three signing up with a line at the end saying 'Gabby has been told he will get one of these is he joins in more than four times this season & earns it'

Oh well, he's only one more 4 year contract away from being the 1st villa striker to score 100 Premiership goals for the club

[PaulWinch again]

Think 'good news' is a matter of opinion, my idea of good news would have been one of the other three signing up with a line at the end saying 'Gabby has been told he will get one of these is he joins in more than four times this season & earns it'

Oh well, he's only one more 4 year contract away from being the 1st villa striker to score 100 Premiership goals for the club

Yes it wasn't the 'good news' I was looking for really. He needs to work up and his level of consistency.

[Percy McCarthy]

I think 68 goals is pretty good considering he's played most of the last four seasons on the wing in a shit team.

[saunders_heroes]

I think 68 goals is pretty good considering he's played most of the last four seasons on the wing in a shit team.

Agreed. It's not his fault he's been surrounded by mainly rubbish over the last 4 years. Hopefully this (and the signing up of Delph, Vlaar etc) is the start of better times arriving at the club.

[john e]

Suprised at that. Pressure's on him to contribute now.

Yep massive pressure now he's signed that 4 year contract !

[Phil from the upper holte]

Out of everyone he was the least of our worries

[dave.woodhall]

Out of everyone he was the least of our worries

And therefore probably the easiest to sort out.

[hipkiss92]

Just make sure we're loud and vocal in wanting to sign Vlaar, Grealish and Delph up over the next few weeks. Sends a message we want them here if nothing else.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Out of everyone he was the least of our worries

And therefore probably the easiest to sort out.

So why not leave it?

[Dave]

Out of everyone he was the least of our worries

And therefore probably the easiest to sort out.

So why not leave it?

Why not just do it at the same time as all the others?

It's not a case of "finish one negotiation, start the next one".