Football365 explains why this is bunkum:
Sportsmail can reveal the fastest player in the Barclays Premier League, and the name may surprise a few of you.
'Alexis Sanchez, maybe? Eden Hazard? Raheem Sterling, perhaps?
'No, the fastest player in the top flight so far in 2014-15 is Phil Jagielka. And here is the data that proves it.'
No fellas, here's some data from EA Sports that shows that several jobbing defenders - Jagielka, Ritchie de Laet, Alan Hutton and Joey O'Brien are in the Mail's top ten 'sprint kings' list - momentarily sprinted really fast when chasing much faster players who were travelling with the ball.
Mediawatch has seen O'Brien and Raheem Sterling run next to each other; that race saw O'Brien emerge with as much credit as EA Sports from this 'story'.
but still fast enough to put pen to paper on that totally unwaranted four year contract. Shocking decision.
Someone brought up a comparison with Van Gaal on the other thread, and you can guarantee that, were he in Lambert's position, Grealish would be in the team and way ahead of Gabby.
Based on what? Anytime I've seen him in the first team he looks nothing but a little boy lost.
Well, based on seeing him look quite good in the first team, actually. At least, that's what I saw.
Gabby? Blistering pace? No, he just plays like he has blisters.
Substitute quickest for thickest and he probably still is
Not sure if anyone has the stats, but I'd be interested to know our stats in games where Agbonlahor has started with the captain's hand.
Of course, the majority of us know the guy is hardly captain marvel material, but it seems to me that our most half-soaked performances crop up when Gabby is the skipper (although I know we tend to lose a lot of games these days anyway).
It's about time Gabby was loaned out.
I'm not entirely sure what Gabby actually does anymore.
He loves the Villa. That's about it.
Can this get nailed on the head once and for all? Gabby never started playing football till he was 14, he had pace and feck all else. He had no allegiance to us whatsoever.
I'm not entirely sure what Gabby actually does anymore.
Irritate people?
He simply no longer brings anything to the party. Him and Wiemann are both limited players, but at least Andi puts himself about. I just find it astonishing that Gabby has got away with being so limited for so long. Yes he's a Villa fan, but all of us on here are Villa fans. Doesn't mean we should all e guaranteed a place in the starting line up.
Gabby has not only lost his pace, but also his hunger, his ambition, he is drifting into the place where we have seen a few Villians go before, The I get paid and I dont give a fuck place.
The bloke is stealing a living.
Gabby is fucking chronic.
I have no idea where is supposed to be playing, but he doesn't create, score or offer any sort of threat. I have no idea how or why he is being picked.