Gabby

[Ron Manager]

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Cheers LS Very good of you.

[Ron Manager]

Well I would imagine Lambert recommended he should be offered a new contract. In fact it could not be anyone else. So if he did use those words he should be grateful it is not down on tape. Or is it?

[ez]

Well I would imagine Lambert recommended he should be offered a new contract. In fact it could not be anyone else. So if he did use those words he should be grateful it is not down on tape. Or is it?

Should Lambert find another job in the near future, i wonder if he'll make a bid for Gabby seeing as he regards him so highly.

[Confusious says]

Hope Lambert does take Gabby at some point. But first of all I would
Like to see him repeat his last battle cry when we were in trouble and
Call a team meeting to rally the players for the fight on the run in
As he is the longest serving player!

[PaulTheVillan]

Gabby is fucking awful. He needs to be flogged. Had enough of him.

[Diablo]

I've a feeling this week (at some point) Gabby is going to turn up for work. Fingers crossed it's on a match day.

[Mortimer's Bear]

I've a feeling this week (at some point) Gabby is going to turn up for work. Fingers crossed it's on a match day.

Wouldn't that be nice.

[supertom]

I've a feeling this week (at some point) Gabby is going to turn up for work. Fingers crossed it's on a match day.

Wouldn't that be nice.

Ordinarily he does tend to raise his game against the Boggies. I pray to McGrath he does so this week, because I'm not sure Sherwood fancies any alternate option to dropping Gabby. He's highly likely to play.

[Chris Jameson]

A mate of mine said he had ten years of watching Shola Ameobi in a Newcastle shirt and the only player he could think of who comes close to his levels of rubbishness is Agbonlahor. I reckon he's right.

[Des Little]

Abgonlahor has stolen a living for the past 4 years.  Quite how any manager thinks he's worthy of a start is beyond me - unless of course he's under instruction to do so?  The saddest thing is that even if we dropped this year we couldn't get rid because no one would take him on the wages we are paying the useless oaf.

[hilts_coolerking]

Yep, as I said on the Newcastle match thread when Gabby was substituted, if I never see him in a Villa shirt again it would be sad but it would be fair.  And he really only has himself to blame.  Not only does he hardly ever score but he doesn't even put a shift in these days.

And we gave him a four-year contract.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Abgonlahor has stolen a living for the past 4 years.  Quite how any manager thinks he's worthy of a start is beyond me - unless of course he's under instruction to do so?  The saddest thing is that even if we dropped this year we couldn't get rid because no one would take him on the wages we are paying the useless oaf.

I've believed for a long time he's suffered from the instruction of Lambert, asking him to play a 'Robbie Keane' type role which is a ridiculous request given his skill set whilst ignoring his strengths. I've mentioned before but I'd love to hear what the manager's instructions are for Gabby, I'd imagine they're a very confusing:

1. Hold up the ball
2. Get close to Benteke
3. Don't get yourself in the box, leave that area for Benteke
4. Go wide
5. Go through the middle
6. Track back and support your full back
7. Make yourself available for the counter attack
8. Get back for corners
9. Be available for a break away from corners
10. Take the ball down into the corner and pass back to a full back to cross
11. Chase everything
12. Score lots of goals

Sadly for us and Gabby, he's never had a manager/coach that could have helped him develop. His best form was under MON, the most simplistic of tacticians who probably just told him to run forward and attack. It's a real shame as he looks lost out there now but I don't believe for one minute he's not being instructed by the manager, how else would he keep being selected week in, week out?

[brontebilly]

Abgonlahor has stolen a living for the past 4 years.  Quite how any manager thinks he's worthy of a start is beyond me - unless of course he's under instruction to do so?  The saddest thing is that even if we dropped this year we couldn't get rid because no one would take him on the wages we are paying the useless oaf.

Gabby was key to us avoiding relegation in Lambert's first season. Was outstanding for the last 3-4 months of that season on the left of Benteke. Norwich away where he scored twice the stand out. Started very well last season too and were calls for him to get back in the England set up.

Had a few injuries then and hasn't been arsed since. Mind you I thought he had a decent second half at the weekend but isn't a goal threat at all these days

[PeterWithesShin]

Started last season well? He didn't score until December.

[Dave]

Can anybody think of a logical reason why at opposition corners we don't leave Gabby somewhere around the halfway line to chase any clearances?

Every Newcastle corner on Saturday we had all eleven players in our own box which meant that every clearance came straight back at us.

It seems like such an obvious and sensible thing to do that I must be missing something.