Gabby - keep or let go

[Chris Jameson]

 I described him as a Crystal Palace player at best last season. I'm sorry Palace, maybe Bolton?

[LTA]

How much longer is this bloke going to continue stealing a living at Aston Villa?  Does he have something on a senior officials at the club?  I said last season that it's almost like he runs the bloody place and calls the shots regardless of who the manager is.

[Des Little]

He's the day-before-yesterday's-man. For Gods sake move him on.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Without doubt his worst ever game in a Villa shirt today. He did well to get himself into a scoring position but what the hell was he trying to do with just the keeper to beat? AS for the beautiful ball through from Jack, the less said about it the better.

[KRS]

Its a no brainer...which is pretty apt for a thread about Gabby.

[Stu]

[Chris Jameson]

Possibly my least favourite Clash song appearing on a thread about possibly my least favourite Villa player.

[gervilla]

Pathetic in the first half. Didn't see him in the second half. He has now reached a level of uselessness only previously attained by Emile. Get rid....please.

[gervilla]

Double post.

[in exile]

I voted to keep him...having serious doubts now

[KRS]

You can remove and change your vote.

[mal]

Gabby scored 33 in last 5 seasons and they doubled that , really shit comparison

actually 24 from 126 games or just about 1 in 5.  Central striker is excellent at 1 in 2 wide forward at 1 in 4  like Walcott who also occasionally has been used as central striker as has Gabby. Gabby has contributed 27 assists to Walcott's 23 over that period. Don't understand your criticism. What other wide forwards who you like to compare him to?

[andyh]

Since he became a regular first teamer, the game has moved on immeasurably.
Unfortunately for him, he has not improved at the same level and now just looks like a sad parody the player he once was.

I wouldn't sell though, just keep as a squad player.

[passitsideways]

Having thought about this for a few hours, I've decided that his starting on the right was obviously a genius move to induce their left-sided players into such a snooze that they would forget to mark Adama properly once he came on. Of course, this theory falls down once you realise that he managed to stay on the pitch even after Adama went in.

[OzVilla]

Gabby scored 33 in last 5 seasons and they doubled that , really shit comparison

Exactly. His league scoring record is atrocious. He's a passenger for weeks on end.

The fact he persists is such a great example of our dreadfully low standards in recent years.

I should be amazed that they gave him that bumper new contract last year but then I remember it was the chuckle brothers Lambett and Lerner that gave him it so I'm not surprised.

Lambert's fuck ups still haunt us.  As for Gabby, Championship at best, same as Wiemann.