Gabby at Arsenal's Christmas party

[Des Little]

There's desperate and there's desperate. I mean, we're completely on our arse but he can't get in our team. Aren't we the worst form team in the whole country?

[aj2k77]

Apparently we'll "listen to offers" for him in January.  Can't help but think they'll struggle to hear anyone willing to take on his fat wage packet.

We could have a whip round on here, I'll throw £20 in the pot as my car could do with a wash.

Glue factory. I imagine you could make a lot of glue from something Gabby's size.

[adrenachrome]

The Torygraph

Gabby Agbonlahor's time at Aston Villa looks to be up as manager Remi Garde seeks to offload striker in January

Striker, excluded from Villa's matchday squad at the weekend, will likely be moving on from Villa Park in the next transfer window

By John Percy, Midlands Football Correspondent

10:30PM GMT 14 Dec 2015

Gabriel Agbonlahor is fighting to save his Aston Villa career with Remi Garde open to offers for the forward in January.

Agbonlahor is facing an uncertain future under the new Villa manager after he was excluded from the matchday squad for Sunday’s game against Arsenal.

The club’s longest serving player is yet to score this season and Garde dropped him from his plans last weekend after being unimpressed with his performances in training.

Agbonlahor, a former England international, had been suffering with a calf injury and flew to America in October in a bid to cure the problem.

But the 29-year-old has still struggled to impress Garde since the Frenchman’s appointment last month and Villa are prepared to listen to offers when the transfer window reopens.

Garde is understood to have grave concerns over the lack of goals in his squad, admitting they are “not strong enough offensively” and has identified the signing of at least one new forward as a priority.

Agbonlahor could be sacrificed if Villa receive an acceptable offer next month. He came through the youth ranks at his local club before making his debut in 2006 at the age of 19.

Villa are preparing for a pivotal stage of the campaign, with Premier League games against Newcastle, West Ham, Norwich and Sunderland up next, plus an FA Cup tie at League Two club Wycombe Wanderers.

Joleon Lescott, the defender, said: "The points are still there to be won – in order for us to climb out.

"It's very much in our hands. And we know how vital the next run of games is for the club. Everyone in that dressing room is determined to go out and get the maximum points we can.

"You have to relish these games. And it's important to remember they are against teams with the same goal of staying in this league.

"We aim on capitalising on some good results and, in the process, them not getting any points. A good run of results would be big for team spirit."

[oswald funkletrumpet]

who would want to buy him on his wages?

i would let him go on a free

[andyh]

He will probably end up playing for a club in the prem while we go down.

Is ironic the correct word ?

[old man villa fan]

He will probably end up playing for a club in the prem while we go down.

Is ironic the correct word ?

No, I would say it should be  'travesty'

[brian green]

Wolves. Nailed on.

[saunders_heroes]

Sad end to a decent Villa career for Gabby.

[AV82EC]

Sad end to a decent Villa career for Gabby.

Booked more times than he's scored in the last 5 seasons. Yeah really decent.

[VillaAlways]

He will probably end up playing for a club in the prem while we go down.

Is ironic the correct word ?

No, I would say it should be  'travesty'

Can't imagine any Premier League side plucking a non scoring, injury prone forward from a rock bottom club
The only way he's going anywhere is on a free to a Championship club
Ironically I think he would do well in the Championship and would probably end up scoring a hat trick against us playing for Wolves

[Chris Jameson]

Sad end to a decent Villa career for Gabby.

Decent? When I heard some fucking idiot had deemed his half arsed, couldn't give a crap 'performances' of the last 3 years warranted a new lengthy contract it made me angry. He's been far from decent, he can't get in the match day squad of the worst team the Premier League has seen in years. It's not 'sad' at all, it's all his own doing although you'll no doubt blame Lerner for his inability to look like he gives a toss about Aston Villa.

[Axl Rose]

Fuck him. It's not as if we'd miss him. Dim witted, stupid shit cap wearing waste of a shirt.

[ez]

That last contract he was given beggars belief. We were less than a year from getting shot of him. There's just no logic to it.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Sad end to a decent Villa career for Gabby.

Decent villa career ? Not for me.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Booked more times than he's scored in the last 5 seasons. Yeah really decent.

If he wasn't already a Villa player, he sounds like the sort of striker we'll end up signing in January