Gabby at Arsenal's Christmas party

[aj2k77]

Are we taking bets on who will be photographed out on this piss after this weekends defeat yet? I'm throwing out there Micah Richards on the lash at the Man City crimbo knees up.

[KevinGage]

Brad Guzan in the Hare and Hounds with Bella Emberg.

[luke95]

Not sure if it's true or not but i've just seen on twitter that if Gabby leaves in January the villa player with the most premier league goals will be... Ciaran Clark with 6 goals!

Surely Scott Sinclair has scored more than Clark in the Premier League? Maybe not much more but surely more!

N'Zogbia has scored more top flight goals too. But let's not let facts get in the way of a good rant.

Not for Villa he ain't which I think is what ez means in his post

[ez]

Not sure if it's true or not but i've just seen on twitter that if Gabby leaves in January the villa player with the most premier league goals will be... Ciaran Clark with 6 goals!

Surely Scott Sinclair has scored more than Clark in the Premier League? Maybe not much more but surely more!

N'Zogbia has scored more top flight goals too. But let's not let facts get in the way of a good rant.

Not for Villa he ain't which I think is what ez means in his post

Yes. I should have said that.

[Sexual Ealing]

Are we taking bets on who will be photographed out on this piss after this weekends defeat yet? I'm throwing out there Micah Richards on the lash at the Man City crimbo knees up.

Chuck N'Zogbia in a ruff, tunic, tights, cod-piece and Jimmy Choo crampons downing white wine spritzers from a thermos flask outside the ladies' in the Square Peg. Definitely.

[Sexual Ealing]

Are we taking bets on who will be photographed out on this piss after this weekends defeat yet? I'm throwing out there Micah Richards on the lash at the Man City crimbo knees up.

Chuck N'Zogbia in a ruff, tunic, tights, cod-piece and Jimmy Choo crampons downing white wine spritzers from a thermos flask outside the ladies' in the Square Peg. Definitely.

It's surprising how easy it is to picture that.

[ChicagoLion]

A western style saloon where the barman slides cold beers the length of the bar, Brad Guzan stood at the end next to a pile of Broken Glasses.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Are we taking bets on who will be photographed out on this piss after this weekends defeat yet? I'm throwing out there Micah Richards on the lash at the Man City crimbo knees up.

Charles N'Zogbia caught shopping for some new psychedelic pyjamas in Dubai on Saturday evening?

Scott Sinclair caught in a bar running around pointlessly, banging into doors and tables with his hair on fire?

Alan Hutton eating a glass sandwich?

Rudi Gestede trying to eat pizza off his head?

I could go on but the only thing I want to see and more importantly expect to see this weekend is about a Villa win. If we can't beat a poxy little waste of space club like Newcastle, we deserve to go down.

3-0 Villa (Sinclair, Hutton & N'Zogbia)

[supertom]

Beat Newcastle and the whole squad can get absolutely bladdered if they want. If we lose then lock them inside bodymoor heath and have them all pelted with turds.

[brian green]

No bars or nightclubs. A PR club promotion of the players in party hats around a festive table. Brad Guzan pushing a Christmas cracker.

[Olof's Beard]

So it doesn't take much reading between the lines to realise that players like Gabby haven't taken too kindly to the new training methods imposed by Garde, and have been playing their faces up about it. I am not sure whether Garde calling them out publicly is going to help, there will be a little clique of English players at the club who may well rally around and create divisions. Chuff knows what's going on down Bodymoor at the moment, but this from the Mail is pretty clear:

Gabby Agbonlahor’s Aston Villa future could be in doubt after boss Remi Garde admitted to a ‘disagreement’ with the club captain.

The 29-year-old was left out of the squad last week and is facing a fight to regain his place ahead of Saturday’s trip to Newcastle.

Garde insists none of his players have asked to leave in January but concedes that he will look to offload any individuals who are not fully committed to the cause.

Villa will listen to offers for Agbonlahor but the manager was quick to play down talk that he doesn’t trust the long-serving forward.

“It’s more than Gabby’s (individual) case - every player has the possibility twice in the year to come to the manager and say ‘I don’t feel you trust me, I don’t feel well anymore',

“For Gabby and the rest of the team, when you change manager and the way of working, maybe suddenly you don’t feel comfortable.

“I’m not saying that about Gabby especially. It will be the same for every player.

“I want to trust my player and for my players to trust me and how we try to play and win games,

“I feel the trust is there for the moment, When a player is not selected in the team, like Gabby last week, obviously it creates a disagreement.

“Sometimes disagreements or mistake in life are not definitive.

“Sometimes you learn from that. You can have a discussion and have a new start. It can match or it can not match, I don’t know.”

Asked whether Agbonlahor must buy into Garde’s vision or find himself a new club, the manager replied:

“No. I understand what you’re asking, but don’t create a situation that doesn’t exist at the moment. The situation is clear with Gabby.

“As I told you, for Gabby or another player, maybe they will not see what we’re doing or where we’re going. I don’t know.

“I don’t feel that at all with players. It’s not the time. We have a huge game on Saturday and then next three after that will be important.

“I am proud that no-one has come to me and asked to leave in January.

“Maybe it will happen.

“It will be the time to do that because after that I will need players totally committed with me, and me with my players.”

[dicedlam]

Fuck Agbonlahor. I am sick of manager's tip toeing around this prick. Get rid.

[Bad English]

See ya Gabby! Enjoy life at the Dingles!

[Chris Jameson]

I think we're stuck with him. He'll become our Winston Bogarde.

[levico]

I think he might just about make it as a Championship player. On balance, hang on to him.