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Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #300 on: March 31, 2016, 04:41:44 PM »
He's brought the game of football into disrepute every time he set foot on the pitch.

Every time Chris?

Poetic license.

Offline oswald funkletrumpet

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #301 on: March 31, 2016, 04:50:17 PM »
Oswald, you state the following
"what bothers me most is the fact that even early in his career there were limitations to his game and over the years both he and the club have done absolutely nothing about it"

From the facts we know about him, that statement is totally incorrect, I should imagine the club have tried with manager after manager being the main instigator of trying to get improvement out of Gabby, someone stated earlier about his diet being set up for him when he was receiving treatment in America and he then totally ignores it and comes back with excess weight, what Gabby lacks in the normal mental capacity, he makes up for in being the type of character to bleed and exploit any opportunity that makes his life easier, as a country we are quite lucky that Aston Villa have been paying this person for the last god knows how many years and from that the state has received tax and NI, because if not the British Tax Payer would have been paying him, because if there is not a clearer example of made for Benefit Street than Gabby I am yet to see it.

if the club and various managers have tried and failed to teach an old dog new tricks why was he given a new contract?

his performances or a lack of them didnt warrant one hence the club being as guilty as him. just woeful incompetence and a total lack of remotely giving a toss on his part.

lets hope he gets paid up and fucked off

Offline eddiemunster

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #302 on: March 31, 2016, 05:24:02 PM »
totally agree Oswald, lets hope he gets fucked off......but why should we pay the waste of space???

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #303 on: March 31, 2016, 05:30:01 PM »
Because we were stupid enough to sign an extended contract with him.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #304 on: March 31, 2016, 05:48:13 PM »
Because we were stupid enough to sign an extended contract with him.

That one is on Lambert.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #305 on: March 31, 2016, 06:59:26 PM »
totally agree Oswald, lets hope he gets fucked off......but why should we pay the waste of space???

the extended contract and i reckon it will have to be the full amount as i although someone will be stupid enough to have him on a free he will struggle to earn half of what he does now

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #306 on: March 31, 2016, 09:18:12 PM »
He probably saw himself as the front page story of The Star today and thought "I've still fuckin' got it. Who was the last Villa player to be on the front of the paper?"

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #307 on: March 31, 2016, 09:37:32 PM »
What amazes me is that the tabloids think this a worthy cover story. A football player smokes a pipe and has a few drinks on a weekend off - how dare he!

Whilst i dont get the shisha thing I can understand any of our players getting away and relaxing for a few days. Im sure some people think they should all live like monks and only be seen fell running and doing squat thrusts away from Villa Park.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #308 on: March 31, 2016, 10:01:39 PM »
Im sure some people think they should all live like monks and only be seen fell running and doing squat thrusts away from Villa Park.

No, you're right. Drinking, smoking and returning to work on a transatlantic flight hours before training is exactly the best way for a supposedly top level athlete to keep in shape during the season. Why should we expect the players to be in the best physical condition for work they can? 

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #309 on: March 31, 2016, 10:06:11 PM »
Im sure some people think they should all live like monks and only be seen fell running and doing squat thrusts away from Villa Park.

No, you're right. Drinking, smoking and returning to work on a transatlantic flight hours before training is exactly the best way for a supposedly top level athlete to keep in shape during the season. Why should we expect the players to be in the best physical condition for work they can? 

Plus it would be fair to say they've looked a little off the pace so far this season.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #310 on: April 01, 2016, 08:24:00 AM »
Im sure some people think they should all live like monks and only be seen fell running and doing squat thrusts away from Villa Park.

No, you're right. Drinking, smoking and returning to work on a transatlantic flight hours before training is exactly the best way for a supposedly top level athlete to keep in shape during the season. Why should we expect the players to be in the best physical condition for work they can? 
My fav Villa player Paul Mcgrath used to be half cut during matches, another one used to be high as a kite. Fortunately no one had camera phones in those days otherwise Im sure the Macca and Merse threads would be prime time HBO material. The tabloids are just fuelling the fire, Gabby hasn't done anything wrong here yet we're judging him like he's Adam Johnson.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #311 on: April 01, 2016, 08:33:58 AM »
Im sure some people think they should all live like monks and only be seen fell running and doing squat thrusts away from Villa Park.

No, you're right. Drinking, smoking and returning to work on a transatlantic flight hours before training is exactly the best way for a supposedly top level athlete to keep in shape during the season. Why should we expect the players to be in the best physical condition for work they can? 
My fav Villa player Paul Mcgrath used to be half cut during matches, another one used to be high as a kite. Fortunately no one had camera phones in those days otherwise Im sure the Macca and Merse threads would be prime time HBO material. The tabloids are just fuelling the fire, Gabby hasn't done anything wrong here yet we're judging him like he's Adam Johnson.

Don't you think as club captain he ought to be setting an example? When his club's bottom of the table and the player in question has weighed in with 1 goal this season, jumping off a plane and going straight into training two hours later is not the best way to prove your doubters wrong and more importantly, not the best way of helping your club get out of trouble.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #312 on: April 01, 2016, 08:38:51 AM »
Im sure some people think they should all live like monks and only be seen fell running and doing squat thrusts away from Villa Park.

No, you're right. Drinking, smoking and returning to work on a transatlantic flight hours before training is exactly the best way for a supposedly top level athlete to keep in shape during the season. Why should we expect the players to be in the best physical condition for work they can? 
My fav Villa player Paul Mcgrath used to be half cut during matches, another one used to be high as a kite. Fortunately no one had camera phones in those days otherwise Im sure the Macca and Merse threads would be prime time HBO material. The tabloids are just fuelling the fire, Gabby hasn't done anything wrong here yet we're judging him like he's Adam Johnson.

But they didn't stand there watching opposition players waltz past them (the clip they picked out against Man City on MOTD, the point at which it became apparent that Gabby really, really didn't care).

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #313 on: April 01, 2016, 08:57:46 AM »
From Twitter - does not appear to be an April Fool...

Aston Villa FC ‏@AVFCOfficial  2m2 minutes ago
Team news: An internal investigation is currently underway. While this is being conducted, Gabby Agbonlahor will not feature. #AVFC

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #314 on: April 01, 2016, 08:58:46 AM »
Because we were stupid enough to sign an extended contract with him.

That one is on Lambert.

How long left have we got of playing his monstrous wage?

 


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