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Online walsall villain

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #780 on: April 15, 2016, 08:24:36 AM »
Just to play devils advocate

Imagine if this was a catalyst for Gabby to snap out of the pathetic malaise he has been in, gets himself as fit as a butchers dog and became the player he was and roars us back to the Premiership. As people have said Vardy is the same age. A gabby of 5 years ago would rip the championship defences apart

Would all be forgiven?
Pace gone and it's not coming back

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #781 on: April 15, 2016, 08:33:20 AM »
Just to play devils advocate

Imagine if this was a catalyst for Gabby to snap out of the pathetic malaise he has been in, gets himself as fit as a butchers dog and became the player he was and roars us back to the Premiership. As people have said Vardy is the same age. A gabby of 5 years ago would rip the championship defences apart

Would all be forgiven?

No. I'm sick of him. Get rid.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #782 on: April 15, 2016, 08:34:41 AM »
Lerner is to blame to a degree though, that summer, if we had of had any money to spend do you think the manager wouldn't have replaced Gabby with someone else if he had the chance? We spent a pittance that summer .

That fact that we didn't buy another striker is hardly the reason why he's put on weight.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #783 on: April 15, 2016, 08:42:30 AM »
Just to play devils advocate

Imagine if this was a catalyst for Gabby to snap out of the pathetic malaise he has been in, gets himself as fit as a butchers dog and became the player he was and roars us back to the Premiership. As people have said Vardy is the same age. A gabby of 5 years ago would rip the championship defences apart

Would all be forgiven?

No. I'm sick of him. Get rid.

I'm sick of his attitude too, but I think even without the pace he had...he could easily still score 10/12 goals in the Championship.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #784 on: April 15, 2016, 08:47:28 AM »
Has he posted a pic on Twitter yet surrounded by food, in his new car with a shisha pipe for the haterz?

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #785 on: April 15, 2016, 09:18:27 AM »
I think it shouldn't have been made public, it should have been kept in house and sorted out behind closed doors. We've had to put up with enough embarrassment over the last 6 years and another story like this is all we need. Feck me this is the  sort of nonsense that used to happen to Small Heath much to our amusement but now it's us that are the butt of everyone's jokes. It has to stop.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #786 on: April 15, 2016, 09:19:16 AM »
Lerner is to blame to a degree though, that summer, if we had of had any money to spend do you think the manager wouldn't have replaced Gabby with someone else if he had the chance? We spent a pittance that summer .

That fact that we didn't buy another striker is hardly the reason why he's put on weight.
Learner is to blame for the vast majority of what's wrong at Villa but allowing a star asset to become unfit is down to the coaches surely??

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #787 on: April 15, 2016, 09:21:08 AM »
Lerner is to blame to a degree though, that summer, if we had of had any money to spend do you think the manager wouldn't have replaced Gabby with someone else if he had the chance? We spent a pittance that summer .

That fact that we didn't buy another striker is hardly the reason why he's put on weight.
Learner is to blame for the vast majority of what's wrong at Villa but allowing a star asset to become unfit is down to the coaches surely??

Christ don't mention Lerner, Clampy will have a fit.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #788 on: April 15, 2016, 09:24:30 AM »
Lerner is to blame to a degree though, that summer, if we had of had any money to spend do you think the manager wouldn't have replaced Gabby with someone else if he had the chance? We spent a pittance that summer .

That fact that we didn't buy another striker is hardly the reason why he's put on weight.
Learner is to blame for the vast majority of what's wrong at Villa but allowing a star asset to become unfit is down to the coaches surely??

Is the right answer. It's also up to the player as well.
« Last Edit: April 15, 2016, 09:26:56 AM by Clampy »

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #789 on: April 15, 2016, 09:37:16 AM »
I think it shouldn't have been made public, it should have been kept in house and sorted out behind closed doors. We've had to put up with enough embarrassment over the last 6 years and another story like this is all we need. Feck me this is the  sort of nonsense that used to happen to Small Heath much to our amusement but now it's us that are the butt of everyone's jokes. It has to stop.

I don't agree at all. He is right to be shamed in public. Why should his complete lack of professionalism and contempt for the club be swept under the carpet?

Out the wanker for all to see.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #790 on: April 15, 2016, 09:38:37 AM »
I was wondering if we could use Gabby as bait to lure a better, fitter, less insubordinate player into our squad.  Do the rules allow us to offer him on loan at bargain rates for a favourable outright purchase of a target player?  I hear a lot of good reports about Mahlon Romeos of Millwall. Could we throw in Gabby on loan to them if they sold us Romeos?  A sprat to catch a mackerel or prat if you prefer.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #791 on: April 15, 2016, 09:44:04 AM »
I was wondering if we could use Gabby as bait to lure a better, fitter, less insubordinate player into our squad.  Do the rules allow us to offer him on loan at bargain rates for a favourable outright purchase of a target player?  I hear a lot of good reports about Mahlon Romeos of Millwall. Could we throw in Gabby on loan to them if they sold us Romeos?  A sprat to catch a mackerel or prat if you prefer.
I think a bloater might be more apt Brian.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #792 on: April 15, 2016, 09:58:10 AM »
That is very clever Papa. Neat hidden word play because bloaters are smoked.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #793 on: April 15, 2016, 10:04:22 AM »
I think it shouldn't have been made public, it should have been kept in house and sorted out behind closed doors. We've had to put up with enough embarrassment over the last 6 years and another story like this is all we need. Feck me this is the  sort of nonsense that used to happen to Small Heath much to our amusement but now it's us that are the butt of everyone's jokes. It has to stop.


I agree totally. Another example of how amateur our club is.Just giving fuel to internet idiots. It goes to prove the herd mentality is never far away.

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Re: Gabby on the move?
« Reply #794 on: April 15, 2016, 10:04:27 AM »
You can't directly blame Lerner for what Gabby has become, but I do think the fat waster's condition is a reflection of the chairman's attitude to the club. Were he capable of any cognitive function, Gabby might have thought, if he can't be bovvered then why should I? 

 


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