Gabby

[Comrade Blitz]

As Chris said earlier on Twitter: AVFC = Micah Richards' Holiday Club

This all probably started when the players saw what a pushover Lambert was - soon they were telling their mates at other clubs who were being trained and pushed properly "You should come to the Villa, we run the show here."

It's not hard to imagine Flabby, blinged out like Ali G surrounded by a gang of armed thugs from Kingstanding, threatening Lambert et al

[Olof's Beard]

This is interesting and revealing http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-gabby-agbonlahor-scandal-is-much-bigger-than-one-illicit-photograph-a6993631.html and worrying if true. Can someone so dense hold so much sway?

Heck, if that is all true (and they do seem to have an incredible amount of 'inside knowledge' across lots of different managers) then it is ridiculous that he has been allowed to behave like this for so long. I had been drawn to the idea that Gabby might, just might have some issues we don't know about. He had a difficult upbringing you would imagine, estranged mother, seemingly little respect for women if the stories are anything to go by. However, increasingly this all just smacks of bizarre arrogance. I mean, if you had scored 20 goals a season for five years running and proved yourself, you might hold a bit more sway. Even at his best, he only managed 13 and those days are long gone.

Neither under-performance or a toxic attitude should be tolerated at a football club but he has combined the two and been rewarded for it. It's absolutely mental.

[dave shelley]

What we need in our dressing room are three modern-day players of the ilk of George Curtis, Dick Edwards and Shaun Teale.  One glare from any of those would have these lame excuses for footballers scurrying for the protection of their mothers' skirts.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

This is interesting and revealing http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-gabby-agbonlahor-scandal-is-much-bigger-than-one-illicit-photograph-a6993631.html and worrying if true. Can someone so dense hold so much sway?

Heck, if that is all true (and they do seem to have an incredible amount of 'inside knowledge' across lots of different managers) then it is ridiculous that he has been allowed to behave like this for so long. I had been drawn to the idea that Gabby might, just might have some issues we don't know about. He had a difficult upbringing you would imagine, estranged mother, seemingly little respect for women if the stories are anything to go by. However, increasingly this all just smacks of bizarre arrogance. I mean, if you had scored 20 goals a season for five years running and proved yourself, you might hold a bit more sway. Even at his best, he only managed 13 and those days are long gone.

Neither under-performance or a toxic attitude should be tolerated at a football club but he has combined the two and been rewarded for it. It's absolutely mental.

sums up all that is wrong with the modern day footballer, and we seem to have more than our fair share of them - and we give our hard earned to let them enjoy their lifestyles. Who are the mugs here!!!!

[Salsa Party Animal]

I wonder what would Frank Barson do to those players We need hard bastards to sort them out.

[Leighton]

It's not hard to imagine Flabby, blinged out like Ali G surrounded by a gang of armed thugs from Kingstanding, threatening Lambert et al

I've often had the same suspicions, and the more I think about it the more feasible it seems.

[Mister E]

The story of Flabby and his approach to fitness gets support from the fact that we have been the team that's covered the least miles this season (and Terry made a similar point way back).
The Indie article really makes my piss boil: a culture of complacency while the fans spend their hard-earned on getting to games ...

The remaining games should be accompanied for 90 minutes with a continuous rendition of "you're not fit to wear the shirt ..." (note the double meaning for 'fit').

[supertom]

This is interesting and revealing http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-gabby-agbonlahor-scandal-is-much-bigger-than-one-illicit-photograph-a6993631.html and worrying if true. Can someone so dense hold so much sway?

Heck, if that is all true (and they do seem to have an incredible amount of 'inside knowledge' across lots of different managers) then it is ridiculous that he has been allowed to behave like this for so long. I had been drawn to the idea that Gabby might, just might have some issues we don't know about. He had a difficult upbringing you would imagine, estranged mother, seemingly little respect for women if the stories are anything to go by. However, increasingly this all just smacks of bizarre arrogance. I mean, if you had scored 20 goals a season for five years running and proved yourself, you might hold a bit more sway. Even at his best, he only managed 13 and those days are long gone.

Neither under-performance or a toxic attitude should be tolerated at a football club but he has combined the two and been rewarded for it. It's absolutely mental.

sums up all that is wrong with the modern day footballer, and we seem to have more than our fair share of them - and we give our hard earned to let them enjoy their lifestyles. Who are the mugs here!!!!

And we all know absolutely full well that, that whole article is true. There's no way in hell it's not and we've seen the evidence firmly out on the pitch.

[PeterWithe]

It's not hard to imagine Flabby, blinged out like Ali G surrounded by a gang of armed thugs from Kingstanding, threatening Lambert et al

I've often had the same suspicions, and the more I think about it the more feasible it seems.

Gabby had to pay off a load of armed thugs to stop them bullying his family. Wrong tree.

[Trinitymiddle]

It's not hard to imagine Flabby, blinged out like Ali G surrounded by a gang of armed thugs from Kingstanding, threatening Lambert et al

I've often had the same suspicions, and the more I think about it the more feasible it seems.

Gabby had to pay off a load of armed thugs to stop them bullying his family. Wrong tree.

I heard  a certain family from Erdington threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay them off, allegedly.

[Grande Pablo]

Talking to someone last night who told me a few stories about Gabby's "other work" around the city which I won't post on here if not true.  The club need to take a long look at what they are dealing with to reduce any risk of further embarassement in future.

[PeterWithe]

Post it and we can discuss if we think it's true or not?

His dad is a lovely man by the way.

[four fornicholl]

Strikes me he should just keep his cock in his pants

[SheffieldVillain]

Strikes me he should just keep his cock in his pants

I couldn't care less whether he was with every available adult female in the West Midlands if he was doing his day job professionally and competently as well.

Although to be fair that would probably make him a bit tired.

[Villa in Denmark]

According to The Torygraph the club have called in the PFA. I really hope the PFA side with the club coming down heavy on Gabby - sacking for repeatedly bringing the club into disrepute woulds be great but I can't imagine the PFA siding with the club for any sanction on the player.  Something to act as a wake up call for Jack wouldn't go amiss.

It would be nice, wouldn't it. But no, I can't see the PFA agreeing to any punishment bar a warning and perhaps light fine.

There's more chance of Donald Trump implementing an open border policy with Mexico.

And how can anyone who's a supposed professional footballer have "love handles" like these.