Gabby

[Toronto Villa]

He's not leaving the club. He's going to be here next season. The only way he gets forgiveness is if he comes in to pre-season training looking half the bloke he is today. Jamie Vardy has shown at a similar age that it is still possible to be highly valuable. Gabby at his best is exactly what Vardy is today, but it is a long, long road back. If he loses a couple of stone his pace would still be devastating at Championship level.

[West Derby Villan]

He's not leaving the club. He's going to be here next season. The only way he gets forgiveness is if he comes in to pre-season training looking half the bloke he is today. Jamie Vardy has shown at a similar age that it is still possible to be highly valuable. Gabby at his best is exactly what Vardy is today, but it is a long, long road back. If he loses a couple of stone his pace would still be devastating at Championship level.

Toronto, you are a very forgiving person, fair play to ya

[CT]

"Performances this season".

Yep, and last season, the one before that, the one before that and the one before that.

Absolutely no chance. If we want to properly rebuild and put good practice in place, then we get rid of Gabby and all the others that have taken the piss out of the club and of us.

[The Man With A Stick]

If he loses a couple of stone his pace would still be devastating at Championship level.

People have been saying that since he came back for pre-season training a bit "bulkier" than usual, what, 7 years ago?

I wish he'd just piss off to Walsall or somewhere.  Whoever signed off that contract of his wants locking up.

[kippaxvilla2]

Make Richards oh no
Make Lescott oh no
Make Guzan oh no
Gabby no
Make Bacuna oh no
 
Fcuk it make Hercules club captain.

[mattjpa]

What would it take for Gabby to walk the long road back? In short, he would need to grow up. Lose his clubbing, slapper shagging life style and change his attitude. Spend some spare time helping a charity rather than sucking laughing gas. Much like everything else at the villa, sort out things off the pitch and hopefully the performances on it should follow suit

[supertom]

If he steps out on the pitch at all for the next 3 games I want nothing less than his guts to be busted. He needs to run until he's legs are ready to fall off. No half assing it. He has to do what he used to. He's never been prolific. But what he used to be good at was running all game. Chase defenders and keepers down. Force errors. Win territory. Win freekicks, penalties. Isolate defenders. Roast them. Not 2-3 times a game before coasting through the rest. He's got to do it all game and with more regularity. He used to terrify defenders. He's made mugs of very good defences over the years. He's caned Chelsea in the past. Arsenal. Utd. Man City and more. He's got to do that again.

Can he come back?

I don't think he can. He's got to have the desire and he's got to have the mentality that should he get back into fitness and then form, that he won't slip back into his old ways. 99/100: Once a c**t, always a c**t.

[SheffieldVillain]

Sorry, but bollocks to him.

He shouldn't have been allowed to step down as club captain, he should have been sacked as club captain.

As for being given a second chance, even allowing for the fact his attitude has stunk since the Houllier years, he was given one when he was put on the fitness programme. He managed about a week before he fucked up again.

I never want to see him in a Villa shirt again.

[auntiesledd]

If he thinks thata  pithy apology is somehow going to lead to Villa supporters to forgiving & forgetting his pathetic behaviour - then he's even thicker than I thought he was. It's far too little and far too late, I'm afraid. Frankly, he needs to be shown the door ASAP.

[aj2k77]

Everyone deserves a second chance

And he blew both of his in 7 days.

[Nunkin1965]

Think he's going to be lucky to get another chance. Depends on his attitude and the opinion of the new boss.

Clean slate for me though if he survives it till pre season training.

[peter w]

Welcome back Gabby. Prove 'em wrong kid.

[Toronto Villa]

He's not leaving the club. He's going to be here next season. The only way he gets forgiveness is if he comes in to pre-season training looking half the bloke he is today. Jamie Vardy has shown at a similar age that it is still possible to be highly valuable. Gabby at his best is exactly what Vardy is today, but it is a long, long road back. If he loses a couple of stone his pace would still be devastating at Championship level.

Toronto, you are a very forgiving person, fair play to ya

Not really. I've not forgiven him for anything. But he's not getting fired unless he is thick enough to do something else stupid. So the reality is we are stuck with him for the balance of his contract. Hopefully he will refocus himself on his profession over the summer and come back to contribute positively to our return to the PL. He certainly should not be shown any favours at all and it is all on him to win back supporters trust. And for anyone that doesn't ever want trust him again, I don't blame them one bit.

[old man villa fan]

He's not leaving the club. He's going to be here next season. The only way he gets forgiveness is if he comes in to pre-season training looking half the bloke he is today. Jamie Vardy has shown at a similar age that it is still possible to be highly valuable. Gabby at his best is exactly what Vardy is today, but it is a long, long road back. If he loses a couple of stone his pace would still be devastating at Championship level.

Toronto, you are a very forgiving person, fair play to ya

Not really. I've not forgiven him for anything. But he's not getting fired unless he is thick enough to do something else stupid. So the reality is we are stuck with him for the balance of his contract. Hopefully he will refocus himself on his profession over the summer and come back to contribute positively to our return to the PL. He certainly should not be shown any favours at all and it is all on him to win back supporters trust. And for anyone that doesn't ever want trust him again, I don't blame them one bit.

A leopard doesn't change it's spots.

The Club and the player need to break away from each other.  Time to get rid.  Transfer list him and partially pay him off to go elsewhere. If that fails just pay him off.

[aj2k77]

He's a cancer in the dressing room and a horrendous example to the younger players. He needs to be sold/given away/excluded, whatever, just keep him away from the new first team squad next season.