Gabby

[kippaxvilla2]

I do wonder sometimes whether the Doctor with his incendiary but funny twitter comments is trying to incite him into doing/saying something that would be in breach of his contract to allow us to terminate it, but, that is too far fetched I think.

[LukeJames]

So the latest Gabby fuck up is that he dared to turn down a loan to Reading. Christ talk about an OTT reaction. Perhaps he wants to stay and actually get back into the first team? Who knows, we may need him at some stage this season. I'd rather he stay and fight for his place.

He has no desire whatsoever of fighting for his place or his career. That much is crystal clear. He is the embodiment of someone who has literally given up on trying to improve himself or his situation. This was an opportunity for him to go there, prove his worth and come back with a new sense of purpose. He chose the easy option. As much as I don't think Xia should have made those comments about Gabby I can also appreciate the frustration he must feel at trying to move him from the club and at least give him a chance to make something of the last few years of his career. In the end, like most Villa fans he's clearly just fucked off by the lazy bastard that Gabby has become.

Again, perhaps he thinks he's better off staying at Villa than going off to Reading. That's hardly a crime now is it? He's definitely let himself down the last 2 or so years, but some of the stuff written about him on here and elsewhere is ridiculous.

Its not though is it? Him scoring one goal last season and using it as an opportunity to show what a fucking prick he is, is whats ridiculous, thinking the fact he scored one fucking goal in how ever many fucking games answered his critics, he's a leech, an half arsed twat, he deserves every bit of critisicism that has been aimed his way for the past couple of years.

[jwarry]

I do wonder sometimes whether the Doctor with his incendiary but funny twitter comments is trying to incite him into doing/saying something that would be in breach of his contract to allow us to terminate it, but, that is too far fetched I think.

That's a bit far fetched. He can't read can he?

[kippaxvilla2]

There are two picture of him floating around on the web this week.  The one which I think was against Norwich last season, I just couldn't believe how fat and out of shape he looked, it was quite incredible for a footballer really, the other one was in his heyday sometime around 2008.

[Tony Erdington]

Oh Gabby where did it all go wrong?

[LeeB]

Oh Gabby where did it all go wrong?

McDonalds would be my guess.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I think he's a bloody disgrace.

[john e]

Everyone deserves a second chance that

[Tom_Mc9?]

Everyone deserves a second chance that

How many has Gabby had?

[tomd2103]

Oh Gabby where did it all go wrong?

The malaise had set in well before then, but thd idiotic decision by Lambert and Lerner to put him on a new long term contract put him in a pretty untouchable position.

[Ger Regan]

So the latest Gabby fuck up is that he dared to turn down a loan to Reading. Christ talk about an OTT reaction. Perhaps he wants to stay and actually get back into the first team? Who knows, we may need him at some stage this season. I'd rather he stay and fight for his place.

He has no desire whatsoever of fighting for his place or his career. That much is crystal clear. He is the embodiment of someone who has literally given up on trying to improve himself or his situation. This was an opportunity for him to go there, prove his worth and come back with a new sense of purpose. He chose the easy option. As much as I don't think Xia should have made those comments about Gabby I can also appreciate the frustration he must feel at trying to move him from the club and at least give him a chance to make something of the last few years of his career. In the end, like most Villa fans he's clearly just fucked off by the lazy bastard that Gabby has become.

Again, perhaps he thinks he's better off staying at Villa than going off to Reading. That's hardly a crime now is it? He's definitely let himself down the last 2 or so years, but some of the stuff written about him on here and elsewhere is ridiculous.

For someone who isn't afraid at telling people how westwood is stealing a living from the villa, this is remarkable. He's scored 34 goals in the past 6 seasons.

[Gareth]

I don't want him paid off because;

1. I don't want us giving in to a bloke who hasn't been arsed for the last three seasons - notwithstanding we will eventually have to pay him out over time anyway.

2. I don't want him rocking up at somewhere like Wolves and potentially and I appreciate it is a small chance do us some damage if somehow he got himself together.

3. I don't want him to appear for us again but there is just an outside chance we could be still short in the striker department in January so better to still have him in the background.

4. For once I do actually want someone like him who has completely taken the piss to rot away at the club and to at least show us not to be mugs once and for all. 

I appreciate I am contradicting myself at times with the above, however, the thought of paying this guy a lump sum for doing feck all for as long as he has annoys me a great deal.

100% agree Kippax! Would add;

5. Don't want avfc paying him 2 years full salary then him earning 15k a week elsewhere for same period

A loan until December 31st was the obvious answer, he would have known rocking back up on January 1st with 15 games & 7-8 goals under his belt &a half a forward line in Africa could have been that final lifeline if he really is #vtid

When you think back to that raw kid who wasn't 1/2 the player of either Moore but went on to have 4/5 very good years....it's very sad to see how he has self inflicted himself into a figure of ridicule / anger....albeit a very rich 🔔🔚

[AV5nobs]

Whilst there is no future for gabby here, I refuse to and can not despise gabby. I wish him good luck and the good memories far outweigh the bad ones for me.

[N'ZMAV]

Oh Gabby where did it all go wrong?

when his brain didn't develop enough.

[tim]

Whilst there is no future for gabby here, I refuse to and can not despise gabby. I wish him good luck and the good memories far outweigh the bad ones for me.

I kind of agree here, but the problem is that the bad times are the most recent which makes it hard to get past, and also the fact that during a couple of seasons where we really needed him to be at his best, he didn't seem to give a fuck. Unfortunately when you let yourself and the team down in the way that he has, that is what will be remembered by many.