Gabby

[Le Lapin]

The biggest mistake the Club made was making him club captain.  It was bad enough team captain when he had none of the abilities to captain the team but to make him club captain made him believe he was bigger than the Club itself.  He showed contempt for the Club and the supporters, the people that would spend their last penny following the Villa.  His tweet of 'haters gonna hate' was him sticking his fingers up at the supporters and saying "I'm a rich footballer, you have nothing, so f*** off".

Although not a top class player, he could have gone on to have a one-club career and respect from the fans if he understood professionalism.  The way it is looking, he will be a one-club player but his career finishing at 30.  He has brought the club and football into disrepute.

Well said that man. Totally agree.

[AV5nobs]

In fairness he never asked to be captain and His reaction to Twitter comments is common in today's footballer world of interaction with fans...I genuinely don't think he is that stupid that it was aimed at fans who spend money week in week out following us. There are a lot of trolls out there who have never set foot in villa park.

That said he's been very naive and has tarnished his history with us and for that deserves criticism.

[berneboy]

True that we can't do what he can do.  Can't get massively overweight.  Can't frolic with slappers in a Mayfair hotel. Can't smoke like a chimney. Can't get embroiled in paternity suits over extra marital babies. Can't get all over the tabloids. Can't have pictures taken looking stoned. Can't drink like a fish. Can't gamble in casinos like a drunken sailor. Can't do all of those things when club captain plummeting towards seventeen points and three wins in a season of inevitable relegation.  It's not a question of "haters gonna hate",. it's decent ordinary Villa fans finding what he has allowed himself to become is totally repellent.

je suis d'accord

[Des Little]

He could have been remembered fondly - important goals including more against Blues than any player I can think of. Sadly he won't be - mention his name to Villa fans and I would bet that the vast majority would say 'Wanker'. A crying shame, and don't be fooled, it's his own doing, no one else's.  That said, he won't lose a moments sleep because he's rich.

[ChicagoLion]

He should be concerned with, Are his  life choices after playing.
Pundit? No
Coach Manager Backroom staff? No
Businessman? No
Fashion model? No
Ambassador? No
Can't see this ending well.

[LukeJames]

There are a lot of trolls out there

Aren't there just....

[Jim Shoes]

Can I use lol? even though I'm a Villan I still know the vast majority of of Villa fans are fickle and this topic is just the latest one.

I'll give you other examples Booooooo, go on deny that doesn't happen and the pathetic reaction towards Bacuna last season and on and on it goes.

The point I'm trying to make, probably badly is I can't bring myself to hate him as every player at the club let us down last season not just Gabby when we really needed them to fight like lions. I include Ayew who for some strange reason received plenty of support for his 7 goals and Jack who went AWOL.

As for him not going to Reading FC, remember that there's two sides to this until we hear why from Gabby maybe hold off with the lynch mob??? No? Thought not as you were then.

[Jim Shoes]

Obviously haters gonna hate but in this case I'm not going to use Gabby to vent against....be interesting to see who some of you start on this season if we don't get promoted.

I'll vent against any player who takes the piss out of the club I love and the loyal fans that pay his extortionate salary if that's ok with you?

And what are you going to do if it's not ok Mr Keyboard warrior?

Yeah Villa fans aren't fickle hahaha

Like I said earlier, who's next?

Nose alert.

Sir Ozvilla, that's an awful aspiration to cast upon a mere babe,

My dearest jimmy shoe are you that word that my friend has accused you of, are you? (he says weeping)

No I'm a Villan, who was there at VP from the 70's until I left Birmingham in 2003 for Australia. Ozvilla I travel around pm me I'd like to meet you.

So you're in your 50's and using phrases such as 'haters gonna hate' and 'keyboard warriors', ok then.

Wow with your powers of deduction you could be a Cop....a Mall Cop no I'm not yet 50 and I'll use any phrase I want hahaha.

[pbavfckuwait]

99.9% of Villa fans do not want to hate any players that put on the shirt, even more so when that person has been here from being a child and not known any other club. What we do not put up with and should not put up with, is a total lack of professional attitude by any member of staff at Villa park.
Instead of fond memories of Gabby, my memories of him now will be formed by the could not give a shit about Aston Villa football club, when he was in a position to maybe, just maybe do something about it.

[Jim Shoes]

You have an opinion mine differs, you choose to find fault with people who do what you can't....haters gonna hate.

I could write that my opinions on Axl Rose but life's too short 😉 haha

I await your tirade.

I certainly couldn't be a c u next Tuesday to the club I love, which is exactly what Agbonlahor has done countless times. If that's a benchmark for doing what I can't do, then I'm happy to live with that.

Woosh.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

In fairness he never asked to be captain and His reaction to Twitter comments is common in today's footballer world of interaction with fans...I genuinely don't think he is that stupid that it was aimed at fans who spend money week in week out following us. There are a lot of trolls out there who have never set foot in villa park.

That said he's been very naive and has tarnished his history with us and for that deserves criticism.

lots of trolls you say?

[Dave Cooper please]

Shockingly bad. Everyone knows you're supposed to type "h8rz gonna h8".

Eaters gonna eat?

[LukeJames]

Sk8ers gon sk8!

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Can we change the name of this thread?
It's obvious, he's not fit or capable of going anywhere! We're lumbered with him.

[eamonn]

Gabs was a sk8r boy, we say "C U l8r Boi".