Gabby

[The Edge]

Gabby for a period was unplayable at times. Two footed, could head the ball and lightning speed. Even as he bulked up he acted quite adequately playing up front on his own. He just lost track of what it is that made him potentially very good footballer and the money, fame etc got the better of him. Throw in the turmoil at the club, next to now structure at all coupled with idiots that thought paying him even more would be the solution and the train that was going off track finally came off it. It's a shame that he didn't become one of the great Villa players in history and instead this is where we are.

I can give a personal quote x lad is a footballer he is tricky scores goals from anywhere and is not far off the pace of Gabby .

But they like his pace .it's direct and that is what they are looking for . I would have been screwed so would Gary and Gordon ...and loads of others

The boy A everybody loves . respectful not a hint of arrogance off the field .

But I think this determination is going to make him fall out of love for football .

He is a Villa fan first and a footballer second .Some people just don't get it .

So sorry for lad x  gutted for him as are most of the coaching staff .

Good luck .

I don't get it.

Glad you said that.  Thought it was just me lol.

[Chris Jameson]

Gabby for a period was unplayable at times. Two footed, could head the ball and lightning speed. Even as he bulked up he acted quite adequately playing up front on his own. He just lost track of what it is that made him potentially very good footballer and the money, fame etc got the better of him. Throw in the turmoil at the club, next to now structure at all coupled with idiots that thought paying him even more would be the solution and the train that was going off track finally came off it. It's a shame that he didn't become one of the great Villa players in history and instead this is where we are.

I can give a personal quote x lad is a footballer he is tricky scores goals from anywhere and is not far off the pace of Gabby .

But they like his pace .it's direct and that is what they are looking for . I would have been screwed so would Gary and Gordon ...and loads of others

The boy A everybody loves . respectful not a hint of arrogance off the field .

But I think this determination is going to make him fall out of love for football .

He is a Villa fan first and a footballer second .Some people just don't get it .

So sorry for lad x  gutted for him as are most of the coaching staff .

Good luck .

I don't get it.

Is it Dusty Bin?

[themossman]

Ha yeah same. I can stop nodding sagely while not knowing what the hell that's all about now.

[not3bad]

I think it's the journey of a local lad made good? From promising youngster to local hero to his fall from grace. A bit like Gabby. This is my interpretation anyway.

[themossman]

So is Gabby lad A or x?

[JUAN PABLO]

I was chatting to Paul Reaney (ex Leeds full back) last year, he was telling me that he and some of the players from the title winning side were hoping to hire venues to do Q&A sessions as several of them are struggling financially and not in great health. This is a man who played over 500 games for Leeds, winning the title and FA Cup and who George Best described as his toughest opponent and the best defender he faced.

The following day I saw that arrogant cock Danny Mills, who never won a thing as a player and played in the same position as Reaney but retired an incredibly wealthy man. I know they're different times and all that but like Agbonlahor, Mills wasn't fit to lace the boots of players from a previous era but have been rewarded excessively for their mediocrity.

In similar vein, I met Brendan Ormsby a few years' ago. Neither an international nor major trophy winner but a former England youth captain and briefly a bit of a potential star.
He'd just finished his post-delivery round and looked a little run down

I spoke to Spinky last night , hes a van driver now and absolutely loves it by the way

He was earning about £700 a week at his peak , I dont know how much that is in todays currency thou .

[Mossie Hennebry]

With League and European Cup winners medals in his back pocket, why wouldn't he be loving it? Money can't buy you love. Coke and hookers,yes, but love, no.

[JUAN PABLO]

With League and European Cup winners medals in his back pocket, why wouldn't he be loving it? Money can't buy you love. Coke and hookers,yes, but love, no.

I meant he loves being a van driver than having anything to do with football

he fell out of love with the footballers of today

he just does not like the modern footballer

you cant give them , the footballer ,  a bollocking no more for being slack , they will be off sulking to their manager/agent about it and then the club will be telling you not to talk to the player like that .   They are pompous men now where the club bends over backwards to keep them happy otherwise they go off moaning and complaining and end up getting their own way , you have to be careful how you talk to them and they are too protected and pampered.

Times have changed , the likes of Cloughie would hate it now.

Lets hope Dr Tony does not take the crap neither off them.

[dave.woodhall]

I think it's Danny Mills - certainly one of that era of Leeds players - who used to live close to Gary Williams. "He waves his wallet at me. I wave my medals."

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I was chatting to Paul Reaney (ex Leeds full back) last year, he was telling me that he and some of the players from the title winning side were hoping to hire venues to do Q&A sessions as several of them are struggling financially and not in great health. This is a man who played over 500 games for Leeds, winning the title and FA Cup and who George Best described as his toughest opponent and the best defender he faced.

The following day I saw that arrogant cock Danny Mills, who never won a thing as a player and played in the same position as Reaney but retired an incredibly wealthy man. I know they're different times and all that but like Agbonlahor, Mills wasn't fit to lace the boots of players from a previous era but have been rewarded excessively for their mediocrity.

In similar vein, I met Brendan Ormsby a few years' ago. Neither an international nor major trophy winner but a former England youth captain and briefly a bit of a potential star.
He'd just finished his post-delivery round and looked a little run down

I spoke to Spinky last night , hes a van driver now and absolutely loves it by the way

He was earning about £700 a week at his peak , I dont know how much that is in todays currency thou .

About £700 or 700 Euros.

[Gareth]

I think it's Danny Mills - certainly one of that era of Leeds players - who used to live close to Gary Williams. "He waves his wallet at me. I wave my medals."

Exactly why a Graham Fenton with about 30 appearances but one medal will always be respected much more than the 30/40/50 grand a week nobodies of recent times.

[robbo1874]

I was chatting to Paul Reaney (ex Leeds full back) last year, he was telling me that he and some of the players from the title winning side were hoping to hire venues to do Q&A sessions as several of them are struggling financially and not in great health. This is a man who played over 500 games for Leeds, winning the title and FA Cup and who George Best described as his toughest opponent and the best defender he faced.

The following day I saw that arrogant cock Danny Mills, who never won a thing as a player and played in the same position as Reaney but retired an incredibly wealthy man. I know they're different times and all that but like Agbonlahor, Mills wasn't fit to lace the boots of players from a previous era but have been rewarded excessively for their mediocrity.

In similar vein, I met Brendan Ormsby a few years' ago. Neither an international nor major trophy winner but a former England youth captain and briefly a bit of a potential star.
He'd just finished his post-delivery round and looked a little run down

I spoke to Spinky last night , hes a van driver now and absolutely loves it by the way

He was earning about £700 a week at his peak , I dont know how much that is in todays currency thou .

probably safe to say nowhere near 25k a week, even factoring in inflation since early 90's. Glad to hear he loves doing what he does now. Bet he gets loads of offers to 'stop for a cup of tea Nige'

[not3bad]

So is Gabby lad A or x?

Lad A did throw me a bit.

[Villa in Denmark]

So is Gabby lad A or x?

More Kid A, track 4.

[amfy]

I was chatting to Paul Reaney (ex Leeds full back) last year, he was telling me that he and some of the players from the title winning side were hoping to hire venues to do Q&A sessions as several of them are struggling financially and not in great health. This is a man who played over 500 games for Leeds, winning the title and FA Cup and who George Best described as his toughest opponent and the best defender he faced.

The following day I saw that arrogant cock Danny Mills, who never won a thing as a player and played in the same position as Reaney but retired an incredibly wealthy man. I know they're different times and all that but like Agbonlahor, Mills wasn't fit to lace the boots of players from a previous era but have been rewarded excessively for their mediocrity.

In similar vein, I met Brendan Ormsby a few years' ago. Neither an international nor major trophy winner but a former England youth captain and briefly a bit of a potential star.
He'd just finished his post-delivery round and looked a little run down

I spoke to Spinky last night , hes a van driver now and absolutely loves it by the way

He was earning about £700 a week at his peak , I dont know how much that is in todays currency thou .

About £700 or 700 Euros.

In those days I was earning about £68 a week working at the DHSS. Worked out at just under £300 a month and my rent was £47 a month.

So Nigel Spink earned more than twice as much in a week as I did in a month. Now players earn more than twice as much in a week than most people do in a year.