Gabby

[LeeB]

Well i'm not really on about the moral stance although i'd have liked him to have been sold about 5 years ago. My worry is with Ayew and Kodjia gone at the ANC, is Nan's hair REALLY expecting Gabby to void??? That's the worrying bit....

I imagine he is trying to massage him a bit to see if he can get a spark out of him, and if it fails to materialise then he'll look elsewhere in January.

And 'nans hair'? It's a really strange way to describe a man who's come into our club and done really well so far. Doesn't look too good on you mate. Makes you look like a nose or something.

[sickbeggar]

Well i'm not really on about the moral stance although i'd have liked him to have been sold about 5 years ago. My worry is with Ayew and Kodjia gone at the ANC, is Nan's hair REALLY expecting Gabby to void??? That's the worrying bit....

I imagine he is trying to massage him a bit to see if he can get a spark out of him, and if it fails to materialise then he'll look elsewhere in January.

And 'nans hair'? It's a really strange way to describe a man who's come into our club and done really well so far. Doesn't look too good on you mate. Makes you look like a nose or something.

always called him that. Not nasty really. He does have Nan's hair )

[The Edge]

Well i'm not really on about the moral stance although i'd have liked him to have been sold about 5 years ago. My worry is with Ayew and Kodjia gone at the ANC, is Nan's hair REALLY expecting Gabby to fill the void??? That's the worrying bit....

Nan's hair wtf you on about?

[CT]

He's just missed a penalty.

I was watching the warm ups, the players were being asked to run and then do a different exercise on the way back.

Gabby was barely lifting his legs. You can see what's been going on for years. Coasting through training, just barely doing enough.

[Goldie.7]

What does this clown do all game 0-3 loss? still not fit? What an absolute joke of a player.

[Larry Duff]

He was absolutely dreadful last night. Didn't win a header, didn't really get involved and when we got the penalty and Gabby went to take it I doubt anyone in the ground was confident He would score.

I watched him last week playing against Blackburn Reserves and I thought He played very well and worked hard.  Had a feeling it wouldn't last.

[Ron Manager]

To pay him off would cost Dr Xia between three and four million so that is a no go.As plenty of posters have said we are stuck with him for around two years.He has no intention of going out on loan and will do just enough to keep in Steve Bruce's good books.

There is nothing we can do about him.He has the cub over a barrel!

[mattjpa]

To pay him off would cost Dr Xia between three and four million so that is a no go.As plenty of posters have said we are stuck with him for around two years.He has no intention of going out on loan and will do just enough to keep in Steve Bruce's good books.

There is nothing we can do about him.He has the cub over a barrel!

Bear-ly even qualifies as a player anymore. I think RHM deserves a chance

[purpletrousers]

I quite understand Bruce's position. As much as any of us may be disgusted by past behaviour, the idea of fresh starts to all and giving him incentive by bringing him back into the fold makes total sense.
It achieves hopefully him getting fit, and if he's up to it, having even a back up role during ACN, or getting fit and talked up enough by Bruce to be more likely to be taken by someone. He'd have to go willingly which probably requires him not to be at war with the club.
So as much as some might get a bit grizzly about it, for the sake of the club is it not some pragmatic smart ego/man management by SB?
If he was not currently disrupting, is it really worth cutting off our nose to spite our face?

[achilles]

I quite understand Bruce's position. As much as any of us may be disgusted by past behaviour, the idea of fresh starts to all and giving him incentive by bringing him back into the fold makes total sense.
It achieves hopefully him getting fit, and if he's up to it, having even a back up role during ACN, or getting fit and talked up enough by Bruce to be more likely to be taken by someone. He'd have to go willingly which probably requires him not to be at war with the club.
So as much as some might get a bit grizzly about it, for the sake of the club is it not some pragmatic smart ego/man management by SB?
If he was not currently disrupting, is it really worth cutting off our nose to spite our face?

Totally agree, unfortunately Gabby can put as much or as little effort as he deems fit and we can do sod all about it!
Outside the pampered world of professional football he would have been cast aside long ago, just epitomizes everything that is wrong about the professional game today.

[JJ-AV]

I really think he'll be given a run under Bruce and end up being an asset again.

[CJ]

To pay him off would cost Dr Xia between three and four million so that is a no go.As plenty of posters have said we are stuck with him for around two years.He has no intention of going out on loan and will do just enough to keep in Steve Bruce's good books.

There is nothing we can do about him.He has the cub over a barrel!

Bear-ly even qualifies as a player anymore. I think RHM deserves a chance

Agreed - I'm tired of his slothful behaviour and don't think we should panda to him any more

[old man villa fan]

Are the fans booing Westwood or the decision to bring him on.  I do not think he is good enough because any confidence he had has been driven out of him.  However, it's unacceptable to boo a player for not being good enough.

[eamonn]

Where was young Rushian last night? If his progress is being halted for that tubby waster I'll be very cross.

[in exile]

Where was young Rushian last night? If his progress is being halted for that tubby waster I'll be very cross.

On England duty