Gabby

[260475]

Could be that he is getting some appearances as a club insurance policy of the contractual kind?

[Pete3206]

No

[E I Adio]

I notice that he's a strong contender for the Anti-Sports Personality of the Year Award

[RichardBatchelor]

I know it's easy to have a go at Gabby - but honestly against Norwich his display was possibly as bad as any individual performance by a Villa striker I've ever seen, and I'm including the dreadful Carlton Cole in that. The only thing of note he did was a useful defensive header. One of my mates was still defending him, saying he didn't get any service, which is true enough, but his movement was terrible and he didn't look for the ball, nor win a single header by my reckoning. It was a shocking display, even by his recent standards.

[OCD]

I think Bruce has said that we don't need to sign a striker because we have 6 strikers and in the 4-3-3 formation only need one but when those options include Gabby, Gestede, Ayew etc. the problem isn't the number but rather the knowledge that they're all shit. Even Kodjia, who's done well, looks best starting in a wide position. McCormack's a good player I believe but I'm not sure how he fits into the formation.

[Dominic22]

I notice that he's a strong contender for the Anti-Sports Personality of the Year Award

Were doing well on that list with Samir Carruthers also in the running

[cdbearsfan]

He needs to be involved in some urine-based scandal to improve his chances of victory.

[serbentoflight]

Well he's been taking the piss for years....

[pauliewalnuts]

He still has pace and once he has fitness he will become an asset. He has a manager that believes in what could provide and has shown faith in him. Gabby appears to be trying to repay that faith. He isn't the player he was and he's got a lot of detractors for obvious reasons. By the end of the season we'll know for sure what he made of himself and whether or not he can write a better chapter to see out his Villa career.

He has had a series of managers who have shown faith in him, though, and none of them have got him to respond.

The bloke is a shambling has-been. It doesn't matter if he has got his attitude sorted (and I am yet to see any evidence of this), he is finished, at this or any level.

There's really no point judging him at the end of the season - what do we do, use him all season while his place could be taken by someone who gave half a shit and didn't look like they hadn't seen a ball for a few years?

[Marlon From Bearwood]

I know it's easy to have a go at Gabby - but honestly against Norwich his display was possibly as bad as any individual performance by a Villa striker I've ever seen, and I'm including the dreadful Carlton Cole in that. The only thing of note he did was a useful defensive header. One of my mates was still defending him, saying he didn't get any service, which is true enough, but his movement was terrible and he didn't look for the ball, nor win a single header by my reckoning. It was a shocking display, even by his recent standards.

And don't forget Norwich's goal came from Gabby giving the ball away.

He is truly woeful. I like Bruce but this bizarre experiment of playing Gabby in away games has failed, is never going to work, and is costing us vital points.

[OCD]

You can understand the logic of playing a forward known for his pace as part of a plan to hit teams on the break but does he even have that pace anymore?

[PaulTheVillan]

I can't even stand to see the bloke in a Villa shirt.

[KevinGage]

All the talk from Bruce was that Gabby had lost 6kg between him taking charge (Oct 12) and by the Brighton game (Nov 18) illustrating just how determined he had been to get involved.

Now Tuesday night might have been a optical illusion, but he didn't look a whole pile slimmer a month on again. 

When you think of the resources available at a professional spots club and the amount they (should) be training, that's a bit shit, really.

[JUAN PABLO]

much prefer RHM given a go to be honest .

I lost all interest in Agbonlahor three seasons ago.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

might just be a conspiracy therory but I think gabbys return coincided with Ayews drop in form. He was easily the best player in the for chunk of the season.
maybe a clash of ego's?