Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[passitsideways]

I'm a big Gabby fan and think that with him properly coached and managed he could be a big player for us next season. However, I agree that his disgraceful behaviour last season may be something he can't and maybe shouldn't be allowed to come back from.

He doesn't even need to be properly coached and managed to make a positive impact, especially in the Championship - he's shown time and time again, dating back the MON days where he was genuinely in contention for England caps, that so long as he works hard, he can make a positive impact, because of the combination of pace and strength that he has. But we know the story by now, ever since about 2011 - he'll give it a go for a couple of games at a time, then decide that it's not worth the bother.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I'm a big Gabby fan and think that with him properly coached and managed he could be a big player for us next season. However, I agree that his disgraceful behaviour last season may be something he can't and maybe shouldn't be allowed to come back from.

he is already a big player

you cant teach an old dog new tricks

shisha
laughing gas
dubai
crying off for the bournemouth game
spuds away

the bloke is a c***

[pbavfckuwait]

Gabby has been winging it for years now, the only thing Gabby wants is the lifestyle off the pitch of a footballer, he is passed putting in the hard miles to earn that living. Waste of oxygen get rid.

[Dazvillain]

Meaning evil 'understands' that Elphick not coming as Howe doesn't want to sell. We'll see.

Sounds like they're trying to get some mileage out of the story where if Daz is right, there is none.

Who's Daz, what might he be right about, and what is there none of?

Confused, Greater Birmjngham.

My cousins are st holders at Bournemouth and just sent texts saying they have good authority that Tommy Elphick coming to us as club captain !? They showed me screen shot from text convos from the players family at a wedding as one of them is close friend..... Surprise for me.... Any rumours of this from the villa side ?

Updates from south coast today are that having let Distin go and no one else in yet, they wouldn't also let Elphick go. This could change should they bring some CB cover in I guess

[pbavfckuwait]

Hey Daz ask them if they want Richards or Lescott, in fact I am sure with his brilliance Baccuna could play center half.

[OCD]

Meaning evil 'understands' that Elphick not coming as Howe doesn't want to sell. We'll see.

Sounds like they're trying to get some mileage out of the story where if Daz is right, there is none.

Who's Daz, what might he be right about, and what is there none of?

Confused, Greater Birmjngham.

My cousins are st holders at Bournemouth and just sent texts saying they have good authority that Tommy Elphick coming to us as club captain !? They showed me screen shot from text convos from the players family at a wedding as one of them is close friend..... Surprise for me.... Any rumours of this from the villa side ?

Updates from south coast today are that having let Distin go and no one else in yet, they wouldn't also let Elphick go. This could change should they bring some CB cover in I guess

There's plenty of time to get someone else in. They wouldn't have just decided on a whim to release Distin so it may have delayed things but I imagine will still happen.

[KevinGage]

Bringing Gabby back sends out a message that cutting corners, having a casual attitude and generally showing a lack of professionalism is still OK for a club like Aston Villa. Fuck about, make a total arse of yourself and you can still get a game -even if you provide next to nothing on Saturday too.

How do we then say to younger players they need to look after themselves and take the job seriously to have any chance to succeed when they see that physical embodiment of excess and fuckwittedry laughing and rolling around the training ground.

I wouldn't pay off his contract either, mind. As that just rewards failure even more.  But if we can get him out on loan somewhere (probably subsidising a big portion of his wage) that might be the least worst option.

[peter w]

His contract is the problem. Unless we can get someone to agree to take him on, and it's likely to be overseas, then the likelihood is that he'll be with us until his contract ends. He potentially has 2 years left (if that's how long he has on his contract) as a professional footballer. If that doesn't concentrate the mind then he's as good as done anywhere.

[Percy McCarthy]

Meaning evil 'understands' that Elphick not coming as Howe doesn't want to sell. We'll see.

Sounds like they're trying to get some mileage out of the story where if Daz is right, there is none.

Who's Daz, what might he be right about, and what is there none of?

Confused, Greater Birmjngham.

My cousins are st holders at Bournemouth and just sent texts saying they have good authority that Tommy Elphick coming to us as club captain !? They showed me screen shot from text convos from the players family at a wedding as one of them is close friend..... Surprise for me.... Any rumours of this from the villa side ?

Got it, thanks.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

the thing is who the fuck is going to have him on loan even if we were paying 80% of his wages? and if we are doing that we may as well pay him off, hopefully his wedge will go down with relegation

[KevinGage]

Someone will take a punt at around £20,000 per week, I reckon. Doesn't get you much nowadays.

With no loan fee and on the proviso they can ship him back at the first sign of bad behaviour.

There will be a couple of stodgy, delsusional old school managers out there who will recall the Gabby of old and will believe they can get the best out of him.  Or even just to have him as an option from the bench.

[Toronto Villa]

I'd love for Xia to come in next week and send a message by cancelling Gabby's contract. I think it would send a great message to the fans that last years nonsense won't be tolerated. I just don't see it happening.

[old man villa fan]

If we could finance paying GA's contract off by what we could get for Richards, I would be happy with that.

[cdbearsfan]

Looking at the list of players released by Premier League clubs, I noticed a French international winger who had once been transferred for £9.5 million. Available for free! Surely worth a punt?

[nigel]

I can see Gabby going overseas, maybe to Turkey, to play out his days