Aston Villa v Preston North End Post-Match Thread

[The Edge]

Torn apart? Behave.

Eh?

[tommymitch]

The highlight of the second half yesterday was watching Gabby trying to sprint away on the break like it was 2005 -  cheeks puffed out, fists pumping.

[Toronto Villa]

The highlight of the second half yesterday was watching Gabby trying to sprint away on the break like it was 2005 -  cheeks puffed out, fists pumping.

Actually felt a little bad for him. He's never going to be that Gabby but he deserved a better pass from Jack at the end of it. It was his best display for a while which granted ain't saying a lot

[robbo1874]

I don't feel sorry for Gabby at all. He deserves all the stick he gets,
in my view. I thought we should've paid him up and fucked him off in the summer.

It is to Bruce and the coaching staff's credit that they've got him resembling a professional footballer again. His influence in the dressing room still concerns me though and it is for that reason why I stand by my pre-season view on him. If he'd looked after himself the last few years, there's less chance we'd be in this league for starters and now we are in it, he'd likely be ripping it apart. Former established England international, let's not forget.

[sid1964]

The Gabby performance on Saturday okay 1st half, got to be honest did not notice him on the pitch in the 2nd half, also the same can be said for a few others including Lansbury, who bottled the challenge on the half way line that their guy went on the run that he scored from!

[QuintonVilla]

I cringed when some were singing Gabby's name on Saturday. He tried yes, which is the least you expect of a professional footballer and supposed Villa fan on thousands of pounds a week. It seems him running about a bit for 45 minutes was enough for some to forgive him, embarrassing. He's shit and has been for years, and his attitude over the past couple of years was no better than Lescott.

[robbo1874]

Was it on sky in U.K. Or did you go?

[andyh]

The Gabby performance on Saturday okay 1st half, got to be honest did not notice him on the pitch in the 2nd half, also the same can be said for a few others including Lansbury, who bottled the challenge on the half way line that their guy went on the run that he scored from!

I don't recall him particularly bottling a challenge, but I might have missed it.

I do remember 1 absolutely, massive crunching tackle  he flew into in the second half, shortly after Jack was being targeted.
Reminiscence of the Clarke challenge a couple of years ago.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

I cringed when some were singing Gabby's name on Saturday.

Hang on, you said the other day that the atmosphere was dreadful because the fans weren't contributing; now you're saying they were singing.  Make your mind up.  (Or is it that they were singing, but they weren't singing because they wanted to sing, they just wanted to be able to say they'd been singing?) 

[mattjpa]

I cringed when some were singing Gabby's name on Saturday. He tried yes, which is the least you expect of a professional footballer and supposed Villa fan on thousands of pounds a week. It seems him running about a bit for 45 minutes was enough for some to forgive him, embarrassing. He's shit and has been for years, and his attitude over the past couple of years was no better than Lescott.

Embarrassing? really? Its football mate, he didnt kill anyone. Dont be embarrassed that there are people who are willing to forgive the shortcomings of others. People make mistakes and chose the wrong path sometimes but all ive seen from him this season is determination to try and make ammends and make a go of things again. Dont forget that he doesnt need to, he is already made for life.

 I wasnt there but I think others see the same and appreciate his effort

[tommymitch]

Gabby put himself about on Saturday. He was  better than he has been, but we still need far more to cut it in this league.

[mr underhill]

he ran about a bit, I'd grant you, but other than huff and puff he didn't do anything.

[saunders_heroes]

he ran about a bit, I'd grant you, but other than huff and puff he didn't do anything.

Apart from creating the first goal you mean?

[Chris Jameson]

I cringed when some were singing Gabby's name on Saturday.

You seem to spend a lot of time critiquing the Villa support each match, are you by any chance somebody who used to send local gig reviews in to NME but never got any published?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

he ran about a bit, I'd grant you, but other than huff and puff he didn't do anything.