Hilarious article about Gabby, written by Gabby

[kippaxvilla2]

Why Aston Villa must keep Gabriel Agbonlahor involved

Aston Villa's long-serving local hero Gabriel Agbonlahor is finally back from injury, but with his contract expiring in the summer should the club feature him at all?

Gabriel Agbonlajor joined Aston Villa when he was a child and was lucky and talented enough to progress all the way through the club ranks into the first-team where he's played almost 400 games in over a decade. Agbonlahor loves Aston Villa, the club runs through his veins and one imagines he would want to keep playing for them as long as he is physically able to walk.

But the club has grander ambitions; chasing promotion to the Premier League. In Agbonlahor's injured absencem, teenager Keinan Davis has taken to the striker's role like a duck to water and looks a genuine find for Steve Bruce's men.

With Davis in control of the shirt and star-signing Jonathan Kodjia due back from injury next season, Aston Villa clearly have other plans for their striker role. They aren't counting on Gabriel Agbonlahor, that's why his contract has been allowed to run down to the point where it expires at the end of the season.

That expiry means Agbonlahor can begin negotiating with other clubs in January to agree a free transfer away in the summer and there's nothing Villa can do about it. That's why their decision on Agbonlahor must be made now.

And that decision shouldn't be to sell Agbonlahor now for a quick profit. No, if Aston Villa want to avoid the mistakes of the past, they will renew Gabriel Agbonlahor's contract as soon as possible and ensure he stays around for the long-term.

What can he offer Villa on the pitch? At 31, maybe not that much. Probably not as much as Davis and Kodjia can. But off the pitch? That's where Agbonlahor comes into his own.  He regularly eats as much as Barry Austin, goes off to Dubai for holidays when his team need him the most, and on days where the club aren't doing much such as getting relegated, he can be found in hotel rooms romping with various ladies.'

Aston Villa are a side that's light on Premier League experience in attack, and that's something Agbonlahor has 322 games of. He knows the perils and the pitfalls and if Villa want to survive if they get back to the Premier League, he'll be essential.
Agbonlahor will be essential in getting there, too. Yes, Keinan Davis is the main man up-front right now (and Albert Adomah is the side's main goalscorer) but Davis is 19 and has no experience of run-ins, no idea how dealing with the pressure of performing in April and May.

Yes, Agbonlahor gets injured a lot. Even with the best of intentions he won't be much use on the pitch. But his presence around the team, around the youngsters as a mentor, his connection to Aston Villa, is not something you can just buy. What Agbonlahor has is what many teams chasing any target would absolutely kill for. It's not something you sell or marginalise.

Aston Villa should keep Gabriel Agbonlahor, and what's more they should renew his contact so he can continue on at the club of his dreams. So he can instil in players like Keinan Davies the love and loyalty we all want football to be built around.

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/12/07/why-aston-villa-must-keep-gabriel-agbonlahor-involved/

I have fixed the bit about what he can offer off the pitch.

[dicedlam]

''we shouldn't look to make a quick profit''

Christ on a bike!
 
The only thing to profit from is to get this fucking leech gone!
 

[Richard E]

''we don't have a prayer of making a profit, quick or otherwise''

Fixed.

[cheltenhamlion]

Has this fucker been at the crack pipe?

[AV82EC]

Has this fucker been at the crack pipe?

HITC = Head in the clouds.

Fucking hell I’ve read some shite in my time but that takes the biscuit.

[ktvillan]

Gabby as mentor to young players is a bit like jack the ripper as mentor to trainee surgeons.

[Holte132]

Surely this isn't serious? How can it be, unless the author of the piece knows nothing!

[The Edge]

Why Aston Villa must keep Gabriel Agbonlahor involved

Aston Villa's long-serving local hero Gabriel Agbonlahor is finally back from injury, but with his contract expiring in the summer should the club feature him at all?

Gabriel Agbonlajor joined Aston Villa when he was a child and was lucky and talented enough to progress all the way through the club ranks into the first-team where he's played almost 400 games in over a decade. Agbonlahor loves Aston Villa, the club runs through his veins and one imagines he would want to keep playing for them as long as he is physically able to walk.

But the club has grander ambitions; chasing promotion to the Premier League. In Agbonlahor's injured absencem, teenager Keinan Davis has taken to the striker's role like a duck to water and looks a genuine find for Steve Bruce's men.

With Davis in control of the shirt and star-signing Jonathan Kodjia due back from injury next season, Aston Villa clearly have other plans for their striker role. They aren't counting on Gabriel Agbonlahor, that's why his contract has been allowed to run down to the point where it expires at the end of the season.

That expiry means Agbonlahor can begin negotiating with other clubs in January to agree a free transfer away in the summer and there's nothing Villa can do about it. That's why their decision on Agbonlahor must be made now.

And that decision shouldn't be to sell Agbonlahor now for a quick profit. No, if Aston Villa want to avoid the mistakes of the past, they will renew Gabriel Agbonlahor's contract as soon as possible and ensure he stays around for the long-term.

What can he offer Villa on the pitch? At 31, maybe not that much. Probably not as much as Davis and Kodjia can. But off the pitch? That's where Agbonlahor comes into his own.

Aston Villa are a side that's light on Premier League experience in attack, and that's something Agbonlahor has 322 games of. He knows the perils and the pitfalls and if Villa want to survive if they get back to the Premier League, he'll be essential.
Agbonlahor will be essential in getting there, too. Yes, Keinan Davis is the main man up-front right now (and Albert Adomah is the side's main goalscorer) but Davis is 19 and has no experience of run-ins, no idea how dealing with the pressure of performing in April and May.

Yes, Agbonlahor gets injured a lot. Even with the best of intentions he won't be much use on the pitch. But his presence around the team, around the youngsters as a mentor, his connection to Aston Villa, is not something you can just buy. What Agbonlahor has is what many teams chasing any target would absolutely kill for. It's not something you sell or marginalise.

Aston Villa should keep Gabriel Agbonlahor, and what's more they should renew his contact so he can continue on at the club of his dreams. So he can instil in players like Keinan Davies the love and loyalty we all want football to be built around.

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/12/07/why-aston-villa-must-keep-gabriel-agbonlahor-involved/

Take a bow whichever fellow Bluenose wrote this. But be careful what you wish for,  the bastard will just be rolled out for games against us.

Byeeeee

[Marlon From Bearwood]

As if anyone would offer us actual money for Gabby

[russon]

All I want for Christmas is Gabby’s P45

[boutrosboutrosgnarly]

That article is a fine example of the harmful effects of certain class a drugs on a persons mental wellbeing.

[adrenachrome]

The writer, and I use the term advisedly, was clearly under direction to write something controversial and sufficiently provocative to get Villa fans onto their site and adding their two pennies worth.

In other words, click bait. 

[Axl Rose]

What can he offer Villa on the pitch? At 31, maybe not that much. Probably not as much as Davis and Kodjia can. But off the pitch? That's where Agbonlahor comes into his own.

Fucking hell.

Exactly the words that left my mouth.

[sickbeggar]

Wonderful stuff. Looking forward to the follow up "Richards can lead Villa in Europe" article next week.

[The Edge]

Article written by a nose in a failed attempt at humour. Nothing to see here.