AvfcRigo82 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, Dick said: Reborn as a dog? The dog looks alot sharper than Gabby ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 No the dog has a brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 That reminds me that going to Crufts last year was the single most boring experience of my entire life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted March 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2019 I know it all ended badly at Villa for him but i've got plenty of good memories in the bank for me to put that to one side. On his day a very dangerous player and he'll always be remembered for the derby day goals. He could have been so much better though. Lost his way after Young, Milner, Barry, Carew, et all moved on 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 He had his moment last season when his contract expired. No need to double dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) 'playing for another team or playing against Aston Villa...' He doesn't give two shits about Aston Villa and that is honest truth.He is retiring because he wasn't offered a contract by any Midlands based club. Edited March 27, 2019 by rodders0223 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 He is entitled to make his retirement statement to make himself feel better....We are entitled to make our own opinion of it all, to make ourselves feel better. sadly for him ,I would have agreed with the little Gabby at school, I would have laughed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: 'playing for another team or playing against Aston Villa...' He doesn't give two shits about Aston Villa and that is honest truth.He is retiring because he wasn't offered a contract by any Midlands based club. It's a shame. He might have hated it, but I'd have loved for the lazy word removed to play against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, Davkaus said: It's a shame. He might have hated it, but I'd have loved for the lazy word removed to play against us. I am sure he would have got a good reception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I liked Gabby. He was so quick back in the day, really exciting player to watch running the channels. Never reached the heights he maybe could have in 08/09, but for a time he was good. Not bothered about him taking a contract and the money, that's the club's problem, not mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giro Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Thanks for the memories gabby from 07-10 he was class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) From the start of the 2015/16 season we have paid him roughly 4 grand per minute of football he managed since then or nearly 1 million pounds per goal/assist. Ha had great potential at one point but never really progressed at all. He was good for about 3 years out of a 13 year career and should have been sold/let go years ago. Much like Villa as a whole there were some great moments in there but ultimately it's mostly shite & disappointment. Give it 5 years and he'll be picking you up in his minicab if all the cars aren't self driving by then Edited March 27, 2019 by LakotaDakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Wrong thread Edited March 27, 2019 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 still think we as a club and various managers / coaches mis managed him badly, both in what we asked him to do, how we played, how we paid and how we kept him he was class for a couple of years, to the extent where i thought he should have had a run in the england team (but i think maybe he got injured and missed a squad?) then he got too big, then he got overweight, then he just couldnt stay fit, the laziness came in somewhere and how much you like / dislike him is probably down to which stage of his decline it came in, its the fault of whoever's idea it was for him to bulk up 1st half of his career was exciting, lightning quick, some really important goals in some brilliant wins, 2nd half of his career is a car crash of lacklustre tepid performances - he really was Mr Aston Villa, he sums us up over his career span, his decline times perfectly with ours we were dicking liverpool right up until he went over the advertising boards and had to go off injured, 2-0 up and ended up drawing (maybe even losing?) that was the last time i really enjoyed watching him play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) I was there at his debut and was so excited by him and was saying to all my mates he was the new Owen etc ..... did ok overal. and you have to take into consideration circumstances between the two halves of his career (post O’Neil) .. I guess he should ultimately IMO should go down in folklore as a Villa cult HERO for the good times but rightfully remembered for also not fulfilling his true potential to become a great / legend. Good luck and I hope ( if he deserves on merit ) he can find some role within the club which he obviously loves so dear. Cheers for the good times but can’t forget the bad ...6/10 player at best overall . Edited March 27, 2019 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Don't let the door kick you on the way out. He had the keys to the kingdom and **** it up because he didn't give a shit. As for "not wanting to play against Villa" - that just highlights his stupidity or heightened levels of self importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'll remember him fondly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 28, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just a split second of panic there as I saw the first new post on this thread was a picture of Gabby holding up a shirt and for one brief second feared we'd brought him back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Officially retiring at 32 but effectively retired at 28/29. Just shows you the lack of appetite he had for the game. Wasn't arsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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