Woodytom Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 A very simple but effective goal. Woeful Defending 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) He's a decent squad player and should be paid accordingly. He's worth no more than 15-20k a week at a push. I think he's on 45k at the moment? Lucky, lucky boy. I do like Gabby though and although he probably isn't good enough for our first team, I prefer him to Weimann and think he has certain attributes that make him useful. He's a good player to have away from home but at home, I can't remember his last decent game. It seems to me he's being rewarded for his loyalty and not his quality. It's not my money so I don't have a major issue. I like to think of him as that very average teacher that has been at the school for 40 years and has been racking up the bonuses for being there so long. Is he even loyal though? He's getting paid a huge amount of money to have 3 or 4 good games a season. A better club than us would never try and sign him. He gets an easy ride 'cos he's a Villa fan from Birmingham. If we signed him from another club and he was a cockney we'd hate him. Edited August 30, 2014 by PieFacE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr_Pangloss Posted August 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2014 A very simple but effective goal. If he did that ten times a season then fair enough. However he does that like once a season, the rest of time he's utter shite. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 He's a decent squad player and should be paid accordingly. He's worth no more than 15-20k a week at a push. I think he's on 45k at the moment? Lucky, lucky boy. I do like Gabby though and although he probably isn't good enough for our first team, I prefer him to Weimann and think he has certain attributes that make him useful. He's a good player to have away from home but at home, I can't remember his last decent game. It seems to me he's being rewarded for his loyalty and not his quality. It's not my money so I don't have a major issue. I like to think of him as that very average teacher that has been at the school for 40 years and has been racking up the bonuses for being there so long. Is he even loyal though? He's getting paid a huge amount of money to have 3 or 4 good games a season. A better club than us would never try and sign him. He gets an easy ride 'cos he's a Villa fan from Birmingham. If we signed him from another club and he was a cockney we'd hate him. I'm not sure anyone can say he's loyal (or un-loyal for that matter). As far as I'm aware no club has ever seriously bid for Agbonlahor (I remember the Arsenal link a few years ago but that was always a load of bollocks), so on that basis we don't know how he would have behaved if other teams would have come in for him. He's been on a massive gravy train here, rewarded for poor performances and lack of consistency. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 He's a decent squad player and should be paid accordingly. He's worth no more than 15-20k a week at a push. I think he's on 45k at the moment? Lucky, lucky boy. I do like Gabby though and although he probably isn't good enough for our first team, I prefer him to Weimann and think he has certain attributes that make him useful. He's a good player to have away from home but at home, I can't remember his last decent game. It seems to me he's being rewarded for his loyalty and not his quality. It's not my money so I don't have a major issue. I like to think of him as that very average teacher that has been at the school for 40 years and has been racking up the bonuses for being there so long. Is he even loyal though? He's getting paid a huge amount of money to have 3 or 4 good games a season. A better club than us would never try and sign him. He gets an easy ride 'cos he's a Villa fan from Birmingham. If we signed him from another club and he was a cockney we'd hate him. He actual supports Arsenal growing up!! the Villa thing he just says to keep people quiet and on-side.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 He has flattered to deceive for his whole career here . Just like us a perennial under achiever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Agbonlahor is just too comfortable. He plays crap week in week out but he is back in the team regardless. Until we either get some new players, get people fit or give others a chance we're going nowhere with this guy. Edited August 30, 2014 by Brumstopdogs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtender67 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 i wish i could become a millionaire by doing shit at my job. some people are born lucky and become unappreciative of what they have. may i sugest us trying usane bolt in a pair of football boots because hes quicker than gabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 i wish i could become a millionaire by doing shit at my job. some people are born lucky and become unappreciative of what they have. may i sugest us trying usane bolt in a pair of football boots because hes quicker than gabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 It's a shame though. I know there's no sentiment in football but his goals have given me some of the best memories since I've been supporting Villa. Just thinking off the top of my head, there was the goal at OT that gave us our first win over Man. United in 15 years, that late winner at SHA, the 2nd goal at Arsenal that gave us our first win there in 15 years aswell and also the 2nd against Chelsea that was the end for Mourinho. He just dosen't look likely of any of that anymore. Still I'll remember him fondly when he does leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) I'm flabbergasted how it has run for so long.....with his inconsistency....some games I would say completely anonymous. It is just an epitome of the whole club and just to say its not personal.....but it was Lil o'l Lee before him ( yes Lee Hendrie) both made a fortune for inconsistency of the highest order. .....Then you get players like Brian Little, Gareth Barry, Andy Gray, Dennis Mortimer, just a few at random, who performed for the club, but had no affinity with us before they come. I don't buy all this Villa Fans stuff from some of them. Ian Taylor,Gary Shaw are ones that I can accept.....and performed like a villa fan would. Edited August 31, 2014 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2014 He's not even championship level anymore tbh That is just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Agbonlahor - Benteke Cleverley Delph Westwood Sanchez Cissokho - Vlaar - Senderos - Hutton Guzan I had a dream we beat Liverpool and for some reason Benteke played. This was the formation and Gabby was outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Do not eat cheese before bedtime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2014 If we're in the woods and we're attacked by a bear, I don't have to be able to outrun the bear, I just have to be able to outrun you. Gabby has spent his whole career being better than the next man in the squad, whether that means he's good enough to make us happy I don't know, but he's been consistently the best we've got - he still is. By all means be angry about that, but I'm not sure it's his fault. The shame for me is that we've never put him in a position where he's had to outrun the bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Very good first half from him to be fair. Good turn and finish for the first goal, has run into the left channel well and, along with Delph and Richardson, has hustled and harried the Hull defence. Much more like it Gabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Like weimman he's stepped up so far. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Gabby is Hungreeeeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Gabby really does annoy me because he never plays like he did today on a consistent basis which is incredibly frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 More of the same please Gabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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