Ponky Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 It all does seem a bit like the club is trying to appease the angry lynch mob at the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 5 hours ago, Zatman said: sad to end this way but I doubt we will see him in a Villa jersey again Does the shop not sell XXXXXXXL . ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, roadoftrinity said: Personally I think the club are trying to shame Gabby out of Villa, it's a bit embarrassing, suspending him at first, then saying he had a virus then he's unfit? Non of this they needed to announce, I want rid of him as well but I don't like the way they are going about it in trying to make the fans hate him to shame him out. Ah diddums crappy getting a hard time? Well he shouldnt be such a waste of space and putting effort in 1) getting in shape 2) showing he does care about the club by showing on the pitch. Like andy gray said he has been conning the fans for too long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 10 hours ago, mwj said: Neville Southall has really let himself go Lost a few pounds if you ask me. Okay, stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I do wonder if the fitness issue and this 'fat camp' stuff people have started saying is all just a smoke screen for the real issue behind all this... I mean, he went off to Dubai and got photographed smoking some sort of pipe... Imagine for a second what kind of stuff could have been in that pipe... Come on... he isn't a fat bastard... He's actually a lot fitter than most of us can imagine. He hasn't played competitively for us since he came back... Suppose, just for a moment at least, that the real issue here is some kind of drug still in his system. If he got tested after a real live game for us and found to have something nasty in his system, that would bring even more shame on the club. I think whatever has happened is a total shower of unprofessionalism on his part and is disappointing from somebody who is senior at the club and should be setting an example... I do wonder though if this fitness thing is just being put out there by the club to mask a bigger issue potentially. No need to flame... I love a good conspiracy theory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 Yup I wouldn't be surprised if this was all part of the suspension and investigation that took place. For him to be suspended, then come down with a virus, and then have two weeks away for "fitness", seems a little suspicious to say the least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 59 minutes ago, Ponky said: It all does seem a bit like the club is trying to appease the angry lynch mob at the gate. It's about bloody time the club started listening to the fans. Keep the fans happy and everything else looks after itself... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 That's true jimmygreaves but it's a bit schoolyard-ish. When the Villa community is asking the club to take responsibility for what's happened, they point and say "look over there - Gabby's fat!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 6 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: The funny thing is from the story I read, it claims they felt he bulked up too much from weight training. so all the "Flabby" and fat gibes are a bit OTT IMO. He's not fat, unless he's put on some serious flab in the past month or two. But he is much heavier than he used to be. And not being fat doesn't mean he can't be seriously unfit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Send him to train with Leicester for a couple of weeks. Once they've pumped him full of EPO, I mean - once they've used their fitness training methods on him, he'll be fit as a fiddle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 I don;t care if Gabby gets publicly flogged by Hollis, he deserves every bit of it the utter coward he is. Some say Nzogbia has wronged us, Gabby is on a par if not worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I think it's possible that the club are punishing him for pulling a sickie before the Bournemouth game. Either way, it means he won't be playing for us in the near future. Oh no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: He's not fat, unless he's put on some serious flab in the past month or two. But he is much heavier than he used to be. And not being fat doesn't mean he can't be seriously unfit. That photo of him that has been doing the rounds is seriously unflattering, and he's not obese or anything, but I can't imagine there are many premier league players who have noticeable rolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Maybe if he ran about a bit more on match-days ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 34 minutes ago, Davkaus said: That photo of him that has been doing the rounds is seriously unflattering, and he's not obese or anything, but I can't imagine there are many premier league players who have noticeable rolls. He doesn't have rolls. As you say it's an unflattering picture. I can't speak for the last couple of months, but he posted pictures when he was training in the states and he was not fat. He's ripped. The problem is he appears to have concentrated too much on his muscle and not at all on his football. I don't think this fitness problem is a fat problem. The two aren't dependant on each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I don't think this fitness problem is a fat problem. The two aren't dependant on each other. Fitness problem or fatness problem? Doesn't really matter. What's most important appears to be the attitude problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 Well, exactly. But the attitude problem and the fitness problem ARE dependant of each other, in this case. His attitude has led to the lack of fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Gabby is supposed to keep himself in condition and hasn't - that is bad, the sooner he is gone the better. But.. I'd seriously like to know what Black/Garde/Sherwood/Wilkins/whoever have been playing at when all of a sudden Black says he isn't fit enough - has that only just been noticed ? It is their job to get the players in shape - for him to suddenly need 2 weeks - 2 WEEKS ! - extra training hasn't just jumped up out of nowhere. If it was the start of the season and he needed 2 more weeks that's one thing - but how has he got to now before this action has been taken? Has Black only just noticed him ? Don't they have fitness levels checked every day ? I've never heard anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, terrytini said: Gabby is supposed to keep himself in condition and hasn't - that is bad, the sooner he is gone the better. But.. I'd seriously like to know what Black/Garde/Sherwood/Wilkins/whoever have been playing at when all of a sudden Black says he isn't fit enough - has that only just been noticed ? It is their job to get the players in shape - for him to suddenly need 2 weeks - 2 WEEKS ! - extra training hasn't just jumped up out of nowhere. If it was the start of the season and he needed 2 more weeks that's one thing - but how has he got to now before this action has been taken? Has Black only just noticed him ? Don't they have fitness levels checked every day ? I've never heard anything like it. Garde sent him to the states for the same reason a couple of months ago so I'd say it's been an ongoing problem. By all accounts our pre-season was an absolute joke. I imagine that, coupled with injuries and lack of motivation, meant Gabby just never reached an acceptable level of fitness this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) As I said yesterday, if the only way we can get rid of the prat is by paying up his contract, I'd rather we put the bloke on gardening leave than simply release him. I'm sick of these overpaid tossers holding all the cards. Why pay up his contract leaving him free to earn more money elsewhere? His attitude is of a man already semi retired so let's send out a message and make it official. Gardening leave for the remainder of his contract, not setting foot anywhere near VP or BH. If he is motivated to leave he can walk away from his contract or agree a vastly reduced settlement. Edited April 15, 2016 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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