TRO Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Dave J said: As always TRO - good post, Andy Gray my boyhood hero - then came Shaw - what a technique he had - I remember him making a complete fool of John Wile near the halfway line at VP followed closely by Macca Dave, I was very close to Andy for 18 months.....I could tell you some stories, but on here it can sound like showing off or ITK.....PM me if you are interested. But we must go back to Gabby on here. Edited February 24, 2018 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dave J said: As always TRO - good post, Andy Gray my boyhood hero - then came Shaw - what a technique he had - I remember him making a complete fool of John Wile near the halfway line at VP followed closely by Macca We must stop drifting off topic....but finally what a player Gary, grossly underrated IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 1 hour ago, TRO said: Dave, I was very close to Andy for 18 months.....I could tell you some stories, but on here it can sound like showing off or ITK.....PM me if you are interested. But we must go back to Gabby on here. could you share those to us all, evenif in off topic or something. i'd love to hear them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Gabby Agbonlahor is heading for the Aston Villa exit, with his 17-year association with the club coming to an end. Agbonlahor will be out of contract in the summer and Villa are set to offload the £25,000 a week striker regardless of which division they find themselves operating in next season. The former England international has only scored twice since Villa’s demotion to the Championship, which means he has effectively earned £1.3m per goal. And though Villa insist no decision on the futures of players will be made until the end of the season, sources say Agbonlahor’s career at the club is over. It is understood the 31-year-old is already considering whether to relaunch his career overseas in Major League Soccer. The club’s record Premier League scorer, Agbonlahor enjoyed arguably his best period under Martin O’Neill between 2007 and 2010, helping his hometown club to three consecutive sixth-place finishes. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/27/gabby-agbonlahor-end-17-year-aston-villa-stay-end-season-regardless/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 It's definitely time for him to move on. Hope he gets a good send off though, he's been with us forever and has given us some find memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted March 27, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, Kingman said: Gabby Agbonlahor is heading for the Aston Villa exit, with his 17-year association with the club coming to an end. Agbonlahor will be out of contract in the summer and Villa are set to offload the £25,000 a week striker regardless of which division they find themselves operating in next season. The former England international has only scored twice since Villa’s demotion to the Championship, which means he has effectively earned £1.3m per goal. And though Villa insist no decision on the futures of players will be made until the end of the season, sources say Agbonlahor’s career at the club is over. It is understood the 31-year-old is already considering whether to relaunch his career overseas in Major League Soccer. The club’s record Premier League scorer, Agbonlahor enjoyed arguably his best period under Martin O’Neill between 2007 and 2010, helping his hometown club to three consecutive sixth-place finishes. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/27/gabby-agbonlahor-end-17-year-aston-villa-stay-end-season-regardless/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb Ironic that this news has broken on page 666... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kingman said: Gabby Agbonlahor is heading for the Aston Villa exit, with his 17-year association with the club coming to an end. Agbonlahor will be out of contract in the summer and Villa are set to offload the £25,000 a week striker regardless of which division they find themselves operating in next season. The former England international has only scored twice since Villa’s demotion to the Championship, which means he has effectively earned £1.3m per goal. And though Villa insist no decision on the futures of players will be made until the end of the season, sources say Agbonlahor’s career at the club is over. It is understood the 31-year-old is already considering whether to relaunch his career overseas in Major League Soccer. The club’s record Premier League scorer, Agbonlahor enjoyed arguably his best period under Martin O’Neill between 2007 and 2010, helping his hometown club to three consecutive sixth-place finishes. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/27/gabby-agbonlahor-end-17-year-aston-villa-stay-end-season-regardless/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb Good news, in my book. I enjoyed watching him in 2008-2009, but since then his song has been by far his best contribution to the club. Edited March 27, 2018 by srsmithusa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Kingman said: Agbonlahor enjoyed arguably his best period under Martin O’Neill between 2007 and 2010 Arguably? What, there's some debate about this?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 9 hours ago, Wainy316 said: It's definitely time for him to move on. Hope he gets a good send off though, he's been with us forever and has given us some find memories. It was time for him to move on 5 years ago. He's tarnished any 'legacy' he might have had. Send him out the back door and hope nobody notices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, villa89 said: It was time for him to move on 5 years ago. He's tarnished any 'legacy' he might have had. Send him out the back door and hope nobody notices. I totally agree - in my humble view he gave up his rights to a send off - the season we got relegated . Not that his performances really justified much of a send off anyway. Again in my humble opinion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I wonder where he will end up. He seems to really like Qatar and they pay well. Wherever he goes, I hope he actually tries to prove himself and not just collect some more paychecks before he retires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 He won't be leaving the country and besides MLS won't be offering him anything like decent money. Those days of bang average players aging players with no legacy getting ridiculous deals are long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRO Posted March 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2018 Its up to fans to form their own opinions. personally, i am not interested in the player and for me he has negated every bit of good he has done in his earlier years. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) He's been utter dog shit for years. Always guaranteed a good game or 3 when he wanted a new contract, but otherwise has looked lazy and disinterested pretty much since the O'Neill era. It's an absolute mystery how he's conned his way in to new deal after new deal for so long. Good riddance. Gabby gabby gabby gabby agbonlahor, lazy as ****, lazy as ****. Edited March 28, 2018 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted March 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2018 call me a sentimental old sod but i can't get on board with the dislike for him. i agree, the way he let himself go during our relegation season does take away his rights to any kind of testimonial, grand farewell etc, but some of my happiest memories as a villa fan have come from watching him and young tearing oppositions apart. it wasn't just vs blues, he was unplayable on his day i know i'm in the minority, but i'll have more good memories than bad of him...good luck to him wherever he ends up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 @tomav84 - you are a sentimental old sod ...but each to their own I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Czechlad said: I wonder where he will end up. He seems to really like Qatar and they pay well. Wherever he goes, I hope he actually tries to prove himself and not just collect some more paychecks before he retires. He has been doing that for the last number of seasons with us, so I suspect he will probably do the same elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I have some great memories of Agbonlahor, but his departure is long overdue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, tomav84 said: call me a sentimental old sod but i can't get on board with the dislike for him. i agree, the way he let himself go during our relegation season does take away his rights to any kind of testimonial, grand farewell etc, but some of my happiest memories as a villa fan have come from watching him and young tearing oppositions apart. it wasn't just vs blues, he was unplayable on his day i know i'm in the minority, but i'll have more good memories than bad of him...good luck to him wherever he ends up This is how I feel. I don't think he should get Lescott levels of treatment from the fans. His main issue is that he's always been a limited player, and this was made worse when certain managers tried to make him into a big, target man. Had he just kept the tag of a pacy player, sprinting up and down the wings and putting in one decent ball in 5, then he might have got a few more games with us. I'll wish him well, wherever he goes. But I'm glad his time here has come to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I'll put some WD40 on the gates at BMH........... so he can go quietly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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