The Fun Factory Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just now, Zatman said: He was a player that probably should not have been in that position. Should have been brought in to learn from a senior left back You could see his confidence crumble during our dire run in winter 2012-13. It was not a happy time. Mind you that was the last time Gabby was actually a half decent footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Zatman said: He was a player that probably should not have been in that position. Should have been brought in to learn from a senior left back His confidence took a battering quite early on and he never fully recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Robbie09 said: Ridiculous statement. Bennett was nowhere near as bad as some made him out to be. Another player in a long list of scapegoats. Hi Joe! He was God awful, an absolute travesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Maybe today he would have stood a chance he was decent enough technically he just had all the physicality of a bag of wotsits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Robbie09 said: Ridiculous statement. Bennett was nowhere near as bad as some made him out to be. Another player in a long list of scapegoats. I always liked Bennett. Technically very good and could dribble. Wasn't given a fair chance of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 42 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Maybe today he would have stood a chance he was decent enough technically he just had all the physicality of a bag of wotsits Just seen this post. Yes that was his limitation, like to think he could have become stronger and grown into the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Bennett was just a bit of a nothing player, tidy on the ball but weak physically and no personality on the pitch. He was only signed because we couldn't cough up £6m for Aaron Cresswell who would have been a far better signing obviously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Bennett was **** garbage. Never in a million years a scapegoat. 60 career PL games (for a very bad Villa and a very bad Cardiff), the rest championship, because that's absolutely his level. I remember my Boro fan mate being totally confused when we signed him. Then they signed George Friend for £100k who was better in every department. 0 PL apps for him. Funny world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Zatman said: He couldnt even remember Ashley Youngs name for a bit and he was his best player To be fair to the bloke, it was over a decade ago and he's 70 in a few weeks. I'll forgive him taking a couple of seconds to remember a name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I think we all on agreement Gabby was a bit of a ******* towards the end. But surely we cannot forget all the goals he scored for us when on form. Him and Young were the strike force alot of clubs wanted. Good times going VP in those days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 29/01/2022 at 10:25, The_Steve said: Never forget I'm so happy that we're at a point now where I can watch this and see the funny side. We're a million miles away from the disgrace that we were back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Tomaszk said: I remember my Boro fan mate being totally confused when we signed him The Villa scouting team obviously saw something your mate couldn't. Bennett definitely had a lot of potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 My main memory of Bennett was how he morphed from a gawky, scrawny little guy to an absolute adonis when he left us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Steve Posted February 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2022 Gabby running his mouth on TalkCrap about Keane. F*** off you waste man. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 hours ago, foreveryoung said: I think we all on agreement Gabby was a bit of a ******* towards the end. But surely we cannot forget all the goals he scored for us when on form. Him and Young were the strike force alot of clubs wanted. Good times going VP in those days. Don't think we'll ever know why or who but someone at the club should have set his gym routine, whoever told him to bulk up made a mistake if he did it by himself then we should have managed him and got him back down He was unprofessional but so was the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MessiWillSignForVilla Posted February 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2022 How does this prick not realise these stories make him look bad and completely unprofessional? With attitudes like that in the squad, it's a miracle Lambert kept us in the league for so long. He's an absolute embarrassment. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Designer1 Posted February 3, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2022 Probably one of the only occasions I would stick up for Keane. Gabby is a loathsome, thick, waste of space and a disgrace to Villa. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) Totally unprofessional to criticise a manager coach when he's in line for a high profile job in a very public forum. This just bad taste. The guy is an absolute prick. Whilst the club was getting relegated you were falling out of clubs every weekend was fatter than Benni Mccarthy and slower than a week in jail at 27. Completely finished and shot to bits Shut the **** up. You and O'Hara. You're both an absolute waste of space Edited February 3, 2022 by rodders0223 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 20 hours ago, Tom13 said: I always liked Bennett. Technically very good and could dribble. Wasn't given a fair chance of it. Joe Bennett married the sister of one of my uni friends. Apparently he's a really nice bloke, but is *very* shy. Can't imagine he enjoyed the experience of playing at Villa as part of a leaky defence in front of a massive crowd of people that hate you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 TalkSport must be absolutely lapping this stuff up when he's on. I wish the club could gag him somehow. Complete nobber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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