Lambert's Words Are Music To Gabby Ears

I think Gabby deserves a chance to be played in an attacking team, playing in a defensive sitting back team is not going to get the best out of any strikers, under Lambert we can build towards a better style of play and with a bit of luck we may surprise a few people by the end of the season, top 7 is not impossible Spurs are going to lose a few of there stars and unceratinty about there manager, Newcsatle will struggle with the demands of the europa league as Ashley has said he will not increase wages to compensate a bigger squad, Liverpool will struggle adapting to Rodgers, yep you have heard it here 1st ;)

So if he stays, we may see a few goals off him before Xmas then..................

gabby has just about annoyed me enough now with his performances... his contribution is so poor its untrue. we lose bent who arguably runs less and tackles less and his loss was huge for us. gabby should have been able to do a job when bent was gone and it simply didn't happen.. he can't score at all and if gabby was that good... he could have easily filled in bents role. it didn't happen and he didn't score at all when bent got injured. if someone comes for him we should sell him

Astonmilan, I like the cut of your jib.

I for one hope he stays and that Lambert gets the best out of him. In a decent side, in his correct position and injury free Gabby could be superb, he just needs a couple of goals to get his confidence up.

*to show that he can cut it...

60k a week for 5 goals?? makes me sick... he should go or take a massive pay cut to 10k a week

All these demands of which players should go/stay are making me chuckle. As if we have enough money (and players come to that) to be making those choices. It can not be underestimated the influence a manager has on the whole 'feel' of a football club. I understand the argument about how much they are payed (personally I would have every player in the league on a £5K a week basic and then paid bonuses at the end of the season dependent on appearances and final league position, but that is another conversation). For me the slate is wiped clean for every player, bar none, including Hutton. In the grand scheme of things he has several transfer windows to build his team. As everybody is saying, he must be given time. But in the next breath everybody is then saying bomb this player out, bomb that player out. Get a grip ffs. Let Lambert look at them and make his decisions over the next 2 or 3 transfer windows and get away from this 'it must all happen yesterday mentality'. Some players join a club and it happens for them straight away (Dublin, Saunders, Platt, Laursen, McGrath etc). Some take a time to settle. That may be the culture, the manager, the style of football, personal problems (it can happen no matter how much you are paid). Players such as Ken McNaught, JPA, Dwight, people were even saying Ashely was too lightweight for months fall into this category. Some players simply change overnight because they have a manager that knows how to manage them. The slate is clean. Lets stop moaning about players and start supporting the club again. We should all be excited about the new season, but some just can't wait to gripe and whinge. Lose the negativity. Support the club. And stop slagging our own players off. It is a wonder we can attract any players if any of them read sites like these. UTV. Prepared. The 19th Minute.

Agreed mike, which includes the players that have failed to reflect the club's great investment into them by not giving 100% effort on the pitch.

Can we all remind ourselves of a certain player under the name of TORRES, He didn't score for nearly a season in an attacking team, and it was all down to confidence, Ok granted Gabby is no Torres and hasn't got the skill, actually if anything saying that should make my argument easier, If Torres couldn't score because of confidence what chance in hell has Gabby got ? atleast Gabby assist quite a lot, Look at Downing last season didn't manage one assist or goal and Gabby had i think about 7-9 assists. Give the man some confidence roar his name and with Paul Lambert in charge i'm sure he can make Gabby the twice the player he has ever been. Come on if Paul can get Holt from league 1 all the way and be successful in the Premiership i think soon we wil see Gabby smashing around the 15 mark which I believe is totally fine. There's not many clubs out there with two 20 season goal scorers so just remind yourself of that and don't expect 20 from Gabby.

agreed villahippo that is all that is asked, just give 100%. Don't sulk around the pitch like you aren't interested (that goes for a few players). I hope that Lambert can ship some out and then get the others doing what they should, giving their all for 90 mins on the pitch. Not too much to ask for on their wages is it really mate?

It was more his attitude for me villa 4 ever plus the sulky family tweets I was being updated about. If he can re-find the interest and his form and start to progress again, there will be no argument from me.

Interesting stuff VOTH / Fear. Gotta say that without opinion and debate then even footballers wouldn't choose a club - it'd just be a roll of the dice. It can't all be positive and if it weren't for negative opinion and honesty then McLeish would still be here. I for once don't want all the fans to do an OLEARY and keep saying "they're a great bunch of lads" when what they actually mean is: Gabby is moody and displays none of the Petrov leadership skills and determination on the pitch - but boy can he run fast. Dunne is a liability but he tries bloody hard. Anyway, the clear message is that Villa want honest, hard working, skilful players who want to earn their money! And that's no bad message, on here or anywhere else.

Gabby could have gone for the money when he was hotstuff under MON instead he was unwavering in his loyalty to Villa something few have shown over the years. Please someone name me a player other than Given who performed well under our previous manager and was willing to play wilst carrying injuries. think we owe the lad another season and repay his loyalty with ours. Yes I Know there is little room for sentiment in football but remenber he was at his best when he had the crowd behind him, and to be honest I think we as fans sulked as much as he did under the previous administration (understanderbly) .