can,t get gears

[rallyg]

 :undecided:newby on this site hi .iv got a 96gti mk3 for wifey and was running great. pulling fine no clutch wear . she pulled up at lights and could not get any gears at all when ready to pull away . when i got there i found a gear by hand and got it back home .iv not worked on a golf  before so looking for some advice the cable end,s seem,s a bit sloppy  but i can get reverse and 1 other gear i think this will be 5th? but theres nothing broken that i can see has anyone had this problem any advice please 

[sharki786]

think you need to adjust it, have a search its been covered many times

[AudiA8Quattro]

Are both cables connected gearbox end properly? the nuts can come loose and cause havoc!

[rallyg]

 thanks for your replys boys but yes i have done a search many times but none seem to cover my problem it feels as if the cable has snapped but you can move stick from the bay one of the cables has a ball joint on it so can,t go wrong realy and the other is tight so to me it seems right . going back to the gear stick it just feels all over the place but i can,t see any damage and like i said before you can move the seleceters form this point i have taken out the shaft from the gearbox  but and that seems fine or nothing looks damaged is there something im missing only at home for weekends so now is getting to me