The Emile Heskey appreciation thread

[Rip Van We Go Again]

We don't want the media or rival supporters coming on here and seeing negative comments about Emule.

So please, for the sake of our wage bill, let's have some positivity about him.......

I'll kick off by saying that he's as strong as an ox, nippy, stays on his feet well and as an eye for the onion bag..

[Risso]

He just hasn't been played to his strengths at Villa.  In the right team, he'd be an asset and worth every penny of his wages.

[The Man With A Stick]

Massively under-rated player.  I worry about him going to Sunderland as him and Bent would go together like, ooooh, fish and chips if you like.

[Monty]

I'd like to dispel this myth that he doesn't score goals. to date, Emile Heskey has scored 515 goals in 533 club games for Kispest, Honved and Real Madrid, as well as an international return of 84 in 85 for his national . . . no, sorry, that's Puskas.

[Hammer]

His reverse pass to Steven Gerrard in the England v USA game was probably the highlight of the whole of England's campaign.

[damon loves JT]

There is a good player in there struggling to get out. Or possibly two average ones

[armurphy]

I’m trying to stop myself .............................................................................................................................stays on his feet WHAT, the only good thing about him is he gets on with things and minds his own business a true pro

[TheSandman]

If Emile leaves us I think I will cry.

He'll be just the player Blackburn, Sunderland and Stoke need.

[MoetVillan]

I genuinely rate him.  Holds the ball up like a world class player.  Drags defenders towards him all game, freeing up space for all the other players.

[cdbearsfan]

Heskey ALWAYS scores at the Stadium of Light

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[Brend'Watkins]

The way he breaks his fall as he hits the ground is pure class.  It's an ability that can't be taught, it has to be gained by experience.  I think whoever he goes to will be getting a player who will be out of action due to injury far less often than he should be.

[PaulTheVillan]

I genuinely rate him.  Holds the ball up like a world class player.  Drags defenders towards him all game, freeing up space for all the other players.

I agree.

For someone so shit he's played more or less his whole career in the top flight.

If he could score 10 more goals a season he would be classed as World Class.

[exigo]

The art of a great striker is staying anonymous for most of the time, so that your marker forgets you're there. Nobody does this better that Heskey.

[PaulWinch again]

I still think he could have been useful, but hasn't worked. His debut goal was class. But the wages he's reportedly on, he's got to go.

[b23]

Tumbling Bear ? Its just a nickname for him and nobody seems to know how he got it or its origins.