Twitter Announces Heskey is Off

[VillaSpen]

I couldn't care less about how beloved he may be by fellow professionals - as a fan he was a nightmare to see in the shirt. I don't accept that any footballer should be praised for being seen to work hard for his team - any player whose confidence is so disablingly low as his bloody well ought to be working hard. I don't dislike the bloke but he's been a punchline for far too long.

Also, he can control the ball further than most players can kick it.

I hope he remains in the game but I've never been less concerned about a striker leaving us and having that threat of him coming back and scoring against us. Even Penrice managed that.

[Toronto Villa]

good luck to him. I've nothing against Emile, but I will be glad that we will no longer have to discuss him on match day. He was a fabulous player at times in his heyday. It was just so not the right signing for us when it happened. Still, he never had a bad word to say about us, was always a consumate pro, just not the quality that we were looking for or needed.

Presumably you've forgotten about him moaning about losing his England place when MON had him on the bench for ages?

no I don't recall him "moaning" at all. I do recall him being concerned as he should have been, and also answering questions about those concerns honestly. If you are suggesting he made a scene about, he didn't.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

66 goals in 10 seasons.

Fucking incredible.

[Ian.]

It was like the feeling last summer when we got McLeish, I was surprised in the fact we signed him. I really wanted him do well and was very chuffed he scored on his debut. But again like McLeish I like them both and they are both decent professionals and people but not quite right for the job. We should have gone for a goal scorer. Heskey does a lot of good things on the pitch but when it comes to sticking the ball in the net it just doesn't happen.

Good luck for the future though Emile.

[charlie]

If the option was keep Emile and lose McLost,..............
Everyone seems sure that both will go, but I have a nightmare that McLost will be spouting the same rubbish in August which worries me more than keeping Emile.

[Bournvillan]

goodbye Mr Heskey, I shall never forget the sheer disappointment I felt when we signed you, your incredible goalscoring record, your amazing first touch, and your overall contribution to making us the poor side we are today.

[David_Nab]

With NRC last season and Heskey ,Cuellar ,Guzan and Beye all walking away for nothing just how much have we wasted on players with both little return on the pitch ans no sell on fee's .On transfer fees alone its around £23 mil down the drain.

Heskey was a poor signing injury prone big man brought in to cover injury prone big Man Cares with the pair costing us over 100 k a week in wages ..

[Holte L2]

As Ali Campbell would say, He's the One in Ten.

[Hookeysmith]

As Ron Atkinson would say

He trapped a ball further than some could kick it and his 2nd touch was always a tackle
Any club that has him in the team is ridculed by every other football fan

A useless bag of shit  - we ought to be grateful that the likes of Marshall and Savage was older as i am sure MON would have lumbered us with them as well

good riddance to one of the shittest players ever to grace our team

[villasjf]

The Telegraph report he was on £65,000 a week if thats right no wonder our finances are shit. 68 games 14 goals (1 this year in 16 this year) what on earth was MON thinking?

[richard moore]

Thank god, never really felt as if he played for us anyway. The start of many hopefully including the manager

[lordmcgrath5]

66 goals in 10 seasons.

Fucking incredible.

Yes, I think it's this.

[SteveN]

Seems a decent bloke, but on the whole a player who rarely delivered. 

Nothing personal but glad to see him go.

[N'ZMAV]

Bye Emile, thanks for not a lot. I can't always say you've been to blame, you did what was probably expected by most..... Enjoy the Championship.... I hear there's a club in Wolverhampton in that league...

[PaulWinch again]

Cheers for the effort Emile, now if you could have a word with Randy and convince him Mcleish needs to be on his way as well.