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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Shoody on November 28, 2011, 12:17:06 AM
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Pass Completion % of 47.4% vs Swansea.
Heskey made 9 completed passes in 69 minutes.
44.5% of Heskeys 9 completed passes went backwards
33% of his passes (3) were made in the final third of the pitch - of the remaining 6 passes only 1 of them (11.1%) was a forwards pass.
He lost possession 13 times
He touched the ball just 23 times
39% of his touches were made with his head.
Excluding headers Heskey touched the ball 14 times in 69 minutes.
And completed 1 successful dribble in his time on the pitch
Barry Bannan - 12 minutes
Won possession of the ball 14 times.
He made 8 completed passes (in 12 minutes) in the final third
He made 4 more touches with his feet than Heskey did in 69 minutes (18 times)
53.3% Of his passes were made in the final 3rd.
Of his passes outside of the final third 26.7 of them were forwards.
COMBINED his backwards (13.3%) and Sideways (6.7%) accounted for just 1/5 of his passes outside of the final 3rd.
Meaning that 80% of Bannans passes were either completed in Swansea's third or towards it.
Jermaine Jenas
Completed 8 passes in his 20 minutes
50% of which were completed in the final 3rd (3) or were Forwards passes (1)
50% were backwards passes
but he had a 100% pass completion %
He also made one successful driblle during his 20 minutes on the pitch.
Discuss.
Stats courtesy of SC1Sports.com
(Trying to get more stats on Bannan's pass %, dribbles etc etc.. will update if i can get it)
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Heskey's diabolical. Why does he still get a game? We've had conspiracy theories involving hypnotism, bribery, rougue sections of MI5. No-one fucking knows. He's an enigma.
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Always thought he was shite. How did you get hold of that player data?
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Heskey's diabolical. Why does he still get a game? We've had conspiracy theories involving hypnotism, bribery, rougue sections of MI5. No-one fucking knows. He's an enigma.
I've heard Emile called some things before but never an enigma. There's got to be a chant or song in there somewhere. :)
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Did he really do that much? I have heard of statistics lying, but even those seem to embellish his performance.
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well there's gotta be something. He's doesn't score, create, pass, tackle. Maybe there's some secret prozone stat that only the managers see like "times opposition players move out the way in case he falls on them"
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I honestly think he should just retire.
Beckenbauer indeed. Hutton is probably Cafu in McLeish's eyes too.
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Heskey's diabolical. Why does he still get a game? We've had conspiracy theories involving hypnotism, bribery, rougue sections of MI5. No-one fucking knows. He's an enigma.
I've heard Emile called some things before but never an enigma. There's got to be a chant or song in there somewhere. :)
Sadness Part 1?
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I've got some stats too:
87% of passes aimed at him bounced off him.
65% hit him on the head and boinged to an opponent.
74% of his first touches went further than he can shoot.
68% of his chest-downs knocked him over.
He fell over with no one anywhere near him 11 times.
He passed to one of his team mates twice (one was an accident).
50% of his dribbles (ie. 1) culminated in him tripping over his own feet and shinning it out of play.
His head is the shape of a sheriff's badge.
His boots are shaped like bananas.
100% of the space he took up on the pitch was a waste.
Good on you, Shoody, for bothering to find proper statistics to highlight Heskey's (non)performance, but to be honest I don't think we need them. We can all see it. He gives us nothing. Nothing. He is a clumsy, lumbering buffoon. He's not even good enough for his (supposedly) specialist position (that's a striker, apparently, I read it somewhere), how he's shunted into midfield ahead of some of our actual footballers is beyond most of us. What a kick in the teeth his ongoing selection must be for Ireland and Bannan. (Though at least if it's Emile doing the teeth-kicking he might just clip an earlobe). I'm trying my darndest to support our manager, but his insistence on crowbarring this hulking great lump of unadulterated uselessness into every team is wearing very thin.
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The man must have some pretty incriminating photos of McLeish locked away safely somewhere.
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The man must have some pretty incriminating photos of McLeish locked away safely somewhere.
and every single manager he has ever played for!!!! Un-be-farking-lievable!
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His first touch is diabolical and he can't hold the ball up but a succession of managers have all sang his praises.
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I've got some stats too:
87% of passes aimed at him bounced off him.
65% hit him on the head and boinged to an opponent.
74% of his first touches went further than he can shoot.
68% of his chest-downs knocked him over.
He fell over with no one anywhere near him 11 times.
He passed to one of his team mates twice (one was an accident).
50% of his dribbles (ie. 1) culminated in him tripping over his own feet and shinning it out of play.
His head is the shape of a sheriff's badge.
His boots are shaped like bananas.
100% of the space he took up on the pitch was a waste.
Good on you, Shoody, for bothering to find proper statistics to highlight Heskey's (non)performance, but to be honest I don't think we need them. We can all see it. He gives us nothing. Nothing. He is a clumsy, lumbering buffoon. He's not even good enough for his (supposedly) specialist position (that's a striker, apparently, I read it somewhere), how he's shunted into midfield ahead of some of our actual footballers is beyond most of us. What a kick in the teeth his ongoing selection must be for Ireland and Bannan. (Though at least if it's Emile doing the teeth-kicking he might just clip an earlobe). I'm trying my darndest to support our manager, but his insistence on crowbarring this hulking great lump of unadulterated uselessness into every team is wearing very thin.
Great stats.
Not a fan of his?
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Pass Completion % of 47.4% vs Swansea.
Heskey made 9 completed passes in 69 minutes.
44.5% of Heskeys 9 completed passes went backwards
33% of his passes (3) were made in the final third of the pitch - of the remaining 6 passes only 1 of them (11.1%) was a forwards pass.
He lost possession 13 times
He touched the ball just 23 times
39% of his touches were made with his head.
Excluding headers Heskey touched the ball 14 times in 69 minutes.
And completed 1 successful dribble in his time on the pitch
Barry Bannan - 12 minutes
Won possession of the ball 14 times.
He made 8 completed passes (in 12 minutes) in the final third
He made 4 more touches with his feet than Heskey did in 69 minutes (18 times)
53.3% Of his passes were made in the final 3rd.
Of his passes outside of the final third 26.7 of them were forwards.
COMBINED his backwards (13.3%) and Sideways (6.7%) accounted for just 1/5 of his passes outside of the final 3rd.
Meaning that 80% of Bannans passes were either completed in Swansea's third or towards it.
Jermaine Jenas
Completed 8 passes in his 20 minutes
50% of which were completed in the final 3rd (3) or were Forwards passes (1)
50% were backwards passes
but he had a 100% pass completion %
He also made one successful driblle during his 20 minutes on the pitch.
Discuss.
Stats courtesy of SC1Sports.com
(Trying to get more stats on Bannan's pass %, dribbles etc etc.. will update if i can get it)
Fuck me someone forward them to that Ginger tosser in the dug out
When you read things like that it supports what we all know - he is a liability
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It's almost like you lot don't like him.
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I don't blame him, it's AM who plays him there. He is not a midfielder. I hope he sees that after her went off (and Delph) we looked a lot better. Oh and drop Hutton.
At his stage of his career, he should be on the bench to come on if a situation arises where we need a big imobile bag of poo to have an impact i.e. not very often.
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Heskey's diabolical. Why does he still get a game? We've had conspiracy theories involving hypnotism, bribery, rougue sections of MI5. No-one fucking knows. He's an enigma.
I've heard Emile called some things before but never an enigma. There's got to be a chant or song in there somewhere. :)
Sadness Part 1?
That's "Sadeness Part 1", I'll have you know; which is even more apt considering how masochistic we must be to continue putting ourselves thro' the pain of watching
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Did he really do that much? I have heard of statistics lying, but even those seem to embellish his performance.
Maybe there's a film in all this; "Emile-ball: Statistics do lie". Although somehow I don't think that Brad Pitt could play McLeish
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I couldn't believe how long it took the manager to take him off. I was just thinking what has Heskey done up to now . Nothing . No benefit to Bent . no benefit to the team .
I suppose he will start next game * shakes head in disbelief*
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I’m honestly convinced that Emile has some kind of Derren Brown like ability to convince McLeish to play him. I can see McLeish reading out the timesheet every match day and then just before he reaches number ten Emile says ‘Emile is the midfield dynamo you are looking for’
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He tears defences apart don't you know.
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Just a detailed look at Bannan v Heskey
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Collins last week, hutton the week before, warnock the week before, delph, nzogbia, dunne being fat before that, petrov of course. But as harry Hill would say it in a jaunty song
This weeks aston villla scapegoat of the week!
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Collins last week, hutton the week before, warnock the week before, delph, nzogbia, dunne being fat before that, petrov of course. But as harry Hill would say it in a jaunty song
This weeks aston villla scapegoat of the week!
He has been shit since we bought him. keep up.
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What is it that we supporters are missing (not just Villa)
Why does every manager he has played for think he is good.
I just don't understand.
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Heskey's diabolical.
Don't think he's even that good to be honest Greg.
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"FFS Ivanhoe"... forget how many times i said that yesterday.
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Some brilliant statistics there. Sadly, Heskey will continue to play. Isn't it Einstein's definition of an idiot, someone who does the same thing in the same way over and over again expecting a different result?
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I would like to see Bannan play instead of Heskey he would bring more to the table than Heskey I just hope McLeish sees it that way for the United game.
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Am is banging on, on the OS about how Bannan and Jenas have given him food for thought for next week. When we all know Heskey will be the first name on the team sheet regardless
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AM is banging on, on the OS how Bannan and Jenas have given him food for thought for next week. We all know Heskey will be the first name on the team sheet next week.
I shudder to think how defensive he'll be against Man United.
He'll probably put two full backs on the same side to mark Ashley Young. Even if he's on the bench, just in case.
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Well I suppose we should be grateful that he recognised that they made a difference
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If he gets a new contract its the end for me
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If he gets a new contract its the end for me
He will get one, the club don't want to loose him as box holder!
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I like Emile, but in that role he offers nothing, it's negative, it's a waste of time and it's holding us back.
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I could understand more if they played him in goal rather than midfield
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FFS lay off him. There is nothing new here that we don't know about Emile. I wish he was not part of our set up but Manager after Manager believes in him and it's not his fault that he is on the pitch.
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Collins last week, hutton the week before, warnock the week before, delph, nzogbia, dunne being fat before that, petrov of course. But as harry Hill would say it in a jaunty song
This weeks aston villla scapegoat of the week!
He has been shit since we bought him. keep up.
never said he was any good.
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It's the managers fault he is in the team. He might be a nice bloke but I want him nowhere near our starting 11.
How a manager can think that Heskey is a better starting option than Bannan/Clark/Albrighton/Jenas/Gardner/Ireland just shows that we need to be afraid....
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He'll start next Saturday. We all know it.
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Sadly true, you wonder if Mcleish will ever learn. He stands no chance of getting the fans onside if he doesn't be more ambitious and play the correct players.
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I've gone past blaming Emile for his performances. If a manager picks you, no matter what the position, you play. He's not going to turn round to McLeish and say 'Don't pick me boss I'm shit'.
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Oh it's not Heskey's fault at all. He seems to try as hard as he can, but he is just not at all suited to the role he's being asked to play.
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It will be worse against Manure as I think N'zogbia will be dropped as he probably won't track back much against Evra/Nani/Young and I think Heskey will play wide.
And as for why he's playing every week, didn't McLeish say a while ago he was speaking to Warnock after a game and they both agreed playing Heskey helped the team play better?!
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Well they're both wrong then.
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It will be worse against Manure as I think N'zogbia will be dropped as he probably won't track back much against Evra/Nani/Young and I think Heskey will play wide.
And as for why he's playing every week, didn't McLeish say a while ago he was speaking to Warnock after a game and they both agreed playing Heskey helped the team play better?!
whos team , the opposition ?
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Emile is a versatile player, a good team player. I know that every single player loves him,” said McLeish. “I was speaking to Stephen Warnock and telling him he had a great game against Sunderland and he said ‘it’s just dead easy to play with Emile’ and I thought that summed it up. He was in a 4-4-1-1 as the one behind the main striker against Sunderland which he is very good at. And we changed it because maybe he is a little bit better at filling the space between the full-back and winger which is why he changed things around a bit.”
Read more: http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2011/11/03/alex-mcleish-we-all-love-emile-heskey/#ixzz1f0gnn9RU
Nearly wants to make me throw up reading it!
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They all love him because no matter how bad they play they know the non-goalscoring centre-forward/Midfield Maestro will be there to take the flak.
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Comments like that from Mcleish along with the "Heskey would be a great cente half and could be our Franz Beckenbaur" make me realise how much of a clueless wanker he really is
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Comments like that from Mcleish along with the "Heskey would be a great cente half and could be our Franz Beckenbaur" make me realise how much of a clueless wanker he really is
Comments like that from Mcleish along with the "Heskey would be a great cente half and could be our Franz Beckenbaur" make me realise how much of a clueless wanker he really is
Sums it up fully for me
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I'm not sure how him being a great centre means we should be playing him as a creative midfielder. Fabio Cannavaro was a great centre half but I wouldn't play him right wing.
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I never even think of Heskey as really being one of our players - when he is gone, hopefully soon, I shall wonder if he ever joined us at all...
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I have no desire to see Heskey playing in an attacking midfield position for us again.
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I have no desire to see Heskey playing in an attacking Midfield position for us again.
I have no desire to see Heskey play in any position for us ever again and this is not a recent development.
He was crap when we bought him and for a long time before that.
Every bloody week when I see our starting line up and he is in it I shake my head, mumble a few expletives and wonder why ?
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I have no desire to see Heskey playing in an attacking Midfield position for us again.
I have no desire to see Heskey play in any position for us ever again and this is not a recent development.
He was crap when we bought him and for a long time before that.
Every bloody week when I see our starting line up and he is in it I shake my head, mumble a few expletives and wonder why ?
GH actually got him playing well as a striker, but I agree with your view he has failed to deliver since his arrival. My only fear is McLeish/the board handing him a new deal.
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Signing him in the first place was stupid enough, giving him a new contract would be idiotic.
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Even putting aside the footballing reasons, giving a contract to him would be throwing money down the drain. Such a lack of prudence would be unforgiveable, as the strategy of the club may be frustrating enough, but to not even do it well would be desperate.
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Even putting aside the footballing reasons, giving a contract to him would be throwing money down the drain. Such a lack of prudence would be unforgiveable, as the strategy of the club may be frustrating enough, but to not even do it well would be desperate.
The money would be better spent on a footballer.
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I thought all Premier Leage clubs utilise the Prozone data analysis of each game.
Obviously when the Villa get the results, they are fed through a BBC Micro Computer.
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Even putting aside the footballing reasons, giving a contract to him would be throwing money down the drain. Such a lack of prudence would be unforgiveable, as the strategy of the club may be frustrating enough, but to not even do it well would be desperate.
It would be utter madness to tell us how skint we are, then give a new contract to a 35 year old player - especially one so utterly mediocre.
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For the first time in a long time I didn't touch the amber nectar at an away game, due to the fact I drove
pre-match to meet a true Villa Legend (Nigel Sims '57 FA Cup Winner)-
Therefore I viewed the match without seeing two of every player - and in particular followed the movement
of Ivanhoe in his midfield role-
Movement is obviously the wrong description because he hardly ventured from the centre circle, and when he
did it was in the folorn hope of getting on the end of a punt up field from Shay Given or the centre backs-
Whatever Mr McLeish sees in him is a mystery to me and might I suggest a majority of other supporters-
The late introduction of Jenas & Bannan was like a different team on the pitch yesterday -
IF (a big one) Emile has to be in the squad please let it be warming the bench ................
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Maybe we're all wrong and Heskey is like a film that you have to see 2 or 3 times before you get it (no film immediately springs to mind) except in Heskey's case you have to watch him for 3 or 4 seasons. Maybe once he's gone to Leicester on a free we will realize what he was all about and what he brought to the team.
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ah dear. there are players that yer average fan doesn't see what he does for the team and lets face it, Ivanhoe has a pretty impressive list of ex-managers to back him up. A fair few trophies in that lot. BUT, when you can't see it yourself and the stats don't show it, you do wonder what these experienced and in some cases, winning managers see in him. Like i said - An Enigma.
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I'm extremely confident that the club will offer Heskey a new contract. Firstly, McLeish favours him alot so he'll have a say about it. And secondly, the board are so thick when it comes to football they'll actually do it without realising what they've done.
I also think Collins will get a new contract as well. McLeish himself said he wants it to happen. Then while these 2 shit players still remain at this club we would have to ship out more quality to lower the wage bill.
If you forget about all his anti football tactics for a second you'll also see he's also destroying the future. He doesn't use the kids effectively, decides to leave Clark rotting on the bench, sends Gardner on loan who we would do with, yet still allows the majority of deadwood to play that should have pissed off by now.
I really wished we kept Houllier. He was the answer to bring us to the modern game. But we remain in the dark ages with this stone age manager. This is the MAIN reason why I want him gone. There's just no future to look forward to because I know for a fact he'll leave us a terrible legacy just like MON and it'll take us years to push forward. I also think he'll relegate us if he's here for 3 years and that would really destroy us.
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No disrespect intended Compass but why bother posting? Everyone knows exactly what you think already
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There's just no future to look forward to because I know for a fact he'll leave us a terrible legacy just like MON..
Bollox! And there was me thinking Compass was really Martin O'Neill, slagging off the current manager in the hope of being reinstalled, not that he stands a chance as he never has a good word to say about the owners either, the nutter.
Time to guess again. Peter Pannu?
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Even putting aside the footballing reasons, giving a contract to him would be throwing money down the drain. Such a lack of prudence would be unforgiveable, as the strategy of the club may be frustrating enough, but to not even do it well would be desperate.
The money would be better spent on a footballer.
The money would be better spent on almost anything. I really can't see him being offered a new contract. I'd almost offer him one just to read Paulie and Risso's posts. In fact, bring it on.
(snigger)
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I don't know why Compass keeps wobbling on about Houiller either. He said himself he's unlikley to manage again due to his health. How simple can that be?
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Heskey is a big earner, I believe. No way will he get a renewal, well.... I hope he won't get a renewal. I look at it like this, if Emile Heskey was out of contract at another club at the end of this season, would we sign him? I'd like to think not.
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No disrespect intended Compass but why bother posting? Everyone knows exactly what you think already
I don't even bother reading his posts anymore - I see the user name and scroll past. It's like a dripping tap. No offence etc....
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I think Heskey gets a raw deal generally, but he really is only useful in one position and that's as a big presence (admittedly often horizontal) up front in a 4-4-2. Winger or central midfield lynchpin he is not nor ever will be, but sometimes managers get crazy ideas in their heads that can't be shifted.
I'd be careful about calling him an enigma, Suarez and Terry got into trouble for allegedly bandying phrases like that around (OK with Blatter though).
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If we hadn't already got 2 forwards, that in a 4-4-2 wouldn't work, i'd say, go on, give Emile a go, but Gabby & Bent seem to have some sort of understanding, therefore Emile isn't needed up front, therefore, there isn't a place in the starting XI that meets the strenghts of his game. Sorry, Emile, maybe I'm harsh, but youre a giant lump of an average centre forward that doesn't score goals...
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He's just been offered a new contract.
Honest.
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Hope not.
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That better be a very unfunny joke.
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He's just been offered a new contract.
Honest.
thats fine
£4.99 a year
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I have just figured it out. It is obvious, in fact. See AM on the OS today about the December games. He loves to see Villa lose the ball & Heskey is the best at that, so that he can see how we defend. The players must be very confused about the precise degree of aggression they are being asked to use. Spurs: too little; Swansea: too much. What about just keeping the ball and pushing the opposition back?!
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The players must be very confused about the precise degree of aggression they are being asked to use. Spurs: too little; Swansea: too much. What about just keeping the ball and pushing the opposition back?!
I think the approach for the Spurs game was to lie on our backs and have our bellies tickles for 90 mins.
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If Heskey starts in midfield again I will be so angry I will send a Shoryuken blast from my anus towards the dugout. Let that serve as a warning, Mr McLeish.
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The players must be very confused about the precise degree of aggression they are being asked to use. Spurs: too little; Swansea: too much. What about just keeping the ball and pushing the opposition back?!
I think the approach for the Spurs game was to lie on our backs and have our bellies tickles for 90 mins.
Our approach to the Spurs game was that of East Germany in the 70's/80's. Go into a game knowing that you have little chance of winning or drawing for that matter, so, set your stall out accordingly which will avoid a humiliating defeat and on paper a loss margin of two goals will look not too bad given the gulf in class. This will further be endorsed by our manager stating "there is no shame in losing to a side like Spurs".
It's almost Mcleish's waving to the kop moment.
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Has anyone else seen this? Sorry if its been posted elsewhere. First time I have seen it
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Edited. sorry
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I dont think we need any more topics on heskey
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Agreed. The last topic called "Emile Heskey" is still going. Combine threads?
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Threads merged.
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Given today's news about MON. I wonder if the Emile Beckenbauer fancies a swansong in the North East.
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Given today's news about MON. I wonder if the Emile Beckenbauer fancies a swansong in the North East.
here's hoping
Hutton likes it up there as well and I'm sure delph would
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Given today's news about MON. I wonder if the Emile Beckenbauer fancies a swansong in the North East.
here's hoping
Hutton likes it up there as well and I'm sure delph would
Heskey to us? Behave man .......... ;D
Hutton did well when he was with us last season, but Spuds wanted an extortionate fee apparently!
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Sandra Redknapp would defo of put that header away at the end.
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Why was he smiling when he fell over?
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Why was he smiling when he fell over?
I think he's embraced the life of being a comedy act.
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Why was he smiling when he fell over?
I think he's embraced the life of being a comedy act.
Emile is a total clown, but he is not alone, we have a club full of clowns. Heskey just go to Leicester now.
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We showed a bit of fight when he came on. We were over the halfway line for a lot of the play after he came on. Emile is not universally appreciated but my goodness I appreciate his effect on a team.
Not his fault that the forwards couldn't score. We had chances and he did not head the ball out of the goal on those shots. He was part of the build-up to score. He is a superb team player.
I want us to keep Heskey.
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I don't.
Let's look at Emile's main contributions to the game today:
Heading wide from 5 yards from a corner.
Tying his shoelaces when we were attacking in the second half.
Trying to hit the corner flag in the last minute when Darren Bent was unmarked to his left and only needed to be slid in?!
I know he's an easy target but he dosen't make it easy for himself.
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Heskey is useless. But he tries.
Which makes him slightly less worse than the players that are useless and don't try.
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The last line is the most important of everything you wrote there Soccer. I'm not a Heskey hater, but at the same time he is his own very worst enemy. I just want him gone so as fans we never,ever have discuss him again.
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Two poor attempts on goal (but still better than anything Bent managed in 100 minutes) but a lot of our positive play in the last 15 mins or so (well positive for us anyway) came when he was involved.
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We all laughed when he fell over near the end despite having a good chance. That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
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Don't blame a hugely limited player who, at least, has a go. Blame the people who appointed the clueless manager who still sees his worth in the top flight.
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he's like a mascot now. Like others, I don't dislike him personally, he doesn't annoy me like Dunne and Co. He's just there...a link between the money bags days of needing a striker to fire us into the CL and the present squalid mess. His buffoonery tonight is just par for the course. Can't hate him for it, he's just the on the pitch because of circumstances outside his control. And ours.
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We showed a bit of fight when he came on. We were over the halfway line for a lot of the play after he came on. Emile is not universally appreciated but my goodness I appreciate his effect on a team.
Not his fault that the forwards couldn't score. We had chances and he did not head
the ball out of the goal on those shots. He was part of the build-up to score. He is a superb team player.
I want us to keep Heskey.
Agreed.
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He is absolutely fucking useless.
I don't care if he tries. That alone is nowhere near enough.
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That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
Just like you. Do you support the Villa or what?
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That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
Just like you. Do you support the Villa or what?
Right, enough is enough now. What is it with you and the other Dave targetting my posts? This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest.
He was useless. Did you even see the game? I was there! He had a clear shot on target but fucked it up big style. There's no arguing otherwise. He also had the chance to past it to Bent who was free in the box.
Did you even comment after the game? Or are you looking for a flame battle? Aren't going to get it regardless.
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Villa fans are so divided right now, it's sad from top to bottom.
As for Heskey, he gives his all and I respect him for that but he hasn't really added anything since he was signed and he was never going to. I still think he's more of a model pro than many mercenaries in the game today.
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He is absolutely fucking useless.
I don't care if he tries. That alone is nowhere near enough.
The worrying thing is how many times McLeish mentioned him in his post match interview. To listen to him, you'd think that Heskey's introduction marked a barnstorming second half in which we were incredibly unlucky not to equalise. We were marginally less bad, but all you can really say about Heskey is that he tries hard without ever looking like scoring. Plus he always, ALWAYS does something completely inept that makes people laugh at him.
He's marginally more useful than Jermaine Jenas though, has there ever been a more pointless loan signing, that was destined not to work from the very start?
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I was worried by Mcleish's remarks, but not surprised. We were very marginally better in the second half but I never believed we'd score.
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He's probably trying to justify Hesk's return to the side for the Bolton game.
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He really is terrible. Alright with his back to goal, knocking a couple down to a fellow player, but every other time the ball went his way he did something comically poor.
Thing is, I don't blame him. Put my nan out there and I'm sure she'd try her hardest. It's the fault of the man playing him.
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to be fair we've been playing with him in the team for donkey's years. You can't really point a finger in his direction about the decline of the team because he was shite even when we were doing ok
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(http://i40.tinypic.com/eqa0i1.jpg)
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heheheh. See thats's ace. He's surpassed the MFH level of shiteness where you laugh at him because he's so bad, and hit a new uber shite level where you actually appreciate there's some skill in being that bobbins
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why the Eck ,isnt Heskey laying the ball off there .
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I'm sure I remember Savo having a shot from a similar position back in the day. It went backwards for a throw in and nearly ended up in our half.
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the best bit is the ball boy. I reckon he'd started going to collect the ball before Ivanhoe had hit it
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I'm actually wondering was Harewood better in a Villa shirt?
Seriously though again if we had a proper CE or anyone with a brain on the board, that signing would never have been approved in the first place.
We need to come to a mutual agreement with him and release him asap.
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I'm actually wondering was Harewood better in a Villa shirt?
He was. He scored an absolute belter against Reading at their place. I'm struggling to think of one thing that Heskey has done that comes close.
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I'm actually wondering was Harewood better in a Villa shirt?
He was. He scored an absolute belter against Reading at their place. I'm struggling to think of one thing that Heskey has done that comes close.
Heskey got a great winner at Wolves last season. Decent goal on his debut.
Aside from that he has been an impostor of the highest order. His signing was the beginning of the end for MON too.
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I think the reason why there was a marginal improvement when he came on was because he was getting on to the end of the hoofball from our back four.
The hoofball is the very root of our problems - very few attempts on goal, very few victories, late concessions of goals, horrible ugly football, falling crowds and lack of team spirit.
The glaringly simple fact of the matter is that we have two England internationals up front who need the ball played to them on the ground quickly and in the channels. What we are getting all the time is the ball in the air over the midfield.
Dunne, Collins and Warnock saw off Houllier and are living the comfort zone with the aid and comfort of a soul mate in the form of Hutton. Collectively they are not within a million miles of what a Premiership back four should be.
When Heskey came on we started to play a very poor form of Route One but we can't even play that very well. John Carew or Marlon Harewood would have had the same effect.
The probable reason McLeish spoke at such length about Heskey is the draft extension to his contract which he has in the top drawer of his desk.
What you do when you sign managers and players who come to your club with baggage and between them McLeish and Heskey have a Pickfords load, you unsettle and demoralize the rest of the players. McLeish probably feels an empathy with Heskey because they both have been deeply unpopular at Villa Park and have been foisted on the fans.
As the relegation battles loom the first name on the team sheet every week will be Emile Heskey and that bit of a flicker of improvement we saw yesterday in the second half against a very poor Man U side will be all the justification McLeish will need for it.
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I couldn't agree more Brian.
Whilst the roots of the problem lie with MON's poor signings, McLeish should be getting more out of this team.
I doubt he'll do anything other than try to get them playing better route one, which with a 4-3-3 formation will mean that Bent will have to go.
Somewhere along the line O'Neil had to go, the timing of the departure was a big blow, but was survivable. Maybe the downgrade from Houllier to McLeish was the bigger kick in the unmentionables.
We're not in a state of transition, more one of flux.
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It's going to take years to recover form this mess and the recovery cannot begin until Mcleish has gone.
I just hope we survive.
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The thing is, the stuff that Heskey IS half decent at is being completely ignored at the moment. If he is going to play then he should be up front, as a target man with his back to goal, winning headers, keeping the ball under a bit of pressure and then laying the ball off. At that, he's alright. He's no Zamora, but he can do the job.
What he is being asked to do now, and which he tries, is just stupid and unfortunately for him results in more than his fair share of comedy classics.
McLeish has simply got to make up his mind and stick to it, rather than shoe-horning 'big' players in for the sake of it. Playing Heskey? Fine, stick him up top next Bent (yes, we'll moan that it should be Gabby, tough, get on with it) and go 4-4-2. Whatever. Playing 4-3-3? Lovely, put Gabby and N'Zogbia left and right to provide space and service for Bent.
Houllier had it right with regards to Heskey, played to his strength and made him look half-decent again. But then, Houllier is much better than McLeish.
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But then, Houllier is much better than McLeish.
and what a truly depressing thought that is.
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But then, Houllier is much better than McLeish.
and what a truly depressing thought that is.
A heart-warming thought for you on your birthday! Many happy returns!
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Yakubu. Very like Heskey in size and age and position. Free transfer. Low wages. 9 goals already and great hold up play.
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That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
Just like you. Do you support the Villa or what?
Right, enough is enough now. What is it with you and the other Dave targetting my posts? This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest.
He was useless. Did you even see the game? I was there! He had a clear shot on target but fucked it up big style. There's no arguing otherwise. He also had the chance to past it to Bent who was free in the box.
Did you even comment after the game? Or are you looking for a flame battle? Aren't going to get it regardless.
LOL post of the month, ' Did you even see the game ?' well DC5 did you ?
because Compas was there you know !
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That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
Just like you. Do you support the Villa or what?
Right, enough is enough now. What is it with you and the other Dave targetting my posts? This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest.
He was useless. Did you even see the game? I was there! He had a clear shot on target but fucked it up big style. There's no arguing otherwise. He also had the chance to past it to Bent who was free in the box.
Did you even comment after the game? Or are you looking for a flame battle? Aren't going to get it regardless.
LOL post of the month, ' Did you even see the game ?' well DC5 did you ?
because Compas was there you know !
Yeah DC5...bloody armchair supporter!
*wink
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That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
Just like you. Do you support the Villa or what?
Right, enough is enough now. What is it with you and the other Dave targetting my posts? This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest.
He was useless. Did you even see the game? I was there! He had a clear shot on target but fucked it up big style. There's no arguing otherwise. He also had the chance to past it to Bent who was free in the box.
Did you even comment after the game? Or are you looking for a flame battle? Aren't going to get it regardless.
LOL post of the month, ' Did you even see the game ?' well DC5 did you ?
because Compas was there you know !
Yeah DC5...bloody armchair supporter!
*wink
Wonderful.
I also loved the bit about "This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest". Oh, the irony.
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That useless donkey is so utterly predictable.
Just like you. Do you support the Villa or what?
Right, enough is enough now. What is it with you and the other Dave targetting my posts? This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest.
He was useless. Did you even see the game? I was there! He had a clear shot on target but fucked it up big style. There's no arguing otherwise. He also had the chance to past it to Bent who was free in the box.
Did you even comment after the game? Or are you looking for a flame battle? Aren't going to get it regardless.
Yes, I was at the game and didn't spend all of it directing vitriol at the manager as, no doubt, you did.
Talking about being at the game, you have stated that you are not going again. As you like to keep commenting on people not being there, with the theory they know less about things than you, will this be the last we hear from you?
I hope it is.
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titter ye not, but according to redknapp jnr, Heskey has made the 500 club and joins only 5 other players that have stunk out, i mean played 500 premier games. He also urges MON to buy him. I've always liked Jamie........
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titter ye not, but according to redknapp jnr, Heskey has made the 500 club and joins only 5 other players that have stunk out, i mean played 500 premier games. He also urges MON to buy him. I've always liked Jamie........
Gotta be worth c£7m :)
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But then, Houllier is much better than McLeish.
and what a truly depressing thought that is.
I know because its true ;(
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Right, enough is enough now. What is it with you and the other Dave targetting my posts? This isn't the time to be blasting your own to be honest.
Exactly who do you think you are to demand that everyone agrees with you? Perhaps if at least 220 of your 227 posts weren't hysterical whinging you might be taken seriously.
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I'm actually wondering was Harewood better in a Villa shirt?
He was. He scored an absolute belter against Reading at their place. I'm struggling to think of one thing that Heskey has done that comes close.
Overhead kick at Anfield is always what I remember from him.
Heskey was actually decent for us at the back end of 2009 and also when Houllier came in. What happened both times? He got injured. That's the trouble, when he plays o.k for 1-2 games he usually gets injured or sent off like he did against Sunderland just after he scored at Chelsea.
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I seem to remember Harewood coming on and changing the game against Newcastle a few seasons back. When Carew got that hattrick.
The overhead at Anfield was so beautifully unexpected! An eye opener for me.
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Every time I see Heskey in a Villa shirt he looks like he's about to burst into tears.
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He's scored his first goal down under
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZW_13rXs4U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZW_13rXs4U)
Can't understand why it won't embed.
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Good for Emile. He stopped being true PL level a few years back but doesn't mean for he couldn't have done the job for someone at a lower level to see out his career. He'll do alright out there and they seem to get decent crowds. Better than playing on a cold day in the Championship or league one somewhere in front of 10,000.
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We still have the Heskey thread active!?
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Just on the Sky Sports News 'Hot News' bar, he's scored!!!!
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We still have the Heskey thread active!?
Threads rarely become inactive as such, they just sink down the list of most recently posted-on threads.
We like it when, rather than someone starting a new thread on Heskey for something like this, they take the time to dig out the original and append it to that.
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We still have the Heskey thread active!?
Threads rarely become inactive as such, they just sink down the list of most recently posted-on threads.
We like it when, rather than someone starting a new thread on Heskey for something like this, they take the time to dig out the original and append it to that.
I understand how it works. I just thought that applied to threads about players still employed by us.
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We still have the Heskey thread active!?
Threads rarely become inactive as such, they just sink down the list of most recently posted-on threads.
We like it when, rather than someone starting a new thread on Heskey for something like this, they take the time to dig out the original and append it to that.
I understand how it works. I just thought that applied to threads about players still employed by us.
No, it applies to any thread, about anything.
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Glad he's not playing for us anymore tbh.
I believe it was Richard Moore who summed it up best a while ago when he said something along the lines of never really classing Heskey as a Villa player.
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Glad he's not playing for us anymore tbh.
I believe it was Richard Moore who summed it up best a while ago when he said something along the lines of never really classing Heskey as a Villa player.
Thing is he was a Villa player. Just not a very good one. There are many other players I'd resign to the pits of hell having worn our beautiful colours before I get to Heskey's name.
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He'll be one of those missing 11 in ten years or so whose name you'll completely forget.
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Glad he's not playing for us anymore tbh.
I believe it was Richard Moore who summed it up best a while ago when he said something along the lines of never really classing Heskey as a Villa player.
Thing is he was a Villa player. Just not a very good one. There are many other players I'd resign to the pits of hell having worn our beautiful colours before I get to Heskey's name.
This. At least you can't fault him for effort. Whenever I think of him and his time here it is MON who I get pissed at for signing him.
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I think he has found his level. He looked very good in the game last night as well as scoring. He got a standing ovation from both sets of fans when he came off after about 80 minutes.
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nice finish, he just doesn't do it enough
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Glad he's not playing for us anymore tbh.
I believe it was Richard Moore who summed it up best a while ago when he said something along the lines of never really classing Heskey as a Villa player.
Thing is he was a Villa player. Just not a very good one. There are many other players I'd resign to the pits of hell having worn our beautiful colours before I get to Heskey's name.
I can't think of many to be honest. Whilst not all his fault, Heskey perfectly encapsulates everything that went wrong under Lerner's ownership.
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I notice he still managed to fall over whilst scoring.
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My mate was in Sydney and saw this and said his goal was greeted with jeering and laughter
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Well he was playing for the away team and I don't suppose there were many away fans in the stadium.
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I think he has found his level. He looked very good in the game last night as well as scoring. He got a standing ovation from both sets of fans when he came off after about 80 minutes.
That says a lot more about the standard of the Australian league than it does about Gentle Ben.
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I think he has found his level. He looked very good in the game last night as well as scoring. He got a standing ovation from both sets of fans when he came off after about 80 minutes.
That says a lot more about the standard of the Australian league than it does about Gentle Ben.
It does and was meant to. I remember having a conversation with a New Zealand mate who reckoned the football in the A League could stand it's own against the English Premier League (yeah I laughed as well) and then pointed out that the best player at the time in the A League couldn't even get a regular game for Millwall (Paul Ifill).
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Always liked Heskey, in a way I felt sorry for him.
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
I hope he had a chance to remind of the utterly bollocks penalty he took that allowed us to lift the coveted Peace Cup. Fucking show pony.
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
I hope he had a chance to remind of the utterly bollocks penalty he took that allowed us to lift the coveted Peace Cup. Fucking show pony.
I imagine ADP lies awake at night replaying that moment over and over in his head. If only he had done something different, then his honours, including World Cup, Serie A, Champions League, Italian Cup, Golden Boot etc etc would be completed by the addition of a Peace Cup medal. He must look at Barry Bannan and think, if only........... ;)
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
I hope he had a chance to remind of the utterly bollocks penalty he took that allowed us to lift the coveted Peace Cup. Fucking show pony.
I imagine ADP lies awake at night replaying that moment over and over in his head. If only he had done something different, then his honours, including World Cup, Serie A, Champions League, Italian Cup, Golden Boot etc etc would be completed by the addition of a Peace Cup medal. He must look at Barry Bannan and think, if only........... ;)
I did say "coveted" Peace Cup ;)
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
Heskey's playing for Nercassal Jets, Del Piero's at Sydney I think.
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
I hope he had a chance to remind of the utterly bollocks penalty he took that allowed us to lift the coveted Peace Cup. Fucking show pony.
I imagine ADP lies awake at night replaying that moment over and over in his head. If only he had done something different, then his honours, including World Cup, Serie A, Champions League, Italian Cup, Golden Boot etc etc would be completed by the addition of a Peace Cup medal. He must look at Barry Bannan and think, if only........... ;)
You're only as good as your last tournament.
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero Michael Bridges.
Heskey's playing for Nercassal Jets, Del Piero's at Sydney I think.
Yeah I got that wrong. Sorry about that. Fixed now.
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I bet he still can't believe he's playing alongside Alessandro Del Piero.
Heskey's playing for Nercassal Jets, Del Piero's at Sydney I think.
He's almost playing alongside him. Should imagine half his attempts on goal end up heading towards Sydney.
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Someone likes him:
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Someone likes him:
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WTF ?
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Heskey + MON + TSM.
Thank fuck they have gone.
Hope returns..............
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Another goal for Ivanhoe this morning.
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Last Saturday:
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Well done Heskey. Hope he sees out the rest of his career doing that.
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Bump!
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He is a big lad though Legion. Would be like getting hit by a big truck, especially if he was going ful pelt.
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Wish he could have finished like that for us . Good luck to him . Terrible signing but Im happy hes gone.
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p.s he looks good in his Barcalona kit.
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He is a big lad though Legion. Would be like getting hit by a big truck, especially if he was going ful pelt.
He didn't use his size nearly enough in the PL.
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He is a big lad though Legion. Would be like getting hit by a big truck, especially if he was going ful pelt.
He didn't use his size nearly enough in the PL.
I know. If he had he would have been a far better player.
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He couldn't have been any worse.
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Scored the winner for Newcastle this weekend. That's 2 in 3 for the tumbling bear.
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Scored the winner for Newcastle this weekend. That's 2 in 3 for the tumbling bear.
Awesome, keep it up Emile! Glad to see him doing well over there.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/heskey.jpg)
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My hero.
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(http://www.talksport.co.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/ts_magazine_big_picture/464436-emile-heskey.jpg)
Oh yes, it's true......
To mark the clash between Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory at Hunter Stadium on Friday night, you can watch every movement of the Jets' English striker Emile Heskey as he looks to inspire his side to a win over a suddenly-resurgent Victory.
Heskey Cam gives you it all: one camera, one hero; every pass, every run, everything Heskey does on the pitch, you'll see it first with the Heskey Cam, the dedicated broadcast providing a rare insight into what makes Heskey so good.
Fans tuning into the match on Fox Sports 1 or Fox Sports 1HD can watch the game or press the red button, which will connect them to the Heskey Cam coverage showing the 34-year-old in action.
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Lots of shots of the turf and row z then.....
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He's just scored two goals.
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Sign him up, sign him up.
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Why did he have to follow me here and do this? Bugger.
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What was for tea, sounds like the knives and forks were coming out during the video?
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don't think Emile would have got that much time and space in the epl ;)
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Better quality video of the goals (http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/2296762164/Newcastle-Jets-v-Melbourne-Victory).
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I am loving the fact he is thriving over there. Good for him.
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I started to watch the game out of interest to see how Heskey went but i'm afraid the standard of football was that poor from both sides i turned off before his goals.The A league is a last payout for over the hill players but without the really big money.
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The Hesk is on fire.
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Don't know if this Heskey's Bitch has been posted before.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=m-trends&v=Gkx_DY8yEvw
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Excellent stuff from Emile, that's 4 in 4 for Newcastle so far. I am very pleased for him.
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Is he asking us to email Heskey?
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That has really scared the shit out of me. Soooo many things wrong with that, but I'll start with his tits...
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Just seen this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20373741 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20373741)
Sounds like he's enjoying himself. Fair play to him. Look at the weather out there as well!
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You can tell from his body language he can't wait to get back to cold rainy days in the UK..Come on Emile tell us really how you feel about being parted from the greatest team in...
Totally jealous..Good luck with new career.
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Just seen this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20373741 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20373741)
Sounds like he's enjoying himself. Fair play to him. Look at the weather out there as well!
He's living and working in a pretty handsome part of New South Wales it must be said, no wonder he's enjoying himself
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Good for him. happy to see him enjoying his football.
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Can we have Emile back? I think we could do with him at the minute. We need a bit more muscle. Imagine the might of Heskus and Benteke up front!?
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See he's on his arse again
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Just seen this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20373741 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20373741)
Sounds like he's enjoying himself. Fair play to him. Look at the weather out there as well!
He managed to get the "Bright Futures" line into his interview as well.
As you say, fair play to him.
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it's amazing that if you handle yourself with dignity throughout the tough times, the fans will sympathetic to you. We all (pretty much) thought he was useless and wanted him out. Now look at us giving him total kudos. The way it should be when a player leaves.
But look at the treatment the likes of Barry and Downing get due to the way they behaved.
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It's like birds though isn't it? The fit ones you liked, who you wish you still had but dumped you, you hate them. The ugly ones you binned, you don't give a fuck about and wish them well.
I imagine.
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Can we have Emile back? I think we could do with him at the minute. We need a bit more muscle. Imagine the might of Heskus and Benteke up front!?
He got owned against The Phoenix last weekend, yay. He is playing well (and good luck to him the fans love him) but the level of football isn't brilliant.
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It's like birds though isn't it? The fit ones you liked, who you wish you still had but dumped you, you hate them. The ugly ones you binned, you don't give a fuck about and wish them well.
I imagine.
I'd liken Heskey to being a grief ridden, sordid wank into a sock.
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Heskey's club in Oz may go bust.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2248149/Emile-Heskeys-Australian-club-Newcastle-Jets-issued-winding-order.html
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I keep thinking that is Heskey in the Barcalona kit.
Clubs will always be in trouble when they pay players like heskey stupid wages ;/
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It's more Palace, our old London branch, than Barça. . .
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It's like birds though isn't it? The fit ones you liked, who you wish you still had but dumped you, you hate them. The ugly ones you binned, you don't give a fuck about and wish them well.
I imagine.
I'd liken Heskey to being a grief ridden, sordid wank into a sock.
Except you miss the sock at the vital moment.
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The OS have just posted this photo and it's really made me giggle.Sums up how we were all feeling when he signed
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s480x480/401876_565674393476634_203565489_n.jpg)
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Ha ha, that's brilliant.
Strangely, I miss Emile. He's one of those players who's shit, but never for the want of trying and you kind of like him for that. Then about one game in ten he shocks the shit out of you and looks like Didier Drogba.
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Ha ha, that's brilliant.
Strangely, I miss Emile. He's one of those players who's shit, but never for the want of trying and you kind of like him for that. Then about one game in ten he shocks the shit out of you and looks like Didier Drogba.
Falls over?
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Ha!
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Ha ha, that's brilliant.
Strangely, I miss Emile. He's one of those players who's shit, but never for the want of trying and you kind of like him for that. Then about one game in ten he shocks the shit out of you and looks like Didier Drogba.
Falls over?
Take a bow son.
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Superb photo, that child is a legend.
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Poor kid is terrified of being dropped.
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Straight after that photo the kid lashing out at Heskey and he drops to the floor holding his head
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Straight after that photo the kid has calmed down and is smiling at EH. All he needed to be perfectly happy was to be passed to a legend in Claret and Blue. Good luck, Emile!
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That's nice. I don't think I've ever seen Emile smile before.
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There's a framed photo of him in our Chinese shop. I think it was taken while he was at Small Heath though.
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There's a framed photo of him in our Chinese shop. I think it was taken while he was at Small Heath though.
That's the problem when you buy a striker like Emile. Five minutes later you want another one.
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Sure he's a lovely bloke, but just as we thought when we signed him, he turned out to be absolutely shite.
You can say all you like about him helping out in defence or whatnot, but he's a non-scoring striker, and we paid him 60k plus for four years, knowing we'd get no fee for him at the end.
What a gigantic waste of money that was, and a very good example of how we got into the financial shit we're in now.
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I used to think Heskey was funny until he signed for us. He was bloody useless, I could never defend him whenever he (and by association, myself and my son) was mocked.
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Poor kid is terrified of being dropped.
Which one?
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Straight after that photo the kid has calmed down and is smiling at EH. All he needed to be perfectly happy was to be passed to a legend in Claret and Blue. Good luck, Emile!
Mother stands for comfort
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I still love you Emile. Not in a sticky touchy bottom kind of way but as one brother loves another.
Signed,
The AVFC Emile Heskey Appreciation Society
Membership 1
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His header at Wolves under Houllier was a beauty.
can't disagree with the waste of money for Villa comments, but I liked him.
You look at what he achieved and won through his career by sheer graft and effort compared to say a Stanley Victor or Dalian Atkinson who had all the ability but not the attitude to match.
I think he'd have been a good foil for Bent last year, but for some (still staggering) reason he was mostly shunted wide left.
Some forward players are better providers than scorers, (E.g) Welbeck doesn't score that many.
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He must have had something to have achieved what he did.
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He must have had something to have achieved what he did.
A lot of managers liked him, I just wish they had enlightened the fans as to why?
Anyway no gripe with the guy, if people are silly enough to offer it, you would be a fool to turn it down!
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He must have had something to have achieved what he did.
A lot of managers liked him, I just wish they had enlightened the fans as to why?
Anyway no gripe with the guy, if people are silly enough to offer it, you would be a fool to turn it down!
He won trophies, played in World Cup finals tournaments and spent his entire English career in the Premier League. You don't do that just by being mates with the manager.
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He was bloody useless though.
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I'll always remember in THAT game against Bolton last season. Until he limped off after an hour, he gave a masterclass in target play, bullying both Bolton centre-backs all night.
Shame he didn't do it more often!
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and spent his entire English career in the Premier League.
You might want to double check your facts on that one.
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and spent his entire English career in the Premier League.
You might want to double check your facts on that one.
He had one season as a 17 year old in the second tier, it's still not a bad record to have something like 17 straight years as a top flight player.
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He is an inspiration to every spectacularly useless sportsman or woman.
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Well I like him. He had a nice smile.
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i always thought he played 20 yards to deep,he did good work holding the ball up on the half way line but then never got on the end of the cross in the box
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Decent bloke and a decent player who tried his very best, but ultimately he was a non scoring striker. Waste of cash really.
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He doesn't deserve the medals, money and England caps he gained - he was way too average, if that. He was lucky their wasn't many top drawer England strikers around at that time.
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I remember him bullying Ugo and Southgate during semi final at Leicester and that didnt happen too often. Was a good team player, who played for the team rather than himself imho
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I remember him bullying Ugo and Southgate during semi final at Leicester and that didnt happen too often. Was a good team player, who played for the team rather than himself imho
He was decent at Leicester where O'Neill's "style of play" suited his style of play, then had two good years at Liverpool where he played next to Owen when he was at his best. Other than that, it was a career spent hanging around up front being a "defensive striker" for shite like Blues and Wigan.
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One of the best games I ever saw Emile have was playing as a centre-back for Wigan a few years back on the last day of the season. He was brilliant, and they escaped relegation on the final day. Given his size and the fact he often couldn't hit the preverbial barn door, you have to wonder why he never moved to the back at some point. Could have been a better centre half than a forward in the last 5 years.
For a time under Houllier he did look quite decent though, playing as the lone striker. I remember he had a little purple patch scoring something like 5 in 9 games which was positively prolific for Emile. His hold up play was good. The trouble was, for all his good work, we still weren't scoring enough and then of course we bought Bent, and Heskey then flitted in and out the team
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It was hard to dislike big Emile, but I was glad when he left. All effort, no ability.