The rebirth of Emile: Omen.

[Gaztonniller]

Well what else could you say after his terrific match saving contribution to the Villa cause last night which hauled the team into the LC quarter finals. 
He came on like a man possessed, a man re-invigorated having been re-united with his former liverpool Sensai Houllier. A man who remembered that first season under the sensai he scored 23 goals in one season!!.   The signs are all coming together, and the omens looking good, that under Sensai Houllier, Emile (first touch, one goal) will be great again. And all those  Villa critics who scorned and doubted him, and looking forward to him leaving, will be come a running and a pleading in January  "Oh Emile, Oh Emile" please, please do stay.

[Mazrim]

Steady on, he just likes scoring against Blackburn.
But I hope it continues against everybody else. He's a likeable chap, just a bit... well "shit" usually.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Spot on Maz, However he did change the game and its probably the first (and last time I will say that) I hope I don't he was like a different person when he came on as should they all be!

[Irish villain]

Emile must really get on with GH. I guess he spent a lot of money on him at Liverpool so clearly believed in the player.

[pauliewalnuts]

Since joining us, he's consistently not done it for us.

He did extremely well last night, nobody could deny him that, it was an excellent cameo performance, and good on him.

One swallow does not make a spring, though, so let's keep it in perspective.

[wozwebs]

Last 16, not quarter finals though

[Concrete John]

I f we had a player that was normally brilliant for us and then had a stinker we wouldn't be writing him off as shit, so by the same token we have to view last night as a rare good game from a poor player.

If he keeps it up I may change my mind!

[PaulTheVillan]

I'd really like him to go on and produce form like that more often, but I can't see it. I think he'll come on v Wolves on sunday for 20 minutes and hardly touch the ball.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

  Villa critics who scorned and doubted him, and looking forward to him leaving, will be come a running and a pleading in January  "Oh Emile, Oh Emile" please, please do stay.

I trust you're taking the piss.
He's got a long way to go, one good game against Blackburn can't make up for his inate shitness in countless others.

[Small Rodent]

There are many more in the Villa squad as well as Heskey that have to put in a more consistant game.

And, dare I say it, some in the squad who need to put in more effort too.

[darren woolley]

I just hope he can repeat his blackburn form in orther games.

[Olneythelonely]

I'd really like him to go on and produce form like that more often, but I can't see it. I think he'll come on v Wolves on sunday for 20 minutes and hardly touch the ball.

He'll start on Sunday and so he should.

[Merv]

I read a really article about Emile a couple of months back, just after he'd announced his retirement from international football. Can't remember the source, but it was online, so it was probably the Guardian.

Anyway, the jist of it was how Heskey had lost his way after buying in to all the 'unselfish, hard working, hold up play, doesn't score but doesn't matter, teammates rate him' mantra going round. How, in his Leicester days and a good part of his Liverpool career he was a lot more direct, more aggressive, played to scare defenders, running at them, causing problems. I thought the article was dead right. Over the years he just stopped doing those things. I remember thinking at the time - wouldn't it be great if he could rediscover that fire in his belly for the final chapter of his career?

We can dream, at least.

[Mark H]

If you could "bottle" that motivation and get that kind of performance of our Emile every game you would have an excellent player - problem is he cannot seem to give that sort of performance often enough , but heres hoping that GH can get that out of him more often

[PaulTheVillan]

I'd really like him to go on and produce form like that more often, but I can't see it. I think he'll come on v Wolves on sunday for 20 minutes and hardly touch the ball.

He'll start on Sunday and so he should.

After that display last night I agree.

Any news on Gabby?

Is he a doubt now?