Heskey to be offered new contract : Is mid-table totally exceptable now??

[supertom]

Villa try to reduce wages. Villa offer Heskey, one of our higher earners, and who hasn't really done enough to justify his wage or fee, offered new contract? That would be bizarre and pointless. Lets face it, every manager who has him seems to love Heskey. Hell, I love the big bear too, because he always plays for the team, works hard and is a tryer. But it's unlikely a new offer would be a huge drop in wages. So essentially I see us forking out 40k a week. We could use that wage allocation on a new signing. Someone who's 10 years younger and probably gonna improve our starting 11.

I wouldn't be adverse to Heskey staying one more year, but for the love of good, could we not at least try to sign a few decent players, particularly in midfield. We have a chance to shift a lot of excess wage this summer, so it would be foolish not too.

[timeoutbigbar]

What Mcleish seemed to be saying in the article I read was that he was versatile.  I tend to disagree.  Hes crap on the wing, hes crap in midfield, he has his uses upfront on occasion and, my word, at the back? I don't care if he can spray passes around at the back, being a centre half is about being able to defend first and foremost.  He might be a big lump, but i'd imagine his positional sense would leave a lot to be desired.

[SoccerHQ]

Poor decision from the club this.

Heskey usually misses a third of games throughout the season injured and he's already missed a couple this season. That and his 60k a week.

I assumed the club would release him in the summer along with Beye and Carlos saving us around 130 a week or 6m a year.

Isn't he also one of the commuters from Cheshire?

[dave.woodhall]

Don't let's let the lack of any evidence get in the way of another chance to moan.

[KevinGage]

I don't mind if he sticks around at all, providing he

(a)  Pays the club 62k a week for the next few years
(b)  Funds our next transfer purchases out of his own money -the money he has 'earned' taking his Tumbling Bear show to football grounds up and down the country

and

(c)  His on the pitch role is reduced to testing Given with shots in the warm up.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

I hope this is not true.

[PeterWithesShin]

I like Heskey and have been one of his biggest supporters on here. But not even i'd offer him an extension unless he took a massive wage drop.

[Legion]

I like Heskey and have been one of his biggest supporters on here. But not even i'd offer him an extension unless he took a massive wage drop.

Same here.

[TheSandman]

I don't mind keeping him around but it would have to be on lots less than he earns now.

Me too.

[Fuse]

If we get him for a reasonable wage then what is the problem?

Emile Heskey is a decent player and can do a job for us while we allow the younger players to find their feet.

[Stu]

acceptable

Yes.

[DeeBoy1]

acceptable

Yes.

Please change this!

[woody4866]

If we get him for a reasonable wage then what is the problem?

Emile Heskey is a decent player and can do a job for us while we allow the younger players to find their feet.

Quite agree - I would also assume he moves into the 30mile zone?

[MarkM]

How bad is it when we think that £20k a week wages is reasonable!

The wage levels just adds to my list of reasons not to renew my st next season

[markeeeebeeee2005]

To those of you that think it is a good idea.

What position to you see him playing in? Because as far as I can tell strikers should score goals, and its not like the big cuddly lump is exactly cutting it as a winger.

Get rid.