Twitter Announces Heskey is Off

[PeterWithesShin]

Not the worst player ever at Villa, but certainly the worst ever signing in my opinion, given what he's cost us and what he's delivered.

Balaban, collymore, Cascarino, Harewood, Fashanu, Callaghan, Penrice.

Emile is a worse signing than all of those. 

Yeah ok, of course he was.

[Risso]

Not the worst player ever at Villa, but certainly the worst ever signing in my opinion, given what he's cost us and what he's delivered.

Balaban, collymore, Cascarino, Harewood, Fashanu, Callaghan, Penrice.

Emile is a worse signing than all of those. 

Yeah ok, of course he was.

None of those players with the possible exception of Cascarino have had such a detrimental effect on the side as Emile.  In my opinion obviously.  But OK if it makes you happy, "Emile Heskey - the worst signing since Tony Cascarino".

[Meanwood Villa]

He played alright on Sun but that moment in the first half when he was put through and looked like he wanted to do anything other than shoot sums him up. A non-goal scoring striker is a luxury no team can really afford but particularly not us this year. Maybe in the future if McLeish is allowed to complete the job of sending us plummeting down the league we'll look back on the glory days when we could sign the likes of big Emile. More likely we won't. Good riddance. A very poor player.

[serbentoflight]

Years           Team              Apps† (Gls)†
1994–2000 Leicester City      154 (40)
2000–2004 Liverpool            150 (39)
2004–2006 Birmingham City   68 (14)
2006–2009 Wigan Athletic      82 (15)
2009–2012 Aston Villa            90 (9)

1 goal every 10 games,  not good enough for a forward, even one who's not got a great record to start with.

Thanks Emile, bye.

[Bad English]

What was the name of that reclusive collector that bought Anne Frank's drum kit? He might be interested.

[Holy Trinity]

safe from relegation, heskey gone fingers crossed good things do come in threes

[TopDeck113]

Right, whose next? Dunne?  Collins?  Warnock? 

[villanic]

I actually think he has done all right in the last couple of months but I’m glad he is on his way, too much money for very little return.

[Californian Villain]

In keeping with protocol, this thread needs to be locked and a link to the transfer thread posted.

[eric woolban woolban]

He was a right prat when getting himself sent off against Sunderland last season.

Was that the same match where he nearly man handled the ref?

[SoccerHQ]

Poor signing.

Him and Carlos going is pretty much 5m off the wage bill already.

[andrew08]

What was the name of that reclusive collector that bought Anne Frank's drum kit? He might be interested.

I'm going to look a prat now, but is that the Dutch one who hid from the Germans and couldn't leave the house for years ? Not very subtle owning a drum kit then is it....those houses are quite narrow in Amsterdam....when did she practice? Lol.

[spangley1812]

What was the name of that reclusive collector that bought Anne Frank's drum kit? He might be interested.

I'm going to look a prat now, but is that the Dutch one who hid from the Germans and couldn't leave the house for years ? Not very subtle owning a drum kit then is it....those houses are quite narrow in Amsterdam....when did she practice? Lol.

Anne Frank did the hiding.............

[andrew08]

Doh....just googled. Well at least I got the joke !

'as useful as Ann Frank's drum kit '

[supertom]

Lately he's looked more like scoring than Gabby. That just says more about how off the boil Gabby is.

But yeah, Emiles problem has never been for the want of trying. For a period under GH he looked surprisingly decent, without setting the world alight with goals. I like Emile, and I've always liked his attitude, but he can't last 60 minutes. He can't do two games in a week. He can't score goals.

Goodbye, good luck and all the best to the tumbling bear.