Twitter Announces Heskey is Off

[QBVILLA]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

[Risso]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

Yes, didn't it finish 3-1 or something?  He looked like an absolute beast of a player back then, and to be fair had one very good season at Liverpool where he scored a lot of goals.

[rob_bridge]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

Yep he battered Southgate particularly that day. Created the space for their chances. December 1996. I have a Leicester mate who talks about it. Every time I see him.

[Concrete John]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

Yes, didn't it finish 3-1 or something?  He looked like an absolute beast of a player back then, and to be fair had one very good season at Liverpool where he scored a lot of goals.

What has always confused me about him is that when he does score, they're usually good goals.  It's not as if he's so useless he can only bundle them in off his arse from 2 yards.  His goal against Wolves last season is a prime example, as was his one against Germany in the 5-1 game, plus his debut goal for us away at Portsmouth.

So why doesn't he do it more often?

[Vanilla]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

Yes, didn't it finish 3-1 or something?  He looked like an absolute beast of a player back then, and to be fair had one very good season at Liverpool where he scored a lot of goals.

What has always confused me about him is that when he does score, they're usually good goals.  It's not as if he's so useless he can only bundle them in off his arse from 2 yards.  His goal against Wolves last season is a prime example, as was his one against Germany in the 5-1 game, plus his debut goal for us away at Portsmouth.

So why doesn't he do it more often?

Under MON we changed our style of play to accommodate him, but he didn't do what was needed and we suffered because of it.

The only thing you can read from his time at Villa is that he's quite useful at holding the ball up. 

[BILL DE VALL]

Judging by his performance this season he is utterly 'shot' as a striker.

He cannot strike it 1st time anymore and now waits until he is tackled or tries to lay it off-all he can still do well is head the ball and use his size/experience to shove the occaisional opposition player.

So I don't think any prem club will come in for him-the best he can expect is a sympathy contract from Leicester or to a 'Dion Dublin' and be a centre back for Coventry-or he could just buy them and play himself upfront!

[PeterWithesShin]

All the best Emile, some of us liked you. And we'll always have the memories of the Heskey shuffle.

[garyshawsknee]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

Yep he battered Southgate particularly that day. Created the space for their chances. December 1996. I have a Leicester mate who talks about it. Every time I see him.

Was that the game when Ellerey gave the worst penalty I've seen given at VP. Heskeys best performance at VP,shame it was 15 years ago and not for us.

[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.

[N'ZMAV]

All the best Emile, some of us liked you. And we'll always have the memories of the Heskey shuffle.

the way he drops that shoulder is messi-like

[N'ZMAV]

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.

Heskey's probably cost us around £10million, Colly more was more than that, but Collymore was still quite young and had something ahead of him when he joined, Heskey was already past his average best....

Look at Cuellar and Angel, they cost a fortune each with transfer fee and wages....

[rob_bridge]

Can anyone else remember him mullering Southgate and Ehiogu as a 19yr old for Leicester? I thought back then he was going to be top class. Oh well..........

Yep he battered Southgate particularly that day. Created the space for their chances. December 1996. I have a Leicester mate who talks about it. Every time I see him.

Was that the game when Ellerey gave the worst penalty I've seen given at VP. Heskeys best performance at VP,shame it was 15 years ago and not for us.

They got a penalty but I thought it was for Oakes and A.N. Other colliding with one of their players. Also Claridge score in front of the Holte End
Painful day was that especially as we were Top 5 at the time.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

What a truly awful player. So glad I will never see him in a Villa shirt again. Let's not pussyfoot around it, he was fucking shit.

[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. 

[N'ZMAV]

Yes, let's be honest, he was a waste of fucking space.