From AVFC....Release list

[MoetVillan]

N'ZMAV, its figures like that that curse my uncoordinated body for not making a premiership quality player out of me.  Beye is the one that really annoys me.  Tut from the moment he arrived.

[PeterWithesShin]

Strange isn't it. Most people love Carlos because despite him not being the greatest player in the world, he gave his all even when played out of position a lot and he never moaned.

Meanwhile Heskey, who played a similar number of games to Carlos despite being here less time and costing the club less money, is hated even though, despite not being the greatest player in the world he always gave his all even when being played really out of position a lot of the time and he never moaned.

[JUAN PABLO]

My calculator suggests....

Heskey - £3.5mil + 3.5 years of a reported £65,000 a week = £15,330,000.
Cuellar - £7.8mil + 4 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £16,120,000.
Guzan - £600,000 + 4 years of a reported £20,000 a week = £4,760,000.
Beye - £2.5mil + 2.5 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £7,700,000.

Total £43.9mil...

Thanks, Martin, thanks a lot.

The pube head ass licking media press never mention this type of shite do they.  That is disgusting.

[Chipsticks]

My calculator suggests....

Heskey - £3.5mil + 3.5 years of a reported £65,000 a week = £15,330,000.
Cuellar - £7.8mil + 4 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £16,120,000.
Guzan - £600,000 + 4 years of a reported £20,000 a week = £4,760,000.
Beye - £2.5mil + 2.5 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £7,700,000.

Total £43.9mil...

Thanks, Martin, thanks a lot.

The pube head ass licking media press never mention this type of shite do they.  That is disgusting.

The idea to put Habib Beye on £40k a week when he was never even in first team plans is what grinds my gears the most.

[PaulTheVillan]

My calculator suggests....

Heskey - £3.5mil + 3.5 years of a reported £65,000 a week = £15,330,000.
Cuellar - £7.8mil + 4 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £16,120,000.
Guzan - £600,000 + 4 years of a reported £20,000 a week = £4,760,000.
Beye - £2.5mil + 2.5 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £7,700,000.

Total £43.9mil...

Thanks, Martin, thanks a lot.

The pube head ass licking media press never mention this type of shite do they.  That is disgusting.

The bloke makes my blood boil.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

My calculator suggests....

Heskey - £3.5mil + 3.5 years of a reported £65,000 a week = £15,330,000.
Cuellar - £7.8mil + 4 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £16,120,000.
Guzan - £600,000 + 4 years of a reported £20,000 a week = £4,760,000.
Beye - £2.5mil + 2.5 years of a reported £40,000 a week = £7,700,000.

Total £43.9mil...

Thanks, Martin, thanks a lot.

The pube head ass licking media press never mention this type of shite do they.  That is disgusting.

The bloke makes my blood boil.

Quite.

But who was the silly bastard(s) who sanctioned these amounts?

[Californian Villain]

But who was the silly bastard(s) who sanctioned these amounts?

Doug would never have allowed it.

[Hopadop]

The best bits of Barney Ronay in today's Guardian:

Above all, it is the consistency of Heskey's missing that stands out: day in, day out, right foot, left-foot, and most spectacularly with his head, where Heskey seems to have an ability to see two steps in advance exactly how the chance will be missed, allowing him to crumple into a stumbling elbow-clash, neck-wrenched, ref-waving collapse, often before the ball is even delivered

…..an attacker who confuses by simply not attacking very much. You cannot mark him – because he's already marking you

www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/may/25/emile-heskey-aston-villa-released

[woody4866]

The best bits of Barney Ronay in today's Guardian:

Above all, it is the consistency of Heskey's missing that stands out: day in, day out, right foot, left-foot, and most spectacularly with his head, where Heskey seems to have an ability to see two steps in advance exactly how the chance will be missed, allowing him to crumple into a stumbling elbow-clash, neck-wrenched, ref-waving collapse, often before the ball is even delivered

…..an attacker who confuses by simply not attacking very much. You cannot mark him – because he's already marking you

www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/may/25/emile-heskey-aston-villa-released

superb - summed him up to a T

[dave.woodhall]

I love it when clever writers with degrees in Footie Banter make jokes about Emile Heskey, especially the ones who themselves have had a 15 year career at the top level, played in two World Cup finals tournaments and at the age of 34 need never work again.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

and at the age of 34 need never work again.

And?
Joey Barton need never work again, he's still an arsehole.
Emile isn't, but he's still a very lucky, sub standard footballer.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

You forgot to mention..

[Hopadop]

You're not an admirer DW?

The name Barney's a bad start, and he's a bit verbose, but I wouldn't say he's about 'footie banter'. He's not a Lovejoy faux lad. But he's described Heskey's useless, lumpen contribution as I saw it and better than I ever could. So yes, I'd say he's a clever writer.

[spangley1812]

and at the age of 34 need never work again.

And?
Joey Barton need never work again, he's still an arsehole.
Emile isn't, but he's still a very lucky, sub standard footballer.

Thats just your opinion......he cant be sub standard to have played for England so many times and scored over 100 premiership goals and those are the facts

[Nev]

and at the age of 34 need never work again.

And?
Joey Barton need never work again, he's still an arsehole.
Emile isn't, but he's still a very lucky, sub standard footballer.

Thats just your opinion......he cant be sub standard to have played for England so many times and scored over 100 premiership goals and those are the facts

Most of the abuse hurled at Heskey was misdirected. To put the burden of goalscoring on a player who doesn't score many is the fault of his managers. Heskey was a very effective target man and that should always have been his primary use. It's lazy to criticise him when others are more culpable, particularly the manager that has just departed from our club.