Eriksson handed £10m to land Heskey and Given

Profondo Rosso · Jul 18, 2011

I never said that he didn't have great games and I never said he was a clown or that he gave the ball away all the time either, but he is and always has been clumsy and does get pushed off the ball and fall over far too easily (given his build, this has always seemed even more bizarre to me) breaking up too many promising attacks by doing so and always has done. I think the fact you say "at times" sums him up perfectly, he's always been a player who is great on his his day, but for me personally, his "day" doesn't come round nearly often enough.

Darth Vodka · Jul 18, 2011

okie fox said:
Admittedly, he has never been a natural goalscorer, but I think you are underestimating how good he used to be at times (e.g., LCFC 5 Sunderland 2; Germany 1 England 5). You portray him as a clumsy clown who fell over and gave the ball away all the time. This is far from the truth.

the team needs to score 5 for him to get in the goals

Jeff · Jul 18, 2011

Darth Vodka said:
the team needs to score 5 for him to get in the goals

Not always... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/970981.stm
I had a bet on that match, for Heskey to score first and Liverpool to win 4-0. Odds of something like 160-1, but unfortunately I only had 50p on it.

Heskey won a few MotM awards for Villa last season, so he's obviously still got the ability.

ChrisFilter · Jul 18, 2011

He certainly does. He was England's best player in World Cup qualifying. I'd have him back in a shot.

Profondo Rosso · Jul 18, 2011

ChrisFilter said:
He certainly does. He was England's best player in World Cup qualifying.

What? We're not talking about Wayne Rooney here.

Miles Away · Jul 18, 2011

Profondo Rosso said:
I never said that he didn't have great games and I never said he was a clown or that he gave the ball away all the time either, but he is and always has been clumsy and does get pushed off the ball and fall over far too easily (given his build, this has always seemed even more bizarre to me) breaking up too many promising attacks by doing so and always has done. I think the fact you say "at times" sums him up perfectly, he's always been a player who is great on his his day, but for me personally, his "day" doesn't come round nearly often enough.

Heskey was consistently excellent at City. He has been pretty consistent for England over the years. Obviously his goals ratio is piss-poor, but I do think you underestimate the man's performances in a City shirt. Villa fans are a collection of miserable gits at the best of times. Heskey didn't stand a chance with them.

Profondo Rosso · Jul 18, 2011

Miles Away said:
Heskey was consistently excellent at City. He has been pretty consistent for England over the years. Obviously his goals ratio is piss-poor, but I do think you underestimate the man's performances in a City shirt. Villa fans are a collection of miserable gits at the best of times. Heskey didn't stand a chance with them.

Or maybe they said he was shit for them, because he was shit for them? :102:

Miles Away · Jul 18, 2011

Profondo Rosso said:
Or maybe they said he was shit for them, because he was shit for them?

Also possible. I'm loathe to listen to Villa fans most of the time though.

Mike - True Blue Tinter · Jul 18, 2011

DJ Campbell was shit for us but blossomed at Blackpool. Sometimes the club/players atmosphere/ethos just brings out the best in a player.

SJN-Fox · Jul 18, 2011

Interesting how most of Heskey's glowing references seem to be in the past tense. I for one would prefer to remember how good he used to be rather than find out the hard way how poor he may have become.

Mawsley · Jul 18, 2011

Mike - True Blue Tinter said:
DJ Campbell was shit for us but blossomed at Blackpool. Sometimes the club/players atmosphere/ethos just brings out the best in a player.

As a lad I used to enthusiastically crank one out to a poster of Debbie Harry.

Time moves on.

Jeff · Jul 18, 2011

Mawsley said:
As a lad I used to enthusiastically crank one out to a poster of Dirty Harry.

:icon_eek:

ChrisFilter · Jul 18, 2011

Profondo Rosso said:
What? We're not talking about Wayne Rooney here.

No shit. You have a short memory if you failed to noticed all the plaudits he got during qualifying.

Mawsley · Jul 18, 2011

Jeff said:
:icon_eek:

I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself.

Mike - True Blue Tinter · Jul 18, 2011

Mawsley said:
As a lad I used to enthusiastically crank one out to a poster of Debbie Harry.

Time moves on.

:icon_eek: I was just speculating that Heskey could help get us to the Prem, not get our rocks off!

Cate Fox · Jul 18, 2011

Mawsley said:
I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself.

do you feel lucky?

Mawsley · Jul 18, 2011

Cate Fox said:
do you feel lucky?

Not since I lost my poster

Cate Fox · Jul 18, 2011

Mawsley said:
Not since I lost my poster

:icon_lol:

alex · Jul 18, 2011

Given signs for Villa http://fourfourtwo.com/news/england/82755/default.aspx

Motown Fox · Jul 22, 2011

Mawsley said:
Not since I lost my poster

either of these?

P		Pld	Pts
1	Leicester	45	97
2	Ipswich	45	93
3	Leeds Utd	45	90
4	Southampton	45	84
5	Norwich City	45	73
6	West Brom	45	72
7	Hull City	45	70
8	Middlesbro	45	66
9	Coventry City	45	64
10	Preston	45	63
11	Bristol City	45	62
12	Cardiff City	45	62
13	Swansea City	45	57
14	Watford	45	56
15	Sunderland	45	56
16	Millwall	45	56
17	QPR	45	53
18	Stoke City	45	53
19	Blackburn	45	50
20	Sheffield W	45	50
21	Plymouth	45	48
22	Birmingham	45	47
23	Huddersfield	45	45
24	Rotherham Utd	45	24

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