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[Linux]

Good old Emile saving his goals for the World Cup

[ ] deserves to go to WC

Are you a glass half empty person by chance

give me one good reason why emile heskey deserves to go to the world cup?

For once i agree with girgy, Heskey is absolutely terrible

[Woodsey]

Good old Emile saving his goals for the World Cup

[ ] deserves to go to WC

Are you a glass half empty person by chance

give me one good reason why emile heskey deserves to go to the world cup?

I didn't say he should........

[Sack it off]

Good old Emile saving his goals for the World Cup

[ ] deserves to go to WC

Are you a glass half empty person by chance

give me one good reason why emile heskey deserves to go to the world cup?

Because he is the only qualified pilot in the England squad, so if both of the pilots get food poisoning and become unconscious on the way to S Africa Emile could step and save the day

[Girgy85]

Good old Emile saving his goals for the World Cup

[ ] deserves to go to WC

Are you a glass half empty person by chance

give me one good reason why emile heskey deserves to go to the world cup?

Because he is the only qualified pilot in the England squad, so if both of the pilots get food poisoning and become unconscious on the way to S Africa Emile could step and save the day

But why does he have to be in the 23 man squad? Couldnt they just take him as a 3rd pilot instead?

[TightEnd]

Heskey has never been a natural goalscorer, I have been watching him since an 18 year old and he just is not. What he is is a physical presence that makes flair players around him play better. Rooney and Owen notably for England. Back for Leicester under O'Neill he prolonged Tony Cottee's career for two years as he scored a shed load up top alongside Heskey. We then got a great price for him, £11m from Houllier/Liverpool and he was never going to meet those expectations, since when he has contributed at Birmingham, Wigan and Villa

Now I would be the first to coincede that if he makes the 23 it will because there are a lack of alternatives at "target man" but I would contend this reflects worse on the ability of Darren Bent, Carlton Cole and others who will not be picked than it does Heskey who will do a job in certain matches should Capello want a presence up top for 60 minutes or so

[Girgy85]

Heskey has never been a natural goalscorer, I have been watching him since an 18 year old and he just is not. What he is is a physical presence that makes flair players around him play better. Rooney and Owen notably for England. Back for Leicester under O'Neill he prolonged Tony Cottee's career for two years as he scored a shed load up top alongside Heskey. We then got a great price for him, £11m from Houllier/Liverpool and he was never going to meet those expectations, since when he has contributed at Birmingham, Wigan and Villa

Now I would be the first to coincede that if he makes the 23 it will because there are a lack of alternatives at "target man" but I would contend this reflects worse on the ability of Darren Bent, Carlton Cole and others who will not be picked than it does Heskey who will do a job in certain matches should Capello want a presence up top for 60 minutes or so

Whats Peter Crouch? and he does score goals!

[TightEnd]

Heskey has never been a natural goalscorer, I have been watching him since an 18 year old and he just is not. What he is is a physical presence that makes flair players around him play better. Rooney and Owen notably for England. Back for Leicester under O'Neill he prolonged Tony Cottee's career for two years as he scored a shed load up top alongside Heskey. We then got a great price for him, £11m from Houllier/Liverpool and he was never going to meet those expectations, since when he has contributed at Birmingham, Wigan and Villa

Now I would be the first to coincede that if he makes the 23 it will because there are a lack of alternatives at "target man" but I would contend this reflects worse on the ability of Darren Bent, Carlton Cole and others who will not be picked than it does Heskey who will do a job in certain matches should Capello want a presence up top for 60 minutes or so

Whats Peter Crouch? and he does score goals!

Yes, but you have to take more than one big guy right? What happens if Crouch goes down?...you just have the little uns....

4-5 strikers....Rooney, Crouch, Defoe, Heskey all bases covered. Bent just isn't good enough either

[Girgy85]

Heskey has never been a natural goalscorer, I have been watching him since an 18 year old and he just is not. What he is is a physical presence that makes flair players around him play better. Rooney and Owen notably for England. Back for Leicester under O'Neill he prolonged Tony Cottee's career for two years as he scored a shed load up top alongside Heskey. We then got a great price for him, £11m from Houllier/Liverpool and he was never going to meet those expectations, since when he has contributed at Birmingham, Wigan and Villa

Now I would be the first to coincede that if he makes the 23 it will because there are a lack of alternatives at "target man" but I would contend this reflects worse on the ability of Darren Bent, Carlton Cole and others who will not be picked than it does Heskey who will do a job in certain matches should Capello want a presence up top for 60 minutes or so

Whats Peter Crouch? and he does score goals!

Yes, but you have to take more than one big guy right? What happens if Crouch goes down?...you just have the little uns....

4-5 strikers....Rooney, Crouch, Defoe, Heskey all bases covered. Bent just isn't good enough either

spose he's ok to bring on as a different option or if Crouch goes down etc

[TightEnd]

Yeah I mean, what other striking option would you put in the squad?

Bent? Cole?  Not great is it?

[Girgy85]

Yeah I mean, what other striking option would you put in the squad?

Bent? Cole?  Not great is it?

Cant believe Bobby Zamora got over looked! Found a bit of form this season.

[TightEnd]

Yeah I mean, what other striking option would you put in the squad?

Bent? Cole?  Not great is it?

Cant believe Bobby Zamora got over looked! Found a bit of form this season.

Injured?

Not quite good enough either IMO. Scored no goals at all season after season until this as well

[Nico29]

People so easily concentrate just on goals with strikers like heskey.

Those players such as rooney love playing with this type of partner up front, he does all the donkey work and assists in other areas than goals.

It's like poker with those that are results orientated, just because some1 has a couple of big results doesn't mean they are a great player.

And just because darren bent has scored 25 goals odd dsnt make him world class.

Emile heskey has been doing his job for years and years, every striker he ever plays with raves about how great it is to play alongside such an unselfish player.

Look im not the biggest fan, i just get annoyed by ill informed vague statements like 'heskey is crap etc..'

I actually backed bent@7-2 to make the final 23, dsnt mean i think he will/should do, just thought he was value to do so.

[mondatoo]

Tightys right,heskey deserves to go

[Girgy85]

Tightys right,heskey deserves to go

you've been on the booze so ur judgements been affected!!

[Horneris]

I actually backed bent@7-2 to make the final 23

Nico i dont know whether your a absolute legend or a complete clown. Eurovision "trading", every Irish horse race you can shake a stick at and now betting on players to make World Cup squads.

I thought i was bad but is there actually anything you don't bet on?

Who are you on for Britains Got Talent this week?