Emile Heskey

[FLAN]

He seems to be an active part of the CBD oil/tablet cabal like a lot of ex players…

times hard for him?

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Heskey got ridiculed later on in his career unfairly. But he definitely did peak when he was younger, arguably at us and his first couple years at Liverpool.

 

Similar to Rooney but at a lesser extent I suppose, the younger years were his top level. 

 

Look at how Heskey could dribble, run, power through defenders, head it. He was quality. Scored some good goals too when you watch some of his finishes for us. 

 

Is he arguably the best player we have produced through our academy in the last 30 years?

[CrazyKopCorner]

9 minutes ago, peterborofox said:

Heskey got ridiculed later on in his career unfairly. But he definitely did peak when he was younger, arguably at us and his first couple years at Liverpool.

 

Similar to Rooney but at a lesser extent I suppose, the younger years were his top level. 

 

Look at how Heskey could dribble, run, power through defenders, head it. He was quality. Scored some good goals too when you watch some of his finishes for us. 

 

Is he arguably the best player we have produced through our academy in the last 30 years?

Heskey was absolutely immense for us. 

 

Those that criticise Emile generally know and knew **** all about football. 

 

Those who played along side him generally say he was the best partner they ever played with 

[Angus Scott]

1 minute ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Heskey was absolutely immense for us. 

 

Those that criticise Emile generally know and knew **** all about football. 

 

Those who played along side him generally say he was the best partner they ever played with 

Absolutely spot on. In my 60 odd years of watching I'd put him in my all time top 5.

He's just the sort of player we need to produce now

[Tommy G]

31 minutes ago, FLAN said:

He seems to be an active part of the CBD oil/tablet cabal like a lot of ex players…

times hard for him?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12945213/Emile-Heskey-bankruptcy-HMRC-High-Court-Liverpool-England.html

[CosbehFox]

6 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12945213/Emile-Heskey-bankruptcy-HMRC-High-Court-Liverpool-England.html

Some time has passed since then though. 

 

Two of his kids are whacking them in for Man City Academy. 

[Fox92]

29 minutes ago, peterborofox said:

Heskey got ridiculed later on in his career unfairly. But he definitely did peak when he was younger, arguably at us and his first couple years at Liverpool.

 

Similar to Rooney but at a lesser extent I suppose, the younger years were his top level. 

 

Look at how Heskey could dribble, run, power through defenders, head it. He was quality. Scored some good goals too when you watch some of his finishes for us. 

 

Is he arguably the best player we have produced through our academy in the last 30 years?

Easily.

 

If any of our academy players since have half the career Heskey had then they will be happy.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

24 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Heskey was absolutely immense for us. 

 

Those that criticise Emile generally know and knew **** all about football. 

 

Those who played along side him generally say he was the best partner they ever played with 

That flick for Claridge in the League Cup v Man U was spectacular.

[murphy]

34 minutes ago, peterborofox said:

Heskey got ridiculed later on in his career unfairly. But he definitely did peak when he was younger, arguably at us and his first couple years at Liverpool.

 

Similar to Rooney but at a lesser extent I suppose, the younger years were his top level. 

 

Look at how Heskey could dribble, run, power through defenders, head it. He was quality. Scored some good goals too when you watch some of his finishes for us. 

 

Is he arguably the best player we have produced through our academy in the last 30 years?

I used to love the way that Heskey would knock the ball past a defender, run the long way around and get there first.

 

I always thought that Liverpool ruined him. Turned him into a blunt instrument.  A battering ram for the benefit of Michael Owen.  

[Sol thewall Bamba]

45 minutes ago, peterborofox said:

Heskey got ridiculed later on in his career unfairly. But he definitely did peak when he was younger, arguably at us and his first couple years at Liverpool.

 

Similar to Rooney but at a lesser extent I suppose, the younger years were his top level. 

 

Look at how Heskey could dribble, run, power through defenders, head it. He was quality. Scored some good goals too when you watch some of his finishes for us. 

 

Is he arguably the best player we have produced through our academy in the last 30 years?

That KSI knobhead ruined his reputation really.

 

But also crap that he's flogging snake oil with "Merse".

[CrazyKopCorner]

19 minutes ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

That flick for Claridge in the League Cup v Man U was spectacular.

Pure filth

[ceebeefox]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

Stan broke his leg away at Derby. Then him and Trev had an altercation at a reserve game and it all went downhill from that. 
 

Heskey was absolute class. Wonder how much he’d be going for in today’s market? 

Yes Taylor had a quandary, do I get rid of Stan or Benjamin? Foolishly chose the younger man who couldn’t trap a bag of cement. We went downhill from there.

[ParkerPen]

45 minutes ago, murphy said:

I used to love the way that Heskey would knock the ball past a defender, run the long way around and get there first.

 

I always thought that Liverpool ruined him. Turned him into a blunt instrument.  A battering ram for the benefit of Michael Owen.  

Couldn't agree more, always believed that Liverpool trained out the more 'exciting' elements of his game.

 

that's not to say it was even wrong from Liverpool's perspective, but it certainly made Emile a less dynamic (and in my view less effective) player

[Uncle Monty]

2 hours ago, peterborofox said:

Heskey got ridiculed later on in his career unfairly. But he definitely did peak when he was younger, arguably at us and his first couple years at Liverpool.

 

Similar to Rooney but at a lesser extent I suppose, the younger years were his top level. 

 

Look at how Heskey could dribble, run, power through defenders, head it. He was quality. Scored some good goals too when you watch some of his finishes for us. 

 

Is he arguably the best player we have produced through our academy in the last 30 years?

Not even sure it's an argument given how many international caps he got. Anyone else come close?

[ithuriel]

Remember his first real game for us where he was playing alongside Joachim against Norwich not long before O'Neill came in I think   made Joachim look slow.

Edited 30 June 2025 by ithuriel

[RoboFox]

5 minutes ago, ithuriel said:

Remember his first real game for us where he was playing alongside Joachim against Norwich not long before O'Neill came in I think   made Joachim look slow.

They only played together a couple of times I think before Joachim was flogged to Villa.

 

They could've been absolutely immense together. 

[MattFox]

Thought he was linked as manager when I saw this bumped 

[Raj]

Him and Collymore could have been lethal  for a season or two insetad of just the Sunderland home game(I think it was anyway!)

[deep blue]

2 hours ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

That flick for Claridge in the League Cup v Man U was spectacular.

I've never forgotten that, and yet it was largely ignored by the media at the time. It was a miracle piece of control.  Had it been a Man U player it would have been heralded much more.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

2 hours ago, ceebeefox said:

Yes Taylor had a quandary, do I get rid of Stan or Benjamin? Foolishly chose the younger man who couldn’t trap a bag of cement. We went downhill from there.

Taylor was an awful manager who made many mistakes, but getting rid of Collymore wasn't one of them. Collymore had already checked-out, both mentally and physically. After leaving us he played barely 500 minutes of football for Bradford and Oviedo before retiring.

[Westlife]

 

Good times . . .

[Footballwipe]

1 hour ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Taylor was an awful manager who made many mistakes, but getting rid of Collymore wasn't one of them. Collymore had already checked-out, both mentally and physically. After leaving us he played barely 500 minutes of football for Bradford and Oviedo before retiring.

A great sliding doors moment really. Was is O'Neill leaving, and replacing a strong man manager in MON with a pathetic Taylor was that did it, or was it him breaking his leg and even if MON was with us it wouldn't have made a difference about his attitude?

 

I'd love someone to do a detailed hypothesis of how we'd have done if MON had stayed, £11m+ in the bank to spend from the Heskey sale, a fit and motivated Collymore* and Neil Lennon staying at the club rather than joining him at Celtic. How does that 00/01 go?

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 hour ago, Westlife said:

 

Good times . . .

I was in a pub in Oadby and having a pint a goal - absolutely rat arsed before half time 

 

Ended up dancing in front of a police van on a Sunday afternoon 

[Ric Flair]

8 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Some time has passed since then though. 

 

Two of his kids are whacking them in for Man City Academy. 

I think one of them ends up here this summer on loan

[Corky]

1996-2002 he was a fine player. Not a great goalscorer but such a selfless player, pace to burn and a great passer. 

 

A shame he declined quickly because he was a far better player than given credit for. Claridge, Cottee and Owen all loved him.