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Blackburn Rovers interested in Aston Villa striker Heskey

1:06pm Wednesday 21st October 2009


BLACKBURN Rovers could be tempted into a January swoop for Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey as Sam Allardyce starts to plan for a 2010 without Franco Di Santo.

The Rovers boss has already conceded the Chelsea loanee is set for a Stamford Bridge recall, due to the African Nations Cup and the Blues’ current transfer embargo, and will weigh up whether fresh blood is needed if the Argentine departs.

Rovers hierarchy though have stressed Di Santo’s return is still far from inevitable, with Chelsea’s FIFA appeal still to be heard, and could use Saturday’s trip to Stamford Bridge to discuss the youngster’s future with their London counterparts.

Allardyce knows though he can’t afford to not plan for the worst and will spend the next couple of months deciding whether he will need extra firepower come the new year.

Heskey’s recent admission that he needs first team football to guarantee his World Cup inclusion for England this summer has alerted Rovers though, along with several Premier League rivals, as they track his situation with interest.

No official interest has been made but sources close to Rovers and the player himself indicate a move to Ewood Park would not be out of the question - although the Villa striker was quick to distance himself from any unrest in the Midlands.

Any move for Heskey, or anyone else, would probably need another departure as well as Di Santo to free up the necessary funds, especially with Dunn’s exploits in a free role leaving Rovers playing just one striker.

Out of favour Jason Roberts is likely to be given the chance at Chelsea in the lone striker role on Saturday and if he, or Nikola Kalinic or Benni McCarthy, can stake their claim before the turn of the year any transfer market may yet be deemed unnecessary.

Di Santo revealed in the Lancashire Telegraph yesterday he would be happy to stay at Ewood Park but, with Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou playing for the Ivory Coast in January’s African Nations Cup, Chelsea could need the youngster back.

Premier League rules would rule out any subsequent Rovers return with the club’s final hope apparently resting on Chelsea successfully appealing the transfer fan imposed by FIFA.

Allardyce said: “It seems unlikely we will be able to keep Franco past January. We will have to decide whether we go with what we have got or enter the market again.”


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makaveli96, Blackburn says...
1:29pm Wed 21 Oct 09

He said he loves Blackburn as well and would love to do the dingles in March!

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Ent1y, Blackburn says...
1:30pm Wed 21 Oct 09

mshaw28-
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Sorry fella but it has to be said....
I told you so.
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1-0! and you fuc*ed it up!

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mshaw28, says...
1:57pm Wed 21 Oct 09

Ha ha, come on this is the LET we are talking about here. They just repeat whats been publisised elsewhere, just 24 hours later.

Big Sam knows Heskey's a donkey!!! Just media speculation!

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marghen, taunton says...
1:58pm Wed 21 Oct 09

On the few occasions I’ve seen Di Santo he’s been really impressive -eager runs -quick -good understanding with other players, holds the ball up well and most impressively lays the ball off well-all the attributes our other striker sadly lack-His qualities are the reason Chelsea paid 4m for a young unknown from Audax Italian (our Chilean feeder club!) Chelsea’s scouts have obviously done their business thoroughly in spotting this young lad (Rovers take note before you buy, be sure! -one Nikola Kalinic) Being only 20, Chelsea see his best years ahead of him, realising that he’s one for the future-hence the reason for shipping him out on loan- my guess is they intended to give him a full season at Ewood renewing his initial 6 month period. That may now be on the backburner because of the transfer embargo & also the exodus of Chelsea players on international duties in the winter. The whole point of loaning him to Rovers was to give him Premier league experience which at the beginning of the season couldn’t be guaranteed at Chelsea.
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Its still early to say weather he’ll be a success in the Premier league, after all he’s only played 13 games with 9 of those being in the substitute role, coming on for a few minutes -In those appearances he’s scored one goal and had two assists, not really setting the league alight! Hopefully the future is bright for the young lad -but we shouldn’t expect too much, remember Derbyshire coming on the scene and showing so much promise!

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Heskey -that’s all we need -another striker that can’t score goals. Heskey’s job in the England team is to be a foil to the other players -Rooney -Lampard - Gerrard -Walcot all players with proven scoring records -In the Rovers team we need a goal scorer not nother support player!

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jeppo, huddersfield says...
2:08pm Wed 21 Oct 09

blimey marghen....i wish I hadn't read all that now! theres a load of waffle there, and no particular opinions...what is it you're trying to say??

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rishton66, clitheroe says...
2:10pm Wed 21 Oct 09

mshaw28 wrote:
Ha ha, come on this is the LET we are talking about here. They just repeat whats been publisised elsewhere, just 24 hours later. Big Sam knows Heskey's a donkey!!! Just media speculation!
I think you get mixed up between this site and the paper. The Heskey story is in today's Telegraph paper, which was published last night, so it's more likely the nationals copy the Telegraph

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Boris The Spider, London says...
2:18pm Wed 21 Oct 09

LOL - Look at the size of him in the picture. He would make Dunny and Benni look like they've got a laxative addiction!!

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marghen, taunton says...
2:41pm Wed 21 Oct 09

jeppo wrote:
blimey marghen....i wish I hadn't read all that now! theres a load of waffle there, and no particular opinions...what is it you're trying to say??
Jeppo, I wish you wouldn’t read my posts, then you can’t be confrontational with me -ignore them mate! just an opinion. oops what’s one of them!

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R0BB0, blackburn says...
2:51pm Wed 21 Oct 09

i knew we would end up with this donkey at some point......

message to big sam.....PLEASE DO'NT BUY HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's like a cr*p jason roberts, and thats sayin summet, granted- heskey hates burnley-but so does everyone !!!!!

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up_norf, whalley says...
4:16pm Wed 21 Oct 09

Think Heskey will be looking for a team in the top half of the Premiership.
A relegation battle isn't going to help his England ambitions.
Does fit Sam's parameters though I'll admit : Well over 6 foot, ideal for a long ball game !

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R0BB0, blackburn says...
4:58pm Wed 21 Oct 09

up_norf wrote:
Think Heskey will be looking for a team in the top half of the Premiership. A relegation battle isn't going to help his England ambitions. Does fit Sam's parameters though I'll admit : Well over 6 foot, ideal for a long ball game !
no good for rovers then.... seen as we don'nt play the long ball......

i sence a sign of sour grapes.....

even the comentator on MOTD2 mentioned that burnley were trying to play a ''long ball'' game .........ohhhhhh the irony.


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paolowhite, oswaldtwistle says...
5:10pm Wed 21 Oct 09

oh god no please not heskey, have enough with Roberts as a no scoring striker, dont need another one..

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Burger, kenilworth says...
5:15pm Wed 21 Oct 09

if these stories are true what does that say about they way kalinic is shaping up? does this mean sam dosnt think hes gona be ready for january?

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Burger, kenilworth says...
5:15pm Wed 21 Oct 09

if these stories are true what does that say about they way kalinic is shaping up? does this mean sam dosnt think hes gona be ready for january?

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Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles!, Accrington says...
5:59pm Wed 21 Oct 09

Ent1y wrote:
mshaw28-
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Sorry fella but it has to be said....
I told you so.
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1-0! and you fuc*ed it up!
Ent1y -is that your new logo? -Good one if it is!
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Does your name stand for anything?
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3-2 - Ain't Life Sweet?
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31st............

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jeppo, huddersfield says...
6:21pm Wed 21 Oct 09

marghen...thats my point though, you aren't really expressing an opinion. What is it that you are saying about di santo, I can't really tell, thats all I'm asking!! PS we won't be signing Heskey, don't worry yourself!!

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Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles!, Accrington says...
6:52pm Wed 21 Oct 09

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Guys don't miss the above which Russ posted on the other page!

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rovergeoff, blackburn says...
9:32pm Wed 21 Oct 09

ive just stopped laughing after reading wilie irvines comments in todays telegraph
that rovers were time wasting 2nd half lol that the dingles deserved a point take those claret&blue specs off willie its a long long time since you played the game and must be long time since you watched one oh i forgot u havent watched premiership football before this season lol

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Stone Island, Blackburn says...
11:59pm Wed 21 Oct 09

Your right there. Willie Irvine has talked nothing but CR@P since we Dunn the Dingles. The words sour & grapes spring to mind. Hope he chokes on 'em........

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Stone Island, Blackburn says...
12:04am Thu 22 Oct 09

Stone Island wrote:
Your right there. Willie Irvine has talked nothing but CR@P since we Dunn the Dingles. The words sour & grapes spring to mind. Hope he chokes on 'em........
And what the hell do we want with that donkey Heskey anyway???

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MJ Rover, Blackburn says...
1:43am Thu 22 Oct 09

I agree with Marghen as regards Heskey. He has never been an out-and-out goalscorer, which is still what we need to find. His role for England works well, but unfortunately we don't have the likes of Gerrard, Rooney or Lampard to feed off him.

He could work at Rovers as part of a front two, possibly with di Santo (or Kallinic, if we ever see him!) or maybe even McCarthy, but since Allardyce seems happy playing one up at the moment, I doubt we'll move for him (though he would be a better version of Roberts).

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Roverthere, Bahrain says...
5:23am Thu 22 Oct 09

It would appear that we bought a duck egg in Kalinic! 6ML and not featured in a game?

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Ent1y, Blackburn says...
7:51am Thu 22 Oct 09

Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:
Ent1y wrote: mshaw28- . Sorry fella but it has to be said.... I told you so. . . 1-0! and you fuc*ed it up!
Ent1y -is that your new logo? -Good one if it is! . Does your name stand for anything? . 3-2 - Ain't Life Sweet? . 31st............
Hi Morst- yes its my new logo mate, been having internet problems recently I managed to swap my seat last sunday with my brothers girlfriend to the sit in the riverside but couldnt let you know for the half time meet up.
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my name is just a nickname taken from my surname.
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1-0! and you fuc*ed it up!

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dashdie, blackburn says...
11:22am Thu 22 Oct 09

Got to have some patience and keep faith with young Kalinic. By the rovers standards they've laid out a lot of money on him so you've got to think the raw materials are there to be worked with ... should see him get a full 90 min in the peterborough game and will be a better yard stick to judge his development rather than he aint been seen for 3 weeks and were on about replacing a loan striker when he returns

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BR FC, Darwen says...
12:21pm Thu 22 Oct 09

Burger wrote:
if these stories are true what does that say about they way kalinic is shaping up? does this mean sam dosnt think hes gona be ready for january?
I saw him at Accy last week. I dont think he will be ready this season!

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BluesBros, Blackburn says...
10:41am Fri 23 Oct 09

If Di-Santo goes back to Chelsea which looks likely then I think we need to make use of what we have got. The way forward is not buying tired hasbeen’s particularly striker’s. We’ve already got two on the books now so we don’t want another. Sam needs to get the best out of Roberts and McCarthy if that’s possible. Roberts misses more that he scores and McCarthy plays when HE wants to. McCarthy’s not a loan striker thou and he needs to play off someone. Roberts……. Well enough said.

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