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Quote: "Emile Heskey made footballing history in 1997 when he became the 1st black player ever."

Imagine the fun people at the Guardian would have with this sentence. There could be a competition for completing that sentence. Or did they vandalize this page already? There was something about this on the podcast.

Quote: Many people believe that Emile is the worlds best targetman for long balls and throughout his career he has proved this, with endless head downs to his strike partners. It has been acknowledged by many that Emile is considered to be a cross between Jan Koller and Pele.

I think I've got reasonable grounds to delete that without asking.

I think Heskey himself wrote that BobbyAFC 06:02, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Ivanhoe is his middle name? You can't be serious. Lowzeewee

[edit] GA review

It looks good so far, just a few tweaks are needed:

  • Leads is too small. I wouldn't mind a third paragraph. A little suggestion: Try and expand on his international career in the lead, I don't think a sentence really efficient - Try and expand on facts like who he made his debut against and why was he dropped from the England team (Poor performances? International retirement?)
Y Done Expanded. Mattythewhite 18:47, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Leicester City section is worryingly small considering he spent the longest there.
Y Done Expanded. Mattythewhite 18:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Also, although this isn't really your fault, but surely his £11 million move isn't any longer a club record is it, considering Mr. Torres.
Y Done Sorted out. Mattythewhite 18:10, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, but shouldn't you include the fact that Torres is the current record holder then? Sorry, it kinda leaves a relevant gap in the article. Interestly you could also use the succession box and the {{s-record}} if you can find the previous record holder before Heskey, have a look at Nico Rosberg's succession boxes for a better idea. --Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 21:15, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Y Done Mentioned Torres being the record holder. Mattythewhite 22:12, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Also, but perhaps this is just me, but the article doesn't really explore why Liverpool bought Heskey...Did they need a new striker? Was a replacement? etc...
  • N Not done I don't think there is any particular way of finding out why they bought him, really.. Mattythewhite 18:25, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
    • True, but you could explore a few ideas and see what you come up with... --Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 21:15, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
      • What exactly do you mean? But, I've slightly expanded that sentence. Mattythewhite 08:40, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
        • Well it doesn't really matter because this one was optional. But I mean have a look at the Liverpool team prior to Heskey's arrival and see if there are any "gaps" in the team in certain positions. But like I said, it's optional.--Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 09:31, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Same with the Birmingham City...Try and expand a little
Y Done Expanded. Mattythewhite 18:34, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • A few specifics with the Wigan section - "Heskey was signed by Wigan Athletic for £5.5m during the summer of 2006." yes? And who did he make his debut against?
Y Done Debut mentioned. Mattythewhite 18:22, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • In the clubs stats section, could you add a note saying how up to date the table is - to avoid anyone in future inaccuracies.
Y Done Mattythewhite 17:01, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Did Heskey have any individual honours?
I don't believe so. Mattythewhite 18:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Anyway, I do realise this is just for Good Article status, but still several sections will need major "beefing up" if you want to take this article beyond GA. But apart from that, it's still a nice article. --Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 16:56, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Cheers for seeing to those problems, I'll now pass this article as a GA. A few things you could do in the future is of course expand a few sections, not only that but have a section on his personal and early life would be good as well. I'm also sure you know the drill as well Matty, see my sig for a "subtle" reminder. --Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 09:31, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Having read the article - there are some bits that repeat, and other bits (whilst cited) don't give both sides of the argument. For instance his "Strength" should and probably could be cross referenced with his ability to fall over at a touch.--Koncorde 23:01, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Statistics section

someone needs to sort that out so the tables don't overlap, i've had a look but can't see how to do so.Skitzo (talk) 19:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)