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Guzan, Cuellar, Heskey Released Confirmation
Will the bad news never end. Emile Heskey has been released from Villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.avfc.co.uk has confirmed that US keeper Brad Guzan striker Emile Heskey and fans favourite Carlos Cuellar have all been released.
And from the academy the following have been released: Ebby Nelson Addy, Connor Taylor, Charlie Ward, Reece Caira, Richard Bryan, Matthew Coton, Darious Darkin and Seb Jenkins. Good luck lads.
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Sorry about King Carlos, why Guzan? as we have no cover for Given. COTVABU
irish villa
pretty sure Guzan would want first team footie at this stage of his career now and he knows he won't get ahead of Given really?
The Fear
Thanks Emile will miss your one goal a season. The lads used to have a night out to celebrate this occasion every year.
avfcfazza
thank god emules gone, utter useless... guzan?? he would have shaped up well, and I've always rated cuellar, get rid of mutton, collins and old peg leg dunne instead...
Metalvillan
Yep, sad about King Carlos. Guzan wants first team football and Emule,.... well what can you say that avfcfazza hasn't said. And, good luck to the young academy players that have been released. Keep plugging away lads... you never know, something may pop up for you.
Pride of Lions
Agreed Pride, Robbie Savage was released by Man Utd all those years back, he did ok for himself career wise. Bad example on here really! lol
The Fear
I literally can't remember a good game that Heskey's played since his debut at Pompey. What a waste of talent that guy was. I don't think he was ever cut out to be a striker, maybe a fullback or something he'd have been class.
SchoolBoyError
another 3 gone is our wage bill must be reasonable by now !
Merlin128777
Heskey's gone - can we change the locks to be sure?
Mat777
Can't say I'm surprised, we all knew this was coming. A lot of work to be done with the squad in the summer, whoever our new manager is he's going to have to be bloody good!
CannockVilla
I think with Guzan leaving it gets rid of any rumours about Shay moving on elsewhere
fulford
Good luck Emily, he was past it when we bought him anyway. Of course
when Steve Bruce is hired as manager he'll be back in a shot on a new
4 year deal.
Stephen Jay Hawkings
Surprised to see Connor move on, he was one of the names I was watching following his progress this season, but he did have a mini spell at Tammy late on in the season so maybe he feels a crack at more first team opportunities serves him better than reserve games?? Seems a little early for that decision though as if memory serves he ain't long turned 16?
mike_field
Mike, he's been released which normally means that the club felt he wasn't going to make it rather than him choosing a different path.
AVbornandbred
This is all good news for me. It means that whoever teh new manager is he can concentrate on building.
AVbornandbred
Released is usually no new contract offered or accepted, but youth levels are different. The club were really positive about him this season which is what made me wonder if it was a mutually beneficial decision? Just struck me as the strange one in the list.
mike_field
Lets hope Shays injury isn't worse than feared. I am a little different to most in that I think Guzan was a better all round keeper than Given. I still think that the reason we conceded more goals from within our six yard box than any other team is that Given cannot command it. His shot stopping and handling are excellent, but I believe Guzan proved he had learned his lesson after his poor performance agains Blackburn a few seasons ago. I think this could be one to haunt us. Shay was injury prone in his prime, it will not get better as he gets older.
voiceoftheholte
we know you are a 'little different' voice but we still love ya!
The Fear
awwww shucks, you say the nicest things Fear . . . .
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