he had a decent year or two in the Prem

There was a 3 year period where Beattie was banging in 30 yarders ever other week and looking a top forward.

Look matey, I liked Ashton enough, was great for us at first but never got the whole "he's the next Shearer" thing.

Posted By: Charles21 on September 10th 2009 at 12:29:35

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Ashton (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:09:23
- Is he still alive? (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Sep 10, 12:20:55
- you cant seriously be suggesting that ashton is as good as heskey?! (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 10, 12:13:42
  - A few people were shouting about Heskey last night... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:27:39
    - His international record is about the same as Beardsley and Sheringham isn't it? (Other Football) - Basil Wrathbone, Sep 10, 12:34:36
    - that's correct. but not when it is applied to ... (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:30:53
      - I was thinking that this weekend. How many times (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 10, 12:34:48
        
        Curtains for Jamie (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:37:22
  - Heskey has played some good games this campaign... (Other Football) - DJ Ginga, Sep 10, 12:17:10
    - Heskey is a class act for England (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 10, 12:19:09
      - I hope by that you weren't suggesting... (Other Football) - DJ Ginga, Sep 10, 12:50:56
        
        no not you (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 10, 12:53:56
        
        Okay (n/m) (Other Football) - DJ Ginga, Sep 10, 12:57:21
      - and the lampard gerrard in the same team tedious debates have dried up (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:20:26
        
        haha that's amused me too (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 10, 12:21:57
        
        Just like AB, i have a theory................. (Other Football) - megson, Sep 10, 12:28:42
        
        Indeed Meggers...whichever way you at it, Capello... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:40:05
        
        Indeed, I like him a lot. (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Sep 10, 12:45:50
        
        Would you consider sleeping with him?.. (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:49:32
        
        If it would result in us winning the WC?................................. (Other Football) - megson, Sep 10, 12:59:57
        
        Meat in the sandwich anyone? (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 12:50:59
        
        Hello Pret person... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:54:31
        
        capello appears to be a genius (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:24:29
        
        I made the mistake of watching in a pub last night (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 10, 12:24:00
        
        Likewise (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:28:27
        
        i like heskey, but he 'should' have scored that chance last night (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 10, 12:25:34
        
        Agreed, that's the one thing he defo needs to improve on... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:29:37
        
        If having Heskey in the side means Rooney, Gerrard and Lampard keep playing and scoring (Other Football) - megson, Sep 10, 12:31:29
    - He still worries defenders no end, though, so he makes space for others (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:19:00
      - haha (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Sep 10, 12:20:16
  - apart from the world cup in 1966 (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:16:55
  - He was better than Heskey IMHO (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:14:36
  - ashton was immense when fully fit (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:14:32
    - Never got the big deal with Ashton (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 10, 12:20:22
      - He was different class to James Beattie (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Sep 10, 12:25:41
        
        he had a decent year or two in the Prem (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 10, 12:29:35
        
        he would have been better than shearer (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:32:52
        
        That may be going a bit far, IMO (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 12:36:27
        
        I thought he was great as a player - when fit - but never wanted sex with him... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 12:41:35
        
        he was (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:28:01
- dario grady *sp* played with him as a kid too much (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 10, 12:13:08
- for a minute I thought you'd fessed up again (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:11:31
  - Lorraine Kelly is a name which rings a faint bell (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:13:39
    - you silly old port sozzled sod that was matthew kelly (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:15:53
      - Horrible tattoo on her arm (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:16:43
    - That's Lorraine Chase. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 12:14:10
      - Oh yes (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:15:47
        
        scottish bird with hooge beever (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 10, 12:18:00
        
        How do you know about the beaver? (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:19:48
        
        Whatever you do don't google image search it. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 12:24:47
        
        i love a challange (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:25:55
        
        stonehange (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:26:40
        
        they get them out on TVam (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:21:49
        
        all scottish birds have hooge beevers its the law (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 10, 12:20:52
        
        Gargantuan Growler? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:19:10
        
        Quiche? (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 12:17:06
        
        Queef? (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Sep 10, 12:24:11
        
        Poi (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:18:49
- He's widley reported to be on the verge of retiring... (Other Football) - wgf500, Sep 10, 12:11:01
  - Well that is very very sad (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:12:35
    - fair play to him for engineering that hammers move tho (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:14:01
      - Freak injury wasn't it? (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:15:16
        
        he's a total sicknote (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:28:21
- wtf (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:10:45
  - No (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:11:29
- Rumours of him retiring abound (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Sep 10, 12:10:24
- He's retired (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 10, 12:10:17
  - NO!!! (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 10, 12:11:13

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