Gold backs Bruce to get best out of Heskey

BIRMINGHAM chairman David Gold has backed manager Steve Bruce to get the very best out of the club’s new record signing Emile Heskey.

Wed, 19 May, 2004 - 01:00
Jamie Gardner

The England striker agreed a stg£6.25m move from Liverpool yesterday, signing a deal which will keep him at St Andrews until 2009.

Despite being a regular member of Sven-Goran Eriksson’s first-choice England team, he is often criticised for failing to score enough goals or to use his powerfully-built frame to good attacking effect.

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