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Jordan Henderson (signed for Brentford)
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Birtley Lad
Midfield
Kent Mackem is a far left, LGBTI activist - just hasn’t got the courage to come out and say!
He’s no Sunderland fan!
What? This is bordering on the insane!
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Kent_Mackem
Striker
You carry on mate.... you'll need to forgive me though as I need to return to completing my VAT return for the business I set up 20 years ago, and pay my employees.
I can see I am in the minority here and I don't wish to spoil the thread . Apologies to those people that think I have done so. This will be the last post for me on this thread.
I've made my points and backed them up with evidence. It's not for me to try to control other people's behaviour. We can only make our own decisions based on our own ethics, morals and principles.
CostadelRoker
Midfield
What’s gannin on here?
Mods should lock the thread now, folk loosing the plot over Hendo potentially coming back man
Mods should lock the thread now, folk loosing the plot over Hendo potentially coming back man
chriswallace85
Striker
But some of the young lads we have won't be. Ergo he'll have advice for them. It's a job at the end of the day.
I think it's laughable you could consider dropping 40 years of support 'cos you're a bit miffed one player turned out for a club for a few months. It's really not that big of a deal marra.
Gene Hunt
Winger
I think somebody is on commission to keep the thread going. Probably half of the posts from one poster.What’s gannin on here?
Mods should lock the thread now, folk loosing the plot over Hendo potentially coming back man
We're discussing something that's hypothetical anyway as we've nee idea whether JH is even remotely interested in joining us. Nor do we know if the club and the coach think he's a good fit either.
After the hypocrisy of the Saudi move, opinions are always going to be divided, but to hoy the baby out with bath water and dumping support for the club over it, is a ridiculous over reaction.
Will he get booed by England fans? Will Toni get booed? Does Ronaldo get booked? Do they shite!
Birtley Lad
Midfield
We need to stand up for Hendo - hate to see people ripping into a Sunderland legend with such personal, vile, toxic attacks! He’s no Sunderland fan !
TilTheEnd25
New Member
Your losing the plot just as much as the birtley poster here mind. Your double standards are also shining through.
In one breath none of us know that Hendo was actually sorry and we can’t make that assumption. But it’s all good you’re making the assumption that he just got sick over there, and that’s why he quit. Sorry but you can’t make one assumption if another is not allowed.
Your comparison to the mags is tiresome at best, and downright annoying at worst. A human being playing for a team in Saudi, is not the same as being owned by the Saudi state. It’s two completely different things.
A player made a mistake, he got crucified, he lost respect, he lost money, he lost his England place etc. a single man made a mistake, moved on, paid for that mistake, and in your opinion should pay for that mistake for the rest of his life. Otherwise you’ll “walk away” and anyway willing to accept that people make mistakes is a hypocrite.
Newcastle united are actively supporting and wearing Saudi colours, flags and clapping and cheering for a murderous regime. There’s no walking away from it, there’s no making a mistake, it’s quite literally ongoing and they are openly supporting it to the hilt.
That’s what this whole thing boils down to, an obsession to not be seen as mag like, it’s ridiculous, before the Saudis it was attendances, amongst other things. A player making a mistake and walking away is not the same as an entire city and fan base actively supporting a Saudi regime
Birtley Lad
Midfield
Au revoir!
Jambezz
Winger
Interesting that you choose to use 'woke' as an insult and yet want people to 'stand up for Hendo', a man who was a big supporter of rainbow laces etc
Lost his head, lost his head.
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Birtley Lad, Birtley Lad,
Birtley lad, lad, lad.
chriswallace85
Striker
I think there's a really difficult question in there for a lot of us.
If it happened, whilst I wouldn't go on like them bastards, I don't think I could walk away from the club.
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
I said I was out but I can't resist replying
Haway man, he sold his morals to be used a sportswashing puppet for Saudi saying and doing stuff like this. Given the money he was on (until 2025 anyway) and the money he could have got elsewhere, did he really need even more millions to be used in this way?“So do I go somewhere to try something new, to grow the game that I love in another country, and grow the league into one of the best in the world?”
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That's what some still don't agree with even now and it was clearly evident in 2023. Now that a rumour of him coming back that opinion seems to have swayed greatly. I posted 4 Henderson thread links and this is just how many likes certain comments got about Jordan coming here late 2024/early 2025 compared to those who would.
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Many others didn't as you only have to read through the older threads
Too soon for Henderson to come back?
Henderson an unused sub for Ajax yesterday, not sure if he was on the bench due to poor form or carrying a knock. Do you think he would consider a player / coach role here?
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Could he have said no to being the Saudi glove puppet or was he too poor at the time?
Don't get me wrong as I'm just playing devil's advocate as I'd have him back even though I'm not keen on what he did. Though I wouldn't go to the lengths some are trying to deflect the criticism that flew about at the time and still is now and try to compare it to Joe Public to justify the reason of him going there in the 1st place and the reasons why he left.
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Birtley Lad
Midfield
I have no problem with anyone wearing laces and standing up for members of the LGBTI community in places where they are condemned and even hung! That simply called being a humanitarian. Woke to me is being blindly wedded to calling out out discrimination against certain cohorts - whilst turning a blind eye to the same injustices amongst other groups.
In other words, condemning Hendo for playing football for a club in Saudi whilst turning a blind eye to Islamic regimes that hang members of the LGBTI community and allow men legally to have sex with 9 year old girls, it simply doesn’t fit their narrative. They are not humanitarian - they are woke, playing a game for political advantage!
So to bring it closer to home - Kent Mackem is aggressive in his condemnation of Hendo by association even though he has done nothing wrong - whilst turning a blind eye to Islamic regimes who proudly execute the same group of people. His condemnation is of the white male!
That is woke in my eyes!
johnny kayo
Striker
This thread is as mad as clowns cock
RedandWhiteRebel
Midfield
Out of all the crap going on in the world I don't think Henderson running off to Saudi Arabia to play football and then regretting it is much of an issue.
If a local lad of his calibre wants to come back to Sunderland it would be daft to snub him for a moral purpose. We are talking about lads playing football it doesn't really need to go any deeper than that.
If a local lad of his calibre wants to come back to Sunderland it would be daft to snub him for a moral purpose. We are talking about lads playing football it doesn't really need to go any deeper than that.
rubberface
Striker
^^^^^^
