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Jordan Henderson (signed for Brentford)
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Honest mistake and amended. You were too quick squire.
We’re also going to sign at least one midfielder
Twisted
Striker
Dunno if it was just paper talk but speakman considering keane for the job suggested to me maybe public opinion wasn't entirely ignored
Roker Scoreboard
Striker
Surprised he's gone to Brentford given who've they've lost this summer, and radio reporting Wissa is now on the verge of leaving too.
RedandWhiteRebel
Midfield
Fair point.
Another reason why I have been harping on about Henderson. Big name in world football and well respected. He would have added more than what he does on the pitch. Commercially and raising the profile of the club.
But the people who make the decisions see it different and I trust them to get it right.
Julio Mackemo
Winger
Brentford ... wow
Fair play to all involved. Won’t make or break our window imo.
Absolutely spot on. Would’ve been a nice bit of love but footballing it really doesn’t make much difference
Eric gates hair
Striker
Right now, I’d struggle to see where he would fit in after our signings.
Maybe he thinks that also.
Maybe he thinks that also.
Ferryhill Exile
Striker
I personally think this is a mistake by the club, but they have my trust.
Rammstein
Midfield
You mean like the leadership shown at Ajax last season when they did a 'Keegan' blowing a nine point lead with only five games left? The old ' snatching defeat from the jaws of victory ' scenario?
I'm just pleased the never was gonna happen situation is over and done with.
Good luck to JH at Brentford ( apart from two games).
Unfortunately the group stage finishes on December 31st by which stage the players involved will have missed 4 games.
I think it's fairly likely that at least 3 of the 5 players involved will also go on to the knockout stages, Senegal, Morocco and Ivory Coast are in the top 5 ranked teams. DR Congo 12th.
The Beautiful Game
Striker
Not many, but not many are as professional as the likes of Henderson, Milner etc. I don’t think anyone is advocating starting him every week but pointing to how his experience and mentality could benefit the squad.
People keep comparing us to Brighton and they have signed the likes of lallana and Milner for this role in recent years.
Brentford are another well run and established side who seem to think it’s a good move.
I think it’s a no brainer personally but we’ve got to trust we’ve got something better lined up. I’m disappointed we haven’t moved for him but if there’s something else coming before the window closes, that disappointment will sharp vanish
Who was Newcastle captain when they blew the league? Not Keegan!
You can rarely blame an individual player for a teams failings.
Whitburnmakem
Striker
Would of had too much pull imo could cause bother
MarcoG
Striker
That stuff like this is getting brought up is a good indicator that he wasn’t needed here. Commercial success and experience, cool… but no one has ever given a good reason or example of how well he’d actually work in our team doing his job of playing football.
He doesn’t fit in at all, very happy that Speakman and co think that. Would have been the easiest thing in the world to bow to fan pressure and bring him back.
