The Butcher Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Henderson again. 15m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Is he really £15m better than Dubravka? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Not sure that he's better than Dubravka at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Sheffield United fans seem to rate him highly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Never been impressed with Henderson. Always looked pretty run-of-the-mill in goalkeeper terms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 minute ago, toon25 said: Never been impressed with Henderson. Always looked pretty run-of-the-mill in goalkeeper terms. What are his strengths and weaknesses? I was pretty zoned out during his loan spell at Sheff United (Ashley, Bruce, etc), so no idea how good he is really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I don’t think there’s much in it, but what you wouldn’t get is the massive drop in quality you get from Dubravka to Darlow/Woodman/Gillespie. We’d at least have a top 10 quality keeper at all times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Dubravka is average imo. Henderson is younger, more commanding in the box and a better passer. For 15m, it’d be a very sensible move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I think Dubravka showed second half of last season he could still do a job as number 1 for another season. He made the odd mistake but overall he was solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 25 minutes ago, LV said: Is he really £15m better than Dubravka? Only marginally from what I can remember, but he's 8 years younger and can improve. For £15m I can understand us being interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: I think Dubravka showed second half of last season he could still do a job as number 1 for another season. He made the odd mistake but overall he was solid. Feels like Henderson provides proper cover/challenger that darlow doesn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I think Henderson would be a good signing - though this is on the basis that we retain Dubravka. Having two decent PL quality goalkeepers seems like a minimum requirement to me - we shouldn't let too many years of Ashley make us forget that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsays Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I think Henderson would be a good signing - though this is on the basis that we retain Dubravka. Having two decent PL quality goalkeepers seems like a minimum requirement to me - we shouldn't let too many years of Ashley make us forget that Which other premier league teams have two good goalkeepers? There always seems to be a massive gulf between first and second choice, even at the very top teams. The backup.keeper at city, for example, has always looked terrible whenever ive seen him play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Yeah the issue is that once Dubravka gets in the side, there’s literally nobody challenging him for the spot, Darlow just accepts his fate. I see Eddie Howe saying to Henderson, show me why you should be no.1 and let them compete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Why not sign a goalkeeper who is a definite upgrade on Dubravka (i.e. unambiguous top six quality) or wait until one becomes available? That should be the general mindset behind squad improvement this summer across the board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsays Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Sounds great in principle, but goalkeeper is unlike any other position. They just dont get rotated, other than for cup games. You're either first choice, or you're on the bench Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Henderson would be a Wood signing. He’s crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: Yeah the issue is that once Dubravka gets in the side, there’s literally nobody challenging him for the spot, Darlow just accepts his fate. I see Eddie Howe saying to Henderson, show me why you should be no.1 and let them compete Yet Callum Wilson seems to not need the challenge, plays as well as he can regardless. I don't get this idea of players being better when their place is under threat, in fact the opposite could happen. However the idea of having very good replacements, so good it's hard to choose, is one I can get on board with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, simonsays said: Sounds great in principle, but goalkeeper is unlike any other position. They just dont get rotated, other than for cup games. You're either first choice, or you're on the bench There's no reason, bar weird tradition, that you can't have two rotating keepers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 11 hours ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: His whole joke is centred around this ad. He's tried it a couple of times. Pickled onion ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Ah, so Paqueta crisps, Cannebaga crisps. Almost as forced a joke as saying some player is Mexican! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, elbee909 said: Ah, so Paqueta crisps, Cannebaga crisps. Almost as forced a joke as saying some player is Mexican! Mexican ? Diego (Swarfega) ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Izakaya said: There's no reason, bar weird tradition, that you can't have two rotating keepers. Bucking tradition leaves you open to criticism when things go wrong. And they will go wrong eventually. Goalkeepers do make errors. The proper football men will have a field day. Not that that’s a valid reason. Was just thinking about much I hate Danny Murphy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Izakaya said: There's no reason, bar weird tradition, that you can't have two rotating keepers. It would basically mean a manager didn't know what they were doing and couldn't decide who was the best keeper. You don't have to manage the fitness of goal keepers as much as other players so why would a manager not always play the person they considered their best keeper? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Fantail Breeze said: Henderson would be a Wood signing. He’s crap. Complete and utter horseshit. Pretty sure you say this kind of thing every time an English player is linked though Recall you doing the same for Targett and Nketiah in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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