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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LV Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Mike said: Pickled onion ffs. You don’t have pickled onion over there? Is it just a British thing?? If you’ve never had pickled onion Monster Munch you need to get your ass on a flight over here this instant. Life changing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Conjo said: Only marginally from what I can remember, but he's 8 years younger and can improve. For £15m I can understand us being interested. Aye, if we signed him I think Dubravka would start as number 1 but first sign of him dropping clangers more regularly, we’d see Henderson in and his ceiling is higher. Similar sort of situation to Leno/Ramsdale at Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Henderson is more of a sideways move for me. He's not a massive upgrade, I think with a decent defence in front of him Dubravka has shown he's a capable keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Does Henderson open his gob? He's a better keeper than Dubravka then. If we pay 15m for him, hes going to be our number 1. Sell Dubravka if that's the case and get Ben Foster in as number 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I think its a sensible transfer at £15 million Dubs is probably better IMO however his injury record is not good and he's not getting any younger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, duo said: Henderson is more of a sideways move for me. He's not a massive upgrade, I think with a decent defence in front of him Dubravka has shown he's a capable keeper. Dubravka is 33 years old. Henderson is just 25 with room to grow, having already had one really good season in the prem with Sheffield United, while also having briefly displaced De Gea at Man Utd. He has stated he wants to leave Man Utd now, and so it's an opportunity well worth jumping on. He's a really good keeper as things stand with the potential to be even better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Marco Asensio will be leaving Real Madrid as his contract is going into the final year and he has chosen not to renew there. We were linked recently and had apparently sounded out Real Madrid. He wants to play in the Premier League. Still just 26 years old. Apparently available for around £25 million. Alternative option to Moussa Diaby, as a left footed right winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 hours ago, KaKa said: 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. Haven't said it in relation to the (albeit tenuous) links to Phillips - because he’s not crap. Dean Henderson is terrible and not an improvement on what we have, would be a complete waste. We don’t need to be RTG and pretend he’s any good just because he’s linked. I was wrong about Targett, more than happy to admit that. Was absolutely right about Wood though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Is he terrible though? Even with my very limited viewing of him, that seems hyperbolic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Henderson is 10-15 game run away from taking Pickfords spot as England’s no1. Be a real shame if he did that here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Henderson wouldn’t look out of place in any side outside the ‘big 6’ like. If he was at Leicester, Wolves, West Ham etc you wouldn’t look at those clubs and think they need a better keeper. I think he’d be a good signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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