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 Willo  South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jan 24 10.35am |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
There was a good reason for acquiring Henderson for £15 Mill rising to £20 Mill.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 22 Jan 24 11.26am |
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I always thought we saw the Ramsdale/Raya situation at Arsenal and thought "that seems like a really good idea".
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| Elpis In a pub 22 Jan 24 12.00pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
There was a good reason for acquiring Henderson for £15 Mill rising to £20 Mill. Yet Johnstone signed another contract after Henderson joined . I don't suppose that was on the understanding that he would be back up either .
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| radsyrendot From Coventry now in Leicester 22 Jan 24 12.03pm |
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Originally posted by NEILLO
Henderson isn't physically imposing. Not does he exclude an air of calm in the same way as Johnstone was. I didn't understand the rationale behind signing such an expensive 'keeper last summer and I still don't now. Nor me especially when we had Butland
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| FernsideEagle Tunbridge Wells 22 Jan 24 12.05pm |
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The explanation I have seen for Henderson's signing last summer is that Guiata's bust up with the club meant that Johnstone was our only goalkeeper with any Premier League experience. Apparently he has a £10 million release clause in his contract and we were worried that Manchester Utd would buy Pickford from Everton to try and solve their goalkeeping problem and Everton would then trigger the release clause in Johnstone's contract. So we decided it was better to have two goalkeepers with PL experience than none and purchased Henderson while he was available.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jan 24 12.15pm |
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Originally posted by FernsideEagle
The explanation I have seen for Henderson's signing last summer is that Guiata's bust up with the club meant that Johnstone was our only goalkeeper with any Premier League experience. Apparently he has a £10 million release clause in his contract and we were worried that Manchester Utd would buy Pickford from Everton to try and solve their goalkeeping problem and Everton would then trigger the release clause in Johnstone's contract. So we decided it was better to have two goalkeepers with PL experience than none and purchased Henderson while he was available. As I stated, it was the uncertainty over the future of Johnstone which triggered the purchase of Henderson. To my mind Johnstone is the more accomplished goalkeeper and with the onset of the 'Euros', sitting on the sidelines will damage his prospects of selection. Edited by Willo (22 Jan 2024 12.19pm)
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| mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 22 Jan 24 12.20pm |
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I see Kelleher's available from Liverpool for around £20m. We should get in quick as it would give us another option to defend a 3-0 defeat.
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| FernsideEagle Tunbridge Wells 22 Jan 24 12.22pm |
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I agree with your assessment. I think it is very likely Johnstone will start against Sheffield United (unless it's another case of Roy's stubbornness).
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jan 24 12.49pm |
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Originally posted by mezzer
I see Kelleher's available from Liverpool for around £20m. We should get in quick as it would give us another option to defend a 3-0 defeat. Kelleher used to play in the outfield in the Republic Of Ireland !
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| dreamwaverider London 22 Jan 24 2.07pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
It's a strange one and was at the time. Henderson seems like your mate's younger brother who steps in to play for your Sunday Team, full of arrogance and swagger but lacking the physicality needed for the age group. Johnstone seems far sturdier in goal albeit your straight cut, toe the line, consummate professional. Totally.
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| dreamwaverider London 22 Jan 24 2.08pm |
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Originally posted by NEILLO
Henderson isn't physically imposing. Not does he exclude an air of calm in the same way as Johnstone was. I didn't understand the rationale behind signing such an expensive 'keeper last summer and I still don't now. Hit nail on head
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CT GUY-BIGBALD EAGLE  bloomfield 22 Jan 24 2.26pm |
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Originally posted by Runningman
Are we entitled to an explanation of everything the club does?
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