Well, firstly I do think he has had some part in that resurgence, albeit not in the obvious way I suppose. And secondly that resurgence could be the source of renewed confidence for him, I hope.

You clearly know very little about football. Hennessey just got named in the team of the week and has put in some great, some solid performances this season, and kept clean sheets.

I don’t understand why a full international footballer, who’s main strength is heading, runs in a straight line through the middle of the penalty box and hopes the ball will land on his head. Even strikers over the local park peel off to the back post then dart to the front post or check their run to try to lose the Center back. He just runs next to the Center half.
He has, luckily had quite a few this season, land on his head, he gets up well, higher than the cross bar. But fails to head it down.
If he gets a few before the end of the season and there’s interest from China , I’d sell him and put the money towards a time machine that can bring us a 25 year old Mark Bright/Chris Armstrong.

In terms of strikers with a high workrate, I mention Stuart Beavon who plays for Coventry, signed from Burton Albion on a 'Free' by Russell Slade.

He never scored that many goals for Burton Albion but he is one of their most popular players ever due to his harrying and chasing and the assists he provided.

Oh yes, "I go to the match, you can't". Actually they have these things called editors who are quite good at making sure you see what's important. I could equally argue that you are 100 miles away in a stand and would need a telescope to see what I can see on the screen, but what would be the point? Your argument isn't motivated by anything objective, if it were it would have balance. Like many on here, you've decided you hate the player and now you only look for evidence that supports that position. It's a good thing Hodgson's mind doesn't work like that.

If I say your remarks cause me offence, then they cause me offence. Calling it "banter" is just an excuse for bad behaviour.

I think I've made a couple of reasoned and balanced comments about him and said what was good and what was not about his play. Did you see my joke the other day about his being arrested for loitering?

Whereas you only have one thing to say and you can't back it up with any argument better than "you're in Scotland so you know nothing". Now if you had played football much I assume you would have some sense of what it felt like to be in a period of poor form, to have folk on your back, to lose your confidence and energy. Yet you speak as if these are pieces of defective machinery which should be sent back to the shop for a refund.

And I'm far too old to have an English GCSE.

Edited by chateauferret (16 Jan 2018 9.00pm)

Edited by chateauferret (16 Jan 2018 9.05pm)

Agree, he’s not a natural finisher. The way that he was through on the middle of the goal against Burnley and decided to take it wide (thought that was the keepers/defenders job) then didn’t hit the target was pathetic.