Well Done Henderson

[Bladesway]

You can't make the blind see can you. Hendo did excellently against very little support from the ref. The instance he got booked was madness itself. Purse is backing in with his arm around Henderson but the ref books Henderson. What the hell is that about?

Thing is he does a lot of the hard work and creates the space that others benefit from. Its really strange that the entire team think the world of him but the lunatic faction can't get their heads around that there is more to the game than sticking the ball in the net from half a yard out.

I can't understand why we have to have a boo boy. Always and without exception. I'm afraid that even when we win against the unclean some people will never be happy.

 

[sitwell]

Henderson was his usual self, absolutely crap, a true waste of space and he finally plumbed the depths to being as bad as Nick Montgomery. Well done to the Blades for playing matches with 9 men, because these two retards add nothing to a true football side. They're chimps, they should be lead to the training field and shot but no.............wait a minute........some of you boys like to see our players run around a lot (or stand around a lot in Hendersons case) and look as though they're doing a bit when in reality they do nothing.

Pigs caved us in tonight, and lost which is absolutely fabulous as they truly are the scum of the earth and a win against them is worth any prize imaginable but please chaps, please let's not forgive that performance because it really did show up just how shite we are.

Get rid of Henderson, get rid of Montgomery, get rid of Blackwell, this really isn't good enough.....oh and if you're going to take a swing about how great Blackwell is well yes, he got us to the play offs but he shat himself and lost the final, I want a winning manager, simple as.....oh and don't even get me started on that spineless shit pants Cotterill........

:gallop:

Does anyone else find it sad that just over an hour after beating Wendy following a year of sniping and ragging about such a famous double some of our 'supporters' would rather come out with that crock of shit above. Henderson and Montgomery are 2 of the 4 reasons along with Ward and Morgan that we got that result tonight but hey lets slag them off as retards.
The real retards are people who can't see that there are more than one way to play football ,if you want a team of keepy uppers and nutmeggers support Real Madrid who have won about as much as us over the past few years. Passion ,strength and tackling have just as much place as juggling skills and flickability ,why not recognise what these players bring to Utd and add to them........and be happy for once that we beat the real retards from down the road.

 

[BarcaBlade]

The instance he got booked was madness itself. Purse is backing in with his arm around Henderson but the ref books Henderson. What the hell is that about?

I thought he kind of deserved the booking. They were 50/50 on the arm tugging throughout that challenge until the last moment when Hendo levered Purse to the floor. Didn't need to do that.

 

[Gingerblade]

Does anyone else find it sad that just over an hour after beating Wendy following a year of sniping and ragging about such a famous double some of our 'supporters' would rather come out with that crock of shit above. Henderson and Montgomery are 2 of the 4 reasons along with Ward and Morgan that we got that result tonight but hey lets slag them off as retards.
The real retards are people who can't see that there are more than one way to play football ,if you want a team of keepy uppers and nutmeggers support Real Madrid who have won about as much as us over the past few years. Passion ,strength and tackling have just as much place as juggling skills and flickability ,why not recognise what these players bring to Utd and add to them........and be happy for once that we beat the real retards from down the road.

Totally agree here sitwell, about time people realise that there is several ways to play football.

I myself cant stand all this passing square and back just to keep the ball. Football is, and has always been about one thing, and thats scoring at one end, and keeping them out at the other!

Simples!:thumbup:

 

[alcoblade]

Henderson was his usual self, absolutely crap, a true waste of space and he finally plumbed the depths to being as bad as Nick Montgomery. Well done to the Blades for playing matches with 9 men, because these two retards add nothing to a true football side. They're chimps

there's certainly a chimp around here.

UTB

 

[little di]

Tsk-Tsk, all this nasty name-calling. :shakehead:

As stated by someone else in this thread, Henderson is a marked man. Calls don't go his way, refs won't do it, sad but true.
Henderson is a big lumbering player who backs into opposing defenders and, because refs are watching him, that can only work for so long which limits his contributions. Just my opinion. :rant:

 

[Houso]

I can see what you're saying Di, but he also wins lots of flick ons, the ball sticks to his chest when it lands there and he chips in with the odd goal. He contributed two last night - one directly and the other by pressuring Buxton.

Sad thing is, if we played it to his feet a bit more, I think he'd be even better. As the season goes on, I really think he'll be central to our success.

EDIT: He's also no 'lumbering' but has got a fair turn off pace for a big fella. Not Jamie Ward pace, and not Wayne Allison lumber, but somewhere in between.

 

[GainsboroBlade]

I must admit ive been knocking Hendo recently but last night he was awesome!!! And as for Davies,I was abit worried that Tudgay outjumped him in the first minute but he was solid with Morgs for the majority of the game,he was very unlucky to get that yellow card also after watching the tackle on sky when i got in.Was good too see him take out O'connor though,proper dickhead.

 

[marshy]

Relish was a class act again, but it seems there's only 2 of us on the Kop can actually see it. However, I did feel he was unfairly treated by the ref, but watching it back on Sky, pretty much every time he was penalised was valid.

Oh, and Ward - his hamstring popped before he was fouled.

 

[Houso]

Must admit, I was harsh on Davies. Watched it when I got home last night and he improved as the match went on. Still, the amount of headers he lost was worrying.

We need Killa back and I'd probably go with Fortune now he's signed before Davies.

 

[lenners]

We're having the wrong conversation here.
Henderson had to do the work of two players. The real question is what do we do with Evans? We're currently playing with 10 men when he's on the pitch.

 

[Big Mart]

The real retards are people who can't see that there are more than one way to play football ,if you want a team of keepy uppers and nutmeggers support Real Madrid who have won about as much as us over the past few years. Passion ,strength and tackling have just as much place as juggling skills and flickability ,why not recognise what these players bring to Utd and add to them........and be happy for once that we beat the real retards from down the road.

You really don't get it do you? You honestly think that just because some of us don't like the attritional, one dimensional style that we play, that makes us some kind of footballing know nowts.

I'm no spring chicken Sitters, far from it and I've seen enough over the years to know that pretty football doesn't always work. Problem for me though is that we can't play pretty football. We don't have the players, we don't have the manager, and so to that end we become a predictable and rather boring outfit. One bereft of style, guile and skill. I'd much prefer us to have more in our locker, a chance to change things when we need to but we don't. We percevere with the runners, battlers and stoppers in midfield, and to that end we create only half chances, and not many of those truth be told.

Our attacking option is to lump it to the static Henderson, the one who constantly kills the game by backing into defenders, pulling their shirts, tripping them, and the whole array of clumsy fouls that such a limited target man gives us.

You know what would have worked better when we were under the cosh last night? Having a bit of possession, taking the sting out of the game and slowing it down a bit but the problem is, we don't have anybody who can do that. We didn't have anyone on the bench who could have come on and offered us that. We don't even try to do it and that's sad.

As to the game well don't get confused. There was no one happier than me that we beat the scum. My disappointment came because at 3 - 0, I honestly thought we'd go on to get 5 or 6 and ram that stupid Boxing Day result down their porcine throats once and for all.

:gallop:

 

[raul]

What's up with him? Is he still injured in some way? Nade-esque levels of fitness in someone aged 21 worries me.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

The real retards are people who can't see that there are more than one way to play football ,if you want a team of keepy uppers and nutmeggers support Real Madrid who have won about as much as us over the past few years. Passion ,strength and tackling have just as much place as juggling skills and flickability ,why not recognise what these players bring to Utd and add to them........and be happy for once that we beat the real retards from down the road.

Agree entirely. Bloke behind me continually screaming throughout the second half..'Henderson, WANKER!', 'Evans, WANKER!', '(insert any other Blade), WANKER!'. Now I understand we can all get frustrated during the heat of a game, but this guy takes the biscuit. Week in week out...At one point I thought he was going to have a cardiac, FFS.

 

[Houso]

What's up with him? Is he still injured in some way? Nade-esque levels of fitness in someone aged 21 worries me.

I thought you were talking about Mart and his quite sane post for a minute there.

I think Evans is fairly average at the moment; what stuck out though was that despite being utterly knackered, in a couple of breakaways at the end he looked outstanding and better than in the rest of the match. He turned his marker inside out and had a cracking shot.

Lad's got talent. Just needs the application... and let's be honest, the right supply line. Sounds somewhat familiar.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Must admit, I was harsh on Davies. Watched it when I got home last night and he improved as the match went on. Still, the amount of headers he lost was worrying.

We need Killa back and I'd probably go with Fortune now he's signed before Davies.

Davies was poor in the extreme in the 1st half and he knew it. Probably trying too hard too impress and his timing was way off. However, in the last 30 minutes he was outstanding. I would stick with him in the absence of Killa now he will have a full weeks training before the next match.

 

[jose_d_blade]

Don’t rate hendo he’s a donkey.
Ok he wins headers and gives away more free kicks tha the rest of the team combined.
He dose a job for us agreed but we have ched who can also hold the ball up a provide scoring options difference is he can play.

saw three attacks break down in the last third threw Henderson’s indecisiveness.

sooner have a fast goal scorer partner ched than Dobbin sorry I mean hendo.

3-2 though wehey

 

[Sensiblade]

Don’t rate hendo he’s a donkey.
Ok he wins headers and gives away more free kicks tha the rest of the team combined.
He dose a job for us agreed but we have ched who can also hold the ball up a provide scoring options difference is he ca play.

So seen as we have a massive forward choice at the moment, If Evans was doing Hendo's job who would our other attacker be?

saw three attacks break down in the last third threw Henderson’s indecisiveness.

Wow a massive 3 broke down out of how many? 15? 20? 25?

 

[jose_d_blade]

thats my point why havent we got any options?????????
we had all summer to get some

no three in a row i noticed sorry but thats not good eough :thumbdown:

 

[lenners]

Don’t rate hendo he’s a donkey.
Ok he wins headers and gives away more free kicks tha the rest of the team combined.
He dose a job for us agreed but we have ched who can also hold the ball up a provide scoring options difference is he can play.

saw three attacks break down in the last third threw Henderson’s indecisiveness.

sooner have a fast goal scorer partner ched than Dobbin sorry I mean hendo.

3-2 though wehey

I'm sorry but Evans cannot in any way do Henderson's job and he currently isn't doing any kind of professional footballer's job.
Hold the ball up? He rarely bothers himself to get near the ball, never mind challenge for it.
He ought to be embarrassed about his performance last night and Blackwell really needs to read him the riot act if this carries on.
And if it does carry on, £3m or not, we're going to need a new striker.

 

[Bladesman]

So seen as we have a massive forward choice at the moment, If Evans was doing Hendo's job who would our other attacker be?



Wow a massive 3 broke down out of how many? 15? 20? 25?

Yes sensi 3 where their porkies defence were still tracking back and Hendo turned away from goal and brought play back to the half way line.

We could and should of killed the game off last night even when we were under pressure.

 

[sitwell]

Ask any pigs about Hendo last night ,he actually battered Wood and Purse into submission leaving Evans a much easier job which he didn't take advantage of. Likewise in midfield Monty did a lot of Harpers work last night which he didn't capitalise on. However I have faith in both Evans and Harper to become major players this season. The balance is almost there ,I know I'm on my own here but I think we have aquired a very good left back in Taylor and he is a great asset to the winger in front of him.
The other major plus is the corners from Treacy and Cotterill which carry a great threat ,something we haven't had for years.

 

[lenners]

Ask any pigs about Hendo last night ,he actually battered Wood and Purse into submission leaving Evans a much easier job which he didn't take advantage of. Likewise in midfield Monty did a lot of Harpers work last night which he didn't capitalise on. However I have faith in both Evans and Harper to become major players this season. The balance is almost there ,I know I'm on my own here but I think we have aquired a very good left back in Taylor and he is a great asset to the winger in front of him.
The other major plus is the corners from Treacy and Cotterill which carry a great threat ,something we haven't had for years.

Can't see where your faith in Evans is coming from Sitters, he looks very, very lightweight to me and lacking in all the qualities necessary in a Blackwell side.
Beginning to look like a major and very expensive mistake.
Jury's out on Harper but he already looked better than Howard last night though definitely overshadowed by Mr Duracell.
Taylor's definitely improved from early season though I'm amazed Laws didn't put Johnson on him last night when it was obvious Walker had him in his back pocket.

 

[Mojo]

I'm sorry but Evans cannot in any way do Henderson's job and he currently isn't doing any kind of professional footballer's job.
Hold the ball up? He rarely bothers himself to get near the ball, never mind challenge for it.
He ought to be embarrassed about his performance last night and Blackwell really needs to read him the riot act if this carries on.
And if it does carry on, £3m or not, we're going to need a new striker.

Can't see where your faith in Evans is coming from Sitters, he looks very, very lightweight to me and lacking in all the qualities necessary in a Blackwell side.
Beginning to look like a major and very expensive mistake.

He got an assist and had 3 efforts on target. He wasnt exactly terrible. Lets not forget he is only 21, has not had a pre-season and im sure I read somewhere that he is carrying a back injury. Hes also our second highest scorer so far. I think you are being incredibly harsh and need to cut the lad some slack.

 

[little di]

I can see what you're saying Di, but he also wins lots of flick ons, the ball sticks to his chest when it lands there and he chips in with the odd goal. He contributed two last night - one directly and the other by pressuring Buxton.

Sad thing is, if we played it to his feet a bit more, I think he'd be even better. As the season goes on, I really think he'll be central to our success.

EDIT: He's also no 'lumbering' but has got a fair turn off pace for a big fella. Not Jamie Ward pace, and not Wayne Allison lumber, but somewhere in between.

Ahhh..... reasoned debate, how refreshing. Thank you Houso for disagreeing without being disagreeable.

 

[oldblade]

Strange how we see things differently. I thought Davies was all over the place, particularly in the first half, although I don't think he can be blamed having only arrived a couple of hours before kick off.

That's football I suppose. Everyone has a slightly different take on how a team as a whole played and how individuals within that team played.

For what it's worth, all things considered, I thought Davies did as well as could possibly be expected.

 

[oldblade]

I can't agree
I thought he had his worst game for us.
He threw his weight around and the ref was constantly on to him in the 1st half and even called Morgan over to listen to telling off. After he booked him he never won another header. Half the time he never bothered challenging in the 2nd half and when he got the ball into feet a few times he looked lost as if he had'nt a clue what to do with it. Should have been subbed at half time but who do we replace him with????

Ref was far too finicky today against us but letting a lot go when they fouled.
They crocked Walker in the 2nd half, Ward in the 1st half and with Henderson not trying its not suprising that they controlled the 2nd half.

He was one of the few players who preventerd the ball coming straight back at us for the whole 50 minutes of the second half. And he did this by getting on the end of hoofed, panic clearances.

 

[Houso]

From the Grauniad...

"With his muscular menace and aerial power, he personified United."

 

[keenzy]

Thing is he does a lot of the hard work and creates the space that others benefit from. Its really strange that the entire team think the world of him but the lunatic faction can't get their heads around that there is more to the game than sticking the ball in the net from half a yard out.

Goals win games, and putting it from a half a yard out is going to get them. Henderson works hard at disrupting the play, either being fouled or fouling himself. He has an awful control, and it's worse than montys. He tries to win a header, with ward oneside of him looking for the flick on, he heads it in the other direction. Last 10 mins last night, were were breaking away, ball goes to henderson, had a chance to play 2 players in, turns away, could playing in 2 more players, heads towards the halfway line and looses it. Awful stuff.

The real retards are people who can't see that there are more than one way to play football ,if you want a team of keepy uppers and nutmeggers support Real Madrid who have won about as much as us over the past few years. Passion ,strength and tackling have just as much place as juggling skills and flickability ,why not recognise what these players bring to Utd and add to them........and be happy for once that we beat the real retards from down the road.

Thing is, Real Madrid have won alot more than us over the past few years. So it helps for a balance and not just hoof to henderson.
Don't call me a retard either.

I can see what you're saying Di, but he also wins lots of flick ons, the ball sticks to his chest when it lands there and he chips in with the odd goal. He contributed two last night - one directly and the other by pressuring Buxton.

Sad thing is, if we played it to his feet a bit more, I think he'd be even better. As the season goes on, I really think he'll be central to our success.

EDIT: He's also no 'lumbering' but has got a fair turn off pace for a big fella. Not Jamie Ward pace, and not Wayne Allison lumber, but somewhere in between.

His flick ons often are into areas where we don't have players. He gives away silly free kicks and needs to be contributing more than an odd goal. We played to his feet a few times and it's like watching bigfoot, it sticks under his feet.
Allison had less pace and was a far better target man, and so too shipps.

 

[sitwell]

Didn't he stick one in from half a yard last night ?
Didn't call you a retard ,never even responded to you before but something must have touched a nerve. Do you really understand football ? A target man isn't just to score goals ,he brings other players into the game ,if he could do all the things you suggest he would cost 5 million or more.