Kent Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 5 hours ago, shermanator said: So, Sam Allardyce was West Ham's manager when Doneil Henry transferred to West Ham via Apollon Limassol. Allardyce was just sacked by the FA for saying on tape that there were ways to get around third party ownership, and with third party owner Kia Joorabchian being linked to the Doneil Henry transfer in the past, it seems that Doneil Henry is one player who was able to get around this. The deal looked shady at the time, and looks even more shady now with the Allardyce video. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/09/27/sam-allardyce-loses-job-as-england-manager-after-telegraph-inves/ Exactly my thoughts when I heard the Allardyce news. Couple that with the observation that he never seems to be in the plans for the first team and you wonder if the signing was more about cash in the pockets of the guys making the deal rather than signing a player they thought could help the club. To be fair I don't know if pocketing money is part of the allegations against Allardyce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 9 hours ago, Kent said: Exactly my thoughts when I heard the Allardyce news. Couple that with the observation that he never seems to be in the plans for the first team and you wonder if the signing was more about cash in the pockets of the guys making the deal rather than signing a player they thought could help the club. To be fair I don't know if pocketing money is part of the allegations against Allardyce. I don't think Allardyce wanted Henry because of money given to him, I think he may have helped Henry get into the EPL without really having the requirements to be allowed. Allardyce may have just misjudged how good Henry was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCF08 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 17 hours ago, shermanator said: So, Sam Allardyce was West Ham's manager when Doneil Henry transferred to West Ham via Apollon Limassol. Allardyce was just sacked by the FA for saying on tape that there were ways to get around third party ownership, and with third party owner Kia Joorabchian being linked to the Doneil Henry transfer in the past, it seems that Doneil Henry is one player who was able to get around this. The deal looked shady at the time, and looks even more shady now with the Allardyce video. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/09/27/sam-allardyce-loses-job-as-england-manager-after-telegraph-inves/ Apollon Limassol is the club of Pini Zahavi. He's quite a powerful agent and a shady figure. Many players are so called owned by Apollon but they're basically owned by the agent who's using the club to get around the third party ownership. One great example was Andrija Zivkovic recently. Here is an article about his situation.http://futbolgrad.com/zivkovic-third-party-ownership-contract-exposed/ He really screwed everyone recently by running down his contract and joining Benfica on a free transfer leaving his agent, Apollon and Partizan in heaps. He didn't get to play for the last 6 months of his contract but I loved that he stitched up everyone by leaving on a free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 He's out for up to 6 weeks http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/henry-skade-ligner-farvel-til-ac-horsens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRM Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 5 hours ago, matty said: He's out for up to 6 weeks http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/henry-skade-ligner-farvel-til-ac-horsens Damn. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Yeah he can't seem to leave the misery behind him. Even in a league that's a lot less physical than League 1. Sometimes you start to wonder wether his body is suited for professional play. On the other hand, maybe recovery goes in steps and this is just another small setback. Anyway I wish him all the best, hope he sees the field a lot this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I think the injury spells the end of his loan at Horsens too, since it was to be up at the end of December. A real shame that he just hasn't been healthy since moving to West Ham. It's getting to the point where we may wonder what he could have been were it not for injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Come on Doneil. Don't push it too much, but stay optimistic, and get yourself healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I have a feeling this is the end of Henry at West Ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, matty said: I have a feeling this is the end of Henry at West Ham I wouldn't be terribly upset if that happened. I'm generally not that enamoured with being at a large club/league. It would be nice if he could catch on with Blackburn again. He seemed to fit in well there. Edited November 1, 2016 by David C. hamiltonfan and jpg75 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 So that 6 week knee injury that Henry suffered turned out to be an ACL tear. Expected to be out for the remainder of the season. http://www.essexlive.news/west-ham-defender-henry-out-for-season-after-injuring-knee-with-ac-horsens/story-29862139-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Damn, that's a massive blow. Hopefully he puts his head down and works hard to recover. Big chance he'll be unavailable for Gold Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 as long as it's not rehabbed under the west ham staff. He's not responding well to how they do things clearly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 On the bright side, when he returns from injury, West Ham will be in the Championship. Perhaps he will have a chance at breaking into the first team at that point. Either that, or they'll be done with him and he can move somewhere where he can get regular minutes (and hopefully not another long term injury). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 OUCH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 1 hour ago, dsqpr said: Doneil Henry does not have the character to play in England -- in any division. It is tough physical football at all levels and gutless shirkers get found out very quickly. Yeah that week knee of him really shows his lack of character. maccaliam, aloyol, Alex D and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 12 hours ago, shermanator said: So that 6 week knee injury that Henry suffered turned out to be an ACL tear. Expected to be out for the remainder of the season. http://www.essexlive.news/west-ham-defender-henry-out-for-season-after-injuring-knee-with-ac-horsens/story-29862139-detail/story.html Like it or not, at some point you have to think the guy's career is quite likely over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, nolando said: Like it or not, at some point you have to think the guy's career is quite likely over. Sadly I have to agree with you, too many different long term injuries have just ruined his chance of having a decent pro career! i hope I'm proven wrong, it sure doesn't look good, maybe a CanPL team takes a chance on him eventually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 He's had a small number of injuries in a 7 year career. It's another blow but he'll just bounce back. Needs to sign in a league which is at his level, like Denmark. Ruffian, jonovision and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Even prior to this setback I had the sense that this would be his last season in West Ham's set up. Loans like his more often than not are about getting a guy some exposure in order to move him. With this long term injury, he's out of the shop window and now invisible in the storage room. I wish him a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Honestly I think he's going to end up in the CPL. Too many injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 10 hours ago, dsqpr said: Doneil Henry does not have the character to play in England -- in any division. It is tough physical football at all levels and gutless shirkers get found out very quickly. Being made of glass and being gutless are two very different things. Complete Homer and Free kick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 13 hours ago, dsqpr said: Doneil Henry does not have the character to play in England -- in any division. It is tough physical football at all levels and gutless shirkers get found out very quickly. Yeah, if there's anything you could say about Doneil Henry, it's that he's gutless. A real shrinking violet, even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Can someone explain where this gutless narrative stems from? Complete Homer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 And THAT is how the Vs board creates rumours. El Hombre, Complete Homer and jordan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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