PODCAST: Jordan Henderson joins the Saudi League

I’m flying to Los Angeles on Monday, so I’ll get myself a seat at the front of the plane and listen then. 11 fucking hours flying so it’ll give me plenty of time for copious notes. 

Yes Johnny!

I look forward to reading your in depth report.

58 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

I’m flying to Los Angeles on Monday, so I’ll get myself a seat at the front of the plane and listen then. 11 fucking hours flying so it’ll give me plenty of time for copious notes. 

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking…

shut the fuck up, Jordan. 
 

Have a great time in the city of Angels, man. 

Only listened to the first 20 minutes so far…

Dave, Chris and Stu sound like me Mam when we had fucked up yet again as kids.
 

After years of bollockings, groundings and threats of wait till your father gets home failing. 
 

She tried the “I’m not even angry with you, I’m just disappointed” routine and gave us the silent treatment. 
 

That didn’t work either, we both just thought, ‘sound, she ain’t nagging’. 

21 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Only listened to the first 20 minutes so far…

 

Dave, Chris and Stu sound like me Mam when we had fucked up yet again as kids.
 

After years of bollockings, groundings and threats of wait till your father gets home failing. 
 

She tried the “I’m not even angry with you, I’m just disappointed” routine and gave us the silent treatment. 
 

That didn’t work either, we both just thought, ‘sound, she ain’t nagging’. 

Oh we 'nagged' for about an hour. We just didn't shout!

59 minutes ago, Chris said:

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking…

 

shut the fuck up, Jordan. 
 

Have a great time in the city of Angels, man. 

Haha. Cheers man. Working sadly so little time for fun, but I’ll have a few beers on Redondo Pier each evening and transcribe my notes. 

If you see LeBron when you're out there, tell him loads on this forum hadn't heard of him before he got a slice of the Reds.

Good point by Dave about Milner, I hadn't thought of that, that he would have stayed if we had known this move would happen.

But the point about the move being anti-competitive and why did he get in shape just to then move to Saudi, it's because his last remaining motivation is England and Euro 24. The minute he would have heard he's still going to get picked if he goes (and saw the figures on the contract) he would have said yes. He is definitely not seeing the move as anti-competitive, probably the opposite.

He can get match fit over there in a pretty relaxed environment and do some individual work to prepare for his last chance at being part of a success with his national team.

He won't get picked for England though, because players over here who are playing well will defo get priority, and rightly so.

2 hours ago, dave u said:

If you see LeBron when you're out there, tell him loads on this forum hadn't heard of him before he got a slice of the Reds.

Who? 

I'm listening to tributes pour in for Sinead O'Connor, from Women's Aid to Ice T, these are heart felt stories being recounted about the bravery and integrity of the woman. Actual sacrifice and words that meant something. Each tribute makes my opinion of Jordan Henderson, plummet.

Sinead was a real leader, her actions had consequences. Her words weren't empty. She wasn't for sale.

This time yesterday I wouldn't have compared the 2 in a million years, but the timing of his video coincided with Sineads death. It really was stark to see what a real woman looks like and compare that to a weakling. He would probably would have passed the picket in Sunderland for 4 times the wages but only because it would set up the kids.

I'm not going to pretend to be a passionate about LGBT or refugee rights, my passion is football and the cunt has sold his piece of the beautiful game. That's what has pissed me off so much, he's smudged the last 7 years, I've let his stupid shuffle slide for 4 years, no more, it's shit but at least we won't get to see it again.

Good pod again lads, lacking in a little bit of hate. 

All good stuff, and I agree fully with the general sentiment about Henderson.  It's a baffling decision he's taken.  

The more I think about it, the more it strikes me that he's the Jaime Lannister of Liverpool.

Someone whose character arc was perfectly written and excecuted: he overcame adversity and a whole load of sneering to become - as Tywin wanted of Jaime - the man he was always meant to be.

Then he completely fucks it up with a nonsensical change in direction that goes against everything he'd seemingly built himself to become. 

Great listen, but I'm astounded that Henderson was Chris' most favourite ever player.  It's a bit like having plain crisps as your favourite crisps.

2 hours ago, Red_or_Dead said:

Great listen, but I'm astounded that Henderson was Chris' most favourite ever player.  It's a bit like having plain crisps as your favourite crisps.

 

There were eight such weirdos when I did the TLW site’s favourite crisps flavour.

2 hours ago, Red_or_Dead said:

Great listen, but I'm astounded that Henderson was Chris' most favourite ever player.  It's a bit like having plain crisps as your favourite crisps.

 

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10 minutes ago, Chris said:

 

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Alarm bells ringing fucking loud when you mention prawn cocktail and wilfully ignore salt and vinegar. 

 

36 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Alarm bells ringing fucking loud when you mention prawn cocktail and wilfully ignore salt and vinegar. 

 

 

 

On the run to Istanbul I had bottle of coke and 6 packs of skips for every match. Went to the pub for the final, jumped ship at half time, grabbed the coke and skips on the way back. Fair to say prawn cocktail won us number 5.

Yikes. 

The points Dave makes at the very start of the pod are completely spot on.

I’m absolutely flabbergasted Henderson is Chris’ favourite player ever. 
 

I have, it seems, ghasted some flabbers!

It’s not that outlandish, lads!
 

He was, before all this, arguably our greatest ever captain and considered one hell of a thoroughly bloody nice bloke!

Dave’s favourite ever player is one of the biggest villains to wear the shirt!

2 minutes ago, Chris said:

I have, it seems, ghasted some flabbers!

 

It’s not that outlandish, lads!
 

He was, before all this, arguably our greatest ever captain and considered one hell of a thoroughly bloody nice bloke!

 

Dave’s favourite ever player is one of the biggest villains to wear the shirt!

Not in any sane argument he wasn’t. 

9 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Not in any sane argument he wasn’t. 

what about the lifting every trophy there was to win including ending the 30 year wait to lift the title, making almost 500 appearances over 12 years and not trying to force a move to Chelsea one? 

Was he ever even our best midfielder at any stage in his 12 years?