Luke Hendrie

The Legend of Rinkender · **Joined:** Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:27 am **Posts:** 55

Signs two year contract extension with Bradford City....& GL just let him walk....unbelieveable

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61717141

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5518

The Legend of Rinkender wrote:

Signs two year contract extension with Bradford City....& GL just let him walk....unbelieveable

A truly baffling decision from two former centre backs. Did they think Liddle could go on forever? Or that Odusina wouldn't be tempted by interest from teams playing at a higher level?

Eiphos_3 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2022 4:34 pm

was a god aweful dog shite decision when they let him walk and its looking to be an even worse one now - im sorry but ill take the judgement of a certain former premier league manager over what Spike seemed to of thought of him - glad the boneheads are gone purely on decisions like this. He would walk into this team just now

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

Hendrie is predominately a right back (where he has played all his games for Bradford) who can when required cover central defence. At Pools he was behind Sterrie and Ogle at fullback and three players in central defence and was not getting his game and obviously as he was a decent player wanted to be away. As a result we allowed him to go to Bradford which has worked out well for him. I can’t remember anybody worried about it when he left. Hindsight eh!

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5518

Johnjo1 wrote:

Hendrie is predominately a right back (where he has played all his games for Bradford) who can when required cover central defence. At Pools he was behind Sterrie and Ogle at fullback and three players in central defence and was not getting his game and obviously as he was a decent player wanted to be away. As a result we allowed him to go to Bradford which has worked out well for him. I can’t remember anybody worried about it when he left. Hindsight eh!

Yes and no. Hendry got a fair bit of game time under Challinor (10 starts) and Tony Sweeney (3 starts). He only started one game for Lee and Nelson - against Charlton. He was very good that night but it was those two who decided he was surplus to requirements.

He's more of an out-and-out defender than attacking wing back, which is the only reason Ogle got the nod ahead of him as right back cover.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37383

Good job they aren’t still here ‘planning’ for next season :pray:

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

I’m not saying that Hendrie was not a decent player but at that time we had a surplus in his position and sadly he was never going to oust them. I believe most of his starts were in the early cup rounds.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5518

Johnjo1 wrote:

I’m not saying that Hendrie was not a decent player but at that time we had a surplus in his position and sadly he was never going to oust them. I believe most of his starts were in the early cup rounds.

Nope, 10 league starts, 9 for DC. It's all on In The Mad Crowd.

kebab & chips · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:22 pm

Hendrie was a very good centre back.
Letting him go was a ridiculous decision,but not the only one.

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

Through his career he has been a fullback and even at Pools he rarely played as a centre back. I agree he was a decent player but sadly for him we had better and he wanted away.

Double Figures · **Joined:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:47 am **Posts:** 845

He did nowt to cement a place. Even compared to those centre backs people on here moaned about. He’s not our player. Good luck to him but ffs look forward not back eh?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37383

Double Figures wrote:

He did nowt to cement a place. Even compared to those centre backs people on here moaned about. He’s not our player. Good luck to him but ffs look forward not back eh?

Agree100%…just another figure in the background who never broke through. Hardly a star performer. History now, move on.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19656

Johnjo1 wrote:

I’m not saying that Hendrie was not a decent player but at that time we had a surplus in his position and sadly he was never going to oust them. I believe most of his starts were in the early cup rounds.

yes, he is just the same as francis angol was but for me not as good. decent players who had to play second fiddle to better ones at pools. think if either could play in other positions than they did there is a possibility they were not shown the door. then was hendrie like gav and could not wait to get out of the place.

Poolie_on_Tyne · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:53 pm

If my memory is correct, he was only on the bench a few times in the few weeks leading up to the Charlton game - for which he was made captain. Strange indeed, & he was released 6 days after that game

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19656

Snowy wrote:

Double Figures wrote:

He did nowt to cement a place. Even compared to those centre backs people on here moaned about. He’s not our player. Good luck to him but ffs look forward not back eh?

Agree100%…just another figure in the background who never broke through. Hardly a star performer. History now, move on.

exactly. i imagine if he had stayed at pools playing as he did and the club had given him a new 2 year contract some would rightfully be very underwhelmed.

poolie1 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:45 pm **Posts:** 2002

look..allowing hendrie gav cullen and zfa to leave before the season ended ...while at the same time planning to offer new contracts to crocks like morris and cook...well...these are just ridiculous hopeless bonehead decisions...big part of why the boneheaded duo had to go imo..clueless...bradford and grimsby laughing their cks off at us...but its over now..no more of this crap to look forward to thank god.....

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37383

It was surreal, watching players slip quietly away on the tide of indifference, yet hanging onto the ‘wounded in inaction’

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19656

Snowy wrote:

It was surreal, watching players slip quietly away on the tide of indifference, yet hanging onto the ‘wounded in inaction’

again its a case of two wrongs not making a right. gav wanted out, zfa was always second choice like hendrie and cullen seemed in fans eyes as a better player once he moved out than he actually was when he played. it may have been shit how the season ended but the club achieved what they wanted back in august. getting rid of these would have happened at the end of the season anyway and them leaving should have had no affect on the poor attitudes shown later on from the rest.

poolie1 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:45 pm **Posts:** 2002

empty bench..no goals..bad decisions

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