Henderson

[Springbank]

Sell in Jan?

Sorry to say he is not up to standard imo

[S4uzee]

Never play again. Truly shocking

[Danny Allen]

Agree seen enough now to say not good enough

[Since452]

Looked impressive against Bonnyrigg Rose. Miles away from Premiership level.

[LunasBoots]

When at Celtic he was loaned out to county and dunfermline, he had potential but never really did it, I see potential with us but he's not really doing it with us as of yet...

[cameronw-hfc]

Some really OTT comments so far on the match thread and here. Last season he looked like a bright spark in a poor team, had a good pre-season and has been off form the last few times we've seen him. He's a talented player that hasn't played a hell of a lot of games for his age, he'll be crap sometimes and better other times, let's not turn him into the new scapegoat and get behind him whilst he's struggling instead.

[Nicho87]

Not seen anything of note to be near the first team

Not good enough, move on in January

[Sgt. Hartman]

Games just pass him by. It’s unfortunate because I would have loved for him to do well here but when magennis gets back to match fitness Henderson should be nowhere near that team

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Poor tonight. Take it easy on him, frustrating evening when he deserved at least a point

[loanheadhibby]

How did he get on the pitch before Magennis? Absolutely bizarre

[easty]

Games just pass him by. It’s unfortunate because I would have loved for him to do well here but when magennis gets back to match fitness Henderson should be nowhere near that team

I don’t think it passed him by tonight. He got involved plenty, he just performed very poorly when he did.

[AL-Qaholik]

Hopefully the final nail in our bizarre “sign good players’ brothers” transfer policy.

[HH81]

How did he get on the pitch before Magennis? Absolutely bizarre

Magennis didn't want to be risked. Guess didn't really want him playing twice in week after injury is my guess.

[TheCabbage]

Did he find a Hibs player with a pass all night??

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Sell in Jan?

Sorry to say he is not up to standard imo

Can’t see anyone wanting to buy him.

[BoomtownHibees]

Shouldn’t have been brought on. Not his fault but not good enough imo

[Northernhibee]

Awful. No fight in him at all. Headless chicken.

[Hibs90]

Needs a loan in Jan, see how he gets on second half of season and evaluate end of the season whether he’s worth sticking with.

Sorry but he’s contributing nothing

[Not In The Know]

Not his fault we lost the game, and not fair to call him out.

Hes basically not good enough and shouldn't have been on that pitch!

[JohnM1875]

I thought he looked really good early in the league cup stage and thought he'd kick on and have a good season, but that was honestly such a poor performance tonight. Really looks miles off being first team ready.

Crazy when you consider we loaned out Delferriere and Tait as well.

[Unseen work]

I can deal with a miss placed pass, but some were absolutely bizarre. He got lucky with the one on the right wing that he put clean out of play as the ref brought it back for a free kick.

The pass to Tavares when we were in a brilliant position and created an overload?

One of his most frustrating habits thought is pressing someone and putting them under pressure to only barge into them and concede a foul.

[21sMay]

He's definitely not good enough . When I heard it was his coming on I knew right away that the comments after the game would be exactly this . The boys just not good enough

[Steve20]

He probably isn’t good enough, but he’s getting some amount of criticism when Youan looks poor as well, but gets away with his below par performances. Not convinced with McKirdy either but he’s not played much so maybe needs time.

[Jim44]

I didn’t see the game but the comments here suggest Henderson was rock bottom. Does this not say something about LJ’s judgement?

[easty]

He probably isn’t good enough, but he’s getting some amount of criticism when Youan looks poor as well, but gets away with his below par performances. Not convinced with McKirdy either but he’s not played much so maybe needs time.

Youan has had plenty stick, and if he’d given the ball away or broken down our attacks every time he was involved, or ridiculously dived when there was a chance to shoot tonight, then he’d be the one with a dedicated thread.

[Hibees1973]

Players like Henderson give me hope for the future.

To be in the top 6 with players such as Henderson, Jair, Bojang, Melkersen, McKirdy, Youan in and around the squad shows how much better we could be if some of these guys were shipped out and better quality brought in. Some of them will need to improve quickly or they will be moved on.

Johnson has already said he wants a few moved out to have a leaner squad. Also when Nisbet and Magennis come back in regularly we will be better for it.

[hibee-boys]

Been here long enough to know he’s just not good enough for this level, top end championship player if that.

[LaMotta]

Few people getting far too carried away with him after a couple of goals against Bonnyrigg Rose.

[Northernhibee]

Took a bit of flak recently suggesting that although our first eleven is decent, our overall squad isn't. Very little quality on that bench and we'll run out of steam before you know it if we can't rotate much.

[Postiga]

I can deal with a miss placed pass, but some were absolutely bizarre. He got lucky with the one on the right wing that he put clean out of play as the ref brought it back for a free kick.

The pass to Tavares when we were in a brilliant position and created an overload?

One of his most frustrating habits thought is pressing someone and putting them under pressure to only barge into them and concede a foul.

Totally agree, we are chasing a game and Henderson gives away stupid free kicks. I know he is young but that infuriates me. With the way LJ likes to play I’m guessing it’s the same for him.

[J-C]

Had bags of potential when he was younger and was meant to be the better of the two brothers but his development has stagnated and it was noticeable Celtic weren't that bothered he came here on loan and signed a pre contract at the same time. His two loan spells were rather poor, he shows glimpses but we need more than glimpses, need to start delivering or he'll be offski in January.

[shetlandhibee]

Not his fault we lost the game, and not fair to call him out.

Hes basically not good enough and shouldn't have been on that pitch!
:top marks

[#2 Double Tap]

Has just never kicked on.
Kinda disappointed really thought he had it.

[Stuart93]

Nowhere near the quality we require.

Was poor at Dunfermline and Ross county, should be nowhere near us

[Slim Shady]

Close to one of the worst 45 mins I’ve seen from a Hibs player.
Not his fault we lost but when we need that little be extra push he pushed us further back with shocking passing.

[Partyraiser]

How did he get on the pitch before Magennis? Absolutely bizarre

Bizarre indeed. Didnt make any sense to me at the time

[Franck Stanton]

Needs a loan in Jan, see how he gets on second half of season and evaluate end of the season whether he’s worth sticking with.

Sorry but he’s contributing nothing

Good post. Agree with every word.

[Nakedmanoncrack]

Never going to be a premier League player, I suspect this is as good as it gets for him, before his career spirals down to the lower leagues & part time football.

[B.H.F.C]

Don’t think we’ll be seeing much of him going forward.

He was dreadful when he came on tonight.

[JammyDoidger]

Can't believe he came on before Magennis, decent shot near the end but that's it.

[Auckland Hibs]

Absolutely honking tonight - can't believe we have given him a 4 year contract, needs to be emptied in January if we can get him out the door.

[B.H.F.C]

Can't believe he came on before Magennis, decent shot near the end but that's it.

I reckon Magennis playing so little has to be something to do with managing his fitness. Think there is a good chance he may play on Saturday.

[Smartie]

I didn’t see the game but the comments here suggest Henderson was rock bottom. Does this not say something about LJ’s judgement?

Not sure what you can read about LJ's judgment from this?

He's kept a winning team together, possibly to it's detriment. A squad player comes on at half time and underperforms. Does it not confirm that LJ has probably done more right than wrong in recent weeks?

[Since452]

His loan spells at Ross County and Dunfermline should have been a red flag to Maloney.

[Forza Fred]

Don’t think he’s a player I’d bring on if chasing the game…the game seemed to pass him by.

[Forza Fred]

Absolutely honking tonight - can't believe we have given him a 4 year contract, needs to be emptied in January if we can get him out the door.

Think there are a few like that…..and LJ recently said he’d be trying to reduce squad numbers.

[JimBHibees]

Some really OTT comments so far on the match thread and here. Last season he looked like a bright spark in a poor team, had a good pre-season and has been off form the last few times we've seen him. He's a talented player that hasn't played a hell of a lot of games for his age, he'll be crap sometimes and better other times, let's not turn him into the new scapegoat and get behind him whilst he's struggling instead.

Agree he obviously came on trying to make things happen and it didn't work out for him. He hasn't played much however his performance was disappointing a half decent shot near the end aside. Still hold out hope for him as on his day can create and score. Was very good imo in the semi final last season v Hearts.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Henderson is nowhere near good enough. His pre Hibs career should have shown us that and his signing made absolutely no sense.

[Key West]

He was below par performance wise but is more than capable.

[Hibee Daft]

Hes quite lightweight, isnt the best at tackling so when his passing isnt there its hard to see what he offers.

Having said that hes still very young and has showed glimpses of being a great player. Hope he comes good.

[Since452]

Hes quite lightweight, isnt the best at tackling so when his passing isnt there its hard to see what he offers.

Having said that hes still very young and has showed glimpses of being a great player. Hope he comes good.

He's coming up for 23 now. Three years older than his brother was when he was here. Can't play the young card forever. Kenneh is 19 and one of the first names on the team sheet. I just don't think he's good enough.

[easty]

He's coming up for 23 now. Three years older than his brother was when he was here. Can't play the young card forever. Kenneh is 19 and one of the first names on the team sheet. I just don't think he's good enough.

That’s a fair point, in football terms he’s not that young. In football terms he’s still really inexperienced though, he’s not played a lot of football at this level, and he’s definitely low on confidence.

He’s been poor, but I’d no write him off just yet. He plays in a position where a player has to make things happen, and he did try to get involved plenty last night, the guys no hiding. It’d be better bringing him into a game when there’s less pressure. Let him get the experience without the pressure.

[Musselbound]

He's coming up for 23 now. Three years older than his brother was when he was here. Can't play the young card forever. Kenneh is 19 and one of the first names on the team sheet. I just don't think he's good enough.

Yet Kenneh (and Youan) were also seemingly poor last night and hooked at HT. Henderson hasn't had a lot of game time recently, which also suggests Johnson doesn't consider him one of his best options right now. It may not prove a good decision by the club to give Henderson such a long contract. But it's a bit early to be talking about moving him on. Can't help thinking that some of the criticism here is extremely harsh and that Euan has been made the scapegoat for last night's defeat with this thread. A number of others underperformed last night despite a lot more game time.

[WeeRussell]

He was below par performance wise but is more than capable.

Agreed. Admittedly was noticeably poor last night save one effort from the edge of the box, but I think he’s already proved he has something to offer us.

[ManchesterGreen]

Henderson I’m afraid just doesn’t seem to be up to it. Far too lightweight for a start and just seemed to be taking part rather than contributing at the start of the season.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

For Henderson, I would make the same comment that I did for Youan, in that there is definitely a player in there, but right now we don't have the luxury of handing out a shirt and wait until he comes good. Potential is for tomorrow and we need players ready for today.

[WhileTheChief..]

Each time he plays we’re all on here after saying he shouldn’t play again. I wonder what LJ sees in him that we’re missing.

[Since452]

Each time he plays we’re all on here after saying he shouldn’t play again. I wonder what LJ sees in him that we’re missing.

LJ mentioned that a few were doing really well in training. Henderson must have been one of them.

[CyberSauzee]

Not surprised with this thread. Was watching with a mate last night and it's surprising for either of us to have a go at a Hibs player but Henderson was poor last night.

Agree with the majority on here, a loan move beckons in January.

[wookie70]

Was a very strange signing given he had never really done anything at any level professionally. He was incredibly frustrating last night as he actually played the position really well in terms of linking back to front in the positions he took up. The first half we had a defensive and attack and nothing in between. The problem was he passed the ball like he was blindfolded, is worse defensively than Scott A was and ended up worse than a man short. If the game had passed him by we may have actually been more effective. LJ admitted he could have brought Magennis on earlier and I think most at the game thought he was a certainty to come on and were very surprised when Henderson took to the pitch. I can't see him making it as he hasn't really shown anything at this level and at 23 it is unlikely he will. Youan got pelters last night around where I was but I thought he was one of the few who really tried to drive us forward. like Henderson though when he gets in a good area he seemed to lose his composure and rush his touch or pass. Henderson will be difficult to shift if he has a decent contract as I'm not convinced he would be a good championship player in Scotland

[JimBHibees]

Was a very strange signing given he had never really done anything at any level professionally. He was incredibly frustrating last night as he actually played the position really well in terms of linking back to front in the positions he took up. The first half we had a defensive and attack and nothing in between. The problem was he passed the ball like he was blindfolded, is worse defensively than Scott A was and ended up worse than a man short. If the game had passed him by we may have actually been more effective. LJ admitted he could have brought Magennis on earlier and I think most at the game thought he was a certainty to come on and were very surprised when Henderson took to the pitch. I can't see him making it as he hasn't really shown anything at this level and at 23 it is unlikely he will. Youan got pelters last night around where I was but I thought he was one of the few who really tried to drive us forward. like Henderson though when he gets in a good area he seemed to lose his composure and rush his touch or pass. Henderson will be difficult to shift if he has a decent contract as I'm not convinced he would be a good championship player in Scotland

Still have faith he can turn it round. He hasn't played much recently. A talented boy.